Would you consider this scratch to be the end of the world?
Well according to Scarlett it is.
Today as we left the shopping centre – we were on the home straight, groceries bought, tantrums averted and sanity intact – Scarlett tripped over and fell on her knee. On concrete.
The screams she let out had fellow shoppers worried there was some sort of emergency. By the sounds of things she may have been in dire need of an ambulance, or at least some stitches. No. Nothing quite so dramatic. A scrape on the knee. Hardly any blood at all.
The screeching continued to the car – which I only made it to thanks to a helpful stranger. I was carrying Scarlett while pushing a heavy trolley. After she was safely in the car and I began packing the groceries into the car, her screaming continued. More strange looks from near by drivers and pedestrians wondering what terrible thing I had done to her.
The sobbing and whimpering continued all the way home and for an hour longer once inside. It seems she copes VERY badly with pain.
This has happened a few times now. I was asked about it by a preschool teacher after her gross over-reaction to a scratch after tripping over. Each time, all I can think of is “imagine the trauma if she broke her arm” or “how will she cope during child birth one day”?
It seems like such a minor thing to worry about, but these situations have such an impact on me. There is nothing I can do to calm her down. Talking, cuddles, bribery. Absolutely nothing helps her get over it. Today she told me she was never going to go outside again, as this would apparently solve all her problems.
I wonder if other children are like this. Are some people just so super sensitive to even the tinies amount of pain? It must be awful.
another mother 
That's why big bandaids are worth every cent we pay for them – once one is applied, everything is cured!
I wish Kath – she is more scared of bandaids than the scratch itself! And forget about putting cream on it. I can't win.
I can understand your frustration. Molly will often make a huge fuss and demand band aids for the slightest little bumps and scratches. But I don't think she's as bad as what you describe. Could you talk to a child health nurse about it, or a GP? Perhaps she's being dramatic, but then again perhaps not… Its always the same isn't it? Guess, guess, guess!