Would you ever forgive your SIL? I was walking with her and holding her 3 y.o. In the dark stupidly bc niece wouldn’t put on shoes and fell over a 2” dip in the sidewalk.. I luckily broke the fall and skinned my knees, face, and hands up raw. Niece had no pain she said but was “scared” I feel horrible.. she had one tiny scrape on her ankle but was jumping up and down laughing after.
I can’t stop thinking about how much worse it could’ve been. I don’t know if I’ll ever forgive myself for being so stupid. I am getting married next month and want kids so badly, but I feel so bad for endangering her even though it was an accident. I feel I was dangerously careless and clumsy.
Are these incidents, thoughts, feelings normal? Does it ever get easier?![Broken heart :broken_heart: 💔](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f494.png)
SIL was very kind. Did not freak out on me and tried to make me feel better saying niece cut herself up worse falling this week but I still hate myself rn.
Edit to Add: I clearly found the most loving/amazing side of Reddit and you are all phenomenal parents who I wish I had had.
Seriously wonder how much easier life would’ve been if I had heard your words of patience and forgiveness growing up.
I can’t stop thinking about how much worse it could’ve been. I don’t know if I’ll ever forgive myself for being so stupid. I am getting married next month and want kids so badly, but I feel so bad for endangering her even though it was an accident. I feel I was dangerously careless and clumsy.
Are these incidents, thoughts, feelings normal? Does it ever get easier?
![Broken heart :broken_heart: 💔](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f494.png)
SIL was very kind. Did not freak out on me and tried to make me feel better saying niece cut herself up worse falling this week but I still hate myself rn.
Edit to Add: I clearly found the most loving/amazing side of Reddit and you are all phenomenal parents who I wish I had had.
![Loudly crying face :sob: 😭](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f62d.png)