To counter that sad story....
The first time I looked after my son was when he was crawling - my (now ex) wife went out and we started getting ready for bath and bed - he crawled up the stairs and I followed.

I went in to the bathroom and looked back at my son - now proudly sat at the top of the stairs. Stairgate open - he then toppled sideways down the stairs - all 14 of them..... He was ok - we were both as traumatised as the other though...

One of the first times I looked after my daughter, she didn't fall down the stairs, but I did drop her. On her head. True story....

I have, since then, opened the car door in to my son's face, shut his fingers in a door, dropped my daughter off the couch, nudged her in to a door... To name but a few.

I'm a great Dad me!
(james_tiger_woods is going to start his killing spree on the, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 12:23, 6 replies)

My daughter has never gone down the stairs
She has however fallen down the back of sofas, oh and I once cut the end of her thumb off whilst demonstrating to my wife how easy it was to cut a baby's fingernails. That bled for a bit!
( Peej, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 12:28, closed)

Nothing tells your kids "I love you"
Quite like shutting a car door on their hands.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 12:28, closed)

Oh...
I'm not allowed to cut my daughter's fingernails any more as I, apparently, cut them too short - What's a little redness between family.
(james_tiger_woods is going to start his killing spree on the, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 12:31, closed)

Spoken like a true Austrian DIY enthusiast!

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 12:39, closed)

This morning
My daughter told me that I was rubbish at brushing her hair - she has very curly and knotty hair and the brush we use is really old and perfect for her hair but it does snag a lot - Mummy is gentle and teases the knots out whereas I go for the pull really hard until the knot breaks free....
(james_tiger_woods is going to start his killing spree on the, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 12:47, closed)

Shave her head.
It's the only way to be sure.

Alternatively, if she's young enough, give her some chewing gum, and wait for her to wonder what it would be like if she wrapped it in her hair.

It's what I did as a kid and it worked a treat. Well, if your idea of "working a treat" is having your head shaved getting a spanking and no supper, but I certainly ended up bald for a while.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 12:49, closed)