I firmly believe there is no such thing as a true “accident”
I’ve been teaching my kids that “accidents happen because either someone did do something they shouldn’t have or they didn’t do something they should have, and it’s important to learn from accidents and near-accidents to avoid them in the future”
It’s incredible the number of adults I encounter who lack this wisdom and just shake off accidents as random chance without seeing the choices that led to them
Keep pounding it into them. The second most worst thing I had to do as a medic was hand out teddy bears to injured and sick children. I hated those calls.
***A Teddy Bear is perhaps the greatest medical device ever invented for treating a sick or injured child on scene. A shout out and all Blessings to our local motorcycle club for donating Teddy Bears to us by the case. They eased a lot of fear and pain.
I’ve been teaching my kids that “accidents happen because either someone did do something they shouldn’t have or they didn’t do something they should have, and it’s important to learn from accidents and near-accidents to avoid them in the future”
It’s incredible the number of adults I encounter who lack this wisdom and just shake off accidents as random chance without seeing the choices that led to them
It’s why I refuse to use the word and instead say incident.
Keep pounding it into them. The second most worst thing I had to do as a medic was hand out teddy bears to injured and sick children. I hated those calls.
***A Teddy Bear is perhaps the greatest medical device ever invented for treating a sick or injured child on scene. A shout out and all Blessings to our local motorcycle club for donating Teddy Bears to us by the case. They eased a lot of fear and pain.