[BlackCaaaaat]

Oh fuck, what an awful thing for you all to go through. Keep a close eye on her - even if she says she’s okay, she might not be. My thoughts go out to you and your family.

[KillerBee370]

On a plus note, her allergies are a thing of the past.

[Lyndsay]

Originally Posted by NoelPuppet ↗

Thank you for sharing.
BTW, you are right to keep her at home. She can venture out when she does not have to go into the snake-pit of public school.

One question: why did the hospital not have you immediately induce vomiting? She didn't drink gasoline, so it would be OK to barf up. Seems to me you want to get the stuff out immediately. She told you 15 minutes after ingestion. Most of the stuff was still in her stomach undissolved. What's up with their advice?

I have no idea why they did not have me try to induce vomiting immediately. My first instinct was to call poison control and see what they said then go to the hospital bc I was NOT waiting on an ambulance. All poison control told me was “how much did she take? How much does she weight? That’s a lethal dose. Bring her to the ER immediately. Which one are you going to? I’m calling ahead now and letting them to know to be expecting you.” And then we still at to wait in the waiting room. I hate hospitals at times.

[Lyndsay]

Originally Posted by CrunchyCripple ↗

But, shouldn't it have been?
This is not me attacking you, but wondering why after the very first account of the school not protecting your child, was she not yanked out of there?.

No, homeschool shouldn’t be an easy decision. Protecting her? Absolutely that’s an easy decision. With homeschool, it’s not as easy as pulling the kid out and you’re good to go. There a lot of different types of homeschool and I wanted to talk to her therapist and find the best program for her. And I had to find the best thing for us. I’m a full time student and I work full time. My husband works offshore. Her bio father lives in Alaska. I live 2 hours from my family that could help me out. So yes, it took me longer than I wanted to homeschool her. When the bullying first started in 7th grade, she would say “oh me & this girl got into at school.” It wasn’t “I’m being picked on.” She kept a lot of the shit to herself bc she didn’t want to worry me bc I have a chronic illness. Once I found out about the bullying, I gave the school a chance to end it. I sat down with my kid, my oldest daughter and my husband and we talked about homeschool. We took Livy’s opinion, thoughts and feelings into consideration. She told me she didn’t want to be homeschooled at that time. She wanted to try and stick it out. It wasn’t a daily thing with her bullies.
Would I go back and take her out immediately? Absolutely. Do I blame myself everyday? Absolutely. Will I ever forgive myself for this? Nope.
Will people ever really understand what it’s like unless they’ve been in my position? Nope.

With making the decision to homeschool her, it’s not just about keeping her away from the bullying. We had to take into consideration her mental health with being home all day and if she would be safe at home without having someone with her all day. As it is, I call/text/FaceTime her every 2 hours or so while I’m at work. I have anxiety about it, and I didn’t want her to get anxiety about being home alone when her stepdad is offshore. It’s not easy to explain to anyone who hasn’t been there.

[Zana]

So sorry you and your family had to go through this, bullying is an epidemic. My daughter is special needs and I homeschool because I don't want her going through this nightmare.

[NoelPuppet]

Originally Posted by Lyndsay ↗

I have no idea why they did not have me try to induce vomiting immediately. My first instinct was to call poison control and see what they said then go to the hospital bc I was NOT waiting on an ambulance. All poison control told me was “how much did she take? How much does she weight? That’s a lethal dose. Bring her to the ER immediately. Which one are you going to? I’m calling ahead now and letting them to know to be expecting you.” And then we still at to wait in the waiting room. I hate hospitals at times.

My understanding is that in some poisoning cases, like with gasoline, you do not want to induce vomiting because the chemical may do as much harm coming up as it does staying down. In the case of drugs however, you want to get the stuff out as soon as possible to stop the absorption into the bloodstream. In general if it is within an hour of swallowing you want to induce vomiting.

[odoylerules88]

Thank you for sharing your story. I have little ones too, so I couldn't imagine going through what you have had to go through. My kids will not tolerate bullying because I've given them every right to punch the little fuckers right in the face. Stay strong and protect your precious girl! <3

[woodsetton]

As soon as I saw her pic in the red dress, I thought she is beautiful. Then the contrast with her hospital pics made me cry. Hatred from others almost took this little one from you and I am incredibly happy that you still have her today. You and your family have been through so much but I am so glad you are being proactive about pressing charges, taking her out of school etc. I tried suicide once and my whole family were angry at me for doing it and inconveniencing them by having to call an ambulance etc. I wish that my mother had asked why instead of blaming me. You are a pillar of strength to her and your love for her shines through.

[murofhsirgo]

That's real close to home, I'm so sorry for your daughter and the rest of the family:(

[Lyndsay]

Originally Posted by woodsetton ↗

As soon as I saw her pic in the red dress, I thought she is beautiful. Then the contrast with her hospital pics made me cry. Hatred from others almost took this little one from you and I am incredibly happy that you still have her today. You and your family have been through so much but I am so glad you are being proactive about pressing charges, taking her out of school etc. I tried suicide once and my whole family were angry at me for doing it and inconveniencing them by having to call an ambulance etc. I wish that my mother had asked why instead of blaming me. You are a pillar of strength to her and your love for her shines through.

Thank you. I think she is beautiful as well. Here is a recent picture of her and I.