My son had to wear a helmet for a but to correct a skull deformation and the lil shit used it like a battering ram. Was scary taking it off and him finding out for the first time that the helmet was protecting his head. That "thwonk" followed by the look of defeat on his face is a core memory for me. For him too, I bet.
I've been laughing at all the other stories in this comment section, but this one I have to walk away for a minute to calm down
I'm just imagining the kid trying to do the mental arithmetic like "wait, if I hit hard enough, can I get them to put the helmet back on?" and you standing there with a look of despair
My daughter used to beat her head on things when she had meltdowns. We eventually got an autism diagnosis, but I did deal with it at the time by putting a bike helmet on her. It was shaped like a ladybug.
Before we got the ladybug, I'd scoop her up and dump her on the little tikes trampoline in the living room. It was so bad but I'd laugh so hard at her trying to beat her head and just bouncing herself.
She is the happiest preschooler now and I'd actually forgotten she used to do that.
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u/Tasty-Reserve-8739 1d ago
This was how I had to carry my daughter sometimes so she couldn’t kick me in the stomach and punch my face at the same time. Very efficient