How would you respond?

I don't think the appropriate response is to start looking for a place to lay blame. I'm not sure how that would help a child who was suffering through something like this. More than anything he will need the support of both his parents to help him through the ordeal. If the child detects animosity between the parents than in his mind he will feel that it is his fault for getting hurt. That will only make matters worse.

I always know in my heart that if something happened to on of our children because of something my husband did I would never forgive him. I worked nights and he worked days so the kids did not have to go to daycare. Well he was not the most responsible person with the children according to me. He let our 14 year old daughter who wore size D cup bra, well he let her and another friend go to the air force base bowling alley and be droped off for a few hours. When I woke up and found out I about flipped out. I could not believe he did not have more since as to let a 14 year old girl go to a bowling alley alone espically one on a base with a bunch of millitary men. She came home safely but never again did she go to the base. The friend's father was retired airforce. Thank God nothing major happend to our childen. They are now grown and I do not have to worry about that.

wow sorry to hear about the boy, but you know boys will be boys and need to spend time with there fathers, the boy probably wanted to ride with dad so he did. of course it is going to be painful for both parents but if they have strong love and marriage they will work through this together without it ruining there marriage..Yes there is going to be quilt on both parts husband and wife but a strong marriage will work through this peacefully.

i'm not sure how I would react, although it is human nature to lay blame. It depends on the situation. Personally I don't allow my kids outside when daddy is cutting grass, thank goodness we have a small yard. Hopefully at this point the parents are focusing on the trauma this child is facing and not on who's to blame. They are called "accidents" for a reason, nobody could foresee something like this happening.

That is so sad. That poor little boy. It makes me want to cry. How old is he? I would be very angry with my husband for not watching him better. I don't think I could ever forgive him.

I am honestly not sure how I would respond to something like that. I think I would feel like I wasn't watching my child close enough and that he wasn't being careful enough either. I also think that it would be a bit before I really thought about what to do or who to blame. At first I'm sure I would be worried about my child and focusing on him.

If one parent blames the other parent there will be more problems. Their little boys needs them both right now. I think in most cases, it is an accident and children do move very quickly. I hope his little foot is ok and he is not in too much pain. Bless him!

i was stunned upon reading this and feel sad about the boy and his mishaps..surely the wife knows what really happened and understand fully of it and it wont create any gap on the relationships.

that was a disastrous! but maybe if the wife is broadminded then she could understand that it is only an accident, how could a father do that intentionally to a child? but im wondering now myself if what really happened ? now i am very nosey ..does the father close his eyes when mowing his lawn? or did the child run at his father with closed eyes not knowing what does his father doing? can you elaborate more on this im just curious i guess.

Oh my, how tragic. Sadly, I don't feel that either parent should start blaming the other, but I know that human nature might take over. In an effort to 'control' the situation, each parent may secretly or outwardly 'blame' the other. I would hope that I wouldn't do that, but I know myself and I am human. I might at some point say to my husband, "Why weren't you watching him more carefully?" In my opinion, both parents would be partially to blame, because a child has no business being near a riding mower!! I sure hope it doesn't strain or break the marriage as they child would then have to live without a foot and with the guilt of feeling that he had caused his parents to break apart.

wow, its hard to say how i would respond. i think it would depend on exactly how it happened. was the dad giving the boy a ride and then he fell off? if it was an accident i would probably survive, but i think you are right. one parent would probably hold a grudge towards the other one. its so sad that something had to happen like that. hopefully both parents will pull together to support their child instead and it will make their marriage stronger.

Ooooh so sorry to hear about this. How terrible for that poor little boy boy. I have NO idea how I would react to this. When something bad happens to the kids, I usually flip out but because I'm more scared than angry. I don't do emergencies well lol. I don't think I would apportion blame though, and god knows my partner would feel so terrible and be blaming himself anyway. Having me add to that would only make things worse.

I am not sure how I would react to be honest with you. I would hope that I could be understanding as I know that accidents happen. But I also know that I do easily get upset when senseless accidents happen as well. I believe that I would blame both of us because we each are responsible for making sure that our children are safe. If my child was hurt in this way then we have failed to do our job. I am so sorry that the little boy is suffering in this way.

really! i mean i always heard that kind of ill but i never thought that kind of worst how would you know that you child is suffering for this kind of ill oh my god if this thing will happen to my child i dont know what to do really. god !!! hope it will never happen to anyone of my family and i pray for that boy i hope hell be fine.

My goodness that's a really awful story! To be honest intellectually I know that accidents happen and sometimes no-one is really to blame. However, if something like that had happened to my daughter I know that deep down I would never really have forgiven the person who was looking after her when it happened. I know that's wrong and irrational but I know how I am. I might have pretended on the surface that things were ok but it would be a pretence.

Oh god that is so bad, even if I don't know that kid I feel sorry for him cause I know this will affect his whole life and also the way of his living will definitely change. I think most people when incidents like this comes they tend to fix whose to blame than to fix the problem which I think will happen to the family it will make a more bad affect to the child's feelings. I still don't have my own child but I have lots of nephews and niece and if that happen to them I might feel so bad and terrible.

There is no blame on either. Children can get into things so very fast. They can't be watched twenty four hours a day. That is impossible. All one can do is the best that they can. One minute a child can be content watching television and you turn your back for just the fraction of a second and they can be up and getting into things. That is all the time it takes. It is plain and simple a accident. I know there will be issues that each parent has to deal with because of this happening but mainly pull together for the child that is what it needed.

I would sau that this family needs prayers. It would be very hard, but I know my hubby would rather die himself than to hurt the kids. Bad things can happen no matter how careful you are. I think it was because of GOD's grace they lost a foot and not a child.