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A cut on the tongue is a lot more suspicious on a toothless baby too young for crawling, falling or putting things in his mouth.

But once I sprained my son’s ankle by sitting him down too hard when he was capering around with his pants around his ankles instead of getting ready to go out.

I took him in to the doctor because I was afraid there was a break. Thank God the doctor did not file some inquiry on me.

It is a pathetic commentary on our current state of affairs that parents must be afraid to get medical attention for their children. The result of our fascist nannyism is that children are not getting the medical attention they would otherwise receive if the state did not view parents as the enemy.

I think its better to take your child to your family doctor than to ER unless its a matter of life or limp...the family doctor knows your family and isn't so quick to jump to conclusions...My daughter was about 3 and climbed the kitchen cupboard to get some cookies...she got up on her knees and slipped down and ended up straddling the open cupboard...I called my doctor and he said to meet him in the ER. She wasn't crying anymore until she ask to go to the bathroom to pee. She let out a scream until she was done peeing...When the doctor came in he gave her a vaginal exam, and she was holding my hand and said it hurt. The doctor examined her and found no deep penetration and said it will probably take a couple of days before she can pee without pain....he was right. He checked to see if any other organs were showed any problem and there was no bleeding.

Today, she would probably be suspected of child sexual abuse.