Yes, hospitals assume the worst! When my son (4 at the time) split his head on the coffee table, they asked what happened. When I started to answer, they said "we were asking HIM" and were giving me scrutinizing looks the entire time. Seriously?? I was more upset about the injury than my son was!

#16 That was rude of them but I think it is good that they are careful about it. I am sure it was nothing personal and not that the didn't believe you but many abusers don't look like abusers. I'm glad they asked the child first before the parent.

my son broke his leg at 2 years old, 3 days after being bit in the face by a dog. we took him to the hospital for both. the 2nd time we were interviewed by a social worker. he broke his arm about 9 months later...that's the day he learned he wasn't batman. lol

You may be surprised to hear that the situation isn't actually all about you. Kids that are involved in their care and treated like they have a voice usually do much better when it comes to actually allowing the staff to treat them. I know you feel awful and just want to make it all better, but how is your kid supposed to trust the staff if you talk over them and don't allow them to build a rapport? How do you like it when someone asks you a question and someone keeps butting in and answering for you?

#43, that's a hard day when you learn that lesson.

If you worked at a hospital and saw the number of Non-Accidental Traumas (NATs) that we see then you'd understand why we assume the worst.

#66, Do people who work at hospitals not have children or experience with them...? You turn your head for a split second and they're rolling themselves down the stairs, lol.... Children are extremely accident-prone and clumsy and sometimes there's nothing you can do, despite being overprotective or etc.

They have to be. There is a mandate that abuse has to be reported so if there is any chance, even the slightest, they must make sure the child isn't being harmed. And they ask the child because of course an abuser is going to lie (duh). Besides OP isn't saying anything about the hospitals' questions, they are afraid of the wrath of mom and dad.

I suspect that tripping down the stairs would have left a few marks on OP as well, and the medical staff would see this

Do you know that baby-sitters are human beings? And do you know that human beings aren't perfect? Sometimes they make mistakes

tripping while carrying a child doesn't make OP a terrible anything. Accidents happen.

Note to self, if I ever need a babysitter, the first thing I should ask them is if they have ever accidentally tripped.

But what if OP wants six trust? Or even more? Five trust just wouldn't be good enough.

I can't help but laugh at the party scenario. Great comment ^^

WTF, YOUR COMMENT! WTF IS WITH THE ALL CAPS COMMENT!

MY CAPS LOCK BUTTON IS BROKEN. HELP. I DON'T TO SCREAM ANYMORE. IT IS RUINING MY LIFE.

Let's all calm down, there's no reason to yell at each other.

Can confirm

"Hey, can you give me a ride to the mall?" "Nope." "...hey, so...remember when I was a baby and you broke my leg?"

#22: "Nope, do you?"