Today, my 3yo was walking down the stairs.
The stairs are "open" but have a stair rail.
I have spent the past year teaching her to always use the rail and to be careful when walking the steps.
Nevertheless, she makes a habit of stopping half way and distracting herself with various announcements, etc.
We were going out somewhere. I was downstairs........I was putting on my watch as the kid and my wife walked down the steps.
All of a sudden the kid stumbles........her arm hung on the rail, but she swung around and ended up sliding down the steps backwards on her back.
In a blur, I rushed over to try to keep her from crashing into the post at the bottom of the steps. Before I could get there (I was ten feet away), my wife slid down the steps like a stuntwoman and grabbed her leg to stop her.
It sucked......but she was fine. My wife performed admirably. I never saw her move with such speed and agility.
The funny thing was that as soon as I saw it develop, I shouted, "OH ****!!!".
That's terrible.
"Oh ****".
I found my watch under the piano.
