Becoming a parent is one of the scariest and most rewarding things a person can go through. On one hand, you’ve created life; on the other, you need to protect it from all outside forces. One Florida mother was met with her worst nightmare when her daughter’s daycare called to inform her that she had been injured. However, what the daycare failed to mention was the severity of the injury. Now, years later, the mother is speaking out on her perspective on the situation, and it really is as terrifying as it sounds.
The video in question was posted to TikTok by @tajthemom, also known as Taj. She typically posts content about her three young children and their daily adventures in Florida. At times, she’ll even post parenting advice from her perspective. In this particular video, she recounts a story concerning her daughter when she was attending daycare two years prior.
According to Taj, she had received a call from her daughter’s daycare director, explaining that the young girl had hurt her finger. At that particular school, each student has a plan of action listed in their file. This is in case there should ever be an incident. For her daughter specifically, Taj opted to have the paramedics be called . As a result, she thought nothing of the situation as she drove to the school to collect her daughter.
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When she arrived, the story that the director had told her changed completely. Taj explains that paramedics were alarmed by the daycare’s poor cooperation when they arrived because the situation was much worse: her daughter had lost a piece of the tip of her finger. The paramedics reportedly tried to search for the piece of finger, but had a difficult time in their investigation because the adults who were present allegedly were not helpful.
Taj even alleges that the daycare likely tried covering up the incident, reportedly having heard that the scene of the situation was cleaned up before paramedics arrived, and the young girl’s clothes had been changed after the incident happened. Taj explains that the daycare tried telling her that the girl’s clothes were changed for the warmer climate. However, her twin sister was still in the same clothes she had been dropped off at school in.
Commentators rushed to the replies to join in on the conversation, giving their experiences and opinions on daycares. Many of the comments come from other mothers showing sympathy. One person in particular said, “As a mother, I cannot even fathom how you felt in those moments (and even now). This is actually unreal. I’m so sorry you’re going through this. Your poor baby does not deserve this. I hope you get that bag girl!“
Taj ends the video by revealing that, after an investigation, it was concluded that the young girl had caught her finger in a door. However, according to what was described by doctors and paramedics, that simply was not the case. Despite this, this particular door was reportedly not changed out or made safer. Currently, the young girl is happy and healthy, having recovered from the incident.
