Horrible Parent

I am definitely the WORST parent ever!!! Here's the story: Gracie fell at school Wednesday morning. The office called me at 8:15 and said her hand looked really bad and that I should come get her. Yes, her left thumb/wrist were very swollen and 'angry' looking. Of course, me being the great nurse that I am (obviously not), took her home and gave her ibuprofen. No need to see the doctor I said; it's just a bruise or sprain. Well, the thumb and wrist were still hurting her today (Friday), so Kev took her to the pediatrician. They took an x-ray of the left wrist and saw no gross abnormalities. They then decided to x-ray the right forearm for a comparison film. The radiologist then asked Kev and the crew if Gracie had injured her right arm recently. Gracie immediately spoke-up and reminded Kevin about the soccer kick she received about 1 MONTH AGO! Gracie did cry when that injury occurred, but she got back in the game! She complained for a couple of days, but she was fine soon afterward. Well, much to our dismay, she apparently broke her arm that night. The 'comparison' film showed a healing fracture of her right radius. Luckily, the left wrist/thumb are okay. I can't even express how terrible I feel right now. There are no words to express my horror and anger at myself. From now on, if the kids get hurt, it's straight to the doctor (yeah, right - I will probably still down-play everything). You probably don't remember, but Jaxon broke his right forearm (radius and ulna) when he was 2; he fell off of a swing. We didn't take him to the doctor for 2 days. I am beginning to think we might be unfit parents! Regardless, we have very stoic children, and they are surviving (and thriving, I think) despite their upbringing. We do feel very blessed that the fracture has healed straight and will require no further treatment.