[littlebitlost]

I have a 7 year old kid, who is v smart, and caring.

Thus whenever I hurt myself just in real life like trip over, rub against wire and get leg cut, have random bruises from forgotten banging into something, burn self cooking..... whatever, she cares and gets me bandaids and asks if it needs disinfecting, or arnica and ice.....

My main SI place is my thigh. About mid thigh. But clearly, OBVIOUSLY visible when I'm in my knickers. We are not a terribly modest family, and she *will* notice at some point and ask what it is.

I've been well, SI related until just recently when I attacked again, but in the past she's asked how I got the mark/s and "I think I walked into something honey" was fine. I'm just worried that since she is now a LOT older/smarter she will know I'm lying to her. I am a crappy liar too. VERY ******.

I just changed the dressing on my latest cuts and it's a doozy. Pretty obvious it was intentional.

I will keep it covered for a bit yet, but at some point when it's healed a bit, it will get uncovered and be *seen*

I'm not feeling too great, so the idea of just attacking it again and making it more, uh? Accidental? is an option.....

But I only resort to SI when I'm reallllly not good.

Anyone got some good excuses?

I'm good at distraction with her, but just really don't want to try to answer questions about this when every single word out of my mouth is a fkn lie.

[**Angel**]

Do you have any pets?? If you go to your local pharmacy theirs this cream that pregnant women use to cover stretch marks, could you go to your pharmacy and ask for that?

[Nemo39122]

That's tough. She's old enough to notice, yet too young for you to explain what actually happened. Could you maybe wear longer clothes while figuring out how to explain? Or like Rainbow said you could try stuff that makes them fade, maybe you could try that while wearing clothes that would cover it up?

[Unfriendly]

"I don't want to talk about it."

[littlebitlost]

Thanks guys. I'm thinking just saying I must have hurt myself on something. Loads of wire around the henhouse and I've gashed myself on that by accident before..... Just don't want to screw up the fragile emotional health of an innocent child who deserves better than me as a mum.

I have told young kids "That was from an accident I had a long time ago." Then change the subject really quickly.