QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 13, 2014 -> 12:48 PM)
My 1.5 year old son did a header right into the corner of our big coffee table a few months ago. We bought the stupid thing because it was nice and rounded on all of the corners so he wouldn't hurt himself. The legs, however, are carved out and each have one little section that is squared off and comes to a point. I recall having a convo with my wife when we bought it about the odds of him falling and hitting himself on that leg as being astronomically small (the leg is also partially under the table, so I thought even if he did fall near it, he'd hit the top of the table first). Well, my son tripped one day on the rug and managed to hit that spot right under his lip. Just a perfect, one in a million shot. He was gushing blood all over me and the floor. I thought for sure he'd need 20 stitches and he'd be scarred for life. Luckily after a couple of minutes he calmed down and we cleaned him up and it wasn't that bad. He has a tiny scar, but you can't see it unless you really look for it.
He's also done a header right into the base of our iron table out on the deck. He hit his forehead square on it. That happened like 2 weeks after a buddy of mine became paralyzed from diving into shallow water. I thought for sure he broke his neck, but again, he was fine.
I've learned with this first kid that kids (1) hurt themselves constantly, and (2) are amazingly durable.
Something similar to that happened to me when I was about 4 or 5. After playing Super Mario 3 in my room, I ran into the living room, slipped on a rag lying on the floor, and nailed the corner of the coffee table with my face. I missed having a broken nose by an inch or two, and instead received a gash on the left side of my nose, which needed several stitches.
A year later, my family and I were on vacation when I decided to injure myself again. Dizzy as I was spinning around in our hotel room, I lost my balance and busted my lip on a face high table. I needed several stitches, and received a fat lip and a black tooth for my clumsiness .
I still have scars from both of my accidents.