I felt so bad.

I watch my girlfriend’s son (15 months) several days a week (we work opposite schedules at the same job so we just co-parent swap him in the parking lot a lot. She refers to him as “our son” and I frequently just refer / introduce him as my stepson) and I had him Friday night and all day Saturday because I had the day off and we went to a fall festival. Well the bees were BAD. I’m deathly allergic so I was on the watch for them but I was talking to my brother and Bubby was trying to push the stroller (he likes to do it) and he got stung on the cheek. It happened so fast I know I couldn’t have stopped it but it was the first time he’s been stung. I IMMEDIATELY called his mom and let her know and took him to first aid who gave him some sting relief (we have papers for this situation, in case I have to take him to the doctor or something) I just feel so bad about it because he was miserable. Good news is he isn’t allergic, just dramatic. (That’s a joke, I promise). But I have some serious mom-guilt about it. Is that a bad thing? I know I’m not his bio parent but in my heart he’s my kid too because I’ve been helping raise him since he was a 9 pound ball of squish.