thunder bunder

Say what?  Thunder bunder?  This is what Madelynne calls a fender bender car accident.  Now that your interest is piqued here is the story.  We were on the exit ramp from the freeway on our way to get my CT scan for my foot (which by the way I managed to break in four places!).  Jackson, took his arms out of the straps of his car seat (once his arms are out it is very easy for him to ditch his car seat completely-sigh).  I, wanting my baby to be safe turned around in my seat (my seat belt was still on) and was trying to get Jackson's arms back in the straps.  While doing so, my foot slipped off the brake and onto the gas pedal.  Since my foot has a big boot cast on it,  my foot was caught between the brake and the gas pedal making it impossible to depress the brake with my other foot until I got my  broken foot untangled.  You know what happened next-yes, I hit the car in front of me, got my foot out and finally stopped the car before we ended up in oncoming traffic.  It was such a horrible feeling not being able to stop the car and knowing I was going to hit the car in front of me!  We were all OK, no physical injuries to speak of, but my children may be emotionally scarred?  The lady's car that I hit had a small dent (I was at a complete stop before I hit the car, so was maybe going all of 3-5 mph).  The lady was out of her car and walking around within minutes of the accident.  She did complain of her neck being jerked from being hit from behind, which set her up perfectly for obtaining a lawyer and trying to take advantage of the situation.  At this point all we know is that she has obtained an attorney to sue for injuries incurred from the accident.  Really?  I was completely shocked when our insurance company called to tell me "the news".  I mean, it's not like we didn't have insurance and her car isn't getting fixed.  Some people will milk anything for all it is worth.  Pray this will all resolve and work out in our favor!  We need to catch a break...