This woman is raising awareness on the dangers of Christmas stockings

It follows an accident involving her son.

A woman in America is warning other parents to be careful when it comes to the use of Christmas stockings. According to Mouth of Mums, Nicole Mackintosh explained that a few years ago he ended up losing an eye after being hit in the face with the stocking holder. He was rushed to hospital but the damage was too great that he needed to have his eye removed.

“Not a fun post, but an important one as you begin decorating for the holidays. Three years ago, my son (then 14 months) was at home with his nanny when he pulled on a Christmas stocking and the weighted stocking holder fell and hit him directly in his left eye. After emergency surgery at Harborview, the doctors determined that the damage was too extensive and that he would need to have his eye removed. One week later we were at Children’s for his enucleation [eye removal] surgery."

She went on to say that her son got a prosthetic eye and has carried on with life as normal. She added:

"Our story has a happy ending. Our son has a flawless prosthetic eye. He is one of the silliest, bravest, most fun-loving boys I know. He plays soccer, t-ball, and he loves swimming. We are lucky. I hope by posting this, I’m raising awareness. Please reconsider using weighted stocking holders. There are much safer alternatives. We use 3M Command hooks. Please share. Please help us raise awareness."