I’m sorry but I need to yell again… IGNORE THE FAMILY MEMBER. YOU ARE THE PARENT. THEY ARE A BUSYBODY WITH NOTHING TO LOSE.
Tell them you’ve heard their opinion, you will make your own decision in your own time and you do not want to hear another word about it from them. I don’t care if it’s your own mother- you need to silence their nonsense. They aren’t raising this kid, they don’t know what is best. This isn’t any of their business and they’re screwing with your head and it might end up hurting your kid.
It is a
good thing your first thought when your kid got hurt wasn’t “who can I sue?!” because a good chunk of people lack the empathy
even for their own children and just see this sort of thing as an opportunity for a paycheck that will solve their life’s problems. This is not a viewpoint that should be listened to much less elevated to the level of good advice.
Wait until you have the bills and then make the choice on if you will be taking another step in the matter. You are NOT failing your kid by not running to a lawyer as soon as you got home