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Kelly Hopton-Jones, a parenting influencer known as Hillside Farmhouse, shared an update on a “true nightmare” after she accidentally ran over her 23-month-old son with her car.
By Olivia Evans Apr 16, 2026 3:38 PM | Updated 21 minutes ago
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Kelly Hopton-Jones is in deep reflection after what could’ve been a horrific tragedy.
The parenting influencer, known online by her blog Hillside Farmhouse, shared that her 23-month-old son Henry, is recovering in the hospital with pelvis fractures after she accidentally ran him over with her car.
“Today has been the worst day of our lives,” Kelly—also mom to daughter Lily, 3, with husband Brian Hopton-Jones —wrote in an April 15 Instagram post. “Life can change in the literal blink of an eye.
Kelly, a pediatric nurse practitioner who has run her parenting blog for several years, shared that her young son had wandered behind the car as she and her daughter were pulling out of the driveway, en route to a dance performance.
“I was driving,” Kelly wrote. “Our neighbors stepped in immediately and took Lily and we rushed to the emergency room.”
Emphasizing how she was navigating a “true nightmare for parents,” she shared her son’s injuries were less severe than she worried, with no major internal injuries or head trauma.
“He does have fractures in his pelvis that will take time to heal, as well as a few abrasions,” Kelly continued. “What stays with me is the doctor saying, ‘He is hurt, but this is something he can recover from.’ A true miracle.”
While she is “so incredibly grateful” her son’s injuries aren’t long-term, the influencer said, “We are in shock. We are so sad.”
Indeed, Kelly admitted that she and her husband felt forever changed by the incident, as she listed off a slew of ‘what if’s’ that could’ve prevented her son’s accident.
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“I keep coming back to what I would tell my own kids one day if this happened to them,” she continued in her post. “It would be a lot kinder than the things we’re telling ourselves right now. Accidents happen, and the only mistakes are the ones we don’t learn from.”
Nevertheless, Kelly assured she feels she is “on the lucky side” of what could have happened. As she put alongside a photo of her son recovering in the hospital, “We are holding him a little tighter tonight.”
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