I agree with everyone that this wasn't your fault and your child won't be damaged for life! It's sometimes impossible to know what will upset a child who is sensitive. My earliest exposure to this with dd12 was when she was 14 months old and I was reading Winnie the Pooh to her. On the page where Pooh falls to the ground after the infamous balloon pops, dd would immediately grab the book out of my hands and turn it upside down so that Pooh was no longer falling down. I still chuckle about it, but now she is reading lots of dark fantasy and doesn't seem the least bit scared.
