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 DECEMBER 2003 - BAD MOMMY MOMENTS Recently I had gone to pick up my son, Isaac, from kindergarten and didn’t bring Sabrina with me. Because of a rare opportunity, my husband, Trevor was home for the afternoon and Sabrina stayed home with him. While I was waiting for Isaac’s class to be dismissed, another Kindergarten mother commented to me that I was missing someone. I was so completely enjoying the moment by myself that I turned to her and said, “Oh, yeah? Who?” And then it dawned on me…she was talking about my daughter. I laughed. I told her that regardless of my current memory laps, I did actually double check the back seat before leaving my car - just to make sure she really wasn’t there with me. A second mother waiting for her son said not to laugh at myself too much because when her first born was an infant she actually did leave him behind at home. She described how she had gotten the baby carrier all ready, put the baby in the carrier, packed up the diaper bag with all necessary supplies and left the house - with only the diaper bag in tow. She was half way to her destination (a short drive, one can hope) when she realized what she had done. Of course, she immediately turned around and headed back to home. Her sharing this story with us made me feel so good. Not because she had forgotten her infant son behind, but because I then knew that I was not the only one who had done something so silly. I too have a bad mommy moment that sticks out in my memory. Shortly after she finished her story, the school bell rang and the kids came running out to greet us with happy faces. I did not get the chance to thank her for sharing her story and how I felt as a result. Because I did not share my story with the fellow Kindergarten mother, I wanted to share it with all of you. Isaac was 3 years old. I remember walking out to the car from the grocery store with Isaac and I was very frustrated with how extremely late we were for wherever we were going. We reached the car, I took Isaac out of the cart, placed him in his car seat and closed the door. I proceeded to put all the groceries in the trunk and return the cart to a safe place. Then I got in the car, started the engine, put on my seatbelt and took off out of the parking lot. About three blocks away, while waiting at a stop light, Isaac started acting hysterically in the back seat. He finally calmed down with his voice enough to tell me that he was not buckled in his car seat. He was terribly distraught as he knew it was not safe to be in a moving vehicle without being buckled up. I had to reassure him that he would be ok for one more minute and when the light turned green we would turn left at the intersection and pull over at the gas station so I could buckle him up without worrying about traffic behind me. After doing just that, I had to sit in the front seat for a moment and reflect on my behavior. I was so guilt ridden. I had rushed us through the store, rushed to get out of the parking lot and had forgotten to care for my most precious cargo. I cried all the way to our destination, plenty late and all. I learned a lesson, actually I learned many lessons that day. I’m glad that I can share that story with all of you. It’s beneficial to our mental health to remember that we are only human and completely capable of mistakes, as much as we don’t always want to admit it. We all have (or will have) bad mommy moments - and it’s good to be humbled. |
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