What I Learned This Week
1. When socializing with the neighbors on a Friday night, try not to get too engrossed in the conversation that you lose track of your child. AJ had been running up and down the sidewalk with another little boy. After conversing for awhile, we noticed the little boy in his backyard “helping” his dad mow the lawn. No AJ. What followed next was chaos: I pretty much barged into another neighbor’s house to see if AJ was in there, my husband hopped on his bike while Kim hopped on her son’s electric scooter to patrol the area, and AJ’s name echoed throughout our neighborhood. When we found him, he was down on the other street because he was following Kiki as she rode her bike! Not only did I feel like a complete schmuck, but I’m pretty sure my heart had stopped beating momentarily.
2. When tucking the kids into bed at night, make sure to check their mouths for gum. Kiki woke up yesterday and told me she was still chewing her gum from the night before. By some miracle, it stayed in her mouth and did not get all over everything. AJ, however, came downstairs not as fortunate. He too had went to dreamland with gum in his mouth. But, there was gum stuck to his arms and fingers. Thank goodness they didn’t choke!
3. Most important lesson of the week: I will not be Mother of the Year any time soon!
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May 12th, 2009 at 10:40 am
Mother of the Year is overrated anyway.
May 12th, 2009 at 11:41 am
I am not going for that award either…I am SO glad that gum wasn’t in her hair though!
May 12th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Temporarily losing track of your child and discovering they went to bed with gum in their mouths is a rite of passage of motherhood. I bet even the Mother of the Year has had this happen!
May 12th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
There is nothing quite like the cold fear that fills your heart for those few moments when you can’t place your child.
Glad he was safe and sound.
Gum in bed…..we haven’t had that one …..YET!
May 12th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Who would want to be Mother of the Year…no fun!
May 12th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
I’m not getting Mother of the Year either! I’m glad he was okay and that the gum didn’t get in anyone’s hair!
May 12th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
I just lost track of my youngest tonight at the ball field…with several friends watching him wonder off. What a horrible feeling.
I haven’t had the gum thing happen, yet.
There’s always next year for mother of the year…
May 13th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Please, I’ve never actually seen the award given out. Not to anyone in my life anyway. It’s the worst feeling, but it keeps everything in check. Consider it your personal mommy ecosystem. You’re just burning the underbrush so there won’t be any major fires, you know?
May 13th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
I have so done the whole talking to neighbors where is my kid thing. Right there with you.
May 14th, 2009 at 8:39 am
We are only human even if we are Super moms! I used to wake up in the middle of the night worrying my kids had gone to bed with gum in their mouth. I always worried they would choke. I have this thing with choking. I even woke them up a few times just to check their mouths..haha