I had another World's Worst Mother moment yesterday. I had to take Brad to the doctor in the morning. The way this clinic does their open hours "sick time", it is always a 2 hour experience. Super fun. Cole's been having issues chewing his skin around his nails, so I decided to take him with me to get a prescription to help him stop AND take care of Brad all in one trip. I was having a great mommy moment. I was taking care of business and taking names. PRO-DUC-TIVE!
It wasn't until I dropped him off at school - just before the 10am attendance count because I'm THAT good - did I realize what I did. I missed class pictures. His class has already taken their picture and he wasn't there. Absent from the yearbook - forever listed as "not photographed: Colby McDaniel." His FIRST grade year, in a town we might actually stay and he'll grow up with friends.... missing. There's several reasons I'm probably taking this so hard, but I'm really bummed that I did that. I'm sad in my effort to take care of too many things at once, I totally forgot his class picture day.
Don't worry, I made up for it today by waking up late, causing him to be late, which means eating lunch in the library vs the cafeteria with his friends, AND forgetting his backpack with his homework, which means missing p.e. class, the first class he's able to resume full activity from his knee injury. I'm positive I'm his favorite person in the world today. Ugh!
2 comments:
You can never win! Look at it this way -- you are keeping him from talking to much at lunch and losing out on the nutritious lunch you packed him. And you are keeping him from hurting his knee in PE class today, which would mean he couldn't play in his soccer game tomorrow. He should be thanking you.
You will always be a great mother! Everything happens for a reason - I like Hilary's thinking! :)
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