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Worst mom ever...atleast that's how it feels

akdewaldakdewald member
in September 2015 Moms
So the past few nights with lo have been terrible. The past three days i have gotten a grand total of 9 hours of sleep. On top of that I've been fighting a head cold. So after I got my older two off to school today I took some cold medicine and fell asleep with lo.  I set an alarm to make sure I was awake to get my little guy off the van at 1130 (pre k so he only goes half days).  At 12:10 I woke up to my step father pounding on the door. I overslept. Never heard my alarm. Didn't get my son off the van and my parents of course thought the worst because usually I'm pretty on top of things esp when it comes to the kids. The school laughed it off and said in not the first nor will I be the last mother to do this. I just feel terrible like my son will never forget this and that every teacher probably thinks I'm some terrible mother for forgetting her child.  I want to crawl in a hole. 
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Re: Worst mom ever...atleast that's how it feels

  • dAsch14dAsch14 member
    That sucks, but shit happens! Just gotta keep going. My mom used to always be late to pick us up from school (with no new baby at home!) and she'd usually show up with the cordless phone in the car with her. No emergencies, just chatting on the phone and lost track of time. All while my brother and I were hanging out with the janitor at school. She was still the best mom ever!
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  • snowflake2214snowflake2214 member
    It's okay. Anyone who has spent multiple nights awake with a baby should get it. Teachers will understand unless it is something that happens all the time.
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  • vibarra27vibarra27 member
    Its okay! It happens! When DD was about a month old (5 years ago) i was supposed to pick up my little sister when she had an early release day from school & i forgot to go for her. & her school was literally right across the street. 

    & apparently my mom forgot me once & i don't even remember lol & i don't hate her. Your son Will forget soon & like pp said it happens to teachers all the time. Don't be So hard on yourself!

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  • AndieTessieAndieTessie member
    Don't feel bad, it happens! My mom use to forget me a lot (I was the quiet one of three and she ran her own business) and whenever she was late she'd buy me a bag of m&ms, I got over it instantly. She cried more than me about it. She still buys me them to this day if she's late meeting me somewhere
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  • J1DJ1D member
    Eh, it happens. I can't tell you how many of my friends and relatives have gotten the call cause they forgot to pick their kids up on a half day or after practice or on a day they don't normally have custody.
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  • mill1020mill1020 member
    Aw, don't feel so bad.  It does happen all the time.  And you're probably much more traumatized by it than he was.
    Laura, mom of:
    James (14)
    William (13)
    Elise (11)
    Zachary (5)
    George (3)

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