I have literally won the WORST - mom of the year award!

mysweetpeasWil&Wes wrote: What is WRONG with me this week? First I end up accidently burning Wesley's leg with laundry detergent, then I believe to be taking meds that are said to be bad to take while BF (for 2.5 months!)...and to top it off...I lost Wil in the mall today! YEP! Total worst nightmare! I met some playgroup friends at the mall play area and we were yapping a bit...I "thought" I was keeping a close eye on him, but like they say, it ONLY takes a second. I ran into the nearest furniture store thinking that's where he was hiding...but apparently he had found the flight of stairs and was already on the second level of the mall...barefoot! So luckily a nice old man came down with him and said he assumed he was from the play area since he didn't have shoes on. OMG, my heart literally sank to the floor. All the moms in the play area were staring at me as if I had a BM (BAD MOM) stamp on my face! Anyway, someone should lock me and the kids in the house because I swear I'm going to do something awful (unintentionally of course) to them!

DH and I were just talking last night about wanting a third child...Not right now, but eventually. We both agreed to that. But I'm thinking I want to change my answer now! There's NO WAY mom can handle a third, let alone two!

my2monkeyboys replied: Sorry you had such a scare! It's amazing how quick kids can run off!! Don't beat yourself up too bad. Last night trick-or-treating a woman was locked out of her van by her 2 daughters. One is 16m, the other is 2 1/2. She had to beg them to unlock door. Things happen, and if we're lucky nothing horribly bad happens and we learn from them. It's very easy to lose track for a second, and even easier when you're in a crowded place. I'm just glad you got him back ok.

MyLuvBugs replied: You are NOT NOT NOT a bad mom. Gosh if you're a bad mom then what does that say about all the rest of us? LOL

TBH....I've had Lorelei start to wonder off like that too. Even before Lexi was born. It scares the pee livin' daylights out of ya. But now you are more aware and have learned a valuable lesson from this, and hopefully he's learned one too. And don't worry about messing up with the medicine and the burn. Stuff like that happens to all of us. Gosh I can't count the number of times my parents did that type of crap to me....and I'm starting to loose track of the times I've done it to the girls. I promise you're not a bad mommy. We're all entitled to some mistakes every once in a while.

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied:
Thanks Erika! I guess it just scares me to even imagine what could have happened if I hadn't noticed he was gone! I even put him in a bright yellow sweatshirt for exactly this reason...so that I wouldn't lose him! I don't think it even phased him. I got a little angry at first, but then I just grabbed him and held him really tight.

I was thinking about something though, and not to blame anyone but myself...but why didn't any of the other parents point it out to me?? I know everyone is watching their own kid, but it is an open play area where SOMEONE could have easily seen him walk off...especially those closest to the exit. I remember sitting at the exit once and noticing kids walk out...I went over and told the parents that happened to not notice. Again, not blaming anyone...but it just goes to show what type of society we live in today. People are so scared to get involved for fear of being accused of something, kwim? I bet that's why this nice old man actually picked Wil up and took him downstairs...because HE lived in a time where it was okay to touch other people's kids. Anyhow, off my soap box...but that's my 2 cents about it all. Thank God he was okay...and next time, I'm sitting right at the exit!!!

amynicole21 replied: Oh man, that is scary! It could literally happen to anyone though. Those places are insane.

Maddie&EthansMom replied:
This was my first thought.

I'm so sorry. I've BTDT! We probably all have. I'm glad Wil was okay.

In our mall play area there is only one exit, but the benches are not near the exit. And it's hard to keep an eye on them all the time b/c the play structures obscure the view. I can certainly see how this could and does happen often.

CantWait replied: Not a bad mom at all. How many times do our children get a little farther from our side then we'd like.

I agree with the above poster. What ever happened to watching eachother's children when out in a group?

I've lost track of Anthony many times (ok, that makes me sound horrible LOL ) while shopping and looking at things, it only takes a second.

MyBlueEyedBabies replied: WOuld you like competition? Dh and I were at the mall today with Matt and Johnny while Katy was at school...we both lost him! He only made it as far as teh cars but still there were two of us that were watching him and he still made it away.

My3LilMonkeys replied: It could happen to anyone - I'm just glad to hear that everything came out okay. I've lost Brooke around the corner at the store more than once because my eye is on Madison and she takes off.

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mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied:
YOU know where I'm talking about girl! Hands down...you and Michael win...LOL! Although I too had another dad with me and his kid was outside of the play area too!! He just didn't go as far as Wil did!

mckayleesmom replied: I have to get up a billion times to find Russell at Chuck E Cheese....I hate how that place is set up...It goes in a circle with the climbing tubes in the middle and all the games go around...PITA.


If it makes you feel any better....McKaylee usually runs from me...

My2Beauties replied: Hon youare not alone! You are not a bad mom, did you read my post that one time about Hanna actually going outside and I had no clue, she was down at the end of our street talking to our neighbor So please don't every think for an instant you're a bad mom, these things happen and it's just a HGUE eye opener when it finally happens to us. Take it easy on yourself! You're human, everyone does these kinds of things!