tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25005619.post4062830288499891681..comments2023-05-23T09:34:02.897-06:00Comments on TangledMe: And the Bad Mommy Award Goes to.....Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530972001172936718noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25005619.post-64534397473818072252007-03-22T15:03:00.000-06:002007-03-22T15:03:00.000-06:00Oh, you poor poor thing... what a horrible fright ...Oh, you poor poor thing... what a horrible fright you must have had! I'm so glad all are safe and sound, and now want to seriously give you heck for being so HARD on yourself!!! You are an amazing mom, and from what I gather, kids can wander off in an INSTANT! Unless you have three spare sets of eyes in your head it's just not possible to keep your eye on him every single second.<BR/><BR/>Again, glad all is well.<BR/><BR/>Hugs to you, Jo.Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241500600834485328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25005619.post-86636891593588903352007-03-19T12:38:00.000-06:002007-03-19T12:38:00.000-06:00I know you can't help feeling totally responsible ...I know you can't help feeling totally responsible for Little Man's escape, because that's what good mommies do. No one can convince us that we aren't at fault when the kids get lost--literally or figuratively.<BR/><BR/>The only thing that helps me is to envision an angel riding around on each one's shoulder, 'cause they sure get themselves in trouble from time to time. Forgiving myself for what may or may not have been within my control is another story; I'm still working on that.<BR/><BR/>(((hugs))) to all of you, and I'm so glad L.M. is safe and comfy.Priscilla Pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827780679265370043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25005619.post-91255712081439375902007-03-19T10:57:00.000-06:002007-03-19T10:57:00.000-06:00OMG, I can imagine how TERRIBLE that feeling was, ...OMG, I can imagine how TERRIBLE that feeling was, 45 minutes is long and DON'T be so hard on yourself! Kids are so quick and sneaky!<BR/><BR/>As your comments show, this happens to most parents!Not So Anonymous Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09124270202359921566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25005619.post-31322645994725820932007-03-18T08:33:00.000-06:002007-03-18T08:33:00.000-06:00When Andrew was three he hid in a neighbor friend'...When Andrew was three he hid in a neighbor friend's closet. He did not come out when they went in to call him, or when I did, or when the parents did. No one actually opened the closet because we did not realize he was playing HIDE AND SEEK. Every parent in the neighborhood was looking for him and I was one the phone crying to the police crying when he came home looking triumphant.<BR/><BR/>Talk about mixed feelings!<BR/><BR/>Should I kill him first and then hold him, or the other way around?Yondallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25005619.post-53408104788945353122007-03-18T02:46:00.000-06:002007-03-18T02:46:00.000-06:00Liza's right. I have my own version of the story ...Liza's right. I have my own version of the story of when my own 3 oldest were little.<BR/><BR/>When I almost lost one to San Francisco traffic while trying to hold onto a stroller with the other two, I put the oldest on a clothesline. I got some stares and some comments but I figured better safe than dead until she outgrew her urge to run out in the middle of downtown Market St. I didn't have enough hands.Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25005619.post-46913661005586612532007-03-17T23:13:00.000-06:002007-03-17T23:13:00.000-06:00I still say you are being way too hard on yourself...I still say you are being way too hard on yourself. Plenty of perfectly good, smart, and also human mothers misplace kids of all descriptions, and anyone who has had more than two mobile children for more than a few months will either tell you their version of this story or else lie and/or keep their mouths shut, although they're not all nearly this terrifying. I told you about my middle one going poof right inside my own home the other day. Kids are sneaky. Autistic kids are really sneaky. And if you were that bad of a mother you wouldn't have sounded so utterly wretched when you called me this afternoon. Bald Man said you were asleep and I am glad. In fact, I hope you took one of Little Man's ativan. If not, you're a far better woman than I am.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25005619.post-27951571773749972892007-03-17T21:57:00.000-06:002007-03-17T21:57:00.000-06:00Ohhhh....I can only imagine your feelings.....Than...Ohhhh....I can only imagine your feelings.....Thank God it all turned out OK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com