As long as you aren't lying, everybody has those parenting moments where you think wow, I am *such* a loser parent, I can't believe I just did that/let my kid do that/stood by whilst that took place.
Today I had just such a moment.
I was in the used cd store picking out some cds for my birthday. I got some money from my mother in law. I was pretty absorbed in looking at music while Frances was on the floor, playing with my keys. Allison was at school. There was no one else in the store, so it was pretty low key and that. I'm watching the baby out of the corner of my eye. It's all good.
Suddenly, I realize the keys sound farther away, right? Frances is right quick and she's way adventurous, so I get concerned. Sure enough, I look up and there she is, out the front door of the shop, taking off down the sidewalk. She still has my keys, so she's looking for all the world like she's off the take a drive somewhere. I take off to chase her down and realize there are some people out there and they're looking at her with an expression that says, Um...whose baby? Seriously? Does this child have a mother?
Yes, she does. It's me. This is a pretty mild loser parenting moment but yeah, I still felt like a loser. Put a leash on that baby!
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It would have been AWESOME if you had chased after her yelling, "Whose baby is that?"
Dude, I totally thought I had a loser friend moment but then I realized your birthday isn't until the 21st. Sweet.
I think we've all had those loser parent moments. At least there weren't too many people in the store! --Tracy
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