I left my then three year old son strapped into his car seat in the parking lot and went into the store once. The ex-BIL and I were talking as we got out and I completely forgot about him. I was there for all of a minute before I realized he wasn’t with me.
I come by it honestly, though. My parents drove home from church once with the other two kids and left me behind in the nursery and didn’t figure it out until they got home.
That's a different type of forgetting than described here.
My parents drove home from church once with the other two kids and left me behind in the nursery
I'm thinking you weren't in much danger /grin
I can relate with you. My parents were terrific. Yet, one day, when I was about 9 years old, my dad completely forgot to pick me up from soccer practice. Well, minutes turned to hours as I told other parents that I’d be fine. As nightfall set in, dad came home from his long day and asked where Little Billy was. They figured it out really quickly and Dad sped over to find me in the parking lot. I didn’t lose faith but I was definitely concerned. Dad showed up and apologized PROFUSELY!! (The only time he ever did.) I didn’t think it was that big of a deal but he was so upset that I started crying! He accidentally turned me into a “victim”! I’ve long known how that psychology works.
“My parents drove home from church once with the other two kids and left me behind in the nursery and didn’t figure it out until they got home.”
Did this turn out like the Ransom of Red Chief:)