Oh now I like you even more, because I can so relate! I am one of the flakiest people I know (nice & well-meaning, but still a flake). I cannot count the times I've lost my cellphone or keys and I've must have lost at least $100 in singles that dropped out of pockets. I have a desk organizer, a calendar in every room and a smart phone to remind me of appointments because my brain is often in two places at once.
Regardless, there has been one constant for me in past 17 years, and it is awareness of my daughter. I was a very young mom (pregnant at 19) and that forces you to grow up fast! Not to say there hasn't been an occasion or two in public where I turned and said where the heck is she? (Usually behind me six feet away!)
We all make mistakes and get forgetful. But these stories of leaving children to bake in hot cars are confounding. It's child abuse.
And no, you are not a "homophobe" for being extremely reasonable in believing that two queers cannot provide the best environment for children. We "normal" folks all have our quirks. When evil social workers place children with people who are far beyond "normal," one way or another that will lead to trouble for these poor children.
RIP little one.
Actually, I am a bit of a homophobe, lol. And the photos of these two sloppy, Perez Hilton lookalikes just frosts me! Can you imagine handing over 3 children to these two?
What next? Giving kiddies to The Three Stooges? Complete with hammer and eye-poking instructions.
I suppose because of my hopeless memory I’m convinced I’d be just the one to leave a kid in the back seat. I’ve never done it with a dog but dogs jump up and let you know what’s up, unlike, of course, a sleeping infant.
Ever take a subway, train, bus way past your station because you were thinking of something else or reading a good book? I even drive past my exit if a nice song is on the radio ending up miles away from my home. Ooh, maybe I have early onset dementia...