BIGGEST MOMMY FAILS EVER!!!

bellabear

after hours of coloring and playing with stuffed animals and princess dolls...i decided it was t.v time.

the 3 of sat on the couch and i pulled out my lap top.

dd 3 asked if she could have a snack...so i got up to check what was in the fridge. in the 2 minutes i was in the kitchen dd 20 months had gotten up and i assumed went to her bedroom (she kept bringing me toys) i heard her fussing a little, but i decided to finishing serving the applesauce before i went in to grab her. i walked into her bedroom and she WAS GONE! we have a 2 bedroom apartment...not too many places she could be. i looked under cribs...in all the closets. under every blanket...i starting screaming and freaking out. 3yr started screaming too! we looked in the bathrooms...behind all the doors...in the pantry...in all the cupboards. i would have seen her walk out the front door...so i know she didnt. i called DH 6 times before he answeered and i was screaming into his ear that the baby was missing!!!! she wasnt making a peep!!! i thought maybe she was stuck somwere and had suffocated!!!!!!! while i had him on the phone..i opened the storage closet..which is packed with boxes..and she was just standing there. in the dark in a tiny sliver of a space!. i thought i was going to have a heart attack. i cant stop crying even now! this just happened maybe 30 min ago!!! why didnt she answer me when i called her??? i had to just get this off my chest...my family would freak if they knew about this.

:((

Crash

Been there, done that, @Bellabear! You're not alone, and I'm not the only person I know who has done this either.

Hugs!!!

Once around ten pm, we got a call at our business asking people to look for a 3 yo boy. He'd been in his house, and then, he wasn't. The parents assumed he left the house, and it was dark. Small town and all, they were calling everyone to keep an eye out.

They found the kid asleep on a couch, in the house, fully covered by a blanket.

Crash

One time, I was outside with the kids, my dd was 4, my ds 2, and I was pregnant. My daughter was riding her bike, and I was watching her in front of the house, and I thought my son was with us. It wasn't even for five minutes, I turn around to see where he is, and he was gone! I was like...oh ok he's in the back yard. Nope. In the house? No. Searched everywhere, took the car, drove around the block, down the alley. Freaked out a bit....and half a heart attack later, found him in a storage shed that I had looked in half a dozen times, sitting *behind* the door.

momofdbb

Breathe it will be ok. I myself looked for close to 20 mins for DD one time. We were at home I put the kids I'm bed and did dishes and stuff and then did my normal check. DS , check , DS , check , DD ????? Three bedrooms and a bathroom. Looked in all everywhere for this girl. She was 7 ! Where could a 7 year old girl get to at night ??? Finally I saw a small foot sticking out from under her brothers toddler bed ! She had jammed herself under his bed with a bunch of stuffed animals. So the first time I looked I didn't see her ! She was a bit sweaty but fine , lol.

bellabear

i was sooo freaked out that i couldnt help but think that the "rapture" had happened!!! i know that sounds crazy but i was in a crazy state...and what added to my freak out was i kept thinking...'why didnt God take my 3 yr old?!?!?! she's a good kid!' since word has it that....ALL the children...will disappear in the rapture. omg.im still shaken up.

sparkles2307

My kids get lost for a few minutes every year at the fair no matter HOW many talks we have, no matter HOW many adults are keeping an eye on them. They just do. Its always terrifying, and they are always in line for the same ride as last year. Little craps.

Sabzzy

@bellabear it happens to the best of us!

A few weeks ago we went out to eat a touristy place with a gift shop. I went to the bathroom, which was a bit crowded and took me at least 5 minutes. When I came out an attendant was walking up with my DD saying she was outside of the restaurant alone! I though H had her, but he was browsing the shop and he thought I was taking her to the bathroom.

I felt like the worst. Thank God the attendant got her.

>:D<

momofdbb

You would think my boys would stay near me and close by especially if we go swimming, given what happen to their sister. Nope DS 4 seems to want to swim away from me every time. I keep a lifejacket on him the entire time he is in the water. My older DS doesnt but he is 12 and will not go in the deep water at all. Smart boy! My kids like to wander it drives me insane !!! If I was a cat I am sure they would have cost me about 8 of mu lives by now.

Cinna

Lol @bellabear I think the rapture has happened every time I go outside and see absolutely no one but then I realize if my kid is still here it probably hasn't happened. lol I thought I was the only one.

momofdbb

Me too !! Lol then I am like hey I would be ther too!!!

Kiinu

Ds likes to stand BEHIND ME. All the time.. I'll look all around and be like 'shit! where'd he go???" Dh will take one look at me and laugh, I've learned to spin really fast, cause if I don't the little jerk stays out of sight. It's like a cartoon looking for him. People in stores think I'm nuts I sure

Beachy

@bellabear The Rapture part made me laugh!
My mom likes to tell this story about me. When I was two I disappeared from the house. She looked everywhere and finally called the police after about 20 minutes. When the officer came they sat down in the living room. They heard giggling and the officer "found" me hiding in the laundry hamper, buried beneath the clothes. Haha, sounds like something I would do!

triplejmm3

I was in wal-mart standing n the checkout line two kids in the basket one standing next to me as I started taking stuff out the basket I realize my son was missing I was going crazy he come running out the restroom I was terrified I left the store with no food I was racing to get home after that scare

MorganD

Don't feel too bad. My kids used to climb in bed with me at 6:45 every morning, and I would get up and fix breakfast. Well, one morning, they didn't wake me up, and by the time I got up at 7, they had climbed out of their bedroom window and was in the neighbor's pasture playing in mud. I am now the proud owner of window clamps, and have 10 less years on my life span. Mommy fail!

meandmy243 · mom of wild children going to the chapel 7/5/2014

Last fall I could not find DS6 anywhere. It was 9:00 at night he wasn't on the couch where he was supposed to he sleeping he was in the either bedroom I looked in every room of the house and started freaking out that he went outside at the time we lived right off the free next to a busy road but I checked the doors they were all locked.. I was getting ready to call my parents for help I mean I even checked the dryer and cabinets I was standing in my kitchen dialing my parents phone number when I turned around looking at the floor and found my DS passed out on the floor between the garbage can and my pantry shelf... I wanted to wake him up and strangle him... lol I was happy as hell though...

WebosMama

Many years ago when my mom was in the hospital having me, my grandmother was watching my 2 older sisters. One day grandma could not find my sister Carla. Carla had been "missing" for about an hour. Grandma had the whole neighborhood looking for her and was getting ready to call the police. Grandma decided she should call my mom before the police. My mother calmly grandma to go look under the crib, Carla liked to nap there. Sure enough, she was there. It upset my grandmother so much, that the day mom brought me home she turned around and took grandma to the airport to fly home - grandma lost a dozen years of her life in the hour.

bluemom

Right after my daughter turned one, she went missing while I was making dinner. I was sure someone left the front door open. After an hour we found her in an upstairs bedroom, on the floor between the bed and the wall, asleep. I didn't even know she could climb the stairs!

Live4Peace

This has happened with most all my kids. They never answer because it's a game to them...wow look how upset mom gets...wonder how long till she finds me. Or they crawl under the table or bed and fall asleep as we run around the neighborhood franticly screaming.

Last month, my 3year old was with me at Kohl's pushing a cart, then he and the cart vanished within 30 seconds. I was racing around calling him...had to lock down the store and had all the employees looking...took us 10 LONG minutes to find him hiding in the clothes racks on the other side...the only way I found him is I finally saw my cart, then him darting out and running away from me and laughing.....grrrrr!

Same thing happened in Disneyland Adventure where the outdoor net/slide place is...had to lock that down to find my other son. Kids are quick!

But here is my Ultimate MOMMY FAIL. Went to Cabella's with my 5 kids and my sister and her 2 kids. They have a tunnel of big fish and dead stuffed wildlife, so we thought we'd stop to show the kids. Well as we are there awhile, I hear my name being paged over the intercom..."strange, maybe I dropped my debit card....nope it's in my pocket still...maybe my parents showed up since they knew we were here...hmmm..." so I leave my sister with all the kids and walk up to the front desk and then I see my dd5 sitting on the counter all scared. And it hits me, that I lost her without even noticing. We had my nephews so it FELT like I had all my kids. Well, I didn't want to look like a horrible mom, so as I walked up I said "OMG I was so scared! I am so glad you found her! (DD) where were you? I've been looking everywhere for you!" I could have just died because she was gone for like 10-15minutes (so glad she knows my name and not just MOM).

BellaBefana

Oh Lord, too many to count especially lately. The other day I get, "why won't you play with me mommy?"

meandmy243 · mom of wild children going to the chapel 7/5/2014

@live4peace I'm glad I'm not the only one to lose a kid at cabellas... though mine were in the shoot range....

[Deleted User]

My kid escaped outside once. I didn't even realize for a few minutes. I screamed for him outside. Nothing. I started to go inside to call 911 and saw him in a neighbor's yard admiring their puppies. Talk about shitting yourself.

momofdbb

My DS escaped from daycare several times ! We have found him in random rooms in the churchbuilding , and outside at least 3 times. I found him next to my car in the parkinglot. His teacher had no clue where he was. I don't know how long he was missing.

rhyatt

I was cleaning while my DS2 was playing in the living room, when I realized it was quiet I went looking for him. Just happened to look out the front door to see the neighbor walking him down the street back home. I felt like the worst mother ever and was sure someone would call CPS since I couldn't keep tract of my kid.

mommydelirious

I did the at home lost child thing too...checked the usual places, no Bubbies. Found her in the dryer.

Live4Peace

Forgot to give my advice in such situations.

Now when my toddler is "missing" I calmly yell "Who wants ice cream?" Last time his little feet came running so fast out from the bedroom closet....his little "game" all forgotten.

=))

momofdbb

Good idea!!

TorturedbyTWINS

@Live4Peace You are fucking brilliant! I was just thinking when the day comes for me, if I can try not to panic, I will offer candy in a loud voice. If they are sleeping somewhere crazy panic is likely.

MorganD

@Live4Peace That is epic. I'm totally using that in the future.

bellabear

@live4peace GENIUS! how could i not come up with this!!!

Vegantastic

Live4Peace said:
Forgot to give my advice in such situations.

Now when my toddler is "missing" I calmly yell "Who wants ice cream?" Last time his little feet came running so fast out from the bedroom closet....his little "game" all forgotten.
=))

^:)^ Brilliant!

Live4Peace

Ah you guys are great....I think it took me several episodes and kids of this to figure it out....we are usually too frantic to think straight.

Just got to share... said son just pulled the diappearing act on dh while I was at work today and he was calling me all frantic...but I didn't notice my phone vibrating at work. He was in the bathroom....Then I took him to the store later and he again hid in the clothes... the call for candy did nicely this time... just funny since we were discussing this very thing today. Haha