Have you ever had one of those Duh! Hit yourself in t he forehead parenting moments?  Like what was I thinking... or not thinking?

My 2 youngest kids have had a cold for 10 days.  I keep thinking why do they have this so long?  Why can't they shake it?  They've dropped their high fevers, but are still running low grade ones, still coughing and snotty and lethargic.  So what's up?

Then this morning it hits me - an infection!  One is complaining about headaches in the sinus area and the other about her ear hurting.  My kids have a tendency to get them, especially after having a virus over a week.  Duh!  Why didn't I think of this before?  Then of course the bad parent guilt kicks in and starts gabbing in my head about the poor kids, how awful they've felt, how neglectful I've been, how I shoulda, coulda, woulda, right?  Was I just too busy during the holidays or did I jusr turn mu head and decide not to notice (subconsciously)?

Whatever the reason, I'm paying for it now.  It's a Saturday and I've already been in the Urgent Care waiting room for 1 1/2 hours as I write this.  There's still a few people ahead of me.  I figure since the pediatrician isn't open until Wednesday (New Year's holiday this week), I'll be waiting no matter what day I come in.  Might as well suffer now especially since I only have 2 kids with me.

I remember a time when my 2 oldest kids were toddler-preschoolers and I'd get so frustrated with the books all over the place.  They were constantly taking them off the book shelf and not replacing them.  Then it hit me - a bin!  Let's forgo the shelves until the kids are older - the books can just get thrown in the bin.  The kids liked it better that way, they could clean up after themselves, and I didn't get stressed at the mess.

Anyone want to share their Duh! parenting moments?

 

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