It’s not often that I pat myself on the back for having made an unquestionably smart parenting decision. If anything, I’m usually wallowing in a murky swirl of What Ifs — besieged by doubt, flinching in the face of motherhood’s crushingly wonderful burden, second-guessing my capabilities.

But today, my friends, I took my son to the orthopedics center to have his cast removed. AND I TOTALLY REMEMBERED TO BRING A SECOND SHOE.

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Well, duh, you might be thinking. What, you were going to make him limp back out to the car with one naked, shamefully grungy little exposed foot? Uh, yeah, chances were pretty fucking good. I can’t BELIEVE I remembered the shoe. PRO MOVE RIGHT HERE. JUST LOOK AT THAT FULLY CLOTHED CHILD.

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Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to bask in this unfamiliar glow of parental proficiency for as long as it lasts, which ought to be a good five minutes or so.

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Erica
11 years ago

I totally would have forgotten!

Penne
Penne
11 years ago

High five! I would’ve forgotten and made him hop.

Pete
Pete
11 years ago

I would have forgotten the shoe. Then I would have duct-taped the cast back on his foot until we got home. ;-)

annie
annie
11 years ago

Haha! Awesome post :)

Erin
11 years ago

Yeah, I would have forgotten, too. Great work, Mama!

Eric's Mommy
Eric's Mommy
11 years ago

I would have totally forgotten!

Susan
11 years ago

And sock! Definite bonus points for the sock.

sarah
sarah
11 years ago

This is parenting. *exactly*
How do these victories feel SO HUGE?

sarah
sarah
11 years ago

This is parenting. *exactly*
How do these victories feel SO HUGE?

Anne
11 years ago

I’m impressed you remembered the shoe, but I’m MORE impressed you remembered a second SOCK. I might have remembered one or the other, but no way both.

Aubrey
11 years ago

That is so not a “duh” thing. I’m impressed too.

ememby
11 years ago

This is akin to the euphoria I feel when I bathe my children more than twice in a week ;) We rock at parenting!

I’m also impressed that Dylan isn’t freaking out with the cast saw/removal thing… that was not a pleasant experience when our youngest had a cast on his arm.

Kelli
Kelli
11 years ago

You are a rock star. I never would have remembered a shoe and sock. You get to take the rest of the day off!

nonsoccermom
11 years ago

Parenting win for sure! It would not have occurred to me in the least. Until I was carrying the kid back out to the car due to lack of shoe.

Amy M.
Amy M.
11 years ago

I’ve packed for weekend trips & forgotten socks, so kudos to you! :)

Randy
Randy
11 years ago

I think I missed why he had the cast in the first place.

Nimble
Nimble
11 years ago

Total win. Enjoy that feeling. It’s amazing how parents are expected to keep track of all of their own crap plus the crap associated with other smaller human beings. Simultaneously.

LJ
LJ
11 years ago

HA! Pat yourself on the back with that one. Ours have been arms both times and the sleeves are thankfully attached – I would have totally forgotten the sock and shoe…..

Pam
Pam
11 years ago

Look at those giant big boy feet!! Good heavens. As we say with puppies, he’s gonna be a big ‘un!

I myself remembered to take my daughter’s band uniform to the cleaners today, an entire WEEK before she needs it again!

TOTAL PARENTING WIN HIGH FIVE!!!

Sarah
Sarah
11 years ago

I would totally have forgotten and would then have tried to carry the 45 lb child to the car both ways. You win!

Danell
Danell
11 years ago

You are so unbelievably awesome. And not just because of the shoe! :)

JB
JB
11 years ago

Awesome work. I totally high-five myself when I manage to get both kids to day care with lunches, hats, sheet bags and drink bottles. Happens about once a week.

Kim
Kim
11 years ago

MY HERO. Lots of days I have my kid’s every need met as far as clothing/dance bag/musical instrument etc so as I drive across the Missouri River Bridge I rejoice that I remembered to put my bra on before work. Now my breakfast/lunch/work thumb drive/workout clothes is still sitting at home in the kitchen where I dumped them but damn I remembered my undergarments. :)

Gigi
11 years ago

I had to laugh – there is no way in hell I would have remembered the shoe and sock! It’s the little things in parenting – it really is.

Amy N
Amy N
11 years ago

I totally would have forgot!

Judy
Judy
11 years ago

Being the type who often forgets to get herself fully dressed, and even then has been known to wear a navy shoe with a 2″ heel and a black shoe with a 3″ heel and not even notice it until noon, I am so proud of you! My kids would have had to hop.

Donna
Donna
11 years ago

Dude, I forgot my own shoe when I got mine off, and had to do the walk of naked foot shame out to my car, where I had to drive home that way as well…….
MAD props that you remembered!!!!!

Noemi
11 years ago

I don’t know, dude. Between this and the bed-making competition, you’re making the rest of us look bad. ;)

kasey
kasey
11 years ago

Way to go! I would be gloating about this until New Years, at least!

Rachael
11 years ago

I would never have remembered the second shoe.

Robyn
Robyn
11 years ago

That’s hilarious! “Uh, yeah, chances were pretty fucking good.”

My fifteen year old had a cast last year, and I took him in to get it off and can’t even REMEMBER if I remembered the other shoe!!! Sad really!

Way to go….Mom of the year!! :)

sharon
sharon
11 years ago

You’re doing something right. What a handsome, healthy, happy little boy!

Kim Hartman
Kim Hartman
11 years ago

*high five*.

KeraLinnea
11 years ago

Count me in with all those who would never have remembered. You are a rock star for remembering both. I might, MIGHT have remembered that he needed a shoe, but would never, ever have remembered the sock!

Jaida
Jaida
11 years ago

Yeah, congratulations and everything, but why in the world were you taking someone else’s tall, skinny boy to get his cast off? And where is Dylan with his smooshy cheeks?!?

(was his foot so gross??)

Alexa
11 years ago

1. Never, ever would have occurred to me.

2. I agree with what Jaida said, because certainly that boy is too old to be Dylan, as Dylan was born only a few days from Simone, and Simone is STILL A BABY.

Michelle
Michelle
11 years ago

Kudos! Seriously, I would have totally forgotten. It’s the little things, right?

Victoria
11 years ago

High five man!

Janelle
Janelle
11 years ago

This post is fantastic.

cara
11 years ago

The older your kids get, the more totally envious I am that I didn’t have a mom like You.

Kara
Kara
11 years ago

So, so awesome. If I worked in that hospital/dr office (let’s take a moment to be thankful I do not), I would have given you an ace parent award. Serious.

sara
sara
11 years ago

I broke my ankle as an adult and forgot my own shoe when the cast came off! The Dr office had to give me a fugly plastic shoe.. Awful.

Naomi in Oz
11 years ago

I am SOOOOOO impressed. I can’t even remember to take spare jocks to the pool for my kid even though he insists on wearing a pair under his boardies. he does this EVERY DAY.

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