<p>Not sure if it’s an older child vs younger child issue. My older daughter could be dependent on planning out everything without being told, and the younger one is more like an absent minded professor.</p>
<p>I was on an over night business trip, but forgot something I needed at home for a meeting next day. My D1 was about 15 at that time. I called her, gave her instruction to FedEx and my hotel address. Next morning I woke up realized I didn’t give D1 specific instruction on when I needed the package by, but it was too late. When I walked down to the hotel lobby, I was told I had a package waiting for me. I asked D1 how did she know what kind of service to pick. She said that she figured I would be out of the hotel early, so she told the FedEx guy to do guarantee delivery for before 9am. Now, I wish my PA is as good.</p>
<p>D2 was very used to have her older sister take care of everything for her. It was an adjustment when D1 first went off to school. She was late for her various ECs, especially ballet.</p>
<p>Or how about not attending the induction ceremony for the freshmen honor society? I paid the money, but son decided to sleep in. Now I don’t know if he’s in it or not.</p>
<p>Have you ever had a child push another child off a moving train and then jump herself after the train had picked up enough speed that “my legs flew out from under me…I didn’t realize it was going that fast”…I have</p>
<p>“she tells me that she shaved one leg and forgot the other…”</p>
<p>I didn’t have to nag about shaved legs for today’s Six Flags outing - I bought one of those ‘rub it off’ things and she used it. But last night she complained about a raw spot…</p>
<p>Imagine what happens when these smart kids grow up and become husbands… I have some first hand knowledge - for example, H has no clue which cupboard has the coffee mugs in our house (where we lived for the past 10 years!!) :rolleyes: But <em>drumroll</em> he knows where his socks are and can match them with his pants! So there is hope. LOL. There is a reason they are called “absent-minded professors” :)</p>
<p>DS needed to bring all his clothing home from school, he is going abroad for a year. Flew home with large duffel and rolling carry on. A couple of days later, I found a box shipped by him from school, it’s lying in an unsecured area of our apartment building. Turns out has books, more clothing and his PASSPORT! This is a replacement passport, he managed to put the original through the wash…</p>
<p>I’ve got one of those future absent-minded professors! Thankfully he is great at managing his time and finances. But I’ve had him call and mention how he can’t find such-and-such. I’ve been able to tell him where to look to find it. I’ve never been in his dorm room.</p>
<p>And directions to get to places? Thank goodness for his iPod and Google maps. It has been a lifesaver for him this year.</p>
<ul>
<li>Forgotten badge</li>
<li>Forgotten to shave</li>
<li>Showed up at work with shirt inside out</li>
<li>Driven all the way home before realizing the wallet was left at work</li>
</ul>
<p>uh-oh. As I was saying. It is hereditary.<br>
In trying to help the kid, i may have screwed up his housing next year. I just sent a note to the business office to find out why the deposit didn’t come out of the tuition account when she ‘transferred it’ over the phone. (I thought I would be helping because he doesn’t write many checks, and seemed easier to do it over the phone…)</p>
<p>So, why didn’t I call the housing office the next day to see if they got the deposit? Dumb.
Or have him do it.<br>
Dumb.</p>
<p>Well.
I intern at an establishment that requires a badge and a drivers license to enter.
One day I decided to go out to lunch.
Meeting up with a guy, so decided to leave the wallet, as I didn’t want to lose it.
Good job.
My boss had to walk out to the exterior gate and escort me back in. she was thrilled, obviously.</p>
<p>Arriving at a golf tournament and realising that he forgot to bring his clubs? Arrving at the mall (one hour away) and realising that he forgot to put on his shoes? This thread gives me great comfort!!</p>
<p>ucsd ucla dad, every left your wallet on top of a gas pump then driven away and realized 30 miles later your badge was in it? (NOT that I know anyone who has done that …lol)</p>
<p>dke…shoes? Okay you win if you answer this one…was he wearing slippers while driving or barefoot or socks? I MIGHT know someone who drove to a meeting out of town in his slippers. Got their early, realized he had no shoes…had to go and buy some quick.</p>
<p>I’m amazed at how they can be so smart and dumb at the same time. I remember the first time my son used public transportation (not the school bus) to come home from school. He figured out the bus schedule, made the connections, etc. Of course, when he arrived home, he didn’t have his key.</p>