I forgot to pick up my kids from school today. OMG.

The school principal had to call me, and as soon as I recognized it was her, I panicked inside. What’s happened to my children?? Then she asked, “Are you picking up the kids today?”

I go, “What! What time is it??” Bolting up from the chair at my desk. I was in a middle of an online seminar.

It was early dismissal today. I totally forgot. And my husband was at a work thing, so I only had my mom’s brain to remember the kids.

Good thing we live close by. I was only 15 minutes late from the time they were let out. But no one else was around. All the kids and parents were gone. Mine looked pretty depressed walking to my car at the curb where I had stopped.

“I’m so sorry!” I yelled, half-laughing, out the passenger window when they got close. “How could I forget you, my little monsters?!”

I got a bit of a smile from them after that. These kids can’t stay mad at me for long, especially when I said we’d get ice cream later. I just had to get back to my call first.

I never did get around to keeping my promise about the damn ice cream today. But I know it will be remembered tomorrow. These kids, unlike me, don’t forget anything!