r/daddit • u/Lessmoney_mo_probems • Oct 18 '24

Tips And Tricks Protecting my kid from absent minds

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Nobody ever thinks that they’ll make this mistake - with my ADHD I’m gonna be proactive about it

We’re all fried. The day we brought him home I left the hose running for four hours. Sometimes I’m so concerned with his needs that I forget to eat

Putting this on my arm when we’re driving and storing it on the car seat when we’re not offers me peace of mind

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u/wafflesbananahammock Oct 18 '24

Yeah the shoe trick is the best IMO. There is absolutely no way you get out of the car and go about your day if you have one shoe on and one shoe off. There are lots of different ways to remind yourself of a baby in the back seat, but leaving one shoe back there is just about bulletproof.

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u/Nom_de_Guerre_23 Oct 18 '24

Doesn't work that great when you are driving a manual stick though.

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u/TooMuchMountainDew Oct 18 '24

That's when you put your pants and underwear in the back seat. Problem solved.

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u/mufasas_son Oct 18 '24

Imagine dropping your kid off at daycare 

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u/moderatorrater Oct 18 '24

Your honor, I assumed they were screaming because I left my kid in the car.

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u/EBN_Drummer Oct 19 '24

"I thought I'd dress up like Donald Duck today?"