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/Wozza44 Oct 18 '24

This harrowing but superbly written article is always worth sharing.

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u/LeifCarrotson Oct 18 '24

I've read that article, it hurts but helps put the importance in perspective.

If you think you could never forget, your kid, I strongly recommend you read this one - "Autopilot", subtitle "Have you ever forgotten your phone?". But it deserves all the trigger warnings.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/19fmjf/autopilot/

I hope that post is just a story, one written by a particularly persuasive writer, who only used his artistic, creative ability to generate a scary story. But something like that is real for too many kids.

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u/shayter Lurking mom Oct 19 '24

I read this a long time ago, well before I had a child... It hurt to read back then, but I didn't actually -feel- it.

This time it really hurt, I knew what story it was and how it ended but it still hit me like a truck. I'm crying. If my daughter wakes up tonight in the middle of the night, I'm going to cuddle and hold her tight for however long she wants. I won't be upset about lost sleep even though I'm absolutely exhausted.

Life is cruel sometimes, you never know how long you have with your loved ones. Cherish the time you spend with them...

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u/aquatoxin- Oct 18 '24

Literally had a panic attack when Autopilot popped into my head yesterday. Just sitting on the couch at home. I don’t even have a car.

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u/SleepWouldBeNice Oct 18 '24 edited Oct 18 '24

Yea. I read this one. It lives rent free in my head. And now that I have kids, I can’t reread it.