Forgetting your Kids

This is a weird story indeed. The one they forgot is only three! Latest when they were in their seats, they should have noticed that one is missing, especially a little one like that. We constantly count heads to make sure we have all together, especially at an airport. At the gate it would have been all kids through before us to make sure everybody is accounted for. With a mad dash to the gate, I'm sorry, I would have held, probably even carried, my three year old. How on earth could a little one like that keep up with the rest? This is irresponsible. It's not like they even thought the kid was with another group. I guess some people pay less attention than others to their kids. Our neighbors send their two girls (6 and 7) outside by themselves. They are all over the neighborhood. They ask why our kids (just slightly younger) are watched all the time. Apparently their parents make fun of it. Yet, those two girls come over to our house whenever they can to play in the yard. They in their own words feel safer and watched. Just a couple weeks ago, one of them fell hard while riding a bike. She screamed and cried. It wasn't her mom who came out, it was I who had to take care of her. When I brought her home, because I feared she may have a concussion (no helmet!), the mom just shrugged it off, didn't even get off her cell phone, and had her outside again as soon as I went back into my house. The poor girl sat most of the rest of the day holding her head. When I asked her if she felt dizzy, she said her mom said she is fine and that what she felt is not dizziness.... mmmh, some parents care more about themselves...