• tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I went to a job interview yesterday. It finished at 4 and I didn’t get home until 6. In that time my girlfriend and mother in law picked up the kids from childcare.

    They let the kids be unrestrained in the car park, so one of my boys decides to run off. The MIL is chasing him, hysterical. She has a bad knee so she can’t run. My girlfriend was putting the other boy in the car so she couldn’t respond straight away. God, what if something happened.

    I usually handle pickup because I work from home, and this had never happened to me. I know we’d make things work if I need to fund another job but I still just don’t know what we’ll do if things don’t work out today.

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        2 months ago

        The boys know to stop at a road when crossing. I think we’ll need to teach them carparks count as the road

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        2 months ago

        I remember running across the road (a quiet street) of my kindergarten as a four or five year old. I got scolded quite harshly and felt incredibly guilty.

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      2 months ago

      Car parks are scary places with kids. Having my own changed the way I traverse carparks forever. Thankfully everything was okay, lessons were hopefully learned and systems put into place for next time.