How often do we get to be heroes or heroines in our children’s lives? And what does it take to attain that status?

Well in my case a screw up caused by absent mindedness and distraction elevated me to that status. Ella and I drove to a play date and when we arrived at our destination I decided to leave the keys in the car. My friend lives on a farm and there is no danger of a car being heisted from her yard. I took the keys out of the ignition and placed them in the consul. Then I jumped out of the car and went around to retrieve Ella from her car seat.

When I pulled on the door handle it didn’t budge. I pulled again, but no luck - I had locked my daughter in the car. This had never happened to me before and I could have kicked myself.