I went to visit my sister Linda and brother-in-law in London to meet my new niece Becca just after she was born. We went shopping one day on Kings Road with Becca in the stroller. We had been in and out of stores and were going to get a coffee when I looked at the top of the stroller. I said, “Oh I didn’t know you bought that!” Linda looked down and saw that she had put a sweater down and forgotten about it and walked out of Marks & Spencer’s without realizing. Mortified, she raced back to the store to return it. Me, being a younger sister and clueless to the absolutely real effects of baby brain, teased her about the event.
Fast forward to my own strollers and shopping with little ones and I can tell you that has happened many, many times to me too. I’m glad my sister is forgiving (that’s what big sisters do) and doesn’t rub it in my face too much that I now forget things all the time. You can’t ever understand what another is truly feeling or going through, but you can always put aside judgement.
Perspectively Yours 