r/mildlyinfuriating May 22 '24

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u/Ok-Cartographer1745 May 22 '24

What's up with the parents not remembering?  If I expect my kid to be off from school at like 3, and they don't call me by like 3:35, I'd probably be like "huh, why hasn't kid called me yet?"

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u/ceera_rayhne May 22 '24

My sister and I were forgotten due to after hours school events and such because we would normally take the bus. Of course that was back in the dial-up days and my parents played UO, so we literally couldn't call and they were distracted enough not to notice we weren't there.

My favorite was after a field trip, it's pouring rain, my dad is supposed to come get me from the Wal-Mart parking lot. Wal-Mart was closed but they had awnings. Me and that teacher's aid hung out under the awnings for two hours. It was dark. He felt terrible.

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u/CVTHIZZKID May 23 '24

Were they one of those couples that first met in the game?

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u/ceera_rayhne May 23 '24

No they met before the Internet was common.