As end of term approaches the kids and I were looking back over the highs and lows of the last school year. One incident stood out. World book day. I sent my daughter in wearing a bonnet and an empire line dress - take your pick of the Bennet sisters - but my son (14 and autistic) loves the Simpsons so with a yellow swim hat, some face paint, a shirt, jeans and a cushion, he made a fabulous Homer. That night they came home keen to talk about their day. DD quite happy, DS less so. Turned out my son's book day at school was the following week. He got off the bus that morning, well, you can imagine. Because he is the first to be picked up in the morning I hadn't noticed anything was wrong. I asked him what they said, and he replied "Mrs X said, 'Don't worry, we can wash it off"...."
By way of footnote we did turn disaster into triumph the following week when he reprised his role and came back with first prize, but both kids have spent the afternoon revisiting - I suspect this is a maternal gaffe never to be forgiven or forgotten.
AIBU?
To ask, what's the worst parental mistake you have made in good faith?
Havingitall · 26/06/2016 18:22
Not me but my mum sent me to school with flowers, card and chocolate as she thought my teacher was leaving. Turns out that she was only taking the day off for a funeral. She was very 
and I was mortified.
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After dd1 had a spectacular fall at the farm. She scraped all her face near her eye, all swelled up etc.
Went to the pharmacy for cream who suggested docs as she'd fallen in a working farm yard and just check nothing got in her eye. Good plan me thinks but I hope they don't think I'm making a fuss so book to squeeze in with the nurse.
On seeing dd1 first thing she says is 'I'll just get the doc so he can check she's not broken her eye socket or cheek bone' 
it hadn't even crossed my mind!
My DS took a Holly shaped cutter to school for cookery. As I didn't want him to lose it, I told him it was solid silver and very expensive. He still talks about it now and he's 20 
Stopping my daughter from opening the car door into the car next to us I underestimated the voluptuousness of my bosom and smacked ds' forehead into our car door. Huge bruise to his forehead, reparations in the form of lots of cuddles and sweets and a red-faced explanation to his teacher following the incident .
Oh, my attempt at conceiling my identity resulted in a sex change for my child. Note to self: use dc next time!
I'm currently pregnant with DC1 so nothing to add yet- I'm sure I will have loads though!
My Mum made me walk home from Brownies with a sprained ankle once. My Grandad made my Aunt walk 2 miles home with a broken ankle when she was a child
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Banned guns, gum and cola. He is now completely obsessed with all three, and fantasises about getting a job so he can buy himself some. 
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