I Forgot to Send My Child to the Nanny
When I wake up in the morning, I complete what I have to do without even thinking, including changing clothes, putting on socks, finding my backpack, and grabbing my breakfast. My wife gives me our toddler and I settle him in his safety seat before starting the engine and setting off for work. Every weekday morning passes just like this.
Everything was as usual this morning. However, when I was approaching the nanny’s, my eyes suddenly glazed over even though I was still looking at the front. My mind turned blank, and I kept driving like in a parallel universe. My toddler’s moaning brought me back five minutes after I had driven past the nanny’s. An illegal U-turn at a traffic light sent me back there . I was late for work today.
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I Forgot to Send My Child to the Nanny
When I wake up in the morning, I complete what I have to do without even thinking, including changing clothes, putting on socks, finding my backpack, and grabbing my breakfast. My wife gives me our toddler and I settle him in his safety seat before starting the engine and setting off for work. Every weekday morning passes just like this.
Everything was as usual this morning. However, when I was approaching the nanny’s, my eyes suddenly glazed over even though I was still looking ahead at the front. My mind turned blank, and I kept driving like as if* in a parallel universe. My toddler’s moaning brought me back five minutes after I had driven past the nanny’s. An illegal U-turn at a traffic light sent got me back there (better, e.g.: I had to make an illegal U-turn at a traffic light to go back"). I was late for work today.
* "like" is for a simple comparison with a noun (I look like a doctor). "as if" is more complex and used before a clause/verb phrase.
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When I wake up in the morning, without even thinking I put on my clothes and socks, find my backpack, and grab breakfast. My wife gives me our toddler and I put (or “strap”) him into his safety seat before starting the engine and setting off for work. Every weekday morning passes (or “goes by”) just like this. (or “…morning is pretty much the same.”)
Everything was going as usual this morning. (or “This morning everything was going like normal.”) However, when I was approaching the nanny’s, my eyes suddenly glazed over even though I was still looking ahead. My mind turned blank, and I kept driving like I was in a parallel universe. My toddler’s moaning (or “cooing”) brought me back five minutes (can also insert “later” right here) after I had driven (or “…had already driven…”) past the nanny’s. I made an illegal U-turn at a traffic light and went back (or “…and headed back to the nanny’s”). I was late for work today. (or “Needless to say, I was late for work today.”)
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I Forgot to Send My Child to the Nanny
(This is fine, but "I Forgot to Drop My Child Off at the Nanny's House" sounds more natural to me. I don't think "Send" is the best word choice here since you drove him there yourself. Also, depending on what "the Nanny" is, it might be better to say "I Forgot to Drop My Child Off at Daycare")
When I wake up in the morning, I complete do what I have to do without even thinking, including changing clothes, putting on socks getting dressed, finding my backpack, and grabbing my breakfast. My wife gives me our toddler and I settle him into his safety seat (I usually hear this referred to as a "booster seat") before starting the engine and setting off for work. Every weekday morning passes just like this.
Everything was going as usual this morning. However, when I was approaching the nanny’s, my eyes suddenly glazed over even though I was still looking ahead at the front (I would delete this). My mind turned blank, and I kept driving like I was in a parallel universe. My toddler’s moaning ("moaning" makes it sound like he was upset or hurt. If we was happy you might say "babbling" or "cooing") brought me back (or "snapped me out of it") five minutes after I had driven past the nanny’s. An illegal U-turn at a traffic light sent me back there, and I dropped him off. I was late for work today.
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