Yes, it happens. I set some bacon on fire because I forgot about it when I got distracted. My wife set a jacket potato on fire because she got distracted. It happens to normal people.
> As a parent... probably consider therapy
I know who sounds like they should be in therapy, and it's not the kids.
I’m with the GP. People get distracted no doubt. It’s normal. But I think the comment was about what the GP would do if put in a similar situation. If one continues to get distracted while doing something potentially dangerous, for example cooking bacon, and it happens frequently, looking at the root cause of the distraction is probably warranted.
The root cause is kids get distracted. So do adults. You learn from your mistakes, avoid distractions, and get some smoke alarms. Even then, these things happen. It's life.
Based on my personal view, this is a case of addictive personality, caused by parent's poor education. I imagine the parents placing her in front of screens for her entire childhood, in order to babysit her. This is a long shot, but it's an educated guess.