What do you do if you forgot to light Shabbat candles?

what do you do if you forgot to light the shabas candles if you forgot to light the shabus candles there's really nothing you can do about it on shabas what you do in such a case happens the following Friday and every Friday thereafter you have to light an extra candle in addition to all your regular candles if you normally light two you now have to light three if you normally light seven one for every member of your family you now have to light eight this is done as a constant reminder to be more careful with the honor of chabus if it presents a financial burden the extra candle can be waved in our society however an extra candle is not particularly burdensome it should be noted that the extra candle is only required if the woman forgot if she was prevented by circumstances Beyond her control such as by a hospital stay or her car breaking down on the highway then the extra candle is not imposed