Mother of the Year

I won't be winning any awards today.  While I was busy trying to take pictures of Ivy on our walk today, some woman saved Scarlett's life.  We were on a 30 foot foot-bridge that has a ramp up and a ramp down.  I was taking pictures of Ivy while Scarlett hung out in the stroller and all of a sudden, this woman rushes past me.  I look up and she has stopped the stroller from flying down the other side of the bridge.  I ran over and thanked her profusely and she gave me the "oh my God you are the worst mother ever!" look.  I was horribly ashamed and gathered up my kids and walked quickly away, the whole time the woman and her companion glaring at me.

Yikes.  Please don't call CPS.

The good news is that the pictures turned out well.

Comments

[Alice]

We all have near-misses. She should not be giving you dirty looks. What counts is that everyone is OK. :(

[Laura]

What a horrible response to have to deal with after such a scare. I have 2 smalls one, 16 months apart, and this is a constant fear and issue for me--and it can happen so easily. She had no business glaring at you. Thank goodness everything turned out ok. And the pics are adorable.