Scary, Then Sweet
I nearly lost Natalie in Marshall’s this morning. That is to say, I couldn’t find her for what seemed like an eternity, but was probably no longer than 3 minutes. One second, she was right there, playing with a toy on display, and the next she was no where in sight. I quickly looked up and down all the aisles near me in either direction, all the while calling, “Natalie?? NATALIE!! NATALIE??” A couple of women around me understood the situation and started looking too. I was starting to seriously panic and just at the point where I was going to run to front and ask the management for a Code Adam Alert, one of the other women found her.
By the time I got to her, we were both visibly upset, shaking, and near tears. I gave Natalie probably the tightest hug she’s ever gotten. She looked at me and said in a very sad and scared voice, “I wanted to be where someone loved me best of all.”
If she only knew….
Oh, and I’m breaking out the leash again.
I think Natalie’s response is extraordinary–that she used a quote from a book to express just how she much have been feeling. I feel for you both. Love, Meema
you should ask mom what I put her through………I was always running off or hiding inside of a circular clothes rack. it’s a good thing those Wachs genes make for strong hearts……!
Just what I was thinking– a leash. Sounds weird, but it’s just the crazy world we live in– you can’t help but think horrible things pretty much instantly– and no toddler in history couldn’t disappear in an instant. Just the thought of what you must have been feeling for that, yes, eternity, takes the breath away. Love to you all!