Remember....

Remember when your baby had feet so small that you could hold both feet in your fingertips of one hand (while holding the binky inn the other no less!)? Time flies quickly! My new nephew brought me wonderful memories of my babies (11 & 12 now) as babies. I never thought I wanted them to grow any older, but each stage was even better than the last.

I was going to write a post with details about a really scary thing that happened last night, but writing about it upset me. Let me just say, hug your kids and remind them about trusting their instincts. My kids had a bad feeling and attempted to remove themselves from a stranger who approached them too quickly and who nearly followed them into the house. I happened upon the situation at just the right time. Intentions do not appear to have been good - the stranger wouldn't respond to me and fled the scene. My kids are fine. The police have not found the man who would not respond to me when I called to him and asked him what I could help him with.

Please remind your kids to call 911 EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT SURE. Remind them to slam the door and that it is okay to be rude to a stranger asking for directions. Remind them to trust and listen to the voice in their hearts when they feel scared. The police would rather investigate a false alarm than something far worse. I'm grateful that is what they told my babies. Again, my kids are okay. We are grateful to have good guardian angels watching over us here. (Thanks Mom!!)

I am grateful we are okay, but I feel violated and unsafe. My doors are locked. I no longer feel safe in my neighborhood. My neighbors have been alerted and everyone is watchful.

Please hug your babies no matter their age and remind them about strangers...............