First a warning. I know when people tell me scary, horrible things that have happened to their kids it freaks me out. I will think of it happening to my girls and I can't stop till I become a paranoid freak. If this is you, please don't read this.
Anyone with kids knows how much they love wearing their parents things. This is especially true of little girls with their mother's clothes. Ari is no exception. She loves my shoes, dresses, shirts. Even my bras. Her latest article of mine is my black scarf. It is a scarf fit for a princess. It is sheer and gauzy with fringe at the end. And it is long. So very, very long. Today we were heading over to a friends house. She asked if she could wear it. I saw no problem with this. Told her to be careful on the stairs as it was trailing on the floor and I didn't want her to slip. Also we had the car today, not the van. We start getting loaded into the car. Ari has finally reached the age where she can not only buckle herself in, but she can shut the car door also. So she does her thing while I get Kira in. I look over and see that she is buckled up and away we go.
So get over to our friends house and I go to pull up to the curb. I pull to far forward and I start to reverse. Next thing I hear is Ari crying in the back seat. I look back and ask her what's wrong "It's pulling on me." It looks as though she is pointing to the seat belt. I figure the locking mechanism got activated and start to reverse some more. Now I hear an even louder scream. I look back and she is bent sideways sobbing. There is nothing but fear in her eyes. My mom instincts kick in. I immediately stop, put on the parking break. I don't even put it in neutral, just let my foot off the clutch. I jump out of the car (which is still sticking out into the street) and run around to Ari's side. Before I open the door I see it. I see that beautiful scarf she is in love with. The one wrapped around her neck. I see it starting to get wrapped into the wheel well of the back tire. My heart stopped. I threw open the door, and pulled it off of her and the tire. I grabbed her and just held her there. She was crying so hard. I just sat there holding her. All I was imagining that in the 5 mile drive there, what if it had gotten tangled sooner. When I was going 35 miles an hour and not just a couple inches. What if, what if, what if....
We are home now. She is happily eating a hotdog and watching Fern Gully. I just keep looking at her. She doesn't even know that I almost lost her today. There is a horrible looking red mark around her neck from the scarf. That scarf. It is sitting on the floor boards of the car. I told her she wasn't allowed to wear it anymore. I will probably throw it away. I don't think I can ever wear it again. Hell, might even burn it in the fire place. *sigh* what if...
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Why I don't wanna live on this planet anymore
The current generation of youth scare the hell out of me. And I think when they get old enough to actually be in charge of things, I may just kill myself. Here are my top 10 reasons why.
1. They think Justin Bieber is actually a good musician (this alone is enough to make me weep each night for the fate of the world)
2. That when asked a very important question through email, text, or FB you get the resulting IDK LOL!!! as an answer...
3. That young girls think that acting obnoxiously stupid is an attractive quality, and that it actually is, is very, very scary and sad.
4. That their relationship status changes at least once a week, and it always is either "I am so in love!!!!" or "My heart is broken but I won't become hard to this world"
5. They can't spell even simple words. And when this is pointed out to them they laugh it off (please refer to item number 3. This seems to explain it)
6. They all seem to think that they have the worst lives that ever existed and that no body has ever suffered like they have. Usually this is announced when something happens along the lines of "Got in trouble for not doing something I was suppose to" "Phone broke" "I was completely irresponsible and stupid but I still don't see why I have I have to suffer the consequences for it"
7. They have an obsession with name brand things. They will complain they are broke, poor, and can't pay their bills but then will proudly show off one item that probably cost more than my electric bill, just because it is a certain brand.
8. They show no interest in learning about things older than them. They have the entire internet at their finger tips, but when you reference something from before they are born, they say something along the lines of "Well how am I suppose to know that, I wasn't born yet"
9. They will add "LOL" to the end of the last statement.
10. Each and every young person I know that reads this will assume I am talking specifically about them. But instead of maybe taking some of it to heart, they will become extremely offended and think I am a horrible mean hearted person.
1. They think Justin Bieber is actually a good musician (this alone is enough to make me weep each night for the fate of the world)
2. That when asked a very important question through email, text, or FB you get the resulting IDK LOL!!! as an answer...
3. That young girls think that acting obnoxiously stupid is an attractive quality, and that it actually is, is very, very scary and sad.
4. That their relationship status changes at least once a week, and it always is either "I am so in love!!!!" or "My heart is broken but I won't become hard to this world"
5. They can't spell even simple words. And when this is pointed out to them they laugh it off (please refer to item number 3. This seems to explain it)
6. They all seem to think that they have the worst lives that ever existed and that no body has ever suffered like they have. Usually this is announced when something happens along the lines of "Got in trouble for not doing something I was suppose to" "Phone broke" "I was completely irresponsible and stupid but I still don't see why I have I have to suffer the consequences for it"
7. They have an obsession with name brand things. They will complain they are broke, poor, and can't pay their bills but then will proudly show off one item that probably cost more than my electric bill, just because it is a certain brand.
8. They show no interest in learning about things older than them. They have the entire internet at their finger tips, but when you reference something from before they are born, they say something along the lines of "Well how am I suppose to know that, I wasn't born yet"
9. They will add "LOL" to the end of the last statement.
10. Each and every young person I know that reads this will assume I am talking specifically about them. But instead of maybe taking some of it to heart, they will become extremely offended and think I am a horrible mean hearted person.
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