Last month we went to the ice festival on the Loop, it was fun. A bit too far spread out and of course the hottest day of the winter. Ice Sculptures are resilient. I was surprised at how long they lasted. We had fun.

The thing I wanted to write about (again) is a situation that happened at a local comic store. We entered because my grandson thought there were toys, but what we found were amazing local artists drawing anything we asked. Ami of course asked for an Iron Man.
We had to stand for a while but, the thing that amazed me was a parent that came in with about 3 children. One child was very interested in the drawing going on and nudged his way to stand in front of me, next to Ami. The mother looked and then walked away….not just a few steps, she literally a few 10’s of feet all the way to the end of the store. My mouth stood open. I watched her, as she did not look up once in the 5-10 minutes she was gone.

Now, I know I’m a good person, I would not have allowed anything to happen to this young man. His age I am guessing around 6 or 7. But she did not know me and in that 5/10 minute spam I could have easily left the place with him and in the crowds outside, she’d never find him. My mind was full of thoughts of what could have happened, as she stood so far away, oblivious to the fact he was there and looking at comic books.

I took this picture to actually share with you as I thought, here we go again, child abduction 101 blog post.

Lisa Nikole Photography

I am amazed at the people in this world who are so trusting. Maybe I look like a grandmother and trusting but I am very sure there are people out there that appear trusting and are not.
People, your children are precious….