...your daughter follows her strong-willed friend right into traffic? I had a near-miss today, and boy! was I mad! My daughter NEVER crosses a parking lot or street without me. She is five, and she knows the dangers associated with crossing without looking first. But today we were walking with her friend from kindergarten. They took off, running down the street without listening to my warnings. By the time I caught up with them, they had run into the kindergarten after crossing a parking lot after I told them twice not to. I was LIVID!!!! I tried hard to keep my cool. With as few words as possible, I let them know how I felt about their decision not to listen. It was awkward as the other parents dropped off their kids. They paid more attention to my anger than to the children's mistake. It was embarrassing and uncool, and all I could do was walk away and calm down. I am still not calm, and I am worried I will blow up at them when I see them both this afternoon.
What's a mother to do?
