Mercy Me
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Today was busy. I had a doctor's appointment at 11am. One of the ladies in the baby sitting co-op was going to watch him. I got out of my car and almost got blown halfway back to Germany by the wind. The wind out at MHS is unreal. It gives the AV a serious run for its money. I hate it. There were dark clouds mixed in with sun. I took Ryan out of the car seat and walked over to the apartment. There was a very friendly, petite black kitty that desperately wanted inside. I rang the doorbell, but there was no answer. Turns out I had the wrong apartment. Oops. Luckily, the right one was only two doors down.
Ryan seemed to have a good time while I was at my appointment (which went well). It is a relief to know people who can watch him. Hourly care at the CDC is almost always full. I prefer to leave him in a home anyway.
After my appointment, we had the WIC appointment. After that, Ryan and I went to the commissary. On the way home, something very scary happened. A car came into my lane while passing a line of cars and a big truck. This car was coming fast and there was no way he was going to make it before I got there. I actually had to bring my car to a complete stop on the road, and the other car barely made it back in his lane. The only options I would have had would have been to be run off the road, or to throw it in reverse and hope no one was coming. It's a busy thoroughfare, only two lanes, curvy and rolling, and locals tend to speed. After I recovered from the shock of nearly being in a head on collision, I was PISSED OFF. How dare some jerk drive like that, thoughtlessly endangering me and my son? It's occurred to me before, but I was reminded that our lives are at eachother's mercy every day, multiple times a day. Every time we get in a car, we are trusting other people not to crash into us. Every time we step into a crosswalk, it's the same thing. We trust total strangers with our lives every day. Sobering thought.
To take it ever further, we trust people like bus drivers, taxi drivers, and pilots. Doctors, pharmacists. We trust that the person walking past us on the street won't stop and mug us, or pick our pockets. It's crazy. In some ways all we have keeping us safe and holding society together is trust in total strangers. We trust that those around us will conform to certain accepted behaviors. We trust that the people around us can adequately operate their vehicles, or perform their jobs.
I hope wherever that jerk today was going, it was worth risking my life and Ryan's, because that's what that man did.