On Poetry Daily, Alan Michael Parker has a devastating poem about lost children and ghosts and shame. Here's a quote: "Once when was son was young/I drove off without him..."
Once, in a Seattle Macy's mens clothing department, I lost my son. He was four. I called for him a few times, figuring he was close. But when he didn't respond, I grew increasingly panicked. A few other customers also started looking for him and then, just as an employee was going to issue the store-wide lockdown, I heard my son giggling. He'd hidden beneath one of those circular clothing racks. He thought we were playing hide-and-seek. Terrifying.
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Comments
February 22, 2013 @03:18 pm
My children always behaved so badly in stores I probably should have been the one hiding under the circular clothing rack. I was very tempted to slip out of the store and pretend I had no idea who those 'little brats' belonged to. Alas I was never brave enough to try it. Now I'm a grandmother and have only one grandchild out of five that I can endure shopping with. The rest I leave at home.....
Ava-Marie Platz
Ava-Marie Platz
September 22, 2012 @11:19 am
Once my daughter learned that they'd announce her name over the intercom at Nordstrom Rack, upon entering the store, she'd immediately make a bee line for customer service to tell them she was lost.
So annoying, yet I couldn't bring myself to adequately punish such cunning four year old mischief.
Karlynn
September 10, 2012 @08:35 am
According to my mom, I did the same thing to her at a JC Penney store. Of course, this would have been the late 70's or very early 80's, so it was a very different world back then. After I was found to be safe and sound, I'm sure I got a spanking when I got home. I don't hide in clothing racks anymore. Lesson learned. ;)
Kelley McKay Fuemmeler
