Scary Life Lesson

Chloe gave us quite a scare on Thursday after school.  She was crossing the street in front of our house coming from the neighbors house back to ours and was hit by an SUV.  She was thrown out of her shoes and broke the strap on her backpack.  She must have had a guardian angel with her because she was able to walk away with only road rash, bruises, and a concussion.  There are no words that can describe the horror of hearing "your child has been hit by a car".  I am so glad that Bryan was out there when it happened.  He was able to get to her quickly, keep her still, and calm her down until the paramedics arrived.  I, on the other hand, was a nervous wreck. 

When something like this happens, it reminds you of how precious life can be.  It was a wake up call to me that no matter how many times you remind your child to look both ways before crossing the street it is never enough.  However, as a parent there are going to be times when you have to watch your child learn a lesson the hard way.  After two days of sleeping, crying, fever, and throwing up she is over the worst of it and will be extra diligent when crossing the street.  While it was hard to capture everything on camera, here are a few that Chloe can look back on to remind her of a hard lesson learned.