Lost and Found at the Autozone park!

Being a mother to a hyper active kid for 3 years , I should've known better to either carry the son in one of those leashes or to stick labels with our details all over his shirt, when outside among million people.

On one Saturday evening , we were at the AutoZone park more for food , fun and fireworks than for the baseball game. The stadium was packed to say the least and there were about a million kids with half of them wearing the same colored outfits.

I had my eyes firm on my energy ball aka Aarush and traced him down and /or followed him to wherever he wanted to go. My energy levels like any iron-deficient woman required a refill and I rested for not more than 5 minutes thinking he was well under my radar.
I turn my head to talk to a friend for a split second and the boy disappears. I went to the play area where he was playing and couldn't find him, I searched around still no sight of him. The panic mode began then and I asked my friends for help and nobody could find him. All those vicious criminal stories about kids being kidnapped flashed in my mind and was terrified. I called Kiran but couldn't reach him. I searched some more and more. Kiran called me back and I spilled the missing son story, he said 'Aarush is with him'. I thanked all stars, planets, gods and goddesses (of all religions, if I may add)!

The story goes like this. So the boy felt he is man enough to checkout the 1000 acre park and 'kept going like he is on a mission' is what the eyewitness told me;) The nice couple who saw this boy with a mission followed him to figure out his mission told the security and very luckily Aarush spotted Kiran who was at the gate entrance at that same time. He was there to receive some friends.

I know I shouldn't be saying "don't you know you should never leave mommy and go by yourself like that" to a 3 year old, but did it anyway!

I told the couple I want to do the sashtanga namaskaram, but they passed on the chance!

Lessons learnt: Get Leash, Labels and Iron supplements!


P.S: I am able to add humor to the post now because of how the episode ended but i can't even imagine how it would've been if things ended up otherwise. Thank you God!!!

P.S.S In the entire episode my gut feel said ' you can't get rid of your nagging mom so soon son'!