my youngest daughter and I had an experience that really shook me up
(both of us, actually), and I wanted to share it with you. We were
walking to the library together, and she was holding my hand and trying
to pull me into telephone poles and whatnot as we walked, which is a
silly game that she enjoys. Suddenly a police car pulled up beside us,
lights on and everything. The cop gets out of his car, says “Sir, please
step away from the child,” then proceeds to crouch down and ask her if
“everything is okay.”