Ever just had a hunch? Something in your gut said ” I need to say something? I need to DO something?” but didn’t?
That was me before I was a mom.
I was flying home from a blogging conference this fall and a very young mom was sitting in my row but many seats and an aisle over. As soon as she got on the plane ( which was leaving at 7:30pm) with her youg toddler I could tell she was all ready fried. Her son was in that over tired state that others see as energy but moms know better- he didn’t nap and there was little hope for sleep. It wasn’t long before she was struggling.
I leaned way over and mouthed to the man in his 40s sitting next to her ” Ask her if she needs help.”
That’s all it took. He asked , she handed him the baby and chilled while the little man was passed all the way from her to me, and back again over the next 2 hours. We read books, he played with the gentleman next to me’s ipod, and she chilled.
See I flew with my son when he was 8 months old from Florida to San Francisco and the two ladies sitting next to me held him every minute of the trip with the exception of when he was nursing. I was so grateful. I had been sleep deprived for 5 days, since he didn’t adjust well to the time change or the hotel crib, I was much more exhausted than I looked. I needed someone to take him, just so I could breathe. I didn’t forget that. So often we turn our music up, look the other way but when your gut tells you to intervene do it, you may get a middle finger pointed skyward at you but I doubt it.
