My wife and I were listening to a song made famous by the Classics Four, "Spooky." A key line goes "Love is kind of crazy with a spooky little girl like you." The song made us segue to the movie "Play Misty for me" with Clint Eastwood and Jessica Walter.
Eastwood played a popular DJ with Walter being a zealous fan and stalker, that he sleeps with before knowing such. In one of the scariest moments in movie history, Eastwood's character awakens to find Walter's character standing beside his bed with a moon-shimmering knife over him ready to plunge. Yikes.
Horror movies are scary, but some of their scary moments would never happen in real life or very rarely happen. I fully understand evil exists and these moments do happen, but not as often as in the movies.
I have shared before about a movie called "The Kiss," where an invasive mind controlling parasite is passed to its next host by a kiss. Yet, the scariest thing that happens occurs at the outset. The wife and mother is messing with the faulty toaster when milk is spilled on the floor. She steps in the milk and is electrocuted in front of her family that can do nothing. No Public Service Announcement can illustrate safety better than that scene.
Yet, the more common scary scenes are terrifying for parents. Losing your child in a public place is the worst. Time seems like it lasts forever. Twenty seconds seems like several minutes.
When your child gets hurt is another. They tend to be very durable, but broken bones, sprains, bruises, et al happen. But, the moments you wait to find out how bad are also elongated. A child falling from a tree. A child stumbling into a table or door frame can cause pain for both the child and parent.
Getting very sick is another. These are the times parents pray. We need help for all to make it through things.
I mention these scary things, as they happen every day to someone. Some parent(s) are dealing with these things right now. Other scary things are happening in the world which deserve our attention. But, let's hug our kids, keep them fed and housed and do our best. And, let's help others who are not so lucky.
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