Nina had just accepted a big promotion, which meant a bigger
paycheck, but a longer commute. Luckily, she lived in the city
and commuted out to the suburbs, so she didn’t get stuck in the
crazy traffic that some of her friends had to endure every day.

One morning, she woke up extra early to get ready for an
important staff meeting. Scooting down a side road at over
seventy miles per hour, she noticed flashing lights in her rear
view mirror.

“Ugh,” she grunted. “One week into this job and I’m already
getting a ticket.”

Still too early for many of the gas stations to be open, she
pulled into a lighted space on the side of the road. Under the
lights, she noticed the police car was unmarked. A trooper got
out of the vehicle and paced toward her.

She rolled down the window a little bit as he approached.

“Good morning, ma’am,” he said. “Do you know how fast you were
going through that thirty five mile an hour zone?”

Kim rolled her eyes and said, “I’m sorry, officer, but I don’t
know. How fast do you believe I was going?”

“Let’s not worry about what I think, just yet,” he said. “I’ll
need you to step out of the car, please, ma’am.”

Kim thought it was strange that he hadn’t asked for her license
or registration. And when she took a longer look at him, now that
her eyes were adjusting to the light, she noticed he wasn’t
wearing a uniform.

“Officer, could I just see your identification clearly, please?”
she asked.

“Ma’am, I order you to get out of this car RIGHT NOW,” he
demanded.

Kim observed that he looked far too unkempt to be a real police
officer. At the same moment, the man tried to reach in through
Kim’s car window. She reached up for her visor and pulled down
her emergency canister of pepper spray.

Aiming right through the crack in the window, she nailed her
attacker right in the eyes. As he stumbled into the road, she
started up her car and sped up the highway. She found an open gas
station a few miles up the road, where she called police.

They found her attacker stumbling through the woods not far from
where Kim left him. It turns out he had been preying on women in
the early morning hours for months, but hadn’t been caught. Kim
not only saved herself, she helped put a dangerous man behind
bars.

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Holiday shopping is a battle where no excuses are

made for age or gender. Malls can be a hazardous

place during the season of giving because no one’s

interested in giving way; everyone’s too busy

taking, paying, and running instead. Use the tips

below to keep your kid safe while you fight for

your rights to spend your money.

Leave Your Kid at Home
Why bring your kids with you in the first place?

Why expose them to the dangers of holiday shopping

when there’s no need to? Let them keep their

innocence a little while longer; prevent them from

realizing that adults can be terribly impolite,

selfish, and a lot more bad things when they’re

after the last items on sale.

If necessary, ask a friend or neighbor to come

over and keep an eye on your children. Hire a

babysitter. Indeed, the best way to keep kids safe

while holiday shopping is not to bring them with

you.

Stick Close Like Glue
Now, if there’s an imperative need to have your

children with you while holiday shopping then rule

#1 must be to have them stick to you like glue.

There are safety cords, for instance, that you can

clasp around your child’s wrist to prevent him

from accidentally – or deliberately, because you

never know with kids -straying.

Prepare and Be Prepared
Equip your child with a name card complete with

your contact details and a message requesting for

assistance. If possible, teach your child how to

contact you by phone if he does get lost. Teach

him where the paging booth is and how to ask for

help. Last but not the least, choose a place easy

to find as your pre-selected spot to meet in case

you and your child get separated.

Of course, getting lost isn’t only the possible

emergency that could occur when you’re doing your

holiday shopping with your kid. He could get an

asthma attack while you’re in Aisle 5. Or he could

suddenly get hungry while you’re next in line at

the cashier. You need to be prepared for these

things, as well.

Don’t Expect, Don’t Assume
Never leave your kid unattended. Don’t turn away

even just for a second and expect him to be at the

same place you left him. Such risks are too great

to take. If he has to pee, go with him and vice

versa.

Keeping your child safe while holiday shopping can

be a trial, but then again, why let the holidays

be a barrier to family bonding if you can help it?