So this little seven or eight-year old boy is somehow left on the subway platform while the rest of his party is whisked away by the uptown F train. I would guess by his look and his dress that he’s visiting from out of state or maybe the suburbs. I have seen this once before, over 20 years ago, but in reverse- I was inside the car with the child while his desperate mother and sister were left outside banging on the window as the train pulled away. It’s all quite gut-wrenching to watch and everyone always freezes for a second in disbelief.
And then the moms come.
I don’t know if they all have children of their own but it seems like every female in a ten-foot radius takes cues from a strong maternal instinct to step towards the little-lost soul. Whoever gets there first gets down on the child’s level and OPENS THEMSELVES UP. Everyone, including the child, is focused on this one person who is going to make it okay. We are all going to be just fine. This will all sort out and this kind woman who stepped forward will somehow make sure of it.
But wait. Who is this person? The women who are a fraction too slow, or a few feet further away, or not as nimble to crouch so low lean in a bit to listen and assess. There is healthy skepticism. Because the woman consoling the child is a stranger. She has not been elected and there has been no conference about what to do ahead of time. So they all wait to make sure that even though she means well, she is capable.
Convinced, some eventually back off to give the child some room to breathe. In the end, there will be just a few surrogates who remain. And another two who agree to go together to alert the authorities. I imagine they go as a pair so that each can hold the other accountable for following through. Our hero, the one who is in charge of keeping the child calm, will eventually glance around to make eye contact with the team and then there is nothing to do but wait.
And watch.
Because from whom are we all working together to protect the child if not each other? A healthy set of checks and balances, I think. It really does take a village.
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This moved me to tears. Beautifully observed, eloquently shared. Love
Omg beautiful! So did he find his family??
I didn’t stick around in either incident. I had to trust the moms. 🙂
When Ry was little I used to tell him if we ever got separated to find a mom to ask for help. But I didn’t think about what if it’s not a safe mom or what if there aren’t any moms. I think this team work was excellent. I’m so glad people stepped up because it made me so sad to think of this kid if no one had, would he know what to do?
And I love your voice. It makes me see what you saw.
Beautiful. Made me cry. Glad he got the help he needed.
Love this entry, Eileen. Your witness to the incident takes us all along with you.
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