New York Minute 79 - Crosswalk Defiance

At 6:15 on Sunday evening, I watched with amazement as a well-dressed three-year-old marched across the street quite confidently all by himself. To his credit, he was in the crosswalk, he had the green light and the right of way, and the traffic had already come to a full stop. 

This act did not please his mother, who screamed desperately at the lad from half a block away. “Stop! Wait! You do not cross without me!”

Eventually, the terrified mother appeared, a petite, nicely dressed woman pushing a stroller with one arm and carrying a toddler in the other. She hustled across the street just before the light changed and scolded the boy aggressively. 

“You NEVER cross the street without holding my hand! Do you HEAR me?”

Undaunted, the boy explained calmly that the sign had indicated that it was safe to cross. Let’s hope that they all made it to where they were going without further incident.

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