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Verbally assaulted at the park today

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in April 2013 Moms
So I had plans to meet a local bumpie at a park downtown this afternoon. This would be the first time we would be meeting each other, as well as our LOs, and I was really excited to meet another mommy! All morning, I kept having these random thoughts in my head, "is it ok to go alone?" "What if something bad happens?" "Will LO and I be safe?" Then I would shrug it off, thinking I was being silly. Turns out a mothers gut instinct should never be ignored.....anyway, the meeting at the park feel thru because we are terrible planners, but I went on to the park by myself anyway. There were many families around so I never had those unsafe feelings again. We were having fun, swinging, and taking pics. I suddenly realized I was alone, and the other two families had wandered off. I was sitting on the ground so I could get better pics of LO on the swing, when it heard something behind me. When I turned, I saw something white being thrown in my direction. It landed about 5 feet from me. It was a lighter. Then I saw a man, wearing black, baggy clothes, hiding in the trees about 20 feet away. As soon as I saw him I heard him say, "what are you looking at, white cracker b*tch?" Then he started walking towards me and my heart started pounding. Remember...I am sitting on the ground, vulnerable, baby in swing, stroller with wallet, keys, etc next to me. I wanted to jump up, grab baby, and run, but I was afraid. He came over to wear the lighter was, and bent over to pick it up. He was now 5 feet from me, still cursing and threatening me. He said "ain't nobody talking to you, f*ckin b*tch" and before I could stop myself, I said "and nobody's talking to you either!" As soon as I said it I was horrified that I opened my mouth, thinking I had irritated him and that he was going to hurt us. He continued to swear, grabbed the lighter, and walked off. I just sat there as I heard him walk away. When I was sure he was gone, I jumped up, grabbed LO and literally ran to the car. By the time I got in, locked the doors, I was shaking and crying. God...that could have gone much much worse. If I had been alone, I might not have been so shaken up, but having LO with me made it worse. To add insult to injury, I was so upset that I forgot to strap him into his car seat and drove all the way home with him unbuckled.
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