Worst Nightmare

I don't know about any of you, buy one of my worst nightmares is having something bad happen to my children or if I hurt anyone else. Last night I faced this nightmare. As I pulled into the parking lot at my gym I saw a flash of white out of the corner of my eye and I heard two women screaming stop. Surprised I slammed on the brake and stopped the car. Honestly, I had no idea what had happened. I jumped out of my car to see what was the concern. As I got to the right side of the car I saw a little girl (maybe 3yr) on the ground near my tire. The little girl had ran away from her mother and darted in front of my car (can we not all relate). The girl's leg was scratched up from my tire, but other than that she was fine. I was not! The mother was calm....me, not so much. When I saw the girl I started to cry. The mom even asked if I was alright.....not really (i wasn't sobbing but i could not stop...i felt bad that the mom even had to ask about me....i tried to get a grip, but really i still cry when i think about it). It freaked me out!!!! I do not know what I would have done if the girl was really hurt. I know that we were being watched over and helped because I was driving at a crawling pace (thankfully) because a car had just pulled out in front of me. If I was going any faster the tire could have been on top of her. Yikes! Last night I was reminded how precious life is. I have a renewed sense of gratitude for my beautiful kids and family. I also know that I will be a little more strict in parking lots with the kids....maybe a leash.