Friday, September 14, 2012

and again

The tyres screeched and then a bang! My baby started crying suddenly. i cannot put in words what i felt in that second. Thank God, nothing happened. Well, the car behind us had rear-ended our car. We were at an intersection, stopping at a red signal. With the baby, S is a very careful driver. The other driver apologised profusely, but it has left me a little shaken about taking him out. i wanted to hug him and pacify, but you cannot remove the baby from the car-seat immediately. This might be just the heart of a mother, but the most painful road safety rule in the U.S is not being able to hold your child while you are driving. Yet, i have to thank the car-seat for the safety of my child in that accident. If he was in my arms, he could have been hurt.

We  moved to Illinois at the end of July and S is yet to get his driving license from here. If we report to the police, it goes against the car and the driver that the car has been in an accident no matter whose fault. We were worried that this may hinder S from getting the license and decided not to report, and go via the insurance. i still do not know how to drive (this has been my new year resolution for many years. Darn, i make it like going to mars), and S has been doing all the driving for every small thing. As new parents, we are also struggling with the baby and trying to get to a routine.

i don't know if it is the hormones; after the baby, i have been crying for every small thing. So, let me cry for what could have happened (my baby could have been hurt), what did not happen (o thank God, we are all safe), and what happened (it is our brand new car and we need to change the bumper and some parts).

To release tension, i called up mother-in-law and reported the incident. The conversation went to another direction about God and me not praying enough or offering enough to God as i had been bed-ridden once after an accident. i am spiritual, but not too much into homas and pujas. S was pissed with me for instigating this to the mom-in-law and made me sound like a hypocrite. Going forward, all tension will be released on my blog.

A friend had suggested we go for apple picking this weekend to some place which is an hour's drive from here. i have decided to pick apples from the refrigerator instead.

4 comments:

austere said...

Close call but TG it is over.
What a terrible scary thing to happen, and so glad the baccha is safe.
Maybe something big was avoided when this happened, who knows...

kirti said...

Dont worry sweety, its over.
I am sure , you will come out of the trauma and stress soon.
May god bless you all.
whether you actually pray or not , it does not matter to God .So , dont worry about such matters.
And,yeah surely its the harmonoes.

Meenakshy said...

There are better things to worry about. I would say go for that one hour drive and pick apples and later from the fridge. :)
All is well.. just dont stop living.

austere said...

Now the gyaan ab driving.
If I, at my advanced age can pick up enough motor skills to move from point a to point b... then ANYONE can.
See the pluses? No gears in that country. Sensible traffic. People follow traffic rules, and the police does its job...

Good luck, boss.