Cheryl Murfin

And I said, okay.

So she followed me home, and I'm hysterical, I drew very slowly, very slowly, all the way home.

We got home.

She came into the house and made sure that it was my home and there was a place for the baby.

I walked down to the door, and I was terrified she was going to call CPS.

And then I was terrified about what I was going to say to my husband.

And she took my hand.

I think she was, she must have been maybe 60.

She looked like she was close to retirement.

She took my hand at the door, and she said, I want you to know I'm not going to call CPS.

And I'm not going to call your husband.

And I broke down in tears, and I said, oh, thank you so much.

Is there anything I can do?

Can I call your commanding officer and just say thank you?

She said, no, I don't think that's a good idea.

But there's something that you can do.

You know, someday you're going to run into, you're going to meet another parent or another young mom who's having a really hard day.

And you're going to be able to tell that person they're really doing okay, that you know what, that worse things could happen.

Because you're going to be able to tell them that you have won the worst mother in the world award.

And so I get to share that story with every new parent that texts me about her baby rolling off onto the bed or all these things.