bairn in a ball

Had one of those Mum... pain in the heart kind of moments today. I took this photo, watching her laugh and fall around. I didnt like it from the beginning. The man blowing these things up, was harsh, at best, unconcerned for the kids, and threw them into the water. In the other ball is my niece. She was pushed in the water and fell over with the pressure. She was fine, but my wee one is smaller and of course, I dont like to see her frightened. She sat, with her head down as he blew the thing up, and he threw her in. She was ok for a minute, laughing, and falling over. then looked at me, her face crumbling. I couldnt speak to her. I waved at her, but she gave me a wee wave and a sad look that broke my heart. Something was wrong with her. I asked the guy to get her out, and he was more gentle in doing so, probably because she was crying by this time. I got her out, and as it turned out she had fallen and landed badly on her wee hand. She was crying for a while and told me she was frightened. It sounds silly but it was really horrible. It made me cry a wee bit, bless the bairn. Her wee face inside that bubble. Im a sensitive soul, and I hate seeing her cry.

I noticed at the shows more today, that they were just after money, there was a little boy on a roundabout elsewhere, and he was screaming because he didnt like it. The ride owners didnt stop it for him. He climbed out of his wee ride and was looking for his granny, who was just standing waving at the wee sould crying. I didnt like it. Luckily my wee one recovered very quickly, and I realised how much of a big wuss I am, maybe made worse by the fact that im still not feeling great, still, off to the doctor's tomorrow.

other than that wee drama, it was a lovely day, with crying kids as we had to leave the shows, after spending too much, nothing that couldnt be remedied by three big lollies. :-)

hope you had a lovely day :-) x