As I wait for flight 274

The cutest little boy just wandered past me. Wearing all green, he had huge headphones over his ears. I recognized him because I passed him earlier as his mom was saying,

"Here, I'll let you listen to something. What would you like to listen to, honey?"

Just now, as he walked by, he was saying loudly, "Mommy? MOMMY?? I'm lost. I'm lost. Mommy? I'm lost."

With that, he grabbed the heartstrings of everybody in my sitting area with his chubby little fingers and pulled.

At the same moment, 15 feet away, his mom looked up and said, "I'm right here, honey."

He turned, and ran towards her crying. It was the scariest moment of his life. This kid isn't going to like puffy headphones or the color green for the rest of his life, and he'll never quite know why.

Now he's running back and forth in front of his mom, not allowed to leave her sight, but full of so much toddler energy. He might burst.