http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/10/10/remember-baby-jessica-an-indian-boy-s-struggle-makes-a-mom-cry.aspxI remember my mother holding me tight while workers were down a well in Texas trying to rescue Baby Jessica . It was 1987, and my mother had not just me but my infant brother at home while every mom in the country held her breath for the 18-month-oldenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/10/10/remember-baby-jessica-an-indian-boy-s-struggle-makes-a-mom-cry.aspx#135596Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:54:50 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:135596Manjari<p>There is no question that my husband and I are more deeply affected by kids and parents in crisis than we were before we had children.</p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=135596" width="1" height="1">http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/10/10/remember-baby-jessica-an-indian-boy-s-struggle-makes-a-mom-cry.aspx#135533Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:07:32 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:135533me<p>Oh hell yeah. </p> <p>I am a total mother hen - at the park, playground, mall, everywhere. I've ran out of my way a half dozen times to help weepy kids who have wandered off from Mommy. (Once, the kid was a good 250 yards from mom in this massive park and was hysterical.) </p> <p>I get physically ill reading stories about kids in peril. Honestly, it is one of the reasons why I still cherish the fact that my 5-yr-old sleeps in our bed - that if I happen across any of those stories I can snuggle up in bed next to her. </p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=135533" width="1" height="1">