Just keep swinging

I intentionally place him on an end swing and stand guard to make sure no little ones step in front of him. Without eyeballs, he won’t see them in time to stop, not that physics would allow cessation at that speed.

Somehow that day one little girl stepped too close. Panicked that she was about to lose her brains, I grabbed her arm and jerked her out of harm’s way.

“I’m sorry, honey,” I explained. “You were about to get kicked in the head.”

She immediately ran to her father at the other end of the park and reported my misdeed. Unable to leave my son who was still swinging enthusiastically, I asked a nearby local mother to talk to the dad and explain what had happened.

He never approached me so he must have accepted the incident report. The little girl did not. She continued to point at me and speak heat-

-A blue Android phone was turned into dispatch.

-Police personnel responded to a report of a loose dog barking at bicyclists on Dyea Road. Officers were unable to locate.

-Police helped reunite a lost cat with its owner.

-A backpack full of camping supplies was found at Lower Reid Lake and turned into dispatch.

-Officers informed a group of people with open alcohol at Pullen Pond that this was not legal.

July 12

-Fire personnel assisted with two separate scheduled medevacs.

-Police advised an individual selling artwork on municipal property that they were not allowed to do so.

-Fire personnel responded to a medical emergency.

July 13

-Fire personnel responded to a medical emergency.

-Police performed a welfare check.

July 14

-Police personnel responded to a report of a stolen rental vehicle. It turned out to be a customer misunderstanding.

-Dispatch received a report of a lost credit card.

-A lost bag including a phone was turned in to police and reunited with its owner.

-Black iPhone turned in.

-Fire personnel investigated smoldering logs left at Yakutania Point.

July 15

-Fire personnel responded to an EWS Fire Alarm at a downtown business.

-Dispatch assisted a citizen in contacting the on edly. I ran into that family several times that morning. Each time the girl narrowed her eyes, waved her arms at me and said something to express her displeasure.

Normally, I’m the person helping visitors have a wonderful experience in Skagway: greeting them at the dock with the newsies, giving directions, recommending where to eat lunch. I imagined this family might leave a Yahoo review praising Skagway except for the crazy lady at the park who abuses small children.

The episode made me question the appropriateness of having my son on the swings. While he needs help toileting and showering like a toddler, I shave his face every other day. On the rare occasion he stands up straight, I think he’s taller than me. Being the mom of a child/ adult with special needs means always wondering when they’ve reached the duty clinic provider. point of giving something up. Is this the year my daughter stops trick or treating? Is it okay to keep participating in the Easter egg hunt when you’re in your 20s? I live in a strange reality where I’m teaching my dependent adult children to pay rent and at the same time emphasizing that Harry Potter is just pretend. It’s hard asking grown up children to relinquish childhood pursuits when they don’t fully comprehend

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-Fire personnel responded to a report of a fire at Hidden Cove.

-Dispatch received a report of four lost hikers. They were later located on their cruise ship.

July 16

-Fire personnel assisted with a scheduled medevac.

-A temporary burn ban put into effect.

-A lost wallet was reunited with its owner.

-Dispatch contacted the on duty provider.

-Fire personnel responded to a medical emergency.

-Fire personnel assisted with a scheduled medevac.

July 17

-Police responded to an automated call reporting a vehicle accident. Officers made contact with the phone owner who advised there was no accident, he had dropped his phone.

-Previously reported black iPhone reunited with owner.

-Police assisted with a vehicle lockout.

-Fire personnel responded to a medical emergency.

July 18

-The temporary burn ban was lifted.

-Fire personnel responded to a medical emergency.

-Dispatch received a report of a non-injury traffic collision.

-Hamilton Construction blasting at rock quarry on Klondike Highway.

July 19

-A lost purse was reunited with its owner.

July 20 the world around them.

-A bear was spotted near Yakutania Point.

We decided to organize our own egg hunt next year with beeping eggs and blindfolds for sighted participants. Halloween will be a Harry Potter marathon with a bowl full of chocolate.

I don’t think we’ll ever give up the swings. I’ll continue to stand watch to protect your kids, but my son deserves this one sliver of the park, no matter how old he is.

-A lost iPhone was reunited with its owner.

-Fire personnel assisted with a scheduled medevac.

-Police advised a busker of the correct location and required permits.

-Dispatch received a report of an aggressive dog barking at passersby – owners were located.

July 21

-Fire personnel assisted with a scheduled medevac.

-Police advised a group that having opened alcohol containers downtown was not allowed.

-Fire personnel responded to a medical emergency.

July 22

-Police responded to multiple reports of possible gunshots. They turned out to be fireworks.

-Black bear spotted near the start of Dyea Road multiple times.

-A counterfeit $20 bill was found downtown.

-Dispatch contacted the on duty provider twice.

July 23

-Dispatch contacted the on duty provider twice.

-Police responded to a report of an intoxicated individual in public.

July 24

-A black bear spotted on Dyea Road, later in Seven Pastures and later near Pioneer Cemetery. -Two lost credit cards were reunited with their owners.

-Police assisted with two separate vehicle lockouts.

-A lost iPhone was reunited with its owner. -Dispatch contacted the on duty provider.

-Fire personnel assisted with two scheduled medevacs.