Tornado With Kids

Earlier this year my family moved from Denver, Colorado to Kansas City, which is located in Tornado Alley. As most parents, our child's safety comes first above all. So when the tornado siren went off this morning, I freaked out.

As my toddler innocently sat on the balcony, blowing bubbles and feeding make-belief snacks to her Doc McStuffins doll, she jumped up as the siren went off, thinking it was a fire truck. As I begin to wonder why there was no television warning, and I couldn't find any alerts online, plus the weather didn't seem tornado-like (not that I would know anyway), I called the city's  non-emergency line to confirm if this siren was in fact alerting us. The woman on the other end of the phone laughed and said this area rarely sees tornados, yet confirmed this was a tornado siren, but only for a monthly test they perform. Well thanks for the warning! I was about to go fallout shelter mode!!!

With all the natural disasters and tornadoes we've been hearing about in Texas and Oklahoma, my first instinct was to protect my daughter. After confirming all was safe, I called my husband at work and we shared a good laugh. What was most refreshing is knowing and reaffirming what my boss once expressed during my pregnancy. "Never underestimate the love a parent has for their child. You will never truly understand love, until you have a baby. You can love family members, a spouse and friends. But the love you have for your child cannot be described." She was right.

-OzzyMommy