I recently made the mistake of taking Ethan and James the Denver Zoo’s popular Tropical Discovery building, which similates an indoor rainforest full of pythons, crocodiles and a Komodo dragon. This is a terrifying place, but not because of its reptilian inhabitants. Between the crush of people and the dark, winding pathways around the exhibits, I almost lost Ethan and James. 
It didn’t help that Ethan wanted to study every animal he saw, while James got bored and tried to run ahead.
I soon had to find strategic locations to stand where I could whip my head from one child to another. But this surveillance tactic wore me out, and I finally convinced them to leave the building before we finished the exhibit.
Once outside, my heart rate settled to a normal pace as we walked over to see the hippos munching on some hay.
Yeah, this is more my speed.
It didn’t help that Ethan wanted to study every animal he saw, while James got bored and tried to run ahead.
I soon had to find strategic locations to stand where I could whip my head from one child to another. But this surveillance tactic wore me out, and I finally convinced them to leave the building before we finished the exhibit.
Once outside, my heart rate settled to a normal pace as we walked over to see the hippos munching on some hay.
Yeah, this is more my speed.
8 comments:
It's terrifying when you lose sight of your children - or grandchildren! I used to feel like putting my children on extending leads . . .
i refuse to go in that place becasue of the chaos and the snakes. it's scary on both levels
I had the same experience when I took all three boys to Reptiland a few weekends ago. I sounded like "one of those moms." You know what I mean. It was.not.fun.for.me.
That's the worst when they split up.
looks like a nice place to visit; but I agree with you; its hard to keep an eye on kids in places like this especially if it is really crowded and you have 2 kids with separate likes. It was always a challenge with my 2 kids; my daughter though was very content to stay put some place sometimes looking at something for a long time. That made it a bit easier, but still a challenge if my son wanted to see something on the opposite side from where I could see her.
betty
I hate those stressed out moments of trying to watch my kids in a crowded place.
That is scary to lose sight of the kids. My husband doesn't get it when I panic the first second I lose track of them. Must be a mom thing.
I hate places like that. Yay for mellow hippos.
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