Use My Mistakes as A Lessen Learned

This morning while taking my granddaughter to school, we made a quick stop at the mini mart.  We got back in the car.  My granddaughter's in the back seat not able to buckle her seat belt because it was tangled.  I get out of the car to go around and help her. 

Out of nowhere, a woman jumps into my car and starts it......I run around to snatch her out while asking "what are you doing" (in a not so nice way).  She said sorry and mumbled other words under her breath. 

My heart was pumping as if I had just gone on a run. In that split second, all I thought about was......someone is steeling my car with my granddaughter in it. 

Mistake #1. I should not have left the keys in my car.  Mistake #2. I should not have left my car door ajar.  Mistake #3. I should have made sure my granddaughter's seat belt was fasten before I got in the car.

I was Blessed, as the worse did not happen.  Sometimes we are in such a hurry that we do not think.  Slow down!  Use my mistakes as a lessen learned. I sure did!!!!

Update:

I've had people ask me why I did not call the police.  This is one of my reasons.....  A few weeks ago, I was in a hit an run.  A man hit my car while merging onto the freeway.  I followed the man while on the phone with 911.  Lucky, I was able to get close enough to snap the picture of his license plate before he got away.   

I was told to stop following the other car by the 911 operator.  If that driver was in a car accident then I would be the cause of the accident and at fault, as per the 911 operator. Therefore I did stop following his car.  

When the police arrived there was a small scratch noted.  At the time he hit me I did not know the damage.  The loud noise heard as he hit me lead me to believe there was more then a scratch.  The officer said the scratch could be buffed out at the car wash.  He then asked me what I wanted done.  I mentioned that I want the person who hit my car and ran to receive a fine, a ticket of some sort.  The officer said there was no damage and that nothing could be done.

I was able to get the woman out of my car.  She did not get away, we were fine so I decided to just let it be.