We Missed Our Stop. Then Lost the Backpack. But Here’s the Truth Behind It All.

Perfect. Let’s rewrite that Mel Robbins–style, with the truth and emotion baked in — you held it down, he learned something powerful, and life kept rolling.

Let me paint this for you.

We’re on our way home from Boston. I’m ready to get off the train at Newark. I’m in the vestibule — no ramp, no help, no button to press. Doors close. Boom. We’re headed to Philly.

My son? He’s panicking. Full-on meltdown. “What’s happening?! Are we okay?!”

And this is the moment.

I had to look him in the eye and say:

“Nothing’s going to happen to you. I’ve got this. I always do.”

That’s the truth about parenting — especially with a chronic illness. You don’t get to fall apart. You lead through the mess.

He calmed down because I did. And when the next train rerouted us back, he actually started enjoying it. He talked about how fast it was, the difference between trains, all of it.

But here’s the real kicker. In the scramble to make sure I got off the train this time — we left our backpack in the overhead. With my iPad.

Seriously?!

But instead of spiraling, I pulled up Find My iPhone, and there it was. Waiting for us in Penn Station.

So here’s what I want you to take away from this:

It’s not about avoiding chaos. That’s a lie.

It’s about trusting yourself when chaos shows up.

And showing the people you love that even when life gets messy — there’s always a way through.

There’s always a silver lining. Sometimes, you just have to be the one to point it out.

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