Maple Star Revisited

I’ve never been stuck in an elevator, but I think about the possibility every single time I step into one. It actually happened last week to four-year-old Kaelynn Kerr, her mother and her baby brother. Firefighters responded and decided the only way to get them out was up a ladder. I don’t know many preschoolers who can climb a ladder. I don’t know any willing to do whatever some strange man has just told them to do. But at least two of those firemen had kids of their own and knew just what to do. One of them played “Let It Go” from Disney’s movie Frozen on his smart phone while the other one sang to her until she relaxed enough to be carried up the ladder. I can relate. I’ve sung more than my fair share of Disney tunes to help my daughter through scary ordeals. Maybe if they piped Disney music in elevator speakers, I’d be more likely to skip the stairs.