The Self-Defense Predicament

So, in my nighttime pedestrian wanderings, and sometimes just because DST has ended, I occasionally walk home in the dark. not a streetwalker per se, but... anyhow. In the interest of self preservation, I'm mulling over these options: 1. Self-defense: "GET BACK!!" 2. Concealed weapons: ummm, I'm anti-guns, and really don't wanna carry a blade under my tongue or any other part of my body. Plus I'm usually coming from work where I'm assuming carrying a concealed weapon would leave me jobless... 3. Sprays: someone mentioned mace and pepper spray - which besides being illegal or needing a license to carry, I'm pretty sure I'd get into my own face... Sighhhh, in lieu of my options, I'm legit hoping my antibacterial hand sanitizer will squirt far enough to get alcohol into a would-be-assailant's eyeballs... Yeah. That and 911 on speed-dial.

The T-Tantrum

Power to the parents, but I think I would've handled it differently if my overfed 6-year old were still in stroller and throwing a tantrum about not being able to take his shirt off becuase he was hot on a 50-degree day... Maybe he had a fever? IDK, but for three very long train stops, I had to listen and watch said child vent his angst at being a 6-year old with no control over whether or not he could disrobe. It's hard being little. If only he knew, adulthood is not that much more liberating :-/