Browsing in a shop, the woman noticed a young family enter,

mother, son and father. 

The father was dressed up in the most bizarre fashion,

multi-coloured hair spiked like Bart Simpson, piercings in his eyebrow, nose and lip,

a large golden ornament hanging from his ear. 

He was wearing a sleeveless leather top with a garish picture on the back

and had snake tattoos on his neck, arms and hands. 

All in all he looked the least likely candidate to be with this young woman and child.

Later the same customer noticed the man dashing through the shop

frantically calling his son’s name.  She watched as he found him by the toys,

pulling the child into his arms in relief as he said,

“You mustn’t go where Mummy and Daddy can’t see you! 

A scary man might grab you!”