I lost my son in the Home Depot today. It was the scariest thing that I had ever gone through in my life. I was looking at the electric showers and he was standing right beside me. I had stopped to ask one of the clerks a question and when I turned around, he was gone.

I called for him and when he didn’t answer, I panicked. I was searching all of the shower cubicles, calling his name. The employees were looking for him as well and I was almost ready to call the police. I was not thinking clearly and I was being irrational.

I ran past the showers and that is when I saw him. He was sitting on a toilet doing his business. I was mortified. The toilet was a display and by the look on his face, I knew that it was not going to be a pleasant mess to clean up.

I was so relieved to see him and know that he was alright, but I do not think I will ever be able to show my face in the store again.