What Would You Have Done?

I took my kids to play tennis today. We went to a park that we usually don't go to, as there are tennis courts much closer to our house. I'm not sure why we went to this different park today. Anyway, when we got to the tennis courts, we got out of the car, and there was NO ONE around. It was nice and quiet. All of a sudden this guy about a half block down the street yells "Hey Lady!!" and starts running towards us! He was running, not just jogging or trotting - he was in a full sprint!

Well heck, I had no clue what this guy was going to do! I was petrified. I was a woman with two kids with her and no one else in sight except for this very tall man running towards us. I don't know what you would have done, but I corralled the kids, got them in the car as fast as I could, started it, locked the doors, rolled the windows up, and then proceeded to high tail it out of there! When I backed up there he was standing there by my window staring at me. I didn't know if he needed help or had a gun, but I wasn't about to find out! I certainly didn't want to be the one that needed help.

So..... what would you have done? I'm sure I probably blew things out of proportion, but the guy didn't look like he was in distress, he was walking slowly down the street until we got out of the car. I'm a mom, certainly moms protect their young.

Main lesson to be taught here is: guys, never yell "Hey Lady!" and start sprinting towards a mom and her children. She just may think you mean harm.