There are always circumstances that force people to do what it takes to make ends meet, but this is just incredibly sad. A flower vendor is set up at a busy intersection and when I glanced over, there was something heart stopping. A very young toddler is in a stroller next to her. The day was unseasonably hot and even with the umbrella's shade, it wouldn't be comfortable. Not to mention breathing in all the toxic fumes of passing cars and the risk of some inattentive motorist crashing into them. I suspect the mother had no choice but to be there and to bring her baby, but it is gut wrenching that those were her only choices. The picture isn't very clear because it was taken through a closed window, but if you click on it, you can just make out the stroller and the child's cute top knot. Mom is behind the large bucket of flowers.
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