The context of the following conversation is Sydney kept a close watch on her daughter and it paid off when she almost got hit by a car but Sydney was their to save her.:
Sydney says I always got criticized by how much I look after my daughter, but now I'm pretty glad about it..
The friend responds Why, what happened that you are so happy about?.
Sydney responds Well, she wasn't paying attention to where she was going half the time, so I started watching her closely..
The friend responds And did something end up happening?.
Sydney responds Yeah, she was wondering on the sidewalk and a car nearly hit her, but I saw it coming so I got her out of the way..
The friend responds Oh, my goodness, thank God you were there and paying attention to her..