My---OUR---worst effing nightmares....

No words to describe these scenarios...except hell....I just don't know even what to say..

What keeps me up at night?

I know...these are both girls and I have boys...

It STILL keeps me up at night...especially now that I have a teen ager who drives AND spends the night elsewhere...but only if the situation ABSOLUTELY requires it...

Am I as protective as I want to be? NOOOOOOOO

Am I trying desperately to balance protectiveness with the odds... the need to have my teens be independent and self-sufficient and autonomous as much as possible given their age...yes...of course.

Does this still scare the HELL out of me....DUHHHH!! um yeah...

Call me at 3:30 am.....this morning...I guarantee....I'll answer the phone on the first ring....

Comments

[Margaret]

Well, I have two girls--a very independent-minded student at the University of Washington in SEATTLE and a very independent-minded junior driver. In spite of our little parental talks, neither one of them really believes that anything could happen to them. I try not to obsess about it every moment. It's hard when one reads about these kinds of tragedies.

[mom]

I hate to tell you this. The sleepless nights don't necessarily go away when they are married with kids of their own. Especially when they travel etc. But it does get a bit less. Then you have to add their kids to your list of worries. Like when your grandson calls to tell you he is on his way to Great America. but somewhere in the conversation it comes out that the school bus doesn't have seat belts!! Add that to the list. BUt priceless that your grandson likes to call you.

[Lotta]

Ugh - I don't even watch the news anymore. It freaks me out too much.