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my daughter ran away monday...but she's back now
...and i have aged 10 years!!!!
she decided she needed to blow off some steam and packed a bag and took off! we had been arguinig for most of the day....i went in my room, dozed off and when i awoke, she was gone. that was the most frightening 14 hours of my life!!!!
i had NO CLUE where she was, was she safe? who was she with? did she have food? was she alive? you could imagine the thoughts running through my head...but with my online family..she was found and she came home...THANK GOD FOR MYSPACE!!!!
i am now left with feelings of relief, anger, sadness, numbness and uncertainty...my security that i could trust my child has been eradicated! how do i reconcile that...i go between wanting to hug her and feelings like i want to put her through a wall!
i still can't talk to her about it because she acts like nothing had happened....and i just break into crying jags...
suggestions?
tara
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The Sugar Cube on 2008-04-22 14:48:55
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I don't know what to say but thank god she is back!
Being a mother isn't easy......
I may need your advise here in a few years!
Lets chat soon!
SMOOCHIES
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Sandy Hall on 2008-03-20 11:39:07
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I totally agree with you V-oid. Damn....you always give the best advice! How does she do it!LOL!
But, Tara, truly, you do need to talk it over, I am sure you know this. You have to, in a CALM way, explain how it made you feel to not know where she was. She also needs to explain her feelings and why she did what she did. Good Luck, girl. Parenting is so hard. I raised one 20 year old who is unincredibly well adjusted and wonderful. Don't know how I did it exactly, alot of trial and error. I am still working on two more, just doing the best that I can.:)
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..... on 2008-03-20 10:58:36
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I wish I had an instruction manual to pass over to you....I don't.
Talk to her and tell her you want to wipe it all clean and start over. Blowing off steam is good, but throwing a loved one into a frenzy of fear, isn't. Then...wipe it clean...hug her big and start over.
xo
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