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(Message started by: midwestbeth on Oct 27^th, 2007, 4:24pm)

Title: hour and 1/2 in the car with mom
Post by midwestbeth on Oct 27^th, 2007, 4:24pm

I dropped my daughter Jackie off at cheer/tumbling last Thursday night at 7:00 and told her I would come back at 8:00 to watch her for the last half hour.

I did return at 8:00......with a ch coming on strong. I figured (hoped) it wouldn't be too bad. I sent her a text telling her I was in the parking lot.

8:30, she comes out to the car and asks in a concerned voice if I had a headache. I told her I did and that we couldn't leave yet. "thats ok mom" she said. So I moved the car to the far end of the parking lot and we sat there for another half hour. She sat there quietly and didn't say a word. ch has built up to a strong 9 kip. I'm hoping it was going to start going away, so I told her I was going to try to drive, but if the ch didn't start going down I would have to pull over. We made it about a mile. I barely made it into a church parking lot.

We sat in the church parking lot for an hour. She has never seen me have a full blown kip 10 ch. I'm crying and apologizing and thinking I'm going to rip the steering wheel right off. She only talked when responding to me, "It's not your fault, you can't help it", "You are not a freak", "It's ok mom, stop apologizing" and "Do you want me to drive?" (she's 14 and the answer was no)

I am so humbled at how calm and supportive she was. When I was finally able to drive away, I asked how she was and she said she was just scared for me. By now it's 10:00 and she still has homework to do. She never once complained or was in the least bit frustrated with me.

When we got home she hugged me and said "I love you mom" I started crying all over for different reasons.

Just when you think teens are self absorbed and spolied rotten, they teach you a thing or two in being supportive and understanding.

Beth (who loves her spoiled rotten teenage girls)

Title: Re: hour and 1/2 in the car with mom
Post by JenniferD on Oct 27^th, 2007, 4:36pm

Beautiful, Beth. Hug them an extra hug from me.

Jen

Title: Re: hour and 1/2 in the car with mom
Post by Melissa on Oct 27^th, 2007, 5:05pm

:) I love mine too.

You have a great daughter there Beth!

Title: Re: hour and 1/2 in the car with mom
Post by Rosybabe on Oct 27^th, 2007, 5:37pm

Please Beth give her a big kiss and a hug from me and tell her we all are very proud of her for being such a great daughter :)..

Hope you get to feel better soon Beth..

Hugs

Rosy.

Title: Re: hour and 1/2 in the car with mom
Post by Charlie on Oct 27^th, 2007, 6:24pm

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Charlie

Title: Re: hour and 1/2 in the car with mom
Post by LeLimey on Oct 28^th, 2007, 5:48am

I sat here with tears in my eyes before I'd got half way though. Thanks for sharing that story Beth

love
Helen x

Title: Re: hour and 1/2 in the car with mom
Post by lorac on Oct 28^th, 2007, 6:43am

Only a good MOM can produce a good teenager
Way cool...Hang in there. ;) :) ;) :)

Title: Re: hour and 1/2 in the car with mom
Post by DennisM1045 on Oct 28^th, 2007, 7:19am

Hey Beth,

One thing I've learned over the years is that Teenagers are self absorbed little monsters until some real life event smacks them in the face. Then they respond in a mature way which surprises the heck out of us. It can be eye opening, reassuring and frightening all at the same time when you realize that they are more than just little girls with their hands out for cash or in need of a ride to the mall.

I'm glad she was there for you Beth. I hope she always is.

-Dennis-

Title: Re: hour and 1/2 in the car with mom
Post by Maffumatt on Oct 28^th, 2007, 12:48pm

Thats a hard thing for a love one to see, it sounds like you have a pretty good kid there, she must take after her mom.

Title: Re: hour and 1/2 in the car with mom
Post by Jonny on Oct 28^th, 2007, 2:06pm

Great kid....hug her for me!

Title: Re: hour and 1/2 in the car with mom
Post by artonio7 on Oct 28^th, 2007, 8:53pm

Beth,

Thanks for sharing this. It sounds like you've been blessed with more than one beautiful soul. Give her a hug from me.

with warm regards,
Tony

Title: Re: hour and 1/2 in the car with mom
Post by sandie99 on Oct 29^th, 2007, 11:09am

Beth,
what a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing it. :)

Hugs,
Sanna

Title: Re: hour and 1/2 in the car with mom
Post by lashultz on Oct 29^th, 2007, 11:24am

Great kid, I know it must have been hard on you to have her see this. Sounds like you have raised her well.

Lee

Title: Re: hour and 1/2 in the car with mom
Post by midwestbeth on Oct 29^th, 2007, 3:19pm

Thanks for the replies everyone. The hugs have been passed on. :)

That she had to sit and watch me go through that............it just about broke my heart. No one has ever seen me that way and I hope that never happens again.

Oh and Dennis- What you have learned is so very true!!

Beth