A parent’s nightmare
You’ve done your homework. You’ve made sure that the activity your child has joined is safe and well supervised. You trust the people your child sees at the weekly practice/meeting/activity. You approve of the friends your child has made. You see how much they enjoy their time and how they’ve blossomed. You know the next step is the ‘sleep away fieldtrip’.
It’s the activity that takes them away from you to a place with their group. It’s good for their independence. It isn’t easy for most parents to relinquish complete control of their children and to allow other people to be responsible. There are a lot of “what if” questions.
This past week the nightmare came to life for many parents. They sent their children off to Boy Scout Camp near Little Sioux, Iowa. Then the tornado struck. I can’t imagine the stress the families were under while they waited for the reports of their kid’s troop, their friends, and most importantly (but unsaid) their own children.
It’s times like these that we scoop up our own safe children and vow to never let them go. It isn’t rational, it isn’t realistic, it just is. Please leave your condolences to the victims of the tornado at our online memorial
13 Jun
