Hi--
I mainly wanted to follow up and explain more to those I talked with on chat tonight because its hard to explain a complicated situation on chat. Its very frustrating.
My daughter was in a car accident today -- minor, but serious. She is physically fine. But the bottom line is -- it happened in the school parking lot. She goes to a private school with assigned parking spots which are very tight. (I had to switch cars with her one day and almost hit the person parked behind her). So there was a big game tonight at the school with loads of parents there parking on every curb you can imagine. She does "crew" (the sport) after school every day for 3 hours, so by the time she goes to her car it is dark. She was trying to back out of her parking space, but because there were many extra cars and SUVs parked in her normal "back up" space, she was very limited. So up comes this car full of guys blaring their stereo and noticed she was trying to back up. They stopped their car RIGHT behind hers. So she waited about a minute (probably 10 seconds knowing her) and then rolled her window down and motioned for them to back up. Guess they got offended. So they backed up 2 feet. Hardly enough for her to angle her tires and move. But they were older -- laughing at her -- she's new to this school, so she (now very regretfully) tried to work within their unrealistic confines. She scraped an Expedition, much to these boys laughter and delight. So she got out, walked over to look at the SUV she hit, her car, and the boys rolled their windows down, yelled some "dumb blonde" stuff at her (she's brunette) and sped off. She was devastated. She didnt leave a note. Whole nother story.
She has cried a million tears and I have reassured her as much how much we love her and that the important thing is that she learns from it. But she is demanding that we not buy her anything now for Christmas because she doesnt deserve it and she has to pay for this, so she is just really torn up. So I am just hurting for my daughter, and all the times I did something similar. Talk about life's most embarrassing moments... I think she had hers today.
I am drinking too much tonight not because of stressing over this wreck, but because I am feeling so much pain. For her, for me. I dont know. And my husband is out of town and tomorrow is his birthday. I'm trying to pull off a "While You Were Out" kinda thing for his birthday, only at his office. I have been framing pictures of the family for the past two nights and have the car loaded down with pictures and ficus trees and all sorts of stuff to surprise him tomorrow, and this just sucks. That's all I can say.
Thanks for listening, and sorry to rant. You guys are awesome by the way. Thank you.
Alllie
I mainly wanted to follow up and explain more to those I talked with on chat tonight because its hard to explain a complicated situation on chat. Its very frustrating.
My daughter was in a car accident today -- minor, but serious. She is physically fine. But the bottom line is -- it happened in the school parking lot. She goes to a private school with assigned parking spots which are very tight. (I had to switch cars with her one day and almost hit the person parked behind her). So there was a big game tonight at the school with loads of parents there parking on every curb you can imagine. She does "crew" (the sport) after school every day for 3 hours, so by the time she goes to her car it is dark. She was trying to back out of her parking space, but because there were many extra cars and SUVs parked in her normal "back up" space, she was very limited. So up comes this car full of guys blaring their stereo and noticed she was trying to back up. They stopped their car RIGHT behind hers. So she waited about a minute (probably 10 seconds knowing her) and then rolled her window down and motioned for them to back up. Guess they got offended. So they backed up 2 feet. Hardly enough for her to angle her tires and move. But they were older -- laughing at her -- she's new to this school, so she (now very regretfully) tried to work within their unrealistic confines. She scraped an Expedition, much to these boys laughter and delight. So she got out, walked over to look at the SUV she hit, her car, and the boys rolled their windows down, yelled some "dumb blonde" stuff at her (she's brunette) and sped off. She was devastated. She didnt leave a note. Whole nother story.
She has cried a million tears and I have reassured her as much how much we love her and that the important thing is that she learns from it. But she is demanding that we not buy her anything now for Christmas because she doesnt deserve it and she has to pay for this, so she is just really torn up. So I am just hurting for my daughter, and all the times I did something similar. Talk about life's most embarrassing moments... I think she had hers today.
I am drinking too much tonight not because of stressing over this wreck, but because I am feeling so much pain. For her, for me. I dont know. And my husband is out of town and tomorrow is his birthday. I'm trying to pull off a "While You Were Out" kinda thing for his birthday, only at his office. I have been framing pictures of the family for the past two nights and have the car loaded down with pictures and ficus trees and all sorts of stuff to surprise him tomorrow, and this just sucks. That's all I can say.
Thanks for listening, and sorry to rant. You guys are awesome by the way. Thank you.
Alllie
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