I'm sorry if anybody thought I was suggesting that their expectations were too high. I kind of anticipated this reaction, but hoped that by telling you I was a patient as well as a parent of a troubled child, people would understand that I was not pointing a finger. Rather, I was questioning my OWN reactions and expectations at times.

My daughter is a heroin addict and has been addicted to drugs since the age of 14. I have had MANY panicked, anxiety ridden days in my life where I have paced holes in the carpet waiting for THE phone call. She is now 22 and still lives with us. Every single day of my life has the potential for a life-threatening event.

It would NEVER occur to me to suggest that another mother was over-reacting etc. Anybody that felt that way has my apology. My question & it WAS a question, was more something that has come to my own mind at times of crises. Am I being unrealistic because I am so used to things happening immediately? Would I have been so angry and impatient before the changes in technology? We have all become so used to having immediate responses due to e-mail, faxes and cell phones. I guess I just don't know where the line of what is truly reasonable and what is not falls anymore. I was just wondering if anyone else has thought about this.

(((Sunny))), I have been in your exact same situation several times. My mother instincts ALWAYS come first. This is how it should be. This is how mothers are wired to be. For good reason. I am very grateful that your daughter is fine and home safe. We are our children's protecters, voices & advocates. Technology will never replace this.....

tulips