Today Is Sunday and I am in a Dilemma
Posted by Belle on 08 Feb 2009 at 11:14 am | Tagged as: Uncategorized
I can’t hold still. It is snowing in my neighborhood right now and Lexi is home for the weekend. Which means, she has to traverse the treacherous mountain road to go back to her university today. And she doesn’t even have a 4-wheel drive car, is barely an adult who is inexperienced at driving on snow. If she only listened to my endless begging and warning earlier not to come home for the weekend, we would have spared ourselves with the worry. Kids! Kids!
I am pacing back and forth in the living room looking out through the window hoping that the snow will taper off anytime soon. And there seems to be no letting up in sight. When I get this nervous, I get the feeling of literally having “cold feet.” Lots of scary thoughts come popping in my mind that I try to brush off. My husband noticed I was unusually quiet. It is because aside from overly nervous, I am composing this blog so I can get my mind occupied with other matters than dwelling on something that I have no control of. Makes sense?
And coincidentally, today is Sunday, which means that the plowers are still in their dreamful slumber in between the sheets. I am not even sure if they work on Sunday.
Well, let me back up a little bit to explain why she drove home despite of my incessant warning. Earlier, the weather forecast said the snow was expected to hit our area yesterday, which was Saturday. But surprisingly, snow didn’t show up as expected, and instead we were endowed with beautiful sunny weather all day Saturday, though rather cold.
Lesson learned for kids to pay heed to parents’ warnings and the weather advisory seriously. The weathermen are equipped with satellite/radar that monitors the weather conditions. The parents have been there, and have done that, and so they know what is best for you.
So, judging from what the weather exhibited, she made an unwise decision to drive home. She said she wanted to spend her pre-Valentine’s birthday with us before she visits her sister in CA on her birthday next week. Although, she hasn’t been home since the first week of January, we must have driven over to her place about three times. So, it is not like we haven’t seen each other in a while.
Of course, who doesn’t want to spend time with a daughter especially on her birthday? When I called her at 4:30 PM yesterday, she was within 15 minutes home. I was ecstatic and worried at the same time. “You silly girl, why did you go against my advice,” was all I could say.
We don’t know if she will be able to drive back to her place in time for her school tomorrow. And the snow is pouring down so heavily still.
I can relate very much to the motherly worries. All my kids still live at home, but my oldest son sometimes stay out until late at night. I get worried especially if he’s just bussing. Pa’no kung makatuwaan siya ng kung sino mang punk downtown? You know, Asian guy alone at night. Eh hindi naman sya malaking tao. Sometimes he doesn’t come home till 2:00 am. Hindi rin ako mapakali and makatulog until he comes home. Sorry, I am not helping you here. I’m supposed to make you feel better no?
That happened to me also one time when my daughter insisted to take the night bus home. It’s a five hour trip! Gusto kong pagalitan, but when I saw her, all fears and irritation disappeared. Kids talaga, ano? And when you admonish them, they will reply: Well, I’m here now, and nothing bad happened to me. Hay naku!
Trust Lexi was able to make it safe and on time for her class.
stuff mothers go through eh; thank goodness there’s no harm done.
I remembered this similar story in college. Kathleen warned me not to go home from Legazpi to Virac for the semestral break kasi may typhoon #2 na. Well I still insisted kasi I really wanted to spend the week off with friends.
Lantsa was suspended that day pero we were still able to get a ride by motor boat. You could only imagine how scary it was. When I arrived ‘safe and sound’ napagalitan pa ako. Hayy.
I hope everything was fine with her.
don’t worry, am sure she will be all right! mothers . . . . .
oh yeah.. that’s really somethin to worry about tita belle. anyway it snowed here too few days ago. and am just hatin it now coz i cant go out without wearin my boots. makes my feet tired!and this although sun is perfectly doin its job for 3 days straight now, it still gives me a lazy feelin to go out.
Hi Belle. I understand your worry. I hope Lexi got back safely.
Happy Birthday to your lovely daughters. Wishing them both the best of health.
Mothers, mothers, mothers…
My mother is like that too when I was still very young. She would worry if I can’t make it home early in the evening…
I’m amazed to see snow right there in this month of February. Dito kasi sa ‘Pinas, it’s already getting hot for the summer…
But she only wanted to spend Valentine’s Day with you
My father got very mad at me too when I decided to go home because Mt Pinatubo was going to erupt that time. Who would have thought it will decide to do so when I was in the bus on my way home? (scratches head)
I hope everything is fine
niceheart, that is why i tell my kids when they are home not to stay out very late when they are out with their friends because i don’t want to lose sleep waiting for them. they comply naman kasi kawawa si mama, hindi makatulog…he he.
rhodes, same reaction here…he he. when i saw her outside the door, nawala din ang galit ko hoping that snow would spare us the following day…but it didn’t. ay karamba!
Pining, my husband and I had to take two cars the following day because she wouldn’t want to miss the school; me, driving her car, and my husband was right behind us, and we made sure that she was out of danger and only until then that we let her drive alone to her place.
K, i could imagine how worried kathleen was. yong feeling na gusto mo mag-odo pero dai man ning galuwas pagtukaw mo sa trono..ha ha.
Ivan, it is nice of your to visit my blog once in a while. i know you, father, don’t worry as much as we do. bakit ganun? pero si agom ko, dai man nanunultol sa tukawan kang gasnow. sige ang pangisog…he he.
Angelique…i hate snow, too because it complicates everything. you have to be extra careful in driving so you will not get into a wreck, and even walking is extremely hard.
hi Rach, thanks for the concern. it is done and over now and i hope she learned a lesson.
dodong, we are still in the winter season until April, but we get lots of sunshine during the day so snow melts away in no time.
julie, i know, i know. we prefer our children to be in a safe place when there is a nasty storm in the forecast..in your case, the Mt Pinatubo eruption.