My Daughter Is Missing
By Jaymie Suh
@cherriefic (10400)
Philippines
March 15, 2016 1:41pm CST
Panic striked me when my eldest didn't came home on time. She usually out from school exactly at 12noon here. Today was different, it's already past 1pm and still no Savannah showed up.
I went to her school to check since its really nearby our house. I didn't saw her there so I went back home thinking I might just missed her. To my dismay, she's still not home. I tried to calm myself and went back to her school but I still didn't saw her there.
It was 3pm and I am thinking a lot of possibilities that might happened and then she showed up the door and told me she fell asleep while playing with her classmates. I don't know how to react. I want to be mad at her for scaring me but all I was able to do is hug her and thank God nothing bad happened to her.
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@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
15 Mar 16
Thanks. It's really not a good feeling. I was so stressed out! :-)
@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
15 Mar 16
I didn't even have an energy to scold her. All I did is to hug her and tell her not to do it again.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Mar 16
@cherriefic I canjust imagine as godays world is not safe for girls at all.
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
15 Mar 16
I can identify how that feel so I am with you there, just tell her calmly that mommy loves you, that you are worried when you are not home and you always have to be informed of your whereabouts, but since she fell asleep guess not much we can do, thank her for her honesty
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@LeaPea2417 (36497)
• Toccoa, Georgia
16 Mar 16
Thank goodness, nothing bad happened to her!
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@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
Yeah. I guess that's what being a Mom. We worry about our kids all the time.
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@slund2041 (3314)
• United States
17 Mar 16
I am sure she could not help it if she fell asleep. What I want to know is why the teacher did not call you or wake her up.
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
15 Mar 16
Thank goodness she is there safe with you friend.
It is terrifying to think you may have lost her.
@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
15 Mar 16
I am already counting the time she's missing and planning to go to the police when it gets dark.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
15 Mar 16
@cherriefic Yes I am glad this is not the case.
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@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
I guess that topic will go for a week whenever she goes to school just to make sure it sticks.
@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
15 Mar 16
I think I better stick with her until end of the month just to be sure it's not gonna happen again.
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@cacay1 (83220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
16 Mar 16
It is indeed scary , not here usual attitude not to go home on time.That is mother instinct.Let's be thankful she is home safe.
@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
That's why I got scared. She never did such things. She's a very straight kind of daugther who does what she was told to do.
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
16 Mar 16
What a scary time for you!! I'm so glad there was a happy ending.
@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
It was and I dont know what to do if it didn't turned out well.
@krosscrime (300)
• India
16 Mar 16
Thank God that she is safe..and you also did right that hug her.You should tell her with love that she should not do like that now on.
Because once i was in 7th standard i went to play with friends after school and my mom didn't know about that ..then same thing happened with my mom but difference was that i got scolded first and then hug.
@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
15 Mar 16
No cellphone, are you kidding me?
every kid now a days have a cell phone. At least buy her a cheap phone, the ones that are just good for calling, with out those internet appt stuff. she doesn't need those anyway if she's at school, it's a different case with my nephews and niece, they always play games on their phones.
Please buy her a phone
at least she just went to sleep. I got scolded for playing with my classmates before my class session starts and scolded back in college for not answering her phone one night because of my thesis.
every kid now a days have a cell phone. At least buy her a cheap phone, the ones that are just good for calling, with out those internet appt stuff. she doesn't need those anyway if she's at school, it's a different case with my nephews and niece, they always play games on their phones.
Please buy her a phone at least she just went to sleep. I got scolded for playing with my classmates before my class session starts and scolded back in college for not answering her phone one night because of my thesis.@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
She have a cellphone but didnt bring it to school as their teacher doesnt allow it.
@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
Yeah. Plus she did some activities after school that,s why she was not able to play with her friends right away.
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@AnneEJ (4917)
• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
15 Mar 16
I am glad she was all right, but I can understand how worried you were when she did not show up on time.
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
15 Mar 16
So good she was alright. The school authorities should had known it if ever she slept at the school premises.
@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
15 Mar 16
They were too occupied with other students they don't know what's going on.
@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
Yeah. They played house and pretend that they aare about to sleep
@Stewboyz5 (26)
• Springfield, Missouri
15 Mar 16
I understand the panic a mother feels when something like this happens.
It is so hard to be angry, but at the same time you want to let them know how it made you feel.
WOW, what a scary thing to happen!
@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
Yeah. I just made sure she won't be scared in case she messed up again.
