TheAlligator wrote:

> My daughter was attacked yesterday - apparently an attempted rape or
> abduction. I responded like a spoiled brat, and have publically
> apologized in another group for the filthy, racist statements that I
> made. I'm really quite ashamed of myself, and I don't quite know
> where it all came from. It's not the way I was raised. Why is it
> that we really think we have it all together and then when the chips
> are down, we always disappoint ourselves and everyone around us? I'm
> feeling pretty damn humble right now, and have a lot of people to
> apologize to. Particularly the law enforcement guys, one of which was
> wise and kind enough to ignore my statements about killing him to get
> to the guy if I had to. My daughter is only 16, and quite a looker,
> if I say so myself (she must be adopted). She has only been driving a
> few weeks, and everytime she leaves the house, I worry about this kind
> of thing more than driving problems. And then it actually happened.
> I'm still in shock. Turns out, she is OK because she nailed the perp
> in the crotch, then poked out one of his eyes. 105 pounds of beauty
> and sheer terror in one package. I feel sorry for the guy that
> actually marries her someday. Guess all those muffled sighs I gave
> out while sitting through endless Tae Kwan Do classes are coming back
> to haunt me now, eh?

Thank goodness - a parent's worst fear for sure. But a gutsy, brave gal.
Edrena