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

I am so sorry to hear of this close call! Don't beat yourself up so
much. This is a tramatic experience and you reacted to the loss of
security, threat to your daughter, anger at the perp, guilt you weren't
there to help or prevent the attack, fear it might happen again, and so
many other emotions. I went through a very tramatic experience (murder
of a loved one) so know first hand how emotions can get the best of you.

> 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

Good for her!!! That's one fiesty daughter and you should be very proud
she had the good sense to protect herself.
> 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?