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Tornados - ugh. Kids - gotta love 'em.
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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 163147" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I am so glad you are safe. </p><p> </p><p>My parents tell the story that they were about 1/2 hour away from home visiting friends when a storm came up. Us four girls were home alone. The friends said, "You should go home. Your girls will be scared in this weather." My parents just laughed and said, "Nope, they are probably in the door way running in and out of the rain." And we probably were. I don't ever remember being afraid of a storm until I was in a camper in a storm (I was in my late 20's). Even as a little girl, tornados did not scare me. One year when they were all around us, I had dreams but never with fear - just watching them from a distance. (I also have grown up and lived in the Midwest my entire life - MN girl)</p><p> </p><p>When my kids were very young, we did have some storms come through that made me feel vulnerable (only if husband was gone). I found I felt very vulnerable about travel and weather when my kids were babies. Now that they are older, that vulnerability feeling is leaving.</p><p> </p><p>I will take tornados over the others you listed. Not sure where your retirement should be.</p><p> </p><p>Good job on making this a quality fun family time event. I have been at a Girl Scout Day camp that we needed to put the girls in a shelter. I couldn't handle being confined with a ton of people (scared or not) so I stayed near the door as a look out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 163147, member: 5096"] I am so glad you are safe. My parents tell the story that they were about 1/2 hour away from home visiting friends when a storm came up. Us four girls were home alone. The friends said, "You should go home. Your girls will be scared in this weather." My parents just laughed and said, "Nope, they are probably in the door way running in and out of the rain." And we probably were. I don't ever remember being afraid of a storm until I was in a camper in a storm (I was in my late 20's). Even as a little girl, tornados did not scare me. One year when they were all around us, I had dreams but never with fear - just watching them from a distance. (I also have grown up and lived in the Midwest my entire life - MN girl) When my kids were very young, we did have some storms come through that made me feel vulnerable (only if husband was gone). I found I felt very vulnerable about travel and weather when my kids were babies. Now that they are older, that vulnerability feeling is leaving. I will take tornados over the others you listed. Not sure where your retirement should be. Good job on making this a quality fun family time event. I have been at a Girl Scout Day camp that we needed to put the girls in a shelter. I couldn't handle being confined with a ton of people (scared or not) so I stayed near the door as a look out. [/QUOTE]
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