My Daughter Is Missing

@cherriefic (10399)

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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@dodo19 (47317)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

15 Mar 16

I'm really glad to hear that she's okay. I'd be just as scared as you if it were one of my kids.

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@cherriefic (10399)

• Philippines

15 Mar 16

Thanks. It's really not a good feeling. I was so stressed out! :-)

@rina110383 (24492)

•

15 Mar 16

Glad that Savannah is okay

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@Hatley (163776)

• Garden Grove, California

15 Mar 16

Just tell her you were worried but don't bawl her out she just fell asleep so go d she was safe as I can imaginehow scared you were.

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@cherriefic (10399)

• 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 (163776)

• 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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@Bluedoll (16773)

• Canada

16 Mar 16

I think you did the right things.

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@LeaPea2417 (37350)

• Toccoa, Georgia

16 Mar 16

Thank goodness, nothing bad happened to her!

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@mammots (3209)

• Philippines

16 Mar 16

All kinds of scary possibilities come to mind when this situations happens.

@cherriefic (10399)

• 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.

@cherriefic (10399)

• Philippines

17 Mar 16

They were playing from another part of school.

@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• 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 (10399)

• 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 (70022)

• United States

15 Mar 16

@cherriefic Yes I am glad this is not the case.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

16 Mar 16

Glad, she's fine and safe and tell her that next time, don't sleep anywhere, she can sleep in your house not in other's house so that Mom won't be scared.

@cherriefic (10399)

• Philippines

16 Mar 16

I guess that topic will go for a week whenever she goes to school just to make sure it sticks.

@KristenH (33381)

• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

15 Mar 16

Glad she's safe and sound and back home.

@cherriefic (10399)

• 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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@KristenH (33381)

• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

15 Mar 16

@cherriefic Good idea. How old is she?

@cacay1 (83429)

• 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 (10399)

• 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 (10399)

• Philippines

16 Mar 16

It was and I dont know what to do if it didn't turned out well.

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@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.

@cherriefic (10399)

• Philippines

16 Mar 16

Lol! Thats the usual reaction I guess.

@Letranknight2015 (51938)

• 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.

@cherriefic (10399)

• Philippines

16 Mar 16

She have a cellphone but didnt bring it to school as their teacher doesnt allow it.

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

15 Mar 16

Thank goodness no harm came to her. if she fell asleep it wasn't intentional so no need to be cross.

@cherriefic (10399)

• 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.

@cherriefic (10399)

• Philippines

15 Mar 16

Yeah. It was the longest 3 hours of my life.

@acelawrites (19272)

• 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 (10399)

• Philippines

15 Mar 16

They were too occupied with other students they don't know what's going on.

@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

15 Mar 16

Glad she got back safe.Did she explain where she fell asleep? is this normal for her to fall asleep when out playing with friends?please check into this

@cherriefic (10399)

• 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 (10399)

• Philippines

16 Mar 16

Yeah. I just made sure she won't be scared in case she messed up again.