Yesterday we had a tornado warning (nice to get those alerts on my phone). Such excitement around here. Yikes. I told the family I really should be paid overtime for that 75 minutes! Mothering sure has its ups and downs. Really, I was quite clueless when I was 25 and giving birth to our firstborn... Actually, I think I knew I was clueless-- but I think that's another whole topic.
Katie and Jenna were already downstairs, so Claire and I went down to join them. Claire was pretty panicky. We just hung out in the family room for a bit, and then Jenna thought she'd go up to take a shower. When I wouldn't let her, she started getting panicky. Katie suggested we play Wii (good idea!). When I was a kid hanging out in the basement during tornado warnings, we definitely didn't play Wii. :) Jenna and Claire both still managed to be pretty upset while they played. Micah and Chad came home in the middle of this.
We heard about a tornado touching down near church and maybe causing the accident on 81. I know it's good for safety's sake to inform our kids about dangers, but it sure is tough riding the line to keep them from getting really scared/upset/etc.
Yikes indeed!
ReplyDeleteIt's an interesting line to walk when you're in the school setting. Having seen the devastating effects of a tornado, I'm confident it's important that they learn how to react.
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