I messaged her again before I rang. No answer. She must be really tired I thought. I rang at least ten times before 9am without any response. I began to worry; that is what mothers do really well!
Just after 9 I rang the support worker at her accommodation only to find she had returned to her boyfriend's house yesterday evening. He lives in a town house where the bedroom is upstairs and she leaves her phone downstairs. The mystery solved.
I waited for her to wake and ring. I waited and I waited some more. Last time she was at her boyfriend's house I rang her neighbour because I couldn't reach Mel. I woke the neighbour up (it was after 10am!). I decided not to do that again.
I remember my older sister remarking on a time many years ago when her daughter was staying with her at a caravan park. Her daughter had gone to the ablution block and was gone what seemed an extremely long time. My sister became worried. It turned out the daughter engaged in a long conversation with another guest and thought nothing of her mother's concern. My sister said it was her expectation of where her daughter should be which concerned her. If her daughter had not been with her there would have been no concern.
It is like that with Mel and me. Mel is not your average daughter she needs some looking after and positive direction. Countless times she has got herself into a vulnerable situation. Normally she makes informed decisions but sometimes she doesn't.
I asked her just to let me know in future every time she will be away from home and where she is staying. Her safety and well being are my main concerns.
I asked her if she was alright and she confirmed she was. There had been a lover's tiff between them yesterday. Surely a mother can be concerned?
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