She did good!

[kings6]

One of the things that drives me crazy when I go visit my daughter and her family in San Diego are the guys riding motorcycles and doing the lane splitting maneuver. Supposedly there are certain rules pertaining to bikers riding between the lanes of traffic but naturally once a rule is written, folks think it was made to be broken. Don't get me wrong, I rode bikes for years and finally had to give it up because I have no control over my throttle hand once I get on a bike. Riding at red line on my Zrx1200R was obviously dangerous but I loved it. Still, when I'm driving down a Southern California freeway at 70+mph, it scares the bejeezus out of me when some guy goes flying by me doing 90 right between me and the car next to me.

My wife is in San Diego visiting my daughter and grand son while the S-I-L is away on a training exercise at another base. She called today all shaky voiced asking me to pray for a guy who had just pulled the lane splitting/ lane changing thing at high speeds and wiped out right in front of them. She was in the car with my 4 year old grandson while my daughter, a stay at home mom who is a trained nurse, ran to the guy laying on the side of the road. The called 911 and got the ambulance on the way while KT dealt with the guy. She stabilized his injuries, relayed vitals and triage information to the ambulance as it was headed their way and even got the guys wife on this phone like he wanted so she could bring her up to date and let her know he was alive and help was on the way so she could meet them at the hospital.

I always said raising one daughter was harder than raising 6 boys and there were nights when I went to bed tired from trying to figure out how to be a good and creative parent to my daughter when she was growing up but hearing what she did today and how she handled the situation makes me feel good that she turned out the way she did in spite of my parenting.

[bushog]

Proud Papa!

[kings6]

I have a small plaque tucked away in my room the says

"Your greatest
Gift To This
World May Not
Be Something
You Do, But
Someone
You Raise"

She is that gift.

[cowpuncher]

Robb,
You did it right!

NICE WORK DAD😉

[kings6]

Thanks Greg and Joe! Our children are a life long sentence and blessing!

[jessb57]

Apr 15, 2019 23:25:15 GMT -5 kings6 said:

Thanks Greg and Joe! Our children are a life long sentence and blessing!

  Amen, To that. And then you get a second chance with the grand children.

[bula]

She did good, you did good. Thank You .

[contender]

As a parent,, we fret & worry about our kids. We want them to be good, turn out right, and most of all,, be the kind of person we see them for.

When stuff like this happens,, we know we succeeded as a parent. YOU SUCCEEDED!!!!!!!!!!!

And a side note. As a BSA leader for over 40 years now,, I have had the privilege to assist many young boys into becoming men. And one of the best things is when one of these (now) men contact me just to talk, thank me or whatever. I've had them call me from foreign military bases,, or whatever. I've said to Miss Penny for years that the good Lord allowed me to stay here to help a few folks.
We as adults,, and not just as parents can often make a big difference in the lives of others,, and often w/o realizing how much influence we've had. Miss Penny's son has a best friend from childhood,, who is still close. He's married, 2 kids & all. Last week, his mother passed away. While he was growing up,, he spent a lot of time with Miss Penny & around her son. Well, Saturday,, as we went through the reception line at Visitation,, this fine young man was greeting people, and doing quite well. While he was obviously upset at his loss,, there weren't tears & such. Well,,,, until he saw Miss Penny. The moment he saw her,, he burst into tears,, & said; "Hi Momma!" all while grabbing her. Of course,, this caused her to burst into tears.
Later,, she & I were talking about how much that got to her,, and I allowed how much influence she'd obviously had with him. She replied how she'd seen it with me,, but to her,, it was a bit of a surprise. She had obviously been a positive influence upon him.


So,, Robb,,, SMILE,, Puff out your chest,,, bask in the knowledge you DID AN EXCELLENT job with her. Be proud of her as you should be. And I'm sure that this guy & his family will be glad she was there as well.

And I really like your plaque;

"Your greatest
Gift To This
World May Not
Be Something
You Do, But
Someone
You Raise"

She is that gift.

[leftysixgun]

This is pretty inspiring thread. I am a father of an soon to be 11yr old daughter. She is very easy going and EXTREMELY forgiving. I hope she stays this way after she is raised/grown. Shes a great kid now and I hope shes an outstanding adult to come.
Thanks Robb!

[blacktailslayer]

A friend of mine says that the biggest job we as parents have is turning little people into big people that can think for themselves and do the right thing.

Good Job Robb!

Don D.