dd1 hasn't come home from school....

[fryalot]

She was supposed to go to her mate's house for tea, then on a school organised walk, I was to pick her up at 8.30.

When I realised that her mate's mum had not rang me last night as promised, I told her to come straight home instead.

I rang the school to ask them to pass this message on to be doubly sure she came home

She hasn't.

I don't know whose house she is at, of even if she is there.... I don't know who is looking after her - or if anybody is.

I don't know who to call.

8.30 is a long way away.

What should I do? It seems a bit drastic to ring the police, but I don't know how else to get her home????

Thats great news squonk Hope you are ok.

Hope you are both OK

caught up with all this a bit late
sounds like you've had a stressful time squonk
glad she's turned up (and is penitent by the sound of it)
sort her out!

she is home. She obviously has been to someone's house as she has somebody else's clothes on (her's got wet) and there was a strange bloke waiting with her that she told me was her friend's dad.

Glad she's ok. Have lectured her all the way home about the dangers of me not knowing where she is, and how much damage can be done to a girl in the 5 hours it would have taken for me to realise that she was missing.

Have told her that she is grounded until I have a comprehensive list of her friend's landline numbers and she is currently watching "in the night garden" with dd2.

So relieved and glad to have her back, but so, so cross with her.

Thank you everyone for your kind words, and advice.

God, mn is great!

Phew!

13 year old ds of a friend started behaving like this a while ago. The parents had to be fairly hard on him for a while. He got the message quite quickly thank goodness.

I think they get their first taste of freedom and go a bit mad for a time. But they find it rather scary too.

Hope your dd is ok.

very glad to hear she is safe and sound
squonk

lol @ in the night garden!
glad she's ok

How did she take the news of how she will be cleaning the toilet?

Glad all is well Squonk.

Phew Squonk, glad to hear she's ok. Post when you get a chance.

LOL "in the night garden" is punishment enough for anyone i'm glad your both ok

aww she sounds lovely, so glad she is home with you all

oh, I've got lots of chances, now HIWBB - she's doing all the housework, so all I have to do is sit on my bum and mn

Good for you Squonk! What's her story then?

Thankgoodness all ok!!!!!!!!!
Got this to come !

her story doesn't add up, so I will get it out of her over the next few days... suffice to say she is going to be very, very busy with all the jobs I have lined up

congratulations

oops - added that to the wrong thread

My ds is 13 and going through a bit of this.I love him and hate him at the same time He really takes the p* sometimes and at others he is still a little boy Very difficult.I just went mad as he forgot his key didn't take his antibiotic and didn't hand in the letter about why he was off for the second day.Teenagers are difficult but lovely too I am glad she is home safe get her cleaning.My ds is banned from msn for 2 days so computer all mine.......

Glad you've got her home Squonk.

Late to this again

That's good you have her home......

where you can wring her little neck

already done, tnog!

I agree her staory doesn't seem to add up- got soaking wet somewhere- ok could happen, went to a friend's house to change- plausible so far, but then called you intears from a phone box? Friend's family don'y have a pne/ too tight to let her use it...

Glad she's back, and safe. I'm sure she will be better behaved in the future- buy her a new charger for her phone, and perhaps a free £5 top-up a month if she behaves responsibly, and you can call to check up on her?

phone!

so pleased she ok , i have a 13 year old son and i could not imagine the stress and panic you must have gone through xxx kids eh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!