The Girl is beautiful, brilliant and fearless, with a penchant for world travel. Majoring in Arabic and Middle Eastern studies, she was compelled to take a solo trip to Morocco last summer for some language and cultural immersion. Although i’m generally supportive of this, i did have some ‘mother worries’ since she was going alone.
About a week into her trip, i get the e-mail:
“hi, mom!”
it started off simply enough… after some general travel logistics information, there was this:
“i met the most amazing man on the train from Casablanca to Marrakesh…”
No matter how hard i tried to read the rest of her message, my brain kept taking me elsewhere.
A humid, Moroccan courtroom, where i’m being silenced by smirking magistrates when offering pleas for the release of my grandchild…
The scene where my daughter and i run through the crowded marketplace, clutching a crying baby as we try to elude machete-wielding thugs.
Or, worst of all… a CNN news studio, where i’m being interviewed by Nancy Grace, sharing gut-wrenching tales of injustice at the hands of cold-hearted bullies.
After her safe return, and quite an adventure, i told her of my concerns. Her response: “Hold out for Anderson Cooper…”
Tags: hallucinations, parenting, The Girl, travel
January 15, 2008 at 9:27 pm |
Gawd he’s hot. I would tear his ass up. Yeap, save it for Cooper. Besides, Nancy Grace drives people to suicide. Avoid her like you would an STD.
January 15, 2008 at 9:51 pm |
uw – and the word for anderson cooper? “Slurrrrrp!” [and that'll totally gross out my kids.... tee hee!]
January 16, 2008 at 2:36 am |
um… I’m not sold on him judging from that pic. but that’s ok – it means when we three get together for a chicks night out we’ll be eyeing up different toy boys
January 16, 2008 at 7:26 am |
No need to be concerned. They hardly ever use machetes in Morocco
January 16, 2008 at 7:49 am |
nm – he’s an acquired taste. but in fact, nancy grace is evil incarnate, so it’s a step up.
kyknoord – welcome to The Park. and yes, my daughter informed me that Morocco is quite civil. mother hormones know no logic…
January 16, 2008 at 10:22 am |
He doesn’t do much for me either, then again, I’ve never seen him ‘in action’.
January 16, 2008 at 4:24 pm |
Listen ladies, Cooper is smokin’ hot. I promise. He makes me love myself all the time.
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