Vent- NWR
Okay I know I post a lot of vents. But what happened to me last night scared the living CRAP out of me.
I have a sensational relationship with my Dad. We are super close and he (next to FH of course) is my world. Yesterday I was going to a BBQ at FH's house and my Dad was invited but had prior commitments to hang with relatives of mine. So, he was going somewhere - either the Italian Feast or over a relatives house. Fine.
I came home from the BBQ at around 9:30. I get ready for bed and just layed down and watched TV. I had my two dogs with me. So, at 11PM I woke up to my little dog barking. I thought my Pops just came home. But he didn't. Fine. Then I am up because I can't go back to sleep. So, I am surfing the net and hours passed. It was now 1:15 and quite frankly I am worried. Reason why I was worried was because my Dad is ALWAYS home by 11PM the LATEST. He is older- almost 70 so he likes to go to bed early. He always keeps in touch with us to tell us if he is going to be home late. I actually jumped in my car and went by my Aunts and Uncles' house and then my Cousins. Nothing. People were sound asleep.
I get home and it's about 1:30. I am REALLY scared and nervous. I called up my Sister who lives in Orange County and she is like 'WHAT happened??????' I told her that Daddy isn't home yet. So natuarally she is worried. She asked where he went. I told her the Feast in Westbury or our Aunt's house. So then she's like I don't know maybe we should start calling people? I didn't want to wake people up and make them nervous. So, we started calling hospitals and police precints to see if anyone was in any accidents or anything. I know it sounds MAJORLY bizarre but at this point, we thought something really bad happened to him. Another one of our worries was the fact that he just started taking this new medication that can cause you to pass out. 3AM rolls around and I want to drive to Westbury and see if he ran into old friends. But I wasn't driving in Westbruy alone. So, I went and picked up FH. Of course he was THRILLED that I woke him up but even he was concerned because he knows how my Dad is.
We go to Westbury and see the grounds of the Feast. It looked like there were people there but there were only 2 cops. They were SO helpful. I explained to them what happened and said to them why I am worried. They actually checked his license, information to see if anyone was in any accidents or admitted to any hospitals. Thank GOD they didn't find anything. So we thanked them and left.
FH asked what we should do. I had my Sister on the phone and she said to go home. She was really upset thinking that something terrible happened but at that point there was nothing more to be done. FH wasn't ready to give up. He said 'Let's go to Nassau Medical Center.' So we did. When we got there FH told me to wait in the car. I did. All of a sudden the phone rings. I look at the caller ID and it was Dad. OMG, I was angry and happy at the same time. He was worried about ME because he saw my car was gone. LOL. He told me he went to a party at one of my cousins house and it lasted through the night. I guess he wanted to have a good time for old times sake. My Dad said to me that he was going to call me but he thought I would be sleeping.
So here I am dragging a$$ because I had three hours of sleep for trying to find a loved one. Seriously- I was never ever that scared before in my LIFE! I am so glad he's ok. He said he will keep his phone on from now on. He normally hates cell phones and keeps it in the car only for emergency use.
*Edited for Typo*
I have a sensational relationship with my Dad. We are super close and he (next to FH of course) is my world. Yesterday I was going to a BBQ at FH's house and my Dad was invited but had prior commitments to hang with relatives of mine. So, he was going somewhere - either the Italian Feast or over a relatives house. Fine.
I came home from the BBQ at around 9:30. I get ready for bed and just layed down and watched TV. I had my two dogs with me. So, at 11PM I woke up to my little dog barking. I thought my Pops just came home. But he didn't. Fine. Then I am up because I can't go back to sleep. So, I am surfing the net and hours passed. It was now 1:15 and quite frankly I am worried. Reason why I was worried was because my Dad is ALWAYS home by 11PM the LATEST. He is older- almost 70 so he likes to go to bed early. He always keeps in touch with us to tell us if he is going to be home late. I actually jumped in my car and went by my Aunts and Uncles' house and then my Cousins. Nothing. People were sound asleep.
I get home and it's about 1:30. I am REALLY scared and nervous. I called up my Sister who lives in Orange County and she is like 'WHAT happened??????' I told her that Daddy isn't home yet. So natuarally she is worried. She asked where he went. I told her the Feast in Westbury or our Aunt's house. So then she's like I don't know maybe we should start calling people? I didn't want to wake people up and make them nervous. So, we started calling hospitals and police precints to see if anyone was in any accidents or anything. I know it sounds MAJORLY bizarre but at this point, we thought something really bad happened to him. Another one of our worries was the fact that he just started taking this new medication that can cause you to pass out. 3AM rolls around and I want to drive to Westbury and see if he ran into old friends. But I wasn't driving in Westbruy alone. So, I went and picked up FH. Of course he was THRILLED that I woke him up but even he was concerned because he knows how my Dad is.
We go to Westbury and see the grounds of the Feast. It looked like there were people there but there were only 2 cops. They were SO helpful. I explained to them what happened and said to them why I am worried. They actually checked his license, information to see if anyone was in any accidents or admitted to any hospitals. Thank GOD they didn't find anything. So we thanked them and left.
FH asked what we should do. I had my Sister on the phone and she said to go home. She was really upset thinking that something terrible happened but at that point there was nothing more to be done. FH wasn't ready to give up. He said 'Let's go to Nassau Medical Center.' So we did. When we got there FH told me to wait in the car. I did. All of a sudden the phone rings. I look at the caller ID and it was Dad. OMG, I was angry and happy at the same time. He was worried about ME because he saw my car was gone. LOL. He told me he went to a party at one of my cousins house and it lasted through the night. I guess he wanted to have a good time for old times sake. My Dad said to me that he was going to call me but he thought I would be sleeping.
So here I am dragging a$$ because I had three hours of sleep for trying to find a loved one. Seriously- I was never ever that scared before in my LIFE! I am so glad he's ok. He said he will keep his phone on from now on. He normally hates cell phones and keeps it in the car only for emergency use.
*Edited for Typo*
