O/T entertaining story. DD was on her second solo outing in the car this evening. She was to text when she arrived at her destination. She did not text in the allotted amount of time. I texted. I phoned. And phoned and phoned. No answer. When she had not been in contact for 30 minutes over the time she was supposed to have texted, I got in the car and headed for where she was (because, oddly enough, I knew where that was). Spousey was elsewhere. 15 minutes after contact, Spousey and Grandpa were in another car, heading the same direction I was. It is about a 30 minute trip. I arrive at the outdoor area she is at (with many friends) just as a text rings. She had gotten lost, then forgot to text. I was within ear shot of her at this time and I just said “A little late with that, are we?” She comes up to me, I stare at her, she apologizes, I stare at her. She says “I should leave now, huh?” to which I reply, “That’s probably a good idea.” I call Grandpa and Spousey and they head back home. I get home, DD gets home. DD apologizes again, says her friends think I am the Devil incarnate because I made her go home, but that she doesn’t think so. She got what she knew would happen, but she did ask "What did you think I was doing? I don't smoke or drink or hang out with creepy guys." I said "I thought you might be broken down on the side of the road or something." She said "Oh. OK. I'm losing some driving privileges, huh?" "Yup." We all sat down and ate ice cream and watched cartoons.
Life is grand.