LIFE WITH TEENS
HOW WILL THEY COPE
ON THEIR OWN?
Every parent worries about their children leaving home.
How will they cope? What if we can’t be there in
an emergency?
By Felicity and Gillian Handley
A
s an exchange student living in Paris,
my daughter Felicity was caught up in
the recent terrorist attacks. A world away in
Sydney, I felt utterly helpless as I realised
there was nothing I could do to protect her.
Our sms conversations from that night give
some insight into the experience.
9 AM AEDT (11 PM PARIS)
14 NOV 10.00 AEDT (MIDNIGHT – PARIS)
Mother
Daughter
We were at a restaurant close by,
but we left and just got back to a
friend’s apartment.
SAT 14 NOV 2015 8.22 AM AEDT (FRI 10.30 PM PARIS)
Mother
Daughter
There’s been