It's 11:00. Do you know where you children are?

Many of us will remember this PSA that ran on TV for many years. As kids, we thought it was funny because we were at home with our parents. But times are different. The formerly absent male parent also known as the ex, never had had a good understanding of his daughters. So, all along, I tried to teach. But some lessons didn't sink in.

I call my daughter one Friday night and she says, "I am sitting out on the curb waiting for so and so's sister to get me.  I try to modulate my heartbeat. and I say, " If she isn't there in 5 minutes, I will come get you."

It was almost midnight. I would never let my 14 year old daughter be out at that time. Teenagers should be at matinees or 7:00 movies and home by 10 for their own safety. 9:00 movies are for adults or at least older teenagers. Just watch the news to understand what can happen to an innocent child? So I call her dad and say, "What are you thinking?" No response. I say to him, "She is just a child. Please remember that." He has no answer.  None.  

Men cannot be mothers. Their instincts are all wrong.

This post does not have a clear message other than frustration.