Surviving a Bomb Scare -- Hormone Helped Kids Help Each Other
There was a bomb scare at my son's high school yesterday. Fortunately it turned out to be false but the anxiety and panic and sheer terror are still with me (and I suspect, my son, too) today. The kids, all 2,000 of them, were immediately told to evacuate to the large field behind the school. The principal left parents a message last night saying they all filed out well and followed directions but I'm learning on Facebook that it was mass pandemonium instead. A new study says, however, that we all have a social hormone that promotes cooperation in risky situations. I couldn't reach my son because he was told to leave everything behind, including his phone (wonder if it's still there? it's just stuff, I keep reminding myself). Finally a friend loaned him his phone and he was able to text me that he was fine. The friend's mother came and got them both. I threw my arms around him and burst into tears when he came through the door. Now we have a plan...