Makes Me MADD

Some of you may have seen this before - I've had kids use the "letter" in speeches for years and it "gets me" EVERY SINGLE TIME. I've had more "empty desks" to return to at school than I want to remember - ONE is too many, but it's desolute to face the parents / class when something happens. I always tell my kids that I'm too old to go through the pain - to not be stupid - and to not let their friends be stupid - but you can't buffer them from the OTHER stupid people. TAKE SOME ACTION, Please!

Went to a Party Mom

I went to a party, and remembered what you said. You told me not to drink, Mom, so I had a Sprite instead. I felt proud of myself, the way you said I would, that I didn't drink and drive, though some friends said I should. I made a healthy choice, and your advice to me was right. The party finally ended, and the kids drove out of sight. I got into my car, sure to get home in one piece. I never knew what was coming, Mom, something I expected least. Now I'm lying on the pavement, and I hear the policeman say, "The kid that caused this wreck was drunk." Mom, his voice seems far away. My own blood's all around me, as I try hard not to cry. I can hear the paramedic say, "This girl is going to die." I'm sure the guy had no idea, while he was flying high, because he chose to drink and drive, now I would have to die. So why do people do it, Mom, knowing that it ruins lives? And now the pain is cutting me, like a hundred stabbing knives. Tell sister not to be afraid, Mom; tell daddy to be brave. And when I go to heaven, put "Mommy's Girl" on my grave. Someone should have taught him, that it's wrong to drink and drive. Maybe if his parents had, I'd still be alive. My breath is getting shorter, Mom, I'm getting really scared. These are my final moments, and I'm so unprepared. I wish that you could hold me, Mom, as I lie here and die. I wish that I could say, "I love you, Mom! So I love you and good-bye."

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) IS HOPING TO GET THIS MESSAGE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. Contact them at:
MADD
P.O. Box 541688
Dallas , TX 75354-1688
1-800-GET -MADD (1-800-438-6233)

Never forget, DON'T EVER DRINK AND DRIVE, not even once, thinking that it won't matter. IT DEFINITELY WILL MATTER!!!