Dana Shilling wrote:

Replying to Nico:

I love the idea of Vila beginning every e-mail with "Hi, mum, I am not dead at the bottom of a cliff."

Further to that, in my story he does e-mail her after 'Rescue':

Dear Mum, No, I'm not dead at the bottom of a cliff, but I almost was.

And I have him fall down a cliff on Del Ten (under low gravity) and send her a photo of himself sprawled at the bottom (taken by Avon from the top). It's meant to allay her fears - "Hey, look, it happened finally and I'm all right!" - but of course makes them worse.

How common is this particular fear among mothers? I got it constantly from mine when I was overseas. Is it a standard mother cliche?

Nico

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