It does stink to high heaven, even to this “big sister bear”. My youngest sister was trapped at Central Michigan when they had that active shooter situation a few years ago. She called me in tears and said “the dorms are locked down and police will be closing campus before you get here” FUCK that, I was already on my way to pick her up for spring break and did 110mph the rest of the way to campus. Backed into the alley next to her dorm and loaded her up, along with a friend who was too scared to wait for her later pickup. 5 minutes after we were clear of campus, it was locked down. I still would’ve driven up, told the cops I was getting to my sister with or without their help, and gotten her safely.

My point is, if I will drive like a speed demon and be willing to risk it all to reach my little sister, no parent would say “okay I’ll wait 3 hours or more to see if my kid is even alive”.