Em@il jury
A survey shows we are three times more likely to ring mum than dad. We ask the Email Jury who they call in a crisis
“It would always be my very calm husband! I would never have called my late mum, as she was a panicker!” Judi Martin
“No one. If I have a problem I will try to resolve it as any friend or relatives will tell you what to do in a biased manner.” Tom Anderson
“Depends on what issue they want to discuss. My children are 49 and 47 so normally able to deal with their own crises.” Ronald James
“Both my parents have passed away, but my first port of call was always my mum...not because my dad couldn’t have helped, but simply because mums always know best!” James Walker
“My kids usually call mum if they want comforted, but dad if they want something fixed!” William Andrew McCulloch
“I would have to ring my closest friends, as all my family are now dead. I know they would give me support though.” Liz Kelly
“I would call one of my children. Since my husband died they seem to have become the responsible adults. They were before, but I rely on them now.” Margaret Gibb
“It would need to be my dear sister, or my beloved husband, who is always there for me – or, if desperate, my sons!” Joan Fordyce
“I always called my mum as I knew she was calmer in a crisis!” Fiona Reid
“My mum when she was alive. After she died it would be my mother-in-law. Now there is no one as I would handle it myself in the first instance.” Morag Maich