Amazed? Horrified? Shocked? Proud? (Long!) - Page 3

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Yes Heavenly, I agree with you. Heartbroken moms of missing children always say, "Don't let your kids walk alone."

I'm all for giving DD (age 7) the tools to take care of herself. But I will be there keeping an eye on her for a long, long time.

Originally Posted by Heavenly

Personally, I'm all for infantilizing my children if it keeps them safe. Just 13 months ago a little 8 year old girl was kidnapped, raped and murdered in a town about 45 minutes from where I live. She was walking home alone from school, the first time ever that she was allowed. Yes, yes, yes, I know that people always says it's rare, won't happen to them, etc. but 1) All that won't matter if it's YOU it happens to, and 2) I'm sure her parents didn't ever think it was possible either. I will never be able to forget the missing posters all over every store and gas station I went to and the weeks of waiting, praying and wondering where she was, and the horror everyone felt when her body was found. So not worth the risk IMHO.

[New_Natural_Mom]

What a cool kid you have. I would be so proud of her!!!

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That is an absolutely adorable story! Adorable! Your child sounds like a charming, funny, clever kid. I love the note on the door best of all. That was SO smart. No, I do not think most kids her age would handle the situation with such aplomb! They may have the actual skills to get in, get a snack, etc., but to do so without panicking--impressive.

Sounds like you are willing to cut your friend some slack and I hope you do. I may be reading between the lines too much, but my impression is that the degree of his regret (i.e. not sufficiently high!) is more worrisome than the actual forgetting. Like, you expect him to be more completely freaked out that he forgot (as do I!). Maybe he is too mortified to properly express himself. I was in his shoes once (forgot or overslept to pick up a friend's kid from half-day preschool while I was in college) and I still cringe to think about it!