A Mother's Worst Nightmare
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- Lady_Catherine
- sugarmag
- SandyGM
- bluemerle1960
- Anna_Morvee
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» Lady_Catherine - Your fears
I am sitting here with tears is my eyes. As the mother of three children, I can imagine the utter terror you felt that day. I am so glad that those strangers took the time to care about your daughter, and I was so relieved when I read that you found her and she was safe!I don't know any advice I can give, but I wanted you to know that I felt your pain.
-- posted by Lady_Catherine
» sugarmag - Oh Rachael!
I am so thankful she was okay in the end. Your story had me in tears. Thank you for sharing and helping other parents become more aware. Just remember this -- you can't look over them 100% of the time, so I hope you don't blame yourself for this. It happens -- it happened to me. (((HUGS)))Angela Giles Klocke
-- posted by sugarmag
» SandyGM - Child with Down's Syndrome
You have nothing to feel guilty about. With or without Down's Syndrome, children can age us ten years with some of their antics. My son, age 3, wasn't afraid of anything. I left him riding his 3 wheeler in the yard for a couple of moments, and when I returned, he was gone. I won't go into the details of what we went through finding him, as you already know that fear, but he'd followed a girl home and was riding his 3 wheeler around in front of her house, which was just out of site of our yard. Yes, you feel like you failed, but you didn't. Kids will be kids and we parents just try to stay a step ahead. Thanks for sharing your story.-- posted by SandyGM
» bluemerle1960 - It isn't just the ones with Down's Syndrome
(((Rachael))When I say I know how you feel,I really do! Vicki decided to go on a "bear hunt" when she was only five. She and a friend(where she was staying the night) took off about 4:30 am on Palm Sunday and it was only because of the gentleman who came to their rescue that both girls made it back home safe and sound. The other mother never knew they had left the house or come back three hours later. We live in a rural area with no white shoulders to the roads, no street lamps but 12 registered sex offenders within two blocks. It was a case of a kindergarten game/song "Going on a bear hunt, I'm not afraid" coming very close to becoming a tragedy.
I am so glad you found her and all was well.
Tenna
-- posted by bluemerle1960
» Anna_Morvee - My Heart Goes Out to You
Oh sweetie, I do know how you feel. It is the sickest feeling in the world. As far as showing them fear, I can't answer that for you, but you do what you are doing and remember there should be no guilt or negitive feelings, love and persistance will prevail. It is like my 2 year olds finding their way to the top of the fridge or "cleaning" the tile bathroom with Pin Sol. Things happen and no matter how perfect we try to be we can't.
Hugs,
Anna
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