CaptainBroncs
I think a lot of people here are hearing but not listening. Mommy gut sent up red flags, Mommy decided to share this information to the community to ensure all are aware so you do not enter a situation that may have the potentially bad outcome. This post was not started so that we can have a debate about prejudices, stereotyping or being over protective.
Statistics are fine, as was mentioned earlier in this post, your child is more likely to be hit by lightening than get abducted. Tell that to the hundreds of thousands family who have missing kids. Bringing up statistics is all well and good but how many of existing families with kids who are presently abducted are thinking of statistics. Has anyone really spent time looking at all the “Missing Child” posters at the Markets and Post Office and wonder what that family or that missing kid is going through? Is that not proof that this is a real concern for parents?
So she gave a description, does that make it being prejudicial or stereotypical? No. The person she observed just happens to fit the description she posted. This was just a concerned parent sharing because she felt it is her duty to other parents to report her observations and her feeling.
Yes back in the day you could let your child play outside without monitoring, did you ever look to see if there were ever children missing back the? Yes there were and still are, we are just making people more aware now. This is not new people. Abduction of kids has existed for a long time. Now its more advertised. 1% of the population of kids abducted is too much let alone whatever the percentage is up to now.
My son who is serving his country in the Army did not feel smothered when he hung out with his family, when his dad would take him and pick him up to/from school until the day he graduated from high school. He was appreciative and understood his dad was always there protecting him. He new I would to the best of my ability do everything I could to keep him safe. He still enjoyed life as a kid, but I was always there ensuring his safety. Times have changed, no longer can you leave your kid alone to play outside. And frankly that’s too much responsibility to put on a kid to watch out for themselves, They will never have fun. If your gonna be a parent act like one and protect your kids as KatieB is doing for hers, as I do for mine. If you’re not a parent I don’t expect you to understand, but know that your perspective in life with a child in it changes when you hold your child for the first time in your arms after birth.
Please take the message of the original poster as an awareness and not an attack on a type of person.
KatieB I thank you. This parent appreciates your message and understands what you were trying to relay.
I will do the same.