Originally Posted By DVC_dad YAY! I wonder if Dave nipped over for a peek. Great to hear all went well Sarah!
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Congrats to all of the Baloos for this most excellent adventure! xoxo
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE We sure are protective of our lil ones, you know i had to keep such a close eye on our kids, two seconds poof they are gone...we were in the pet store looking for a puppy, we didn't find any, so we went next door to k-mart, the kids just loved playing in the clothes racks , well, malcolm went in, he was three, then nicholas and then jytte, well we were not watching close enough, it was only about 10 seconds, jytte came out, nicholas came out, hmmm where is malcolm, no sign of him, we tore the rack apart, the store closed all doors, a army of security scoured the parking lot no cars were allowed to leave...the mall doors were locked, we went back into the pet store, yelled called everythin, we searched the mall, twenty minutes later our hearts completely shattered a call came in a lady who had heard the call, noticed this lil ball by the fish tank in the far corner of the store it was malcolm, we were so thankful, but it onky took a few short seconds and he was gone....cindy and i were in sears about 13 years ago, a woman was ringing her clothes in, her baby was smiling at us, as we moved by to put our things on the counter, she reached back into her buggy, for her purse, her baby and purse we gone, we were standing right there but had turned to put out things on the counter in that short sec a woman stole her child, the sears clerk pushed a button all doors odf sears closed...the only doors left open were the first double doors leading out of the store in a short sec this woman was pushing her stroller out of the first two doors, she tried to open the second set but they would not open security assembled very quickly, she had cut the lil ones hair, new out fit, dyed hair in amatter of seconds, kudo's to sears, we can never be too over protective in fact these days we must be...my cousin sara was taken by the notorious clifford olsen, she survived , was one of the only ones , her friend did not, one day, very sad day..stay close to your children..always, hugs from our home to yours oxox
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Tink Mobile's post is one of the many reasons why I was really nervous. Work mounted up, so I could not make it over today. But Mikey seemed to have fun. He went shopping (buying a blue scarab bead, an african art hippo pencil, and chocolate roman coins). He also enjoyed the statuary. Thank you for all the words of encouragement. It was hard, and I have been worried all day. Mikey loved it and wants to go back (he thinks where daddy works is cool - even though I don't think he get's that I work in London, not the British Museum).
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<kudo's to sears>>> That is a wonderful story and I am glad it has a happy ending. We have all heard urban ledgends on that vein for many years about Disney parks as well. BUT..."kudo's to Sears" I would not be doing them justice if I did not make fast mention of Adam Walsh. yeah, Sears has been trying to live this story down for DECADES. Just Goggle Adam Walsh. It will make you think. You know, John Walsh, Americas Most Wanted TV Show? Ever wonder why HE is the guy on that show? And the show is minor in what John Walsh has done to get laws passed and our legal system revamped concerning missing children. The man is an icon. You cannot be too protective of your little ones. Go on, google it. It's worth any parent's time.
Originally Posted By Ursula But Dave, are you okay now? And yes, we will be here for you when it is Jessica's turn for her first foray into the great big world.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<my cousin sara was taken by the notorious clifford olsen, she survived , was one of the only ones , her friend did not>>> I apologize, I didn't read the whole post. Sorry and deeply saddened by this TINK. Wow my heart goes out to you and your family and her and her family.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight <<Congrats to all of the Baloos for this most excellent adventure! xoxo>> I second that! Hoooray for Mikey!
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove <<the notorious clifford olsen>> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Olson" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...rd_Olson</a> Oh, TINK-MOBILE. How utterly awful. Yes, John Walsh is a hero. That poor man has been through so much...and look what's he's done with his pain. And how about this? It's bad enough we have child predators, but what happens when the law goes overboard to protect them? "A Massachusetts politician and defense attorney has touched off a firestorm with his shocking public vow to torment and "rip apart" child rape victims who take the witness stand if the state legislature passed stiff mandatory sentences for child sex offenders. Rep. James Fagan, a Democrat, made the comments during debate last month on the state House floor. "I'm gonna rip them apart," Fagan said of young victims during his testimony on the bill. "I'm going to make sure that the rest of their life is ruined, that when they’re 8 years old, they throw up; when they’re 12 years old, they won’t sleep; when they’re 19 years old, they’ll have nightmares and they’ll never have a relationship with anybody.†<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,371344,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0...,00.html</a> davewasbaloo, we can never be too protective, huh? Look at Elizabeth Smart. A teen taken from her own bedroom. Wow, sorry to be such a downer. It's just that I work for a police department and we just had a serial child rapist case solved a few months ago (made national headlines) and I just wish these monsters weren't out there.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo That's why I do what I do with the department of children schools and families. I was very lucky as a kid, my mom believed me and I got away. Not so many kids are as lucky. I won't share my experience on tuesday, but needless to say, there were trips on my way home.
Originally Posted By iamsally Bad things do happen and it is absolutely horrible. Especially delicate if one works in the field and sees the worst of the worst. (My daughter is a professional labor and delivery coach and just went through an experience with security guards outside the door and a social worker taking the baby as soon as it was born. Birth is not always a beautiful thing.) But we must remember that the vast majority of the time our children return to us safe and sound. Dave: had you not let Mikey go at all I would have said you were overprotective and doing him an injustice. But you made sure that everything possible was done to ensure his safety and let it take its course. The worry is normal as long as it does not interfere with living a normal life. I think you have done well and it should get easier with each success.
Originally Posted By iamsally Oh gosh! I did not mean to leave you out Sarah. Congratulations on this first of many hurdles. You have two very lucky children.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I knew that John Walsh's son was murdered, but I didn't know that Code Adam was also named after him. Any time we had a Code Adam in JCPenney, I seemed to be the only one looking for the kid. We had the mall play area right outside our store, so that was the first place I looked.
