tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post2277006276798743661..comments2023-12-21T17:45:14.194+00:00Comments on HOM...HOM...HOM....: Sticking my neck on the line...Home Office Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248456622235889204noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-50046583478704434242011-05-17T22:38:09.359+01:002011-05-17T22:38:09.359+01:00I think my previous comment got eaten by Blogger b...I think my previous comment got eaten by Blogger but I agree with you - the vilification of the McCanns is terrible. I think what it has done has created a culture of fear and blame among parents, when really we should be concentrating on catching the appalling people who did this.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-17742754288491867052011-05-16T12:54:44.693+01:002011-05-16T12:54:44.693+01:00Interesting post
I have to say that I can't s...Interesting post<br /><br />I have to say that I can't see much difference between leaving the children in a hotel room 100 yards away and leaving them in their bedroom whilst we're sat at the end of the garden and we do that regularly (and have before now left them in hotel rooms with a baby monitor on)<br /><br />For me its all about risk, even despite what happened to Madeleine, a child is less likley to be abducted than hit by lightening, about 20 times less likely... and for then its about minimising the risks but in also not overstating those risksMuddling Alonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702217530704657676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-15289474858512698922011-05-16T09:42:41.728+01:002011-05-16T09:42:41.728+01:00What a great post - and I do fervently agree with ...What a great post - and I do fervently agree with everything you've said. My heart goes out to the family and to Madeleine.Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07017352687163694581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-67640671333157748372011-05-14T09:53:08.133+01:002011-05-14T09:53:08.133+01:00I don't think they were neglectful, I think th...I don't think they were neglectful, I think they were naive and paid a terrible, unimaginable price for that naivete. <br />When I was a kid my parents used to got to the occasional NY house party or similar, and we would go to sleep in the back of the estate car, parked in the driveway!!<br />I don't think I would personally leave my kids to a listening service, but I genuinely don't know if that's because of what happened to Madelaine.<br />If she'd never been abducted I might have been quite happy to do so, safe in my own cosseted little world, where little girls don't go missing, and always stay safe in their own beds.Jacqui Paterson https://www.blogger.com/profile/17315907330389903524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-78935607706443868022011-05-12T21:07:21.032+01:002011-05-12T21:07:21.032+01:00Good points here. Parenting and the judgement that...Good points here. Parenting and the judgement that comes with deflected guilt are daily issues for me.<br /><br /> Just as I start to have a happy smug moment which normally starts with the words "As a Mother I would never/always ..." i often realise that actually there are many counter smug-mum arguments.<br /><br />As a parent its difficult to believe that some hidden danger came and stole Madeleine. It's easier to think the parents did it. Because then our children are safe.Sarahhttp://ctrlaltdelmylife.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-59308812883090565392011-05-12T21:01:03.449+01:002011-05-12T21:01:03.449+01:00I feel so sorry for those parents - and sick at th...I feel so sorry for those parents - and sick at the comments made about them. They thought what they were doing was safe. They were wrong. But let's not punish them for it.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-14503925722667116502011-05-12T20:47:03.270+01:002011-05-12T20:47:03.270+01:00I have stayed places where that kind of service wa...I have stayed places where that kind of service was offered. I didn't use them because I was uncomfortable even back then - an hour's trial at Peebles Hydro in 2001 convinced me I couldn't use them. So I've always thought they were daft, and we choose to holiday in a different way: villa holidays with the family and occasional weekends for me and husband without the kids.<br /><br />While I think they made the wrong choice to arrange their evenings that way - if they were in a group of parents why not have one parent/pair of parents per night be the nanny and have all the kids at their apartment - I feel that they suffered more than enough and telling them they are bad parents is like saying we never make mistakes, only you do.<br /><br />I hope she is found, one way or another or they will always be living in limbo.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739729422526468003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-54151938488860405762011-05-12T20:44:56.362+01:002011-05-12T20:44:56.362+01:00I can't bear the hate that has been directed a...I can't bear the hate that has been directed at this family. Doesn't matter if they were wrong or right, their little girl has gone and they are in unimaginable pain.<br />If any of us were in that situation could you imagine having to deal with the kind of bitching they have on top of everything else.<br />Makes me very sadAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124513427678555863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-77774203857154659662011-05-12T20:36:41.379+01:002011-05-12T20:36:41.379+01:00Wise words Mrs. We all mess up from time to time ...Wise words Mrs. We all mess up from time to time - most of us get away with it most of the time. Those guys didn't... <br /><br />Love, Iota's buddyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com