I took my 6 year old stepdaughter Holly to see Shrek the Third a while back. We saw the cinema advertisement about Madeleine's disapearance. Holly asked who this little girl was and who had 'snatched' her. I explained that she was lost and that her parents were very sad (obviously, I am protecting our kids from all the speculation as they are so young, 6 and 7) and were looking for her.
This was several weeks ago. Holly asked about Madeleine a few times over the next few days but then stopped.
Last night I heard a noise form Holly's room and when I went to investigate, found her crying her eyes out - she'd had a nightmare. When I asked her about it, she told me she wanted to know that ''the poor little girl'' was back with her parents, and that she was seeing Madeleine's face when she tried to sleep.
I cried after I had finally got Holly back to sleep. Please tell me, what can I do to help her? What can I tell her?
2007-08-05
16:15:16
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