In a appartment/hotel room unsupervised? I wouldnt. I have never let my children out of my sight. I just couldnt relax knowing that my child was alone in a room. I feel desparately sorry for the family and hope their little girl is OK but I just cannot understand why she was left alone in the first place. Surely if you left a child alone at home whilst you nipped out for 10 minutes you would be in big trouble, so why do it on holiday?
2007-05-12 04:21:21 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
The parents of maddie were silly to leave a 3-year-old and 2-year-old twins alone, however they didn't deserve to have their child snatched!
i feel that too many people are sticking up for them because they are middle aged and have good jobs, had her parents been teens and total pikeys (excuse the expression) then they would be named the worst parents in the world!
not only was there the risk of them getting taken but imagine if there was a fire?
the hotel was pretty far away from where they were eating (not as close as the papers made out) as i seen it on a birds-eye-view map and checking every 30 mins is no good!
the person who took her probably had been watching them all week and seen they were leavingtheir children alone! i think it's awful they did this and it's just no fair on maddie - it's not her fault she wasn't being looked after properly!
people need to stop sticking up for her parents so much and realise that that little 3-year-old is out there somewhere with a complete stranger - and that is ONLY because she was left alone!
HOWEVER as i said before, her parents still didn't deserve to have their child snatched, no-one deserves that and im sure they are feeling awful, i do feel for them, however stupid they were, they don't deserve this heartache!
2007-05-12 04:57:20 · answer #1 · answered by girley_05 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
2 be honest i think we need 2 worry about gettin the poor angel home safely.and showing support then when the outcome of this tragedy is here we can get down 2 the right and wrongs.its an issue that needs to b raised but i bet they r punishing themselves more than anyone else ever could.as a mum and a abuse survivor i hope a few laws will now be reviewed and paedophiles will get better punishments.all i see happening is a jail term that they spend living in luxury and then when they get out they walk the streets or go on holidays looking for the next victim.the only thing we have 2 say who's doing what is a stupid register.what is that about,that's not stopping nothing.i feel our planet is going 2 pot.our kids cant even be safe taking a bath as the last 2 yrs events show.i think a great punishment which would be a sure fix 2 it all is when a paedophile is found guilty is amputate the thing that drives them 2 do what they do and make them pee in a catheter for the rest of there lives.they r taking our Innocent children's lives and destroying them.and weather we admit it or not we are allowing it 2 happen so we are all partly 2 blame in a way. oh and i'm from a council esate and i think its despicable for any1 to say someone with more money than me is more likely a better mother or person than me.things just arnt made as easy for council estate ppl as it is for ppl with money 2 burn.some ppl dont have as many choices in life.that does not make them slak jawed yokles it just means they have 2 work a little harder for what they want.an when we get it, the sense of pride and acheivment no1 could ever put a price on.we r all humans an we r or atleast should b judged the same.
our hopes and thoughts r with u madeleine and family.come home safe little angel x
2007-05-12 05:12:54 · answer #2 · answered by littlestarcam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My heart goes out to the parents and the family. It is an awful situation for anyone to be in.
BUT, what makes it worse is that it was so easily avoidable!
I live in a quiet friendly street, but would not dream of leaving my kids (2 and7) on their own (asleep or not) to even go next door for a cup of tea! Let alone go for dinner in a foreign country.
And these are doctors who really ought to know better, and yes I have to agree with some of the comments, if they were from a council estate, or it was a single mother there would have been uproar - why should it be ignored just because they are doctors?!
I know they are in enough pain right now, but if it's not mentioned some people out there will not realise they did any wrong!
As I say, my heart goes out to them, and I sincerelyhope Maddie is found safe and well.
2007-05-12 05:43:24 · answer #3 · answered by nevine1982 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, My sentiments exactly, no matter what children should not be left. There is as we know people who will try to snatch children at any given opportunity. Not only though through abduction what about fire, a child choking, and even wandering off. Never ever should those children have been left, i feel really sorry for her parents and the rest of the family, and of course for Madeline, she is in the forethought of all our thoughts. Could you imagine if this had been a young less fortunate couple who had left their children they would have been hauled over the coals by now. We can only hope she will be found safe and well God Bless Her.
2007-05-12 04:42:38 · answer #4 · answered by kevina p 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
No, no, never.
As a mom, I understand the desire to get away from the kids, but still, children so young must never ever be left alone! Hire a babysitter if you can. If you can't, I feel your pain (my husband left when my son was an infant and I have NEVER been able to hire a babysitter) but you will just have to do without time away from the kids until your circumstances change. Life is tough sometimes but I have NEVER left my son (now 8) alone.
Don't make the children pay! That poor little girl must be terrified, I hope she is found safe and sound.
The parents in the case you are talking about are doctors, so they should be intelligent enough to understand that young children are defenceless and need constant adult care. And surely they could afford a baby sitter! They really have no excuse.
2007-05-12 04:33:50 · answer #5 · answered by Rosemary A 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Never. Especially a child that age. The child in question should have been taken with the parents. I have spend enough time in a hotel room with two children, and they were always with one parent or both, but never ever alone.
2007-05-12 04:43:33 · answer #6 · answered by Kimberley 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They will have to live with the fact that they weren't there with their children. I hope maddie is found safe and sound but not finding her within 48 hours is very worrying. Let's hope she is found safe and well. I have 6 children and would never leave them alone especially in a foreign country. They should have gone out with the children earlier in the evening.
2007-05-12 06:59:35 · answer #7 · answered by jkdtw 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have thought right from the begining it was wrong to leave the children like that.
What happened was unusual but think of all the other things that could of happend. One of the kids could have woken up sick or had a bad dream.
5 mins at that age can seem like forever let alone 30 mins until mum or dad comes back.
And what about fire? Hotel fires are not unheard of.
2007-05-12 05:00:11 · answer #8 · answered by mistyblue 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
people do not think and take a bad chance assuming that nothing is going to happen. I have 4 children and I just started too leave them home alone because 1 child is 15 yrs. old. and it's not even for a long time..
2007-05-12 04:31:38 · answer #9 · answered by Vicky 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've left my child while at a hotel to run to an ice machine, soda machine (which can sometime be a floor up or down) but I make sure she is napping and the door is closed and locked. I've also done that at home (we live in an apartment complex where the parking lot is across the courtyard) and I have run to my car really quick to unload it while she played in the living room. I haven't really heard much about what happened with this little girl but the only other post i saw here said that the parents were at dinner. In that case i would of ordered room service or something. I feel bad for the parents and hope that their little girl is safe.
2007-05-12 04:28:14 · answer #10 · answered by jalopina98 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋