cocomod
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My daughter is now 20 and I was so petrified of this happening when she was born that I installed window locks and screens on all the windows - we didn't even have a proper bathroom but locks were my priority as it was the best I could do to soothe my own fears.
God can't be everywhere, thats why he invented mothers. And window locks.
We keep our kids safe by doing what you did - automatically registering a strange car - and when summer comes, you can bet you or another parent will be out there watching over them.
We have to be careful not to bring up cotton-wool kids who are scared of their own shadows. There are not monsters on every corner...I'll prove it.
Think of how many little kids are in your town/city/state.
Then times it by 10, to cover kids that were in that age in the last 10 years.
Then find the stats on how many little kids have been abducted/murdered in the last 10 years in your city/state.
Then find the stats on the perp - how many were parents/known to the child, how many were stranger abductions?
Hopefully this will calm you down somewhat as to the statistics. Our kids are much more likely to be run over and killed in their own driveways by a parent in a SUV, than abducted and murdered by a stranger.
There are opportunists (not monsters) on every street corner...but most of them, you already know. The monsters who actually do this are few and far between Thank God...and responsible parenting and simple measures will help keep them away.
BBM - Unfortuntately, I think that there is often times responsible parenting and monsters still get away with something. I think of Elizabeth Smart. She was in a wonderful, loving home. They had locks on the doors, and one day the just happened to leave the locks undone. Should they have hired people that they didn't know? Probably not, but then Mrs. Smart is one of the kindest people around. She WANTS to help people. I cannot fault her for being kind; and she didn't let these strangers stay in her home.
In Sierra's case, these parents had video surveillance. This did not stop a monster from taking her. Unfortunately, there are still chances of the horrible, unthinkable happening.
I am praying that LE has the perp under surveillance until all of the tests and necessary information is obtained to make an arrest (thinking of Sierra in CA).