Comments on: Nigel Barker Recalls Panic Over Missing Son

By: single mom

single mom — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:33:35 +0000

my son went off to play w/ kids he met at the park during his bday party…i was prepping the table and i turned aound and he was gone…i couldve sworn i looked at the playgorund he wasnt there…i asked the fam that was next to me and they said they hadnt seen him…i didnt hear any cars go by but none the less i was terrified…when i grabbed the phone to call the police the fam next to me pointed to him and asked me if that was him i was so relieved to see him running towards me…i was still a little scared so he was stilll in trouble…i cant imagine what he parents that dont get their children back are going through…

By: Milla

Milla — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:51:38 +0000

one time i was babysitting my 8 year old cousin and i couldnt find him! i was freaking out and then ran down to the plaza, was asking where he was, ran back to his house looking for him everywhere. i was in tears… he turned out to be at the neighbours across the street -.-

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:34:56 +0000

Im with you lindaloo!

By: Michelle g

Michelle g — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:39:17 +0000

lindaloo- i don’t think it’s *over the top* at all for an 8yr old. Disneyland is a very very big place and it’s always better to be safe than sorry especially with the crowds that you get there. Momofthree- i would do the same with my 8yr old

By: Patricia

Patricia — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:40:52 +0000

I heard this story about me every time my family get together. I was about 2 and my 9 month pregnant aunt was looking after me. I guess i have always played jokes on people since a child because i hide behind the curtain that was very long, hanging to the floor. You couldnt see my litle feet. my aunt starts looking for me, calling my name, then screaming for me.. she was soo scared that i was gone, she went into labor… sorry aunt…

By: lindaloo

lindaloo — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:42:55 +0000

momofthree:no offense, but you sound a bit over-the-top…bungee-cord bracelets @ Disneyland for an 8 yr old???? I am VERY protective of my children, however, I keep a watchful eye on them and do not frighten them by being overly protective.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:58:53 +0000

My daughter hid in my Mom’s house for 5 minutes once, and I nearly had a heart attack. I was outside checking driveways and streets in 2 seconds flat.

Luckily, she was just hiding. I was so afraid.

By: Mimsie

Mimsie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:15:04 +0000

When I was little, I wanted to watch tv with my mother and sister. But my mother yelled at me about something (can’t remember what it was), so I stormed out. I then decided to sit in the closet (couldn’t tell you why). The next morning, I woke up in my bed. My sister told me that they were frantically searching for me until they opened the closet to get coats, so they could search outside and found me asleep.

By: momofthree

momofthree — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:44:40 +0000

never leave yourchild in the car for ANY reason!!! get your kid cell phone, a prepay one it is a safereassurance. check your local police and village website for area predetors. As parents we have to triple protected and percautions. Have your familyhave a code word for “to come out” answer to mom or dad, pay atteniton etc. I call mykids a fav cartoon name when we are in public so theyonly look and respond me. my kids are 5 and 8 and we were at disney and i made them wear velco bracelet with bungy cords so they wouldn’t be sepaerated.

By: Rachel-Jane

Rachel-Jane — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:41:16 +0000

When my brother was about 18months old my mum thought he’d gone missing. We couldn’t find him in the house and she started to think he’d maybe wandered outside. Given that this was mid-winter and it was freezing outside and all he was wearing was a vest and nappy she was panicking! Luckily my sister found him maybe 15/20 minutes later in my parents’ bed – he’d climbed under the covers and fallen asleep, but because he was so little he hadn’t made a bump in the duvet.

Also when I was about 2 I wandered off in a park during a family fun day. Obviously my parents eventually found me, but they’d been panicking too. Needless to say I have no recollection of the incident!