Well I think I’ll take a bow out of this witch-hunt, sorry I meant thread for the time being. What the parents did was stupid in my opinion but neglect is a very strong word, people are judging them on what they would have done.
Like pointed out before if they would have used the services of the hotel the staff would be doing the same, i.e. checking on the kids every so often. If these services are deemed as reasonable why is it so unreasonable for parents to do the same? So in essence what your saying is that anyone that goes on holiday and uses such services is guilty of neglect.
You'll also find that loads of families might do this sort of thing while on holiday, this has only come to our attention because of what happened. And perhaps with what’s happened it might deter them from doing so which is a good thing.
My opinion is they were darn right stupid, and to crucify someone for that its bordering on insanity, even more so that on a daily basis paedophiles in this country walk free from court every day.
If they where sitting on the patio outside the door when this happened people would still be screaming neglect, because they weren’t with their children 24/7 like we all are, yet find time to chat on here or do shows in chat rooms on cam. But thank good they weren’t members of a swinging site, that would finish them off.
What makes me even more annoyed is that this is no longer about a little missing girl, the interest is now on did they? Didn’t they? They done this, they done that, I wouldn’t have done that. The problem is people do DO different things or you wouldn’t be on this site reading this. After all what parents would be swingers. Its great to judge. You only have to look at the expectant mothers thread to see this.
You took the words out of my mouth BarneyandBetty.
A parents primary responsibility is to protect and look after their children.
The McCann's have failed on both counts. Neglect is exactly whats occured here and nothing short.
i have watched three different news chanels today , all three featuring the pictures of the parents of maddy, and oh how all 3 differed with the allegtions they all three believe to be true. as a parent i have strong views on what i feel about this case, feel being the operative word because facts arent available to make concrete judgements. until this awful situation becomes unravelled and total truth is told we can all only summize as to what has happened. sometimes a little knowledge is worse than having the whole facts, because a little knowledge of a situation only makes us fill the gaps in with what our imaginations let us. my heart goes out to maddy , i pray she is still alive and will be found soon, and hope that whatever the outcome of this case that we all take to heart some valuable lessons from it.
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I admit to being stunned that two educated people made the decision they did. However, (presuming they are innocent) they have paid a very high price.
We went to Greece this year with 17, 12, and 7 year old daughters. Mr W had been to the apartments before. We chose to go back there because the layout gave us a chance for some "adult" time after the kids had gone to bed. We specifically requested apartments that meant we could be sitting at the bar without putting the kids at any risk.
We would all go out to eat, not returning until about 11pm, the kids would crash out exhausted, and we would take up residence in the bar. The beauty of it was we we're literally within talking distance, and had a completely clear view of the only door to the apartment the kids were in.
Let's hope that this does raise awareness that bad things can happen on holiday too.
As i said in my previous post lets concentrate on protecting our children where we can. I wasnt trivialising the fact that they left their children and IF they had no hand in this do you think any of us can condem them more than they will themselves. By the grace of god I hope this child is safe somewhere being cared for by someperson desperate enough to take a child and care for it as their own. It may seem sick to say and I know some of u will perhaps take my words out of context but mental illness is a real issue for some ppl and can be dealt with in my eyes that scenario is better than the alternative.
Its more than likely that other parets had left their kids in similar circumstances in the same holiday resort. Usually a feeling of safety and security gets about and it becomes acceptable to do something like this.
We all on occasion have to do something and take a calculated risk to momentarily leave our kids. Of course this kind of decision does not include the likelihood of a psycho abductor. But most parents have and will do it at some point.
Focussing now on the parents as suspects is just a decision of; as and when it had to be done. It was inevitable they would be questioned as suspects.
Hopefully they will survive this and be cleared. Then what? Do they go back to Portugal and maintain their vigil? Or set up headquarters back in the UK?
And will all this still be going on years later? They will need to think about calling it quits at some point. They won't personally, because of their loss, but they will need to stop the publicity etc at some point.
neil
The sad thing is that we all watch and in some way believe the media without knowing all the facts. I dont want to know any more because at the end of the day a child is missing and its not going to be a good outcome whoever did it. I feel the whole of this summer has had me at one level watching this and I dont want to any more. Its become a circus.
Two little girls where one is missing and one is dead. One set of parents are being hounded by armchair sleuths and the tabloids. The other girls Gran has just been found not guilty of neglect for bringing a dangerous dog into the house where it then attacked the girl and killed her.
When driving down the road and you lose your concentration a bit and........feck me that was close. Been there? With the kids in the back?
Holding onto kids hands and they pull out of your grip and run towards the road and you just manage to grab them before the big truck flattens then. Been there?
Two examples where, with hindsight, you could say it was neglect of the parents. We all do things that if it wasn't for the grace of God, Allah, Buddah, etc then a dead or injured child would have occurred.
Was this neglect? They were more than likely doing the same thing that lots of other parents were doing on that holiday site or other sites. Nothing went wrong then and they believed nothing would again.
Who do I blame? The person who took her......whoever it may be.
Dave_Notts
all i want to see is her found i prey its alive but if not, still found so she can be laid to rest. Then hopefully all the evidence will come to the front.
But till then
Come home Madeleine
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The Fraggles