Comments on: 5-Year Old Found Wandering Street Alone http://www.northescambia.com/2010/10/5-year-old-found-wandering-street-alone Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:31:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Horrific http://www.northescambia.com/2010/10/5-year-old-found-wandering-street-alone/comment-page-1#comment-55777 Horrific Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:54:36 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=30438#comment-55777 wow....terrible.....but you never know what happened.... Kids, geez. I woke up one morning at 5:00 and thought I heard a noise. I went in of course and checked on my kids first of all. One was gone....the 5 year old girl. MY 5 YEAR OLD GIRL. Tears is most of what I remember. I realized that the front door was unlocked and just a little adjar. Figuring I heard it open and that woke me up, I ran outside in my jammies in sub zero weather in iowa and looked all over the neighborhood. Then ran back home paniced to call the police.... the phone was ringing. The police found her 22 blocks from my home. She said she was going to her grandmas as mom didn't have breakfast ready. lol I wanted to beat her senseless, but was too busy crying and kissing her. THEN THE STERN TALK LATER! where I still was crying and she promised never to leave the house again without telling me. ARRGH! In this case however, what was the person who dropped off the child thinking. Who drops off a 5 year old child and doesn't see a face to hand them over to. In my case i had the door locked and took every precaution and didn't even know she knew how to get to her grandmothers by foot or get the front door unlocked. WITH KIDS IT'S OUR JOB TO KNOW ALL AND BE ALL... I LEARNED IT VERY VERY EARLY!!!! none of my children ever got away with anything ever again.... geesh! wow….terrible…..but you never know what happened….

Kids, geez.
I woke up one morning at 5:00 and thought I heard a noise.
I went in of course and checked on my kids first of all.
One was gone….the 5 year old girl. MY 5 YEAR OLD GIRL.
Tears is most of what I remember.

I realized that the front door was unlocked and just a little adjar.
Figuring I heard it open and that woke me up, I ran outside in my jammies
in sub zero weather in iowa and looked all over the neighborhood.
Then ran back home paniced to call the police….
the phone was ringing.

The police found her 22 blocks from my home.
She said she was going to her grandmas as mom didn’t have breakfast ready.
lol
I wanted to beat her senseless, but was too busy crying and kissing her.
THEN THE STERN TALK LATER!
where I still was crying and she promised never to leave the house again
without telling me.

ARRGH!

In this case however, what was the person who dropped off the child thinking.
Who drops off a 5 year old child and doesn’t see a face to hand them over to.

In my case i had the door locked and took every precaution and didn’t even
know she knew how to get to her grandmothers by foot or get the front door
unlocked.

WITH KIDS IT’S OUR JOB TO KNOW ALL AND BE ALL…
I LEARNED IT VERY VERY EARLY!!!!

none of my children ever got away with anything ever again….
geesh!

]]> By: smile http://www.northescambia.com/2010/10/5-year-old-found-wandering-street-alone/comment-page-1#comment-55644 smile Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:20:40 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=30438#comment-55644 David Bashore is one of the kindness persons I know. He is great with children. We are lucky to have David and David on the northend. David Bashore is one of the kindness persons I know. He is great with children. We are lucky to have David and David on the northend.

]]> By: alacop http://www.northescambia.com/2010/10/5-year-old-found-wandering-street-alone/comment-page-1#comment-55632 alacop Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:18:31 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=30438#comment-55632 Good Job Dave, that little boy could'nt have had anyone better to help him. Nice job. Good Job Dave, that little boy could’nt have had anyone better to help him. Nice job.

]]> By: layla http://www.northescambia.com/2010/10/5-year-old-found-wandering-street-alone/comment-page-1#comment-55618 layla Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:08:59 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=30438#comment-55618 While some details are missing here...the best thing about this article is that the child is safe. The story states that the front door of the residence was open but no one was home...has anyone thought that the person who dropped the child off DID see him go into the home? This child needs to learn something about how to be safe. My 5 year old niece (who just turned 5, so not in kindergarten yet) knows my phone number and can call me by herself. Maybe something for the mom to think about...I'm sure the child could learn her cell number or maybe grandma's. I'm sure he was very frightened, sounds like this had never happened before and he hadn't ever been alone. If this was a regular occurence he would have already known what he was expected to do. This really just sounds like a very unfortunate "miscommunication". While some details are missing here…the best thing about this article is that the child is safe.
The story states that the front door of the residence was open but no one was home…has anyone thought that the person who dropped the child off DID see him go into the home?

This child needs to learn something about how to be safe. My 5 year old niece (who just turned 5, so not in kindergarten yet) knows my phone number and can call me by herself. Maybe something for the mom to think about…I’m sure the child could learn her cell number or maybe grandma’s.

I’m sure he was very frightened, sounds like this had never happened before and he hadn’t ever been alone. If this was a regular occurence he would have already known what he was expected to do.

This really just sounds like a very unfortunate “miscommunication”.

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2010/10/5-year-old-found-wandering-street-alone/comment-page-1#comment-55594 David Huie Green Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:45:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=30438#comment-55594 sounds like a simple mistake to me sounds like a simple mistake to me

]]> By: concerned http://www.northescambia.com/2010/10/5-year-old-found-wandering-street-alone/comment-page-1#comment-55589 concerned Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:56:04 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=30438#comment-55589 parents should watch out after their children and be more careful. i called the sheriffs office the other day because of two small children sitting in the road on hwy 4A. they were 3 maybe 4 yrs old. after we passed they laid down in the road.............and no there were no parents or adults in sight. at night there is always at least 4 to 7 adults or near adults out in the yard just hanging out.......guess they were asleep on this day or recovering from the night before. parents should watch out after their children and be more careful. i called the sheriffs office the other day because of two small children sitting in the road on hwy 4A. they were 3 maybe 4 yrs old. after we passed they laid down in the road………….and no there were no parents or adults in sight. at night there is always at least 4 to 7 adults or near adults out in the yard just hanging out…….guess they were asleep on this day or recovering from the night before.

]]> By: Atmore Girl http://www.northescambia.com/2010/10/5-year-old-found-wandering-street-alone/comment-page-1#comment-55558 Atmore Girl Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:36:21 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=30438#comment-55558 I think this is not gonna be taken lightly. They will investigate the mother and see who her sitter was that was supposed to be there.They will question the sitter. They will talk to the person who gave him a ride from church. If the mother is telling a lie they will find out. Being a single mom with two kids myself this kind of stuff scares me. I have to have a sitter while I work and would hate to get a phone call saying my child was wondering down the street. Someone should be charged with neglect if not the mother than the sitter. I would press charges in a heart beat if someone left my kid alone when they was suppsed to be watching him. But I agree with another comment also, you dont just let a 5 year old CHILD out by himself. Atleast make sure someone is there at the home. But that is nice that someone will pick the child up for church but just be a little more aware when it comes to a child. Just imagine what was going through his mind at the time being all alone and a child not knowing what to do. I know he felt helpless so for the person who helped him should be awarded for kindness!!! I think this is not gonna be taken lightly. They will investigate the mother and see who her sitter was that was supposed to be there.They will question the sitter. They will talk to the person who gave him a ride from church. If the mother is telling a lie they will find out. Being a single mom with two kids myself this kind of stuff scares me. I have to have a sitter while I work and would hate to get a phone call saying my child was wondering down the street. Someone should be charged with neglect if not the mother than the sitter. I would press charges in a heart beat if someone left my kid alone when they was suppsed to be watching him. But I agree with another comment also, you dont just let a 5 year old CHILD out by himself. Atleast make sure someone is there at the home. But that is nice that someone will pick the child up for church but just be a little more aware when it comes to a child. Just imagine what was going through his mind at the time being all alone and a child not knowing what to do. I know he felt helpless so for the person who helped him should be awarded for kindness!!!

]]> By: Dixie Chick http://www.northescambia.com/2010/10/5-year-old-found-wandering-street-alone/comment-page-1#comment-55550 Dixie Chick Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:44:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=30438#comment-55550 We don't know why the mother wasn't there. She could have been working. She said she thought someone was going to be there to watch the child. The person to find fault with is the person who dropped him off without checking to make sure someone came to the door. It would have been nice if Mom went to church with him but we don't know why she wasn't. At least she sent him. Please don't judge her. That is what gives church members a bad name. You are giving nonchurch members an excuse to say that is why I don't go to church. We don’t know why the mother wasn’t there. She could have been working. She said she thought someone was going to be there to watch the child. The person to find fault with is the person who dropped him off without checking to make sure someone came to the door. It would have been nice if Mom went to church with him but we don’t know why she wasn’t. At least she sent him. Please don’t judge her. That is what gives church members a bad name. You are giving nonchurch members an excuse to say that is why I don’t go to church.

]]> By: nudo http://www.northescambia.com/2010/10/5-year-old-found-wandering-street-alone/comment-page-1#comment-55536 nudo Wed, 06 Oct 2010 01:02:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=30438#comment-55536 You said it right "mikbee"! AMEN! You said it right “mikbee”! AMEN!

]]> By: Non judgemental http://www.northescambia.com/2010/10/5-year-old-found-wandering-street-alone/comment-page-1#comment-55529 Non judgemental Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:27:36 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=30438#comment-55529 Do we know where the mother was, are we sure that the mother was not at their on church while the child was visiting with another child or friend at this church. This is what hurts churchs; people judging others and not looking at our on back yard. Thou shall not judge is in the Bible but how quickly some of or faithful church members do judge. The mother or church may have been in the wrong but until you know the whole truth we should keep the judging to the good Lord. Do we know where the mother was, are we sure that the mother was not at their on church while the child was visiting with another child or friend at this church. This is what hurts churchs; people judging others and not looking at our on back yard. Thou shall not judge is in the Bible but how quickly some of or faithful church members do judge. The mother or church may have been in the wrong but until you know the whole truth we should keep the judging to the good Lord.

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