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Never2many · Today 12:14

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Usually parents give press conferences A, if there is suspicion that a child has been taken, which isn’t the case here. B, as unpalatable as it is police often urge parents to give press conferences if they think they could be responsible, and often these are analysed by experts accordingly, which also doesn’t appear to be the case here.

The child appears to have run off and presumably has either got lost or may have gone into nearby water etc. The police will have an idea, and they have asked for people to be vigilant and to look at their doorbell cameras etc.

There’s nothing to be achieved by a parent giving a press conference just to let the public see how distraught they are.

eewehxo · Today 12:15

This thread is an absolute joke and some of you should be ashamed of yourselves.

My heart goes out to this poor little boy and his family who must be in absolute bits. I pray for him to be found.

Notonthestairs · Today 12:15

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Using a missing child to make yourself feel superior and infallible is despicable.

JustAnotherWhinger · Today 12:15

lilacpetals · Today 12:14

Usually, when I fall over I get back up straight away?

So you’re not immune to things going wrong after all then…

lilacpetals · Today 12:17

JustAnotherWhinger · Today 12:15

So you’re not immune to things going wrong after all then…

No things go wrong all the time for me, I'm probably the unluckiest person I've met. That's why I take precautions for everything now.

JustAnotherWhinger · Today 12:17

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HedgerowD · Today 12:17

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Sorry but this is from a PP you made.

"Single mum to DS12, turning 13 in november. I want to start going to the gym and getting my fitness back on track and doing something for myself. I dont have childcare or anyone to ask to babysit and feel confident DS would know what to do in emergency (i have trained him, and he's been walking home from school and waiting alone for 20 mins till I get home since beginning of yr7..). So would probably be going 5/6am before work."

So you're talking nonsense now. Either your 13 year old is strapped to your wrist and never left alone. Or he's walking home alone from school.

Frenemies · Today 12:18

lilacpetals · Today 12:14

Usually, when I fall over I get back up straight away?

Yes, by which time the 3yo you were chasing after has disappeared in a cloud of dust.

LovingTheClassics · Today 12:18

They've cordoned off a pond now guys, can we try to keep this thread civil as it looks like this isn't going to have a happy ending.
Poor parents. Sad

Emmacb82 · Today 12:18

Isn’t it funny how two places can have two totally different reactions to this event :

The community who have shown up in their droves to try and find this precious little boy, all working together and praying for the best outcome.

And then you have this thread which has been taken over by the blame game and people throwing insults at each other, neither of which are helpful at all.

I honestly don’t know why mumsnet don’t just shut down these type of threads, it is not serving anyone any purpose whatsoever.

Praying for the safe return of little Noah.

AustenitesUnite · Today 12:18

lilacpetals · Today 12:14

Usually, when I fall over I get back up straight away?

Oh well done! Unfortunately I can't emulate your achievement because when I fell I broke several ribs and was in agony! I couldn't even work out where my legs were . . .

But, obviously, if you had the misfortune to have a fall, you would do it more carefully and gracefully than I managed to do

And before you respond, please can I reassure you that I am not elderly, obese or lacking in energy

zipitpls · Today 12:19

LovingTheClassics · Today 12:18

They've cordoned off a pond now guys, can we try to keep this thread civil as it looks like this isn't going to have a happy ending.
Poor parents. Sad

Oh no Sad

Blackwidowsbite · Today 12:19

LovingTheClassics · Today 12:18

They've cordoned off a pond now guys, can we try to keep this thread civil as it looks like this isn't going to have a happy ending.
Poor parents. Sad

☹️ this is so sad. His poor parents and that family member who was with him must feel so guilty ☹️

LabubuTERF · Today 12:19

LovingTheClassics · Today 12:18

They've cordoned off a pond now guys, can we try to keep this thread civil as it looks like this isn't going to have a happy ending.
Poor parents. Sad

Do you have a source for this?

Apologies for asking but people keep making claims without any evidence.

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CanOnlyBeMyself · Today 12:20

I came on here to see if there’s any news on the little lad only to find pathetic Facebook-style bickering. Is this the standard of behaviour we all have to put up with now? Bloody hell it’s tedious.

Orangeyoucan · Today 12:20

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Well this isn’t all about you and your perfect parenting skills… 🙄

notwhingingjuststatingfacts · Today 12:21

LabubuTERF · Today 12:19

Do you have a source for this?

Apologies for asking but people keep making claims without any evidence.

It’s on the news. Sky news are reporting it

AutumnLover1999 · Today 12:21

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Not all grandads are elderly FFS. Stop making assumptions 🤦

xogossipgirlxo · Today 12:21

This is just so horrible, this poor grandparent, I cannot imagine the feeling of guilt they’re enduring. Absolutely worst nightmare of every parent, I just cannot believe how this boy disappeared in residential area. I hope they’ll find him soon.

DailyEnergyCrisis · Today 12:22

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It shows that sometimes people are lucky and sometimes they are not and things go wrong.

You may truly believe that your children could come to no harm in your care but it’s just that, a belief, as you can not control every single variable of the external world- they might get hit by a drunk driver, they may become seriously unwell- and there may very well be elements of those situations you could have influenced- could you have crossed the road elsewhere? Could you have held on tighter to their hand? Did you miss symptoms of illness or attribute them to other things? Did you have kids with someone with a higher risk of hereditary illness? Etc etc…. But would the blame game help? The situation would still largely be outside of your control.

Teenagerantruns · Today 12:22

Omg this thread, its no ones fault, things happen, l lost my 2 year old at a paddling pool once, there were 3 adults, l asked my friend to watch her, she wasn't a mum and looked away for 30 seconds to talk to someone, longest 5 mins of my life, my daughter was found sitting with another bemused family and eating thier picnic.
Im sure the family feel bad enough without all this stupid, should have tagged your child, why was the grandad alone shit.

Annoyedbyhusband · Today 12:23

My son went missing in a forest at about that age, it was a national trust place and there was a picnic clearing, with woven wooden play teepees, we sat down, I got out the picnic stuff and he went to play in a teepee, I didn't know and couldn't see that there was an opening at the back of the teepee, I thought he was inside it playing, I called him to come out for the food and nothing, called again, got up to go and get him and looked inside and he was not there, he had gone through the hole in the back. I alerted everyone, ran around the forest behind shouting and shouting, it was the scariest 30 minutes of my life. I kept calling in the forest as I went deepr and eventually hear him call back and I was able to tell him to sit still and keep keep shouting, not to move any further and keep making noise so I could locate him. Thankfully I found him and he was safe and well, but what really shook me was how far he had gone and the direction he had gone in in such a short space of time. if he hadn't been able to hear me, and hadn't been able to answer back and follow my instruction to stay put, then this would have been a very different outcome. The forest was so huge and it was already 4pm. I checked the map of the area where this little boy has gone missing and it is surrounded by fields, woodland and very close to the estuary, I really do hope he is hiding somewhere close but just thinking about how far my child went in 30 minutes, they have a lot of ground to cover in the search and I think he could have gone quite far by now.

MyGirlJ · Today 12:23

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Well said 👏

Fairyyqueen · Today 12:23

AutumnLover1999 · Today 12:21

Not all grandads are elderly FFS. Stop making assumptions 🤦

Exactly, I know someone who is a nana at 34!

BluebellBeth · Today 12:24

lilacpetals · Today 12:12

They weren't at the park going down slides were they?, they were leaving. The park has a heavy gate and fence around to stop kids escaping. Once they started leaving is when he ran off.

You know an awful lot. There were you?