OMG. Anybody just seen GMTV? 3 yr old girl abducted on holiday on the Algarve.

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kate said reports just in, cant find anything on bbc.

bloody awful.

I wouldn't take my kids to McD's in case they get obese, does that give me the right to judge those who choose to visit McD's?

Yes ELF, you may well not do this but I'm sure there are many things that you do which this mother would never do.

Abduction is very, very rare.

Agreed Malory, I don't even want to think about what her parent's are going through. My stomach feels like lead just thinking about it.

I am shocked that this is on BBC1 news AFTER politics

I would have thought it would be headline news not after these bloomin' polictians and their campaigns

I really hope they find her asleep under a table or in a chair somewhere in the hotel - that she has wondered off somewhere looking for her parents

Do you know what? Even if she never checked on them, even if she has been letting them play on the beach by themselves whilst she got pissed, I'd still be feeling sorry for her and hoping the child was ok.

ffs elf a child is missing spare a thought for her family,cos i bet they have said the same thing over a million times in he past few hours.

Is there anything else to say about this, now? Given that there is no new news...it's either going to stall in a discussion about people who weren't there on the day (i.e us) and what we might or might not have done - which is hardly relevant...or add to speculation.

No-one is going to be anything other than very sad for the family experienceing this or horrified beyond belief thinking 'what if it was my family'.

sky news have just said the shutters havent been broken

BBC1 news now

AS soon as I heard it on the news after thinking poor child, I thought ' I bet some smug arse will come on mumsnet saying' I would never leave my child in a hotel room'. Well bully for you all. What bloody great people you are.
No parent deserves this and to be judged by others is appalling. Shame on you.

Totally agree malory and rhubarb. So hoping she is safe and well

sounds to me like shes wandered off i hope shes found soon.

My dads best friend 'lost' his daughter for a few mins on holiday, shes wandered away (2 years old)

but she had gone to the pool, she drowned and he found her at the bottom - hes not the same person anymore - its awful

my prayers are with the family xxx

Does that mean that noone had broken in then? I really hope so and that she's just wandering about lost or asleep.

There are more important things than what we think about what the parents may, or may not have done here. Pray for this child and keep your crappy little judgements to yourselves (those of you judging that is!)

I agree - can't believe the election results were considered moe imortant!

Well said Rhubarb and I'm hoping so much that this little girl is found safe and well.

i think so jodie not sure as thats all they said the shutters were not broken

Some of the comments on here, given that we know very little about the case yet, are perfectly disgraceful imo.

What a horrible thing to do, to start getting angry with frantic, worried parents who fear the worse has happened to their child.

Honestly, sometimes I wonder about the psychological state of some poeple. Really I do.

Oh and very well said Rhubarb.

I actually feel like I'm getting a kick in the stomach everytime I think about this: my DS1 is 3. I sincerely hope she is just asleep somewhere. I feel so sorry for the poor parents - can you just imagine the amount of self blame and upset they are going through.

Please God let them find her safe and sound very soon.

Well said Rhubarb. Just made a very similar arguement on another parenting website.

and what if by some chance the mum is a mumsnetter , perhaps not a vocal regular, but a lurker or occasional poster. Would we be so judgemental then or supportive ?

Oh FFS - please dont let this descend into a bloody argument. If you read ALL my posts before jumping on me, my very first post was about how I feel for the parents & hope she is found quickly.
I have NOT criticied the parents for leaving the child alone - my post to Rhubarb was just an other opinion - its human nature to hear of bad things and wrap yourself with the comfort blanket of that could never happen to you because you wouldn't do that (regardless of the fact that it could anyway).
No, I wouldn't leave my child alone, but I have never said that we should be focusing on that point and not that a poor little girl is missing.
DO NOT JUMP ON ME!

Nobody has said they are angry with the parents.
people wer somply reflecting on thier own decisions.
I will probably let Ds sleep in a tent in the garden when he wants to - but i know that once a child was abducted from a tent. We all take risks. Driving children in a car is the biggest of all - we all have differnt attitudes to different situations. it isn't necessarily judgmental to state that your own attitiude is a bit different.

But it is a bit un-useful on this thread....but so is almost anything any of us can say. A child is missing, the family are distraughht, as any of us would be. What else is there?