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New thread to discuss the developments from the news for Madeleine Mccann

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ScoobyDooooo · 09/05/2007 12:17

I know the other thread got a bit out of hand but lets keep this one nice if possible.

I think it is good to discuss all that is happening in the news & also good to see peoples views on what is happening in the news.

The lastest i can see so far is that Madeleins parents want to keep focused on the finding of there daughter & want to keep this in the news they don't want things to turn on the police investigation & how it is being handled.

Mr & Mrs Mccann have also decided they want an E poster which they are going to be sending out through email to spread the news so that everyone, everywhere can look out for beautiful Madeleine.

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HerculesMorse · 10/05/2007 10:45

It's true we are all learning & all making mistakes, but hopefully we will never make the mistake to leave our children unattended in a room alone whilst we have a great time in another room.

This was pure negligence & these parents will have to live with this forever, knowing that their selfish decision cost them their daughter, well I was going to say their daughter's life, but we are still hoping she is found alive. If the peadophile ring rumours are true, then their stupid mistake has, at least, cost Madeleine her innocence.

spook · 10/05/2007 10:48

Oh well done hercules.
I'm sure they and their family will take great comfort from that.
As ScoobyDoooo said "Piss off" and taking your petty nasty judging elsewhere.

redandblue · 10/05/2007 10:50

Hercules you can F off.. dont you think those poor parents are already blaming themselves.......the last thing they need is people like you bleating on about it

quietmouse · 10/05/2007 10:50

shoegal - I really don't think now is the time. It is inappropriate atm.

That poor family. Haven't they suffered enough? No one needs to hear comments like yours at a time like this.

Deeply insensitive and offensive imo.

quietmouse · 10/05/2007 10:51

very helpful Hercules

It amazes me how many people are oh so wise after the event.

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ScoobyDooooo · 10/05/2007 10:51

I am actually in that someone can come on here & be so heartless, what is the point in even saying anything it is like banging your head against a brick wall.

We all think what we think but it does nno help at all to come on here speaking the way people are & hercules i am stunned how can you be so heartless

I keep saying i would not come back here, why the hell i do i don't know!

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Hattiecat · 10/05/2007 10:54

hercules that was bang out of order on this thread, no matter what you think of what the mccanns did that was not a place to air your views. go away and open your own thread to villify these people if you feel that is what you need, have and want to do and take anyone else with you that also wants to air their views like that. this thread is for updates NOT RECRIMINATIONS.

HerculesMorse · 10/05/2007 10:54

Look, I am not being heartless.

I am stating a fact.

Anyway, I'm not hanging about to watch you all swearing at people who disgaree with you. We are all entitled to our opinions.

I hope if Madeleine is found, that in later years she can bring herself to forgive her parents for leaving her alone.

shoegal13 · 10/05/2007 10:54

anyway i'll leave you all to it. feel free to bitch away about me as i really couldn't give a flying f*ck. i have my ever so perfect parenting/life to attend to you that one of you was so kind to allude to...

you know - juggling work with being a mum/special needs child who keeps me up till sometimes 3 or 4am/mortgage to pay/no child support from ex/in fact no support of any at all. so i do what most parents do i do the best i can. when i first found this site the other day i thought great lots of feisty discussions to read/get involved in with like minded intelligent women. which i thought was a god send as due to the perfect life i lead as outlined above i don't get much time to see my friends (well the one i still have as having a special needs child takes its toll on many areas of your life)very often at all.but i hadn't realised the strict mindset at work here - you either think as we do or don't post. how very school playground of you all or bush like...

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ScoobyDooooo · 10/05/2007 10:55

Hercules your sick!

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redandblue · 10/05/2007 10:56

Still saying pleasant and helpful things then, Hercules..

clutteredup · 10/05/2007 10:57

Nothing anyone can say or do will

  1. Change what has happened
  2. remove the damage done to the child emotionally even if she is returned now
  3. stop the parents every second of the day hating themselves for what happened.
Whatever any punishment is meted out will be infinitesimal compared with the punishment of a parent losing a child and honestly can we not all say 'but for the grace of God' has anyone kept an eye 24/7 on eachof their children all of their lives? The parents will never forgive themselves, thier marriage statistically will break down due to the grief and pressure and the 2 other children will grow up with the knowledge of a lost sibling and a family destroyed it is not up to me to criticise them , all I can do is thank God it wasn't my faily and be so grateful for each of my children.
PeachyChocolateEClair · 10/05/2007 10:57

She wan't taken because she was left alone

She was taken because some fuckwit iditotic cruel and probably perverted asshole wanted to take her

Nothing the family did caused that- only the person who took her

To assert otherwise seems to mis the whole point of culpability

minkybiscuit · 10/05/2007 10:58

Peachy, you are wrong.

PeachyChocolateEClair · 10/05/2007 10:59

No I don't think so, but there we will have to disagree

clutteredup · 10/05/2007 10:59

right on peach you're absolutely right,

Bethbe · 10/05/2007 11:00

The parents decision is not the issue!!!!!!!

PinkChick · 10/05/2007 11:01

can i just say, when i first heard the news, i thought why have her parents left her, my second and lasting thought has been that i hope and pray that beautiful little girl is brought back safe and unharmed to her mummy and daddy who must be torturing themselves with what if's.
talking to my dp last night, he reminded me that last year on our hol in majorca we let the children(8 of them ranging from 2-6) play at top (up few step and across dancefloor)of family pub while we ate at bottom, we could just about see them and we kept going over to check they were ok....so now i cant get on a high horse because it could have just as easilly been me or one of my friends as it only takes a moment..

lucy5 · 10/05/2007 11:02

Back to the point. I have not seen any news coverage of this in Spain,which is shocking. I have never seen the Portugese border manned and on Saturday morning it was still unmanned.

PeachyChocolateEClair · 10/05/2007 11:02

shoegal if you e-mail me there's separate to MN support grouip that peole off the SN board founded if you ewant to come on in (I have no idea of which posts were yours, offer is open to MN Sn families generally) e-mail is peaches and cream 04 at bt internet dot com

quietmouse · 10/05/2007 11:02

you heartless bloody people!

So smug and self satisfied.

They made a bloody mistake. Don't you think they know that?? My god, they will have to live with it forever.

I am disgusted with people here.

You are sick.

suzywong · 10/05/2007 11:03

has this thing kicked off yet?

expatinscotland · 10/05/2007 11:04

I am beginning to see a pattern here . . .

PeachyChocolateEClair · 10/05/2007 11:04

Quite, QM

None of us are perfect and if someone really wanted to take our child they would find a way somehow

sadly and awfully

ScottishThistle · 10/05/2007 11:06

I hope they never come on this forum, what they're going through is worse than anybody could ever imagine!

For god sake, grow up ladies!

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