I am disgusted at the Madeleine McCann/Shrek debate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bigmamie]

I have joined this site solely to remind all you thoughtless, forgetful, selfish ba#@ards that Madeleine McCann is missing!!!!!!!! I cannot understand how anyone can sit with their arms around their own children, in the comfort of a cinema whilst feeding their children popcorn and Coke that there are lots of mothers in this world who cannot do this. Their children have been taken from them and I wonder if any of you had the money or the resources available to them, I wonder if you would have campaigned this long or this hard for their daughters return. I wish the McCanns every success and only wish I could physically find their daughter for them. I am taking my 6 kids to see Shrek tomorrow and I hope my cinema is still showing the Madeleine film. I hope the publicity generated stays in your faces for a long time to come. Tell me, if she passed in front of you down at the shops or at the park could any of you be bothered to actually tell someone. Or are you all just to happy in the knowledge that its not one of your children. There but for the grace of God............

I think it's quite worrying.

And, what is wrong with being upset by a childs abduction when i dont know the child or her family? We have all said it is an upsetting case, but its not ok to show that to your kids?

Yes I think so too TF. I would never do that to my DD. How she can use her dc's as emotional crutches is

Abroller
I have not said its ok to be upset infront of my kids ALL OF THE TIME where did you get that idea?

Well said, Aloha. Oh, for the days of the stiff upper lip...

Haychee, I don't know whether to admire you for sticking around, or be irritated by your failure to listen to what people are saying. But the thing is, there are plenty of people on these boards who are dealing with very real tragedies in their own families. It seems appallingly insenstive to revel in something that is really little to do with you while there are parents who have no choice but to give their children terrible, awful news. Just count your blessings that your children are safe and healthy and leave the scare mongering until there really is something to fear.

Haychee - you seem to think in extremes. No-one has said it's wrong to show feelings. People are just surprised that your distress over this news story was such that your very young children noticed.

use my children emotional crutches what a load shit!
i was upset and i explined why, i did not look to them to support me. Why are you twisting what ive said out of all proportion?

I know you have, that's why I'm so [shocked]

I really think you need help if you can't control yourself infront of your dc's.

Really, I'm just concerned for your children, that's all

yes - emotional incontinence. Perfect description. Thank you Aloha

Bannaknickers - rolf ! Just use the force, everything will be fine

haven't we got to 1000 yet?

C'mon people step it up, step it up...

Perhaps you showed less distress than i'm imagining. I'm picturing the news on the TV and you crying and them wanting to know what the matter is.

What would you do if someone you knew died, tear your hair out and slit your wrists? I was upset when I heard about MM, I had a lump in my throat, but I didn't feel the need to get hysterical. Where's the proportionality?

I would actually be rather cross about the idea of a stranger feeling that upset if something happened to my daughter.

Is it raining with you all today?

It's ok here. A bit cloudy and quite chilly.

Not too soon Kew. This woman needs our help. She is an emotional wreck and her poor dc's are witness to it. We HAVE too help her

Tomorrow's supposed to be nice.

haychee - there are degrees of 'upsetness', you obviously went a bit overboard over MMC. Yes I am upset about it, but not in a crying/sniffeling/mentioning it to my children way. It does not affect them, they need not be upset by it.

You seem to see everything in black and white, there are various shades of grey out there, try some on for size!

So a little tear rolling down my cheek is not allowed for fear of using my kids as emotional crutches because i cannot cope? Utterly heartless if you did not shed one single tear for madeleine. The fact is i did and am not ashamed of that. Nor are my children and they are not affected by it either. They are happy content children who at times need a reminder that life can be a dangerous place and that they are not infact invincible. I do not ram it down their throats they everyone out there is out to get them i just highlight the danger to raise awareness.

Got anything nice planned for the weekend?

Having had a look at this thread, I don't think self-control is Haychee's forte, exactly.

Blimey!

Lordy.

Dear oh dear!

Oh please let the sun come out soon, no rain today, but very grey.

How may to go? I fear we will not be able to help haychee, or her emotional state, before we reach 1000.