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Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

LTT1 — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:50:25 GMT

Did you see on the news

that a young girl in Fla was being followed in a car by a would-be abductor

and the man in the car told the girl that her mothersaid for him to pick her up?

the young girl asked the man for the “code” word

he drove off in a hurry

foiled attempt!

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

CelticCrafter — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:52:24 GMT

When my daughter was young we had a code word so that no one could just say they were there to pick her up from school, etc.

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

Snowpuppy — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 23:28:45 GMT

Unique code words?

Try "armed".

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

Judaline — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 23:34:17 GMT

I can't imagine any mother sending a stranger to pick up her child.

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

software — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 23:35:36 GMT

Predators can be very convincing.

"your mom was in a car accident and wants me to pick you up for her"

All kinds of lame lines, anything that will work.

@Judaline wrote:
I can't imagine any mother sending a stranger to pick up her child.

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

Ms tyrion2 — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:18:40 GMT

@Snowpuppy wrote:
Unique code words?

Try "armed".

What?

I don't understand.

Are you saying children should be armed?

Or a code word should be "armed"?

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

fancy pantsy — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:24:16 GMT

yes. my children are grown now, but they will each be able to tell you that old code word that we had so long ago. actually, it was part of a sentence. and btw: one time i did have to send someone to pick them up in an emergency (it was a family friend) and sure enough (thank the lord) they asked her for the code word that i had given her! YAY.

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

RedTop — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 01:31:21 GMT

Our family also had a code word; a funny little word known only to the 4 of us. I drilled that word in my daughters heads for so long, and every now and then I still ask them if they remember it.

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

SunValley — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 01:48:54 GMT

I had a code word with my kids too.

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

Mominohio — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 04:48:42 GMT

We had a code word too.

No one knew it except my husband, myself and my mom. Not even my very best friend, who was on my emergency list for school had the word.

My kid is 22 but he still remembers the word.

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

Lindsays Grandma — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 05:10:58 GMT

Oh my, I am shaking my head while thinking, "Why didn't I ever think of that?" Very clever, especially in today's world.

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

beach-mom — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 05:53:30 GMT

We had a code word too. But I always lived in fear about the puppies/kittens lure. DD has always been an animal lover. I kept teaching her time after time to not go with anyone who had newborn kittens to show her!

I'll bet the mom of the girl in Florida is so proud of her!

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

wagirl — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:47:54 GMT

I had a code word that my 2 kids used too. We were post "Adam" abduction/ murder by a few years so I watched my kids like a hawk whenever we were out and about. Wasn't crazy nuts about it, but was always very vigilante until they were old enough to know how to deal with things. Seems like now days theres more of this than in the 80's when my kids were young.

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

CAMOGIRL — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 12:09:26 GMT

Code words.

Safe place at home.

Absolutely!!!

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

haddon9 — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 12:14:11 GMT

@Lindsays Grandma wrote:
Oh my, I am shaking my head while thinking, "Why didn't I ever think of that?" Very clever, especially in today's world.

@Lindsays Grandma . Me too! Never used one with my kids and I guess we got lucky!

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

Lindsays Grandma — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 01:03:26 GMT

@haddon9 wrote:
@Lindsays Grandma wrote:
Oh my, I am shaking my head while thinking, "Why didn't I ever think of that?" Very clever, especially in today's world.
@Lindsays Grandma . Me too! Never used one with my kids and I guess we got lucky!

There was just one time I had a scare and that was when my youngest didn't come home with the other kids on the block from school. Thankfully it all turned out good, she decided to spend some time at a park close to the school and I assure you, she never did that again.

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

Mistic — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 01:50:56 GMT

We had a code word. Once the Jr. Soccer Coach tried to drive my youngest up to the upper field where his older brother was practicing. He refused to get into his car because he did not know the code word.

When DH showed up to pick up both boys, the Jr. Coach was mad our Son refused his ride. DH explained our rule... The Coach said "this is a Christian School." "We Don't Do That!"

DH told him that if he was allowed to drive our Son anywhere, he would have been given the code word. And, DH was so angry that he told the Guy that even if he was the Pope? Without the Code, No Getting In Your Car!

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

NYC Susan — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 06:05:33 GMT

My kids are in their 30's now, but we had a code word back when they were young. They knew never to go anywhere with anyone - no matter what they said - unless they knew the code word.

Re: Code Words to avoid Attempted Abductions

hckynut — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:04:57 GMT

@Ms tyrion2 wrote:
@Snowpuppy wrote:
Unique code words?

Try "armed".

What?
I don't understand.
Are you saying children should be armed?
Or a code word should be "armed"?

@Ms tyrion2

Really? C'mon now!

hckynut(john)