McCann Parents--How can they live with themselves? - Page 6

NicksmomESQ · ‎08-19-2014

I don’t know how complicit the McCanns were in their daughters disappearance.But I do know that I would never leave a child alone,period.I don’t care if everyone else there left their children alone.I would never have done it.

When my son was small I never ever left him unattended no matter what!!

kivah · ‎03-11-2010

You are TOTALLY WRONG.The parents are innocent. A witness came forward right after it was known that the little girl was missing - and the witness saw a man carrying a child in a blanket. This was an exceptionally beautiful child - and obviously had criminals watching her.

NYC Susan · ‎03-13-2010

@NicksmomESQ wrote:
I don’t know how complicit the McCanns were in their daughters disappearance.But I do know that I would never leave a child alone,period.I don’t care if everyone else there left their children alone.I would never have done it.
When my son was small I never ever left him unattended no matter what!!

I never would either, and in fact I was once in a situation where it was strongly encouraged - My husband and I were invited to our next door neighbor's house for wine & cheese, and they said we should leave our sleeping one-year-old at home. Our houses were close together, it was summer, and all the windows would be open. Yes, for sure we would have heard him if he cried. But I wouldn't do it.

Having said that, I also lost this same son in a store once. He was 3 years old, I looked away briefly, and he was gone in a flash. He was eventually found on an entirely different floor, and fortunately nothing awful had happened. He just wandered off. I was always exceptionally vigilant, but it can happen to anyone.

I also think that a parent making a decision I probably wouldn't have made doesn't mean they're guilty of murdering their own child. That's way too much of a stretch for me.

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@NYC Susan wrote:
@NicksmomESQ wrote:
I don’t know how complicit the McCanns were in their daughters disappearance.But I do know that I would never leave a child alone,period.I don’t care if everyone else there left their children alone.I would never have done it.
When my son was small I never ever left him unattended no matter what!!

I never would either, and in fact I was once in a situation where it was strongly encouraged - My husband and I were invited to our next door neighbor's house for wine & cheese, and they said we should leave our sleeping one-year-old at home. Our houses were close together, it was summer, and all the windows would be open. Yes, for sure we would have heard him if he cried. But I wouldn't do it.

Having said that, I also lost this same son in a store once. He was 3 years old, I looked away briefly, and he was gone in a flash. He was eventually found on an entirely different floor, and fortunately nothing awful had happened. He just wandered off. I was always exceptionally vigilant, but it can happen to anyone.

I also think that a parent making a decision I probably wouldn't have made doesn't mean they're guilty of murdering their own child. That's way too much of a stretch for me.

@NYC Susan, I had the very same situation when my daughter was three-years-old. We were in a department story, and I, too, looked away briefly. Then she was gone.

I could barely breathe let alone speak. Somehow I managed to find her. IIRC, a salesperson had picked her up and was talking to her.

A few years later, I was watching her in a group swimming class. I was chatting with another parent when I realized that the class was over but I couldn't see her. All I recall is that when I did see her and knew that she was okay, I was so shaken that I had to leave her with the mom for a minute to collect myself.

To this day, when I think of either event, it feels as if I'm back there, in a panic that is impossible to describe.

I know better than to jump to conclusions about others; we are not perfect.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

MalteseMomma · ‎03-09-2010

I say I would never leave my child alone, but tonite I am reminded of 60 plus yrs

ago, when all the neighbors on my block would put our kids to bed and go outside to chat! We would sit outside all together, enjoying our Mr Softee's

He came around at nite just for us parents, after 7pm when we put our kids to bed. We sat outside for hours talking on a lovely summer night.

Yes,we were in front of our houses but not always our own house.. We actually couldn't wait for that 7 pm time to come ,so we could all get together

Anyone could have sneaked in and maybe grabed any one of our kids. None of us never ever thought of that.We assumed they were safe................

We didn't even lock our doors back then.............

kivah · ‎03-11-2010

The McCann's were at a gated resort in Portugal - and were having dinner with friends a distance away. They felt very safe, obviously, and left the 3 chldren unattended. Sometimes u make very bad decisions and I'm sure they're still suffering.

manhattan1950 · ‎10-27-2018

The McCann parents were TOTALLY irresponsible by leaving their daughter and other children alone while out having dinner. VERY selfish on their part. Good parents would NEVER do that.

SweetieSugarPlum · ‎10-27-2018

@cherry wrote:
Accusing people without a shred of proof, isn't very convincing..They made a terrible decision, and have paid a terrible price for it.

They have no motive for doing that. I have nothing but pity for them

Sorry, but I disagree, in that I don't think anyone (but the parents) really knows what happened. We may never know.

SweetieSugarPlum · ‎10-27-2018

@cherry wrote:
That is an opinion, not proof..People are innocent until proven guilty..

No, that's no true; it only applies in the American system of jurisprudence. The court of public opinion is entirely different and anyone can have any kind of opinion they wish to have.