Tuesday 16 August 2011

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Daniel Morcombe has always featured in our lives as the boy who disappeared. For those readers unfamiliar with the story, Daniel was 13 when he disappeared from a bus stop. Gone. That was 8 years ago although it seems much longer. My children were 3 and 5 at the time and it struck fear into every parent's heart. Daniel was one of a twin.

Daniel has always been part of my family discussions about stranger-danger.  My children were convinced a stranger was someone who wore black and looked bad. If only it was so easy. There is a fine line between teaching awareness and simply frightening them silly. Now they seem to be focused on the thought that bad people drive white vans. Master T is very wary of white vans at the moment. I try to focus on that 'feeling' that something is not right. The feeling they get in their stomachs. I still worry when they are out of my sight.

They have someone in custody charged with Daniel's murder. I hope it is the right fellow a-n-d I desperately hope they can find Daniel and re-unite him with his family to rest at last. It is the right thing to do after all this time.



Ciao for now...

 

2 comments:

  1. Beautifully expressed Martha.
    Your image is the most poignant and apt that I've seen to match this sad story.

    xx Felicity

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  2. Wonderful - my post for Daniel is far less eloquent. Methinks we should link these posts and maybe make a blog hop to help the process?

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