Saw something scary this weekend...
We were at a state park this past weekend. Early Saturday morning I was up in my pj's having my coffee and looking out the window. There was a pop-up with a family that was diagonal from our site. At ...
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PUCampin wrote:
However I will admit to being on the other side of things too. My 5yo son is autistic, curious and has absolutly no sense of fear. He is also an escape artist, and has managed to elude us a couple times nearly giving me a heart attack. Without speaking to the parents directly there is just no way to know. Glad we are not hearing about them on the evening news.
Oh my goodness, we've had the same experience with our youngest son. He is severely autistic and nonverbal, so he doesn't answer to his name. He loves to walk and he's very fast. DS has gotten away from us at home, in the grocery store, and at school a few times. Keeping him safe in a campground is a full-time job. In fact, when he was 5 he discovered how to unzip the tent and walk out. I spent one very cold night with my arm outstretched over his body so I'd know if he got up. Next morning I broke camp and tossed it all in the car. I told my DH that was the last camping trip until we got a lockable rig.
I'll reserve judgment on this mother for now. She may not have even known the kids were gone. It's possible that she's clueless. But I know how quickly and quietly a child can disappear. I'm just glad nothing happened to the kids. It could have been so much worse.
