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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 10:02 am
right now, i agree about the child's age being important, whether anne marie went willingly, or not. i don't understand why there isn't a 'big, publicized' hunt going on for her.
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 10:17 am
In the United States (don't know about Canada), if a child calls home and says s/he is all right, they treat it as a runaway, and it is given lower priority and resources than a possible kidnapping. I hate to say it, but there have been cases where a child has been forced to call home and say they are okay, specifically to throw the police off. Right now I'm saying my prayers for Ann Marie that she returns home safely and soon.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 11:04 am
Right now I'm hoping and sending positive vibes that Anne Marie is found soon. Right now I'm waiting for the Home Depot guy to arrive and measure the family room floor. We are going to have them install Pergo flooring. ("Red Oak, blocked", is the name of the one we chose). It most closely matches the hardwood floor in the adjoining study. This is the kind of home project I'd love to do myself, but my knees are actually aging, dammit, and that sort of job would be hell.
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 11:24 am
Karuuna, I was thinking the same thing. Things could actually be fine, right now. What about when she decides on her own that she wants to come home? I hope that she will have that ability and not whisked away somewhere so overwhelming that she feels lost.
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 11:33 am
Right now Anne Marie is in my prayers!! Right now I can't wait to get out of work and enjoy the BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY day!!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 11:44 am
right now, karuuna, i agree about someone maybe making a child call home to say things are okay...when they aren't. my sister 'ran away' when she was 14, after she snuck my dad's mustang out of the garage and ran it into the plate glass window at a fortunately closed real estate office next to a convenience store. she thought she hit the brake, not the accelerator. she was afraid to tell my dad, so she put the car back in the garage and she ran away that same night while he was still out at dinner and a movie. a kid from school told her she could stay at his house. she hid out there for 3 or 4 days-- til the boy's father told her she could only stay if she had sex with him (the father). then my sister 'escaped' and ran home. so even if it's the child's idea to 'run away', some worse things can come of it. i hope anne marie comes home soon. i find myself thinking of her all the time and can only imagine what it must be like for those who know her.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 12:20 pm
Omg, Tabby! That kid's father aught to have been horse-whipped, then jailed. My gosh...your parents and you must have gone through the wringer, with that experience.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 12:48 pm
right now, rupertbear, i wanted to throttle the man with my bare 15-year-old hands. he denied everything and said my sister only said things about him to get herself out of trouble over the car accident, etc... about 6 or 7 years later, my dad called me (i was living in new york all those years later) and told me the man had just been arrested for statutory rape of a 12- or 13-year-old girl. so i am pretty sure my sister wasn't lying about that part of her days away from home! she said the man also tried to get her to smoke dope and drink. she told him she was having her period so he wouldn't keep trying to convince her to sleep with him. when she ran away from him, she ran through neighbors' backyards and climbed fences...and she broke her collar bone running into and falling over a bike rack in a dark park she cut through. it was an awful 3 or 4 days...
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 2:03 pm
right now, adding prayers... right now, I'm waiting for the phone to ring.... right now, I'm going to enjoy each day as it comes...
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 2:05 pm
Right now I am focusing on sending good thoughts to Anna Marie and her family, to help keep them calm and focused on her safe return.
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Wapland
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 2:23 pm
ANNE MARIE IS HOME....My friend called at to say that she returned home safely last night around 2:30 am est. She has been taken to the hospital (or doctor, not sure which) and a meeting has been set up with a psychologist (or pyschiatrist, not sure which)for sometime today. My friend left a message on my machine and I just talked to her now. They are very relieved and continue to be concerned about what happened over the last 3 days. She apparently ran away and returned but they have very sketchy details at this point because apparently Anne Marie is not saying alot. The stepmother said she was very dirty when she arrived home, whatever that means. I am so grateful that she is safe. I am so thankful for all of your prayers which I know had an impact on her safe return. I know there seem to be alot of unanswered questions, and if I am able to share more I will. Right now she is home and safe and I am crying again. I have told our friends, Anne Marie's parents about the generosity of this club with their prayers and candles. They could not believe how complete strangers opened their hearts for their little girl. Dave and Dar have asked me to say thank you to all of you. Hugh and I are so incredibly grateful to all of you for the support and information and prayers and candles to light the way through this weekend. The nightmare is over. I don't know what is in store for her family now, but tonight, she will sleep in her own safe bed and I couldn't be more relieved. Thank you all again. You are the greatest.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 2:25 pm
Right now, I am so glad to hear that Anne Marie is home. God bless that whole family for what they have gone through.
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Wargod
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 2:25 pm
Woo hoo Wappy, that is great news!!!!!! I'm very happy to hear that she is back home and safe!
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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 2:27 pm
What wonderful news Wappy!
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Littlec
Member
11-14-2003
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 2:27 pm
That is great news wappy!! So glad to hear she is home safe.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 2:30 pm
Wonderful news!!!!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 2:33 pm
right now, thank God!! i was just going to suggest that my cell phone shows me what number a call came from, because i remembered that she called her mom's cell phone.....but i guess this advice isn't needed! i will continue to wish good for this family as they work things out. at least she is home!
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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 2:42 pm
Right now I'm so glad she is safe at home.. I hadn't posted anything before, but I was worried along with everyone else. I was thinking along the lines of something someone posted somewhere.. She may just have wanted to prove to her parents that she was smart enough, and able to take care of herself. I know my step-kids at that age were always pushing their "independence". I'm so glad she's ok.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 2:50 pm
What a relief for Anne Marie and her family. I am just glad she is home and safe. You are a very good friend Wappy.
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Grannyg
Member
05-28-2002
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 2:51 pm
Right now, I know Wappy and family and Anne Marie and family are happy that she is back home, safe and sound. I'm so glad things worked out, Wappy!! I'm sure there is a lot to work out but just it one day at a time and soon maybe all the pieces will fall together.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 2:58 pm
Thanks for letting us know she got home, Wappy. 
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 3:18 pm
Right Now, I have tears in my eyes reading the wonderful news of Anne Marie. Thank you God for taking care of her. Hugs to {{{{Anne Marie, her parents, to Hugh and Wappy}}}}
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 3:19 pm
Wappy I'm so glad Anne Marie is home and I know her parents and you are relieved about that.
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 3:21 pm
YAY! Right now I am holding back tears of joy!
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Weinermr
Member
08-18-2001
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 3:22 pm
Oh that's so great Anne Marie is home. Hooray! Thanks for letting us know, Wappy.
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