Guest guest Posted May 5, 1998 Report Share Posted May 5, 1998 Oh, Ken, I know the panic, I've " lost " kids. This is just too funny if it hadn't been for the worry it caused. Thank goodness he was OK. S. Word of Advice >From: mitodad@... > >As a pediatrician, figured I'd relay some fatherly advice. Be careful what you tell a 6-7 yr old. They tend to take you literally at the wrong time. Rhys wanted to get to the before school program today before 8:00AM when they start putting some of the activities away. He was so uptight about it that at 7:50 when all I had to do was put my tie on, I told him that if he was in that much of a rush to walk to school (a mile away). Next thing I heard was " I'm going outside now " . After checking the message on my beeper, went downstairs by about 7:55 and to my surprise, I couldn't find him anywhere. After looking in each room and around the house, I left the development to the main street and looked in the direction he would have gone. Didn't see him anywhere (and figured that during 5 minutes he couldn't have gotten up the hill (out of my line of vision). Went back to the house, looked again in each room and around the string of townhouses, asked a neighbor who was walking her dog,! > and still no Rhys. My neighbor at the opposite end of the string is a State Trooper, so I stopped him and asked if he could help me look for him. Couldn't find him anywhere, so he reported him missing for me to the police and I then slowly drove along the path to school. Found him (now about 8:06AM) at the busy intersection where there tend to be about 4-5 accidents a month, trying to negotiate how to get across the street (the distance mostly uphill is about .6 miles in about 12 minutes). Got him back in the van and cancelled the APB that had just been broadcast. His reaction after he stopped crying was " you told me to walk to school, so I did " . > >Go figure! When I asked him if I told him to jump off a bridge - " No, I'm not stupid " , if I told him to kiss - " yes I would " . Both of us would have assumed that he would have balked about walking to school given the distance. > >I'm just waiting to see if we can get through a day uneventfully for a change. > >Ken > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >What's " Grow to Give " ? >http://www.onelist.com >It's a new incentive program at ONElist. See homepage for details. >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Brought to you by www.imdn.org - an on-line support group for those affected by mitochondrial disease. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 1998 Report Share Posted May 5, 1998 Oh, Ken, I know the panic, I've " lost " kids. This is just too funny if it hadn't been for the worry it caused. Thank goodness he was OK. S. Word of Advice >From: mitodad@... > >As a pediatrician, figured I'd relay some fatherly advice. Be careful what you tell a 6-7 yr old. They tend to take you literally at the wrong time. Rhys wanted to get to the before school program today before 8:00AM when they start putting some of the activities away. He was so uptight about it that at 7:50 when all I had to do was put my tie on, I told him that if he was in that much of a rush to walk to school (a mile away). Next thing I heard was " I'm going outside now " . After checking the message on my beeper, went downstairs by about 7:55 and to my surprise, I couldn't find him anywhere. After looking in each room and around the house, I left the development to the main street and looked in the direction he would have gone. Didn't see him anywhere (and figured that during 5 minutes he couldn't have gotten up the hill (out of my line of vision). Went back to the house, looked again in each room and around the string of townhouses, asked a neighbor who was walking her dog,! > and still no Rhys. My neighbor at the opposite end of the string is a State Trooper, so I stopped him and asked if he could help me look for him. Couldn't find him anywhere, so he reported him missing for me to the police and I then slowly drove along the path to school. Found him (now about 8:06AM) at the busy intersection where there tend to be about 4-5 accidents a month, trying to negotiate how to get across the street (the distance mostly uphill is about .6 miles in about 12 minutes). Got him back in the van and cancelled the APB that had just been broadcast. His reaction after he stopped crying was " you told me to walk to school, so I did " . > >Go figure! When I asked him if I told him to jump off a bridge - " No, I'm not stupid " , if I told him to kiss - " yes I would " . Both of us would have assumed that he would have balked about walking to school given the distance. > >I'm just waiting to see if we can get through a day uneventfully for a change. > >Ken > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >What's " Grow to Give " ? >http://www.onelist.com >It's a new incentive program at ONElist. See homepage for details. >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Brought to you by www.imdn.org - an on-line support group for those affected by mitochondrial disease. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 1998 Report Share Posted May 5, 1998 Oh, Ken, I know the panic, I've " lost " kids. This is just too funny if it hadn't been for the worry it caused. Thank goodness he was OK. S. Word of Advice >From: mitodad@... > >As a pediatrician, figured I'd relay some fatherly advice. Be careful what you tell a 6-7 yr old. They tend to take you literally at the wrong time. Rhys wanted to get to the before school program today before 8:00AM when they start putting some of the activities away. He was so uptight about it that at 7:50 when all I had to do was put my tie on, I told him that if he was in that much of a rush to walk to school (a mile away). Next thing I heard was " I'm going outside now " . After checking the message on my beeper, went downstairs by about 7:55 and to my surprise, I couldn't find him anywhere. After looking in each room and around the house, I left the development to the main street and looked in the direction he would have gone. Didn't see him anywhere (and figured that during 5 minutes he couldn't have gotten up the hill (out of my line of vision). Went back to the house, looked again in each room and around the string of townhouses, asked a neighbor who was walking her dog,! > and still no Rhys. My neighbor at the opposite end of the string is a State Trooper, so I stopped him and asked if he could help me look for him. Couldn't find him anywhere, so he reported him missing for me to the police and I then slowly drove along the path to school. Found him (now about 8:06AM) at the busy intersection where there tend to be about 4-5 accidents a month, trying to negotiate how to get across the street (the distance mostly uphill is about .6 miles in about 12 minutes). Got him back in the van and cancelled the APB that had just been broadcast. His reaction after he stopped crying was " you told me to walk to school, so I did " . > >Go figure! When I asked him if I told him to jump off a bridge - " No, I'm not stupid " , if I told him to kiss - " yes I would " . Both of us would have assumed that he would have balked about walking to school given the distance. > >I'm just waiting to see if we can get through a day uneventfully for a change. > >Ken > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >What's " Grow to Give " ? >http://www.onelist.com >It's a new incentive program at ONElist. See homepage for details. >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Brought to you by www.imdn.org - an on-line support group for those affected by mitochondrial disease. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 1999 Report Share Posted May 5, 1999 In a message dated 99-05-04 21:01:47 EDT, you write: << I'm just waiting to see if we can get through a day uneventfully for a change. Ken >> Oh, Ken! Welcome to parenthood! Where, from the minute children are born 'till the minute your gone to the great beyond, there is NEVER an " uneventful " day. So sorry you had to experence this. We have had more than our share of these " diapearing acts " with our daughter, Amy (now 22 years old) when, due to her dementia (just one of many symptoms of mito-disease) she stepped out the front door in the middle of the night or afternoon, when her Dad or I was attending to one of the other kids or a personal task, and just kept walking. luckely we found her before she had gone too far and alls well that ends well. It might have not had such a happy ending, given the climate of todays society, but I am thankful to report, all is fine. Now we have to keep a VERY close eye on her while trying not to make her feel trapped. She deserves dignity at least. You must be absolutely exausted after such an ordeal. As if you needed this to add to your already complicated life, eh? My best to you, Ken. Kiss the kids. I hope the next few weeks is better for you. We all will breath a sigh of relief for you. Lynnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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