tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post2887061944869776851..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: Why Convents Are A Good IdeaSuburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-80056823494100790822010-03-14T07:39:16.622-04:002010-03-14T07:39:16.622-04:00This is scary. (But do you think we get more worke...This is scary. (But do you think we get more worked up about this stuff because of all the news media surrounding kids and abduction? According to reports, those numbers are actually down, but there is more attention surrounding them.)<br /><br />Either way, I'm with you. I am such a worrier that I'd be telling her to ride her bike in the basement forever.Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234310366855556236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-23304568726116722142008-12-16T00:48:00.000-05:002008-12-16T00:48:00.000-05:00Ok, thanks for scaring me into keeping my children...Ok, thanks for scaring me into keeping my children on a literal leash for the rest of their lives.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037928148778848386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-27211813469605699802008-12-08T14:03:00.000-05:002008-12-08T14:03:00.000-05:00That is so random. Why does your daughter look lik...That is so random. Why does your daughter look like a Czech girl? No, I'm not even trying to spell the whole word. Good on you for getting it right, tho.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.angelawd.com" REL="nofollow">angelawd: the writer gets the last word</A>Angela Williams Dueahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05570848895164313428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-29705538152707018562008-12-08T12:38:00.000-05:002008-12-08T12:38:00.000-05:00ZOMG that is HORRIBLE! Czechoslovakia isn't even a...ZOMG that is HORRIBLE! Czechoslovakia isn't even a country anymore! Where has this guy been for the last fifteen years?<BR/><BR/>(Also, tiny maternal heart attack. Eek. I think I'll go hug my children and hyperventilate for awhile.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-21235567273316445182008-12-08T12:06:00.000-05:002008-12-08T12:06:00.000-05:00That's a little funny that he asked such a specifi...That's a little funny that he asked such a specific kind of question...Green Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14548218493061015711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-45778928730699670892008-12-08T01:12:00.000-05:002008-12-08T01:12:00.000-05:00My daughters are 6, 4, and 2. We are ready for th...My daughters are 6, 4, and 2. We are ready for the convent NOW. They can get out...when they are 35.And I'll Raise You 5https://www.blogger.com/profile/04807118403081664721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-22678196132656978462008-12-07T23:02:00.000-05:002008-12-07T23:02:00.000-05:00Uh, creepy!!! And my husband actually did some wor...Uh, creepy!!! And my husband actually did some work on the apartment Ted Bundy once lived in. He thinks he's so brave now.:)Shelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851446861098955538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-15156239205684213712008-12-07T22:06:00.000-05:002008-12-07T22:06:00.000-05:00That is so freakin' scary. My heart seized just re...That is so freakin' scary. My heart seized just reading it.the mama bird diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248352454666306821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-76285511996615396102008-12-07T16:48:00.000-05:002008-12-07T16:48:00.000-05:00OMG, OMG, OMG.....OMG!Boarding school definitely!OMG, OMG, OMG.....OMG!<BR/><BR/>Boarding school definitely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-67290304887533334462008-12-07T08:01:00.000-05:002008-12-07T08:01:00.000-05:00So, so scary. I will say, too, that the line of co...So, so scary. <BR/><BR/>I will say, too, that the line of conversation is very trippy: "Well, you look very pretty anyway". . .when he found out she was Czechoslovakian?! Um, ok.<BR/><BR/>I don't want my kids to be afraid of everyone, but stories like this make my heart race. I think it's about time I taught my girls to fight like cats should anyone try to grab them.Fairly Odd Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-32012173790725933032008-12-06T16:21:00.000-05:002008-12-06T16:21:00.000-05:00Something similar happened to daughter in Septembe...Something similar happened to daughter in September, I wrote about it here: http://whateverkaty.blogspot.com/2008/09/very-scary.html<BR/><BR/>She's not walking/biking alone anymore either.<BR/><BR/>So are you reviewing the rules of reality for her now? My boys are the same way, totally trusting of everyone. It's very scary.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043976774509912799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-35884780724640645682008-12-06T11:31:00.000-05:002008-12-06T11:31:00.000-05:00Bejesus that's scary! Hope she got a nice long ex...Bejesus that's scary! Hope she got a nice long explanation of how LUCKY she was!Fanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256873494991946979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-87846077987918364972008-12-06T11:00:00.000-05:002008-12-06T11:00:00.000-05:00Why mothers turn grey. As a formerly-naive surviv...Why mothers turn grey. As a formerly-naive survivor of what used to be called the Fate Worse than Death, I vote for telling the cops.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712412874073377368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-31604709931279203312008-12-06T10:07:00.000-05:002008-12-06T10:07:00.000-05:00While I'm all for being cautious about strangers (...While I'm all for being cautious about strangers (I have a teenage daugher myself)and I agree that this little episode is, happily, a benign reminder of how we need to teach our children to be very careful, the guy in the pick up truck did nothing illegal. He didn't even really do anything threatening (unless you think his attempt to talk to her was threatening). <BR/><BR/>Maybe because I know the parties involved here, I can imagine a guy seeing Anna, who is an extremely attractive young woman and looks older than her 15 years, and on impulse pulling over in an attempt to meet her. But upon talking to her realized she was much younger than he first thought so he got back in his truck. I think he was just trying to talk to a pretty lady!<BR/><BR/>Come on ladies, think back to when you were younger. Didn't guys ever make supremely clumsy attempts to talk to meet you?<BR/><BR/>Of course, in light of all the creepy horror stories we hear in the media, it behooves us to be very careful, but I do think most of the time it turns out to be just another case of boy trying to meet girl.Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169821331076296753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-65509808015446545402008-12-06T09:33:00.000-05:002008-12-06T09:33:00.000-05:00I have palpatations for you. Another vote for cal...I have palpatations for you. <BR/><BR/>Another vote for calling the police. It'll also reinforce the seriousness to your daughter.Manic Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397835927560496425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-14338622171625674632008-12-06T02:17:00.000-05:002008-12-06T02:17:00.000-05:00Please tell me you reported that to the police! It...Please tell me you reported that to the police! It was probably just some nice old guy, but... Nah.. it was a perv! Go call the cops. NOW! Scary!Damama Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433392172815959276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-1095650434926290462008-12-06T01:15:00.000-05:002008-12-06T01:15:00.000-05:00Think of it this way. What if you DON'T report it...Think of it this way. What if you DON'T report it and a neighbor girl goes missing?Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04606454923510883186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-30603332641815030282008-12-06T00:03:00.000-05:002008-12-06T00:03:00.000-05:00Oh. No. That must have stopped your heart. Thank g...Oh. No. That must have stopped your heart. Thank goodness something changed his mind. Suzanne is right, he did not have good intentions!Mrs. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044255357653198954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-19996410059366047802008-12-05T23:53:00.000-05:002008-12-05T23:53:00.000-05:00That's scary!I agree with Suzanne, you should repo...That's scary!<BR/>I agree with Suzanne, you should report this. <BR/>This summer, my daughter and son were rollerblading on the sidewalk just a few houses away from ours and a group of teenage boys walked by and one of them called my 10 year old daughter by name and asked her if she could "come over to his house at 10:00 tonight" She had no idea who they were.Jillybeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12150574987267072428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-23088352382840148282008-12-05T23:44:00.000-05:002008-12-05T23:44:00.000-05:00freaks. me. out.freaks. me. out.katydidnothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15710011717146842223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-11091262679828388842008-12-05T23:33:00.000-05:002008-12-05T23:33:00.000-05:00Oh scary. Scary. Of course I just watched 20/20 ...Oh scary. Scary. Of course I just watched 20/20 which always ups my paranoia level, but SCARY nonetheless.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15735937453303047247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-11878323716237221472008-12-05T23:12:00.000-05:002008-12-05T23:12:00.000-05:00That is completely terrifying. I hear closets are ...That is completely terrifying. I hear closets are good to live in.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530972001172936718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-42703638111345570352008-12-05T22:44:00.000-05:002008-12-05T22:44:00.000-05:00Keep her away from batons!Keep her away from batons!Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-38036367805249142372008-12-05T22:20:00.000-05:002008-12-05T22:20:00.000-05:00Did you call the cops?Did you call the cops?jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925212233815659494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-90680814089466673142008-12-05T21:45:00.000-05:002008-12-05T21:45:00.000-05:00Oh. my. god. Got back in his truck. I'd feel sligh...Oh. my. god. Got <I>back</I> in his truck. I'd feel slightly better if he had stayed there.<BR/><BR/>(Is it time for pepper spray in her purse now? And Feener's right - can't hurt to let the police know)Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.com