My niece went missing today

[yvr girl]

She was in the backyard playing with a friend. My brother was in the den, overlooking the yard, working. The friend's mom came to get her daughter - both girls were gone. My brother and the neighbour began to search the cul de sac. They went to all the girls' friends houses in the neighbourhood. Nothing.

My brother hopped in his car to search a wider area - the park, surrounding areas. Still nothing. He went back home. By this time, the police were on the scene. They checked the neighbourhood again. The officer said that they should search the house again. Turns out the girls were hiding. My brother was torn between being thankful that they were OK, and wanting to kill them for hiding.

The officer had a little chat with the girls about how much worry they had caused.

Bit of a scare.

[derby378]

1. OMG - I'm glad your niece is okay

But yeah, that wasn't cool. The important thing is that she's okay.

[yvr girl]

8. My brother was sweating bullets

[graywarrior]

2. Makes your heart stop, don't it?

Glad they're alright.

[yvr girl]

9. Me too

[idgiehkt]

3. scary

wow. I am so glad that it worked out well. I am reminded of those three hispanic boys that locked themselves in the trunk of that car. Scary how fast things can happen

[yvr girl]

10. At least they were hiding in a safe place

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear yvr girl!

Wow, I was all set to hear about some awful disaster!

Thank goodness they were just hiding........

Oh wow...........:pals:

[yvr girl]

11. I know

[SeattleGirl]

5. Holy mackerel!

I'd be tempted to hug her first, and then ground her until she was 21! I'm glad that she and her friend are okay, and hopefully they will think twice about pulling something like that again.

[yvr girl]

12. They're only 5

They'd be grounded for a long time.

[bridgit]

6. well i'm glad that worked out, hon...

:hug:

[yvr girl]

13. me too

[nytemare]

7. Wow, I am glad you found them.

I can imagine your brother's heart was in his throat for a while.

[yvr girl]

14. He was dreading calling his wife

The story comes out better with the happy ending in place.

[nytemare]

23. A happy ending, for sure.

I can imagine the sense of relief when they were found.

[driver8]

15. As the father of two small children, I cannot imagine the panic

that he must have felt. Wow -- glad to hear that the girls were ok.

If these girls had been my children, after I changed my underwear and gave them both big hugs, they would get a very stern "talking to."

[reyd reid reed]

16. Oh my god.

What a scare!!! I'm glad that you found them safe and sound.

:hug::hug::hug:

[hfojvt]

17. You really shoud call

olly olly oxenfree

before you call the folice

Sometimes I would search the house and be unable to find my dog. Then I would just go ring the doorbell and he would come out of wherever he had gone to take a nap.

[Nailzberg]

18. Thank god everything turned out okay.

That can surely be a scare.

[Neoma]

19. Ouch.

Bad luck there.

[Skittles]

20. that happened to my family

my youngest brother went missing, he would have been about three or four - I remember how hysterical my mum was - the police showed up and immediately asked for permission to search the house - he was hiding underneath a bed between a couple of boxes. The cops said it is acually quite common, that the immediate crushing fear induced by a missing child makes parents search not thoroughly enough, but run from place to place. :o

[zonkers]

21. Nice ending. If I had a kid, I'd put a microchip in her/him. No doubt.

I guess I believe in big brother when I am the big brother!

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

22. That happened to me once.

I was in my grandmother's house doing the laundry and I went into the kitchen my little cousins were no where to be found. I could not find them anywhere. I panicked and I was running around screaming and worrying where they were. They were outside playing. I yelled " don't ever do that again" and then I just started crying.They gave me a hug and said "we're sorry cousin CP." (of course they don't call me CarolinaPeridot in person :))

[Guava Jelly]

24. I am glad she is ok

now you can kill her!!!

[YankeyMCC]

25. My son went "missing" at a crowded beach once

I was diving around the rocks of the jetty when he turned up. To this day I can not tell you how much actual time passed, probably no more than 10 minutes but even to say it seemed much longer doesn't convey the feeling. Time was meaningless nothing existed in the universe except the need to find him and all the things in my way (other people at the beach).

This happened 3 years ago. My hands are shaking as I type this as I think about it.

[BarenakedLady]

26. Holy crap

That's my worst nightmare. I'm glad it was just a scare.

[Haole Girl]

27. I'm so glad they are OK!

I think I stopped breathing half way through that story. Whew...*deep breath, deep breath* :bounce:

[Blue Diadem]

28. How frightening! I'm glad the girls are ok.

That happened in our town quite a while back. They found the child hiding inside a cabinet.

[youthere]

29. Thank goodness there was a happy ending...

but wow. Every parent's nightmare.