A four-year-old Australian girl abducted from her family’s camping tent 18 days ago has been found “alive and well”.
Police in Western Australia said on Wednesday that they found Cleo Smith alone in a locked house in the coastal town of Carnarvon, a short drive away from where she disappeared.
Well done to the Western Australian Police for their persistence in searching for this 4 year
Tiger_Moth: A four-year-old Australian girl abducted from her family’s camping tent 18 days ago has been found “alive and well”.
Police in Western Australia said on Wednesday that they found Cleo Smith alone in a locked house in the coastal town of Carnarvon, a short drive away from where she disappeared.
Well done to the Western Australian Police for their persistence in searching for this 4 year
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I didn't think she would be found alive , very lucky .
Tiger_Moth: A four-year-old Australian girl abducted from her family’s camping tent 18 days ago has been found “alive and well”.
Police in Western Australia said on Wednesday that they found Cleo Smith alone in a locked house in the coastal town of Carnarvon, a short drive away from where she disappeared.
Well done to the Western Australian Police for their persistence in searching for this 4 year
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I am so happy to see a happy ending, Welcome back Cleo
It's fantastic that she's been found alive, but just because it's over for the police and public, it's not up to the media, or us to decide that the nightmare has ended.
What right do we have to be uplifted? Are we taking somethng for ourselves which will have an impact on Cloe in the years to come? Are we shutting off an avenue of her development by insisting that she's fine and that it's all over for her?
I wonder how she'll react to these media reports in 10, 15, 20 years time.
jac_the_gripper: I doubt it's all over for Cloe and her family.
It's fantastic that she's been found alive, but just because it's over for the police and public, it's not up to the media, or us to decide that the nightmare has ended.
What right do we have to be uplifted? Are we taking somethng for ourselves which will have an impact on Cloe in the years to come? Are we shutting off an avenue of her development by insisting that she's fine and that it's all over for her?
I wonder how she'll react to these media reports in 10, 15, 20 years time.
I'm sure that at this precise moment in time that Cleo's parents are just grateful to have her back in their arms. As a Mother yourself had it been your child wouldn't you be?
As for the aftermath that will ensue this abduction of course their will be repercussions ,delayed reactions,possible psychological damage but can we at least be grateful that the child was found alive before we start to nit pick
Tiger_Moth: I'm sure that at this precise moment in time that Cleo's parents are just grateful to have her back in their arms. As a Mother yourself had it been your child wouldn't you be?
As for the aftermath that will ensue this abduction of course their will be repercussions ,delayed reactions,possible psychological damage but can we at least be grateful that the child was found alive before we start to nit pick
No, as a mother I wouldn't just be grateful for my child being back in my arms.
I wouldn't be thinking about how the child I had in my arms before and after being abducted by a man for 18 days might be very different.
Take a look at the language used in the media reports which is leading the language used here. Try to imagine reading this archive material in 10/15 years times from the perspective of a teenager trying to come to terms with the impact of this crime.
Generally, children are pretty eager to please. Cloe will be getting a lot of social reinforcement to smile, be happy, be grateful, be reslient because it makes us feel better that everything is okay.
Why are we expecting a four year old child who has been abducted, abandoned and lord knows what else inbetween, look after our wellbeing?
jac_the_gripper: No, as a mother I wouldn't just be grateful for my child being back in my arms.
I wouldn't be thinking about how the child I had in my arms before and after being abducted by a man for 18 days might be very different.
Take a look at the language used in the media reports which is leading the language used here. Try to imagine reading this archive material in 10/15 years times from the perspective of a teenager trying to come to terms with the impact of this crime.
Generally, children are pretty eager to please. Cloe will be getting a lot of social reinforcement to smile, be happy, be grateful, be reslient because it makes us feel better that everything is okay.
Why are we expecting a four year old child who has been abducted, abandoned and lord knows what else inbetween, look after our wellbeing?
Her name is Cleo not Cloe and I'm not interested in what the media or even you think. I'm just grateful that the child was found alive.
jac_the_gripper: No, as a mother I wouldn't just be grateful for my child being back in my arms.
I wouldn't be thinking about how the child I had in my arms before and after being abducted by a man for 18 days might be very different.
Take a look at the language used in the media reports which is leading the language used here. Try to imagine reading this archive material in 10/15 years times from the perspective of a teenager trying to come to terms with the impact of this crime.
Generally, children are pretty eager to please. Cloe will be getting a lot of social reinforcement to smile, be happy, be grateful, be reslient because it makes us feel better that everything is okay.
Why are we expecting a four year old child who has been abducted, abandoned and lord knows what else inbetween, look after our wellbeing?
Well if it was my child , or grandchild, I'd be 100% thankful before I went and slowly killed the barstreward who abducted her. Oh, sorry, I'm not allowed to say that
Tiger_Moth: I'm not interested in what the media or even you think.
So why repost stuff from the media and create a thread based upon it?
Why reply to my posts?
You are interested, clearly.
Tiger_Moth: I'm just grateful that the child was found alive.
So you've said.
I'm going beyond being grateful she's been found alive. I'm thnking about how the media is potentially compounding her trauma because we're using her experience to sooth our own souls. Cleo is being further abused by us, not cared for.
Tiger_Moth: Sorry if that offends you.
I'm not offended. I'm discussing how it might be a further offence against the child.
So long as the abductor treated her well, at her age, she probably wont remember much of this episode in her life, however, we all know that this isn't what's going to happen. The "grown up" community will not let this event simply die of old age but keep talking about it for years and this little angel will unfortunately have to relive this event for the rest of her life.
ooby_dooby: So long as the abductor treated her well, at her age, she probably wont remember much of this episode in her life, however, we all know that this isn't what's going to happen. The "grown up" community will not let this event simply die of old age but keep talking about it for years and this little angel will unfortunately have to relive this event for the rest of her life.
ooby_dooby: So long as the abductor treated her well, at her age, she probably wont remember much of this episode in her life, however, we all know that this isn't what's going to happen. The "grown up" community will not let this event simply die of old age but keep talking about it for years and this little angel will unfortunately have to relive this event for the rest of her life.
You don't think a four year old child will remember being abducted and not seeing her parents, family, home, toys and all that is familiar, safe and secure for 18 days?
What the child remembers and what she needs should be lead by her.
Mercedes_00: I can't believe what I just read..I will keep it zipped & keep my happy thoughts about Cleo and the truth to myself
Nor can I to be honest. My thread was to acknowledge the recovery of an abducted child not to request a psychological report on what my happen in the future.
mikey4691: Good lord Jac, ease up.. It's supposed to be a decent, feel good thread.. It rarely works out this well in real life, so don't bisch when it does.. JS..
Tiger_Moth: A four-year-old Australian girl abducted from her family’s camping tent 18 days ago has been found “alive and well”.
Police in Western Australia said on Wednesday that they found Cleo Smith alone in a locked house in the coastal town of Carnarvon, a short drive away from where she disappeared.
Well done to the Western Australian Police for their persistence in searching for this 4 year
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Police in Western Australia said on Wednesday that they found Cleo Smith alone in a locked house in the coastal town of Carnarvon, a short drive away from where she disappeared.
Well done to the Western Australian Police for their persistence in searching for this 4 year