Missing Australian child found ( Archived) (54)

Nov 3, 2021 12:26 AM CST Missing Australian child found
Tiger_Moth
Tiger_MothTiger_MothYeovil, Somerset, England UK23 Threads 2,833 Posts
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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Nov 3, 2021 3:49 AM CST Missing Australian child found
epirb
epirbepirbDannevirke, Hawke's Bay New Zealand32 Threads 2 Polls 7,379 Posts
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 .
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Nov 3, 2021 4:15 AM CST Missing Australian child found
epirb: I didn't think she would be found alive , very lucky .
Me neither. Not only has she been found but they have the guy as well.
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Nov 3, 2021 4:34 AM CST Missing Australian child found
Tiger_Moth
Tiger_MothTiger_MothYeovil, Somerset, England UK23 Threads 2,833 Posts
@ epirb and snowlynx

Great news for her family and just wonderful to hear the resilience of a 4 year old after 18 days in captivity when speaking to the police officers.

Miracles do happen it seems.

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Nov 3, 2021 4:49 AM CST Missing Australian child found
Tiger_Moth: @ epirb and snowlynx

Great news for her family and just wonderful to hear the resilience of a 4 year old after 18 days in captivity when speaking to the police officers.

Miracles do happen it seems.
Yes, a rare good news story.
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Nov 3, 2021 5:15 AM CST Missing Australian child found
tomcatty
tomcattytomcattyCoral Bay, Paphos, Paphos Cyprus368 Threads 6 Polls 6,885 Posts
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 Cleocheering
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Nov 3, 2021 8:34 AM CST Missing Australian child found
jac_the_gripper
jac_the_gripperjac_the_gripperTonyrefail, South Glamorgan, Wales UK24 Threads 5,363 Posts
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.
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Nov 3, 2021 9:27 AM CST Missing Australian child found
Tiger_Moth
Tiger_MothTiger_MothYeovil, Somerset, England UK23 Threads 2,833 Posts
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
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Nov 3, 2021 9:56 AM CST Missing Australian child found
jac_the_gripper
jac_the_gripperjac_the_gripperTonyrefail, South Glamorgan, Wales UK24 Threads 5,363 Posts
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?
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Nov 3, 2021 10:04 AM CST Missing Australian child found
Tiger_Moth
Tiger_MothTiger_MothYeovil, Somerset, England UK23 Threads 2,833 Posts
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.

Sorry if that offends you.
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Nov 3, 2021 10:07 AM CST Missing Australian child found
tomcatty
tomcattytomcattyCoral Bay, Paphos, Paphos Cyprus368 Threads 6 Polls 6,885 Posts
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 thatvery mad
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Nov 3, 2021 10:23 AM CST Missing Australian child found
jac_the_gripper
jac_the_gripperjac_the_gripperTonyrefail, South Glamorgan, Wales UK24 Threads 5,363 Posts
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.

Tiger_Moth: Her name is Cleo not Cloe
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Nov 3, 2021 11:30 AM CST Missing Australian child found
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.
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Nov 3, 2021 11:47 AM CST Missing Australian child found
Tiger_Moth
Tiger_MothTiger_MothYeovil, Somerset, England UK23 Threads 2,833 Posts
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.
At least she has a life.
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Nov 3, 2021 11:55 AM CST Missing Australian child found
jac_the_gripper
jac_the_gripperjac_the_gripperTonyrefail, South Glamorgan, Wales UK24 Threads 5,363 Posts
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.
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Nov 3, 2021 1:25 PM CST Missing Australian child found
Butcher559
Butcher559Butcher559Whangarei, Northland New Zealand13 Threads 1 Polls 750 Posts
Any word on the person that abducted the girl ? it may get swept under the carpet or hushed up to protect the abductor...
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Nov 3, 2021 1:52 PM CST Missing Australian child found
Mercedes_00online today!
Mercedes_00online today!Mercedes_00Greater Sydney, New South Wales Australia18 Threads 20,456 Posts
I can't believe what I just read..I will keep it zipped & keep my happy thoughts about Cleo and the truth to myself
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Nov 3, 2021 2:31 PM CST Missing Australian child found
Tiger_Moth
Tiger_MothTiger_MothYeovil, Somerset, England UK23 Threads 2,833 Posts
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.sigh
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Nov 3, 2021 2:33 PM CST Missing Australian child found
Tiger_Moth
Tiger_MothTiger_MothYeovil, Somerset, England UK23 Threads 2,833 Posts
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..
Thanks mikey as that was my intention.hug
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Nov 3, 2021 2:34 PM CST Missing Australian child found
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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