tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17009999.post5314319324217499216..comments2023-09-22T12:42:42.836-05:00Comments on Sam I Am: Out our own front door...(Journal#75)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17009999.post-75313250713716749952007-07-12T15:27:00.000-05:002007-07-12T15:27:00.000-05:00"It remains one of my deepest, darkest fears."I'm ..."It remains one of my deepest, darkest fears."<BR/><BR/>I'm with Joe on this one.<BR/><BR/>Patrick has always been a bolter. We have 3 locks on our door, an alarm letting us know if the door is opened, we watch him so closely...and it still might not be enough.<BR/><BR/>I feel such anguish for these families.mumkeepingsanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359192887444530869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17009999.post-7359057976036793772007-07-03T18:04:00.000-05:002007-07-03T18:04:00.000-05:00Our big worry is the street. There will come the d...Our big worry is the street. There will come the day when we can't keep Joey from the door key. Alarms only work if you are awake to hear them. <BR/><BR/>I still get jibes about how closely I keep an eye on Joey. Even in Chuck E Cheese, I keep constant vigilance. Bathrooms are interesting- water is dangerous. If he gets lost in the tubes, he could meltdown and not be able to use words. He could try to walk out with a stranger, or dart out when teh door person is looking elsewhere. Other moms just don't get it. Their kids run wild- but their kids answer when called...Joeymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254601805621175842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17009999.post-7695548586649139312007-07-03T11:53:00.000-05:002007-07-03T11:53:00.000-05:00Wow. Hard to read and I haven’t been keeping up o...Wow. Hard to read and I haven’t been keeping up on the news. We have a pond close by to our house. Sandis communicates very well, but also does not have a good regard for his own safety. Soon after we moved to our house Sandis wandered off to this pond behind our new house, and by the grace of God my daughter ran to me when she saw him wander off and pointed me in the direction he had left. It only takes a few moments for a child to disappear from sight, and for anyone who has a child and also anyone who has a child that does not understand personal safety, this is a very real and daily fear.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841767505240383644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17009999.post-34381831651283987972007-07-01T07:29:00.000-05:002007-07-01T07:29:00.000-05:00Our son used to purposely bolt from us in a crowd ...Our son used to purposely bolt from us in a crowd (it was a great game to him). It made it near impossible for us to go out with him and his younger sister if there was just one of us.<BR/><BR/>I always used to hate it, but for a while (from about 3-4 years old) we used one of those "wrist leash" things when we would go out with him alone with the two of them. It was that or stay home.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately we're past the "always running away" stage, but Buddy Boy will still rarely elope from the house, when he really feels the need. All the social stories, locks, monitors, and alarms, and all it takes is several seconds for them to be gone.<BR/><BR/>It remains one of my deepest, darkest fears.<BR/><BR/>JoeClub 166https://www.blogger.com/profile/01816977079856902634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17009999.post-57505093614639025622007-06-29T12:04:00.000-05:002007-06-29T12:04:00.000-05:00I am just torn up for these families. My son is a...I am just torn up for these families. My son is able to go outside alone and I watch him like a hawk. Usually he doesn't go past the swingset but he does move quickly!kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987700142247888708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17009999.post-58996294357328082862007-06-29T01:49:00.000-05:002007-06-29T01:49:00.000-05:00My daughter escaped from the house when she was 3 ...My daughter escaped from the house when she was 3 and thankfully we were able to find her straight away. Now we have altered the house to make it as safe as possible.I cannot possibly imagine what it must be like for the families but in the time that my daughter was missing I have never felt such terrifying fear. My heart goes out to the families.MOTHER OF MANYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555514242369474271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17009999.post-48385706965790651322007-06-24T23:12:00.000-05:002007-06-24T23:12:00.000-05:00Thanks for this, but it's so sad. An autism consu...Thanks for this, but it's so sad. An autism consultant I hear last week talked about how our kids don't know they are lost though we think they are-----I've been thinking about that ever since.kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104388229716638534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17009999.post-2745030827531425592007-06-24T22:23:00.000-05:002007-06-24T22:23:00.000-05:00So sad--and then to have reporters breathing down ...So sad--and then to have reporters breathing down your throat too.<BR/><BR/>We do need to pray for the families and for our community.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119718461267453386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17009999.post-89780099910178171742007-06-22T16:37:00.000-05:002007-06-22T16:37:00.000-05:00KC's mom~ I too remember the day KC did that too....KC's mom~ I too remember the day KC did that too. Thinking of you too.mysamiamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639879619008418740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17009999.post-28569217670541960632007-06-22T16:05:00.000-05:002007-06-22T16:05:00.000-05:00My heart breaks for the families. To this day I am...My heart breaks for the families. <BR/><BR/>To this day I am still traumatized from K.C. escaping and winding up in the middle of traffic. Now when he isn't within eye shot of me, I go into panic mode and immediately look for him. I have everything in place so that he can't escape but still, I am very haunted from him escaping that horrible day. <BR/><BR/>The feeling is the worst, gut wrenching state of panic you will ever feel. <BR/><BR/>Prayers for the families and for all of our children.KC's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700599624392874572noreply@blogger.com