And I've always wondered, would I have been the first? I was within the age group of the abducted boys--what would have happened to me if my dad hadn't been at the mall? Did I look death in the face and was lucky enough to walk away?
I always felt guilty about not being able to stop my dad from turning around. Maybe the man in the record store had nothing to do with the abductions at all; but maybe if my dad had caught the guy, those boys would still be alive.
At this point, nobody will ever know. But I dream about it, sometimes. And I'm going to be damn careful about letting my son wander around a mall alone.
My son looking at me beside the Thames River in London
(taken last month)
Important and relevant information about missing children can be found here:
International Missing Children
Canada Missing Children Website
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
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