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No pork chops for Leonie
Filed under: Toddlers Preschoolers, Preschoolers, Nutrition: Health, Development/Milestones: Babies, Day Care & Education
It's been a long time since I've had pork chops, but that's not because I don't like them. For Leonie Terry, however, the longer the better, it seems. The precocious three-year-old didn't like the idea of pork chops for lunch and took it upon herself to do something about it. She decided to go home for lunch instead.The only problem was, she didn't tell anyone at her school. She just up and left and started walking the half mile to her home. She made it about a quarter mile and was headed for a busy highway when she was spotted by the manager of a real estate agency. "I saw this little girl run past in school uniform and then across a road on her own so I ran after her and brought her back to the shop," said Gemma Bailey. "She didn't have a coat or bag with her. When we phoned the school they said they didn't even know she was missing."
Having a determined and opinionated three-year-old myself, I can totally understand this happening. What impresses me about this story, however, is that Ms. Bailey actually took the time and made the effort to protect the little girl. I'm not sure too many people would do that around here. In any case, I'm very glad little Leonie is okay and I hope her parents remember to send a bag lunch the next time the school is planning pork chops!
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1-23-2008 @ 4:18PM
jen said...I am so pleased that a member of the public took time to stop the girl. There was a tragic case not long ago where a young girl (whose name escapes me) of 2 escaped from her nursery, and drowned in a nearby pond. A man saw her wandering the streets alone, but was so afraid that he'd be apprehended for 'abducting' her, that he didn't approach her - with tragic results. I'd hope that someone would stop my 2 year old if he went wandering, whether they thought they'd get in trouble or not.
It is scary, though, being the person who intervenes. I was shopping in a children's store when I was pregnant with my first child, and saw a toddler running out of the exit, which faced on to a busy road and car park. I stopped and picked up the child, as I saw that his mother had her hands full with his twin. She snatched the boy away from me, and walked off without so much as a glance, let alone a thankyou - despite the fact he was seconds away from being run over! Whether she was embarrassed or not, although I wasn't looking for thanks (the child's welfare was more important), it isn't really going to encourage people to look after other children if this is the response that they get.
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1-22-2008 @ 2:27PM
Uly said..."I'm very glad little Leonie is okay and I hope her parents remember to send a bag lunch the next time the school is planning pork chops!"
I think they're planning on not sending her to that school anymore, and I agree. She should not have been able to leave, especially not without being noticed.
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