Three Abandoned Children Found In Shed
Mom With Flesh-Eating Disease Remains Critical
Girl accidentally left at airport
Filed under: Preschoolers, In The News, Weird But True
Luggage? Check! - Boarding pass? Check!
- Liquids and lotions properly distilled or stowed? Check!
- Passports and proper identification at the ready? Check and check!
- Duty-free shopping present and accounted for? Check!
- All your children boarded and buckled on the plane? Uh-oh.
In frightening repeat of the toddler who was accidentally left behind in a Canadian airport when traveling with his parents and grandparents, a four-year-old was found wandering around a Tel Aviv airport when her family accidentally took off on a Parisian vacation without her. The parents of the girl were apparently overwhelmed because in addition to traveling with five children, they were reportedly wrangling a staggering EIGHTEEN suitcases. Until the pilot informed the family (over the loudspeaker for maximum embarrassment, ouch!) that their child had been left at the airport, they hadn't even noted she was missing.
As the mom of a large-ish family (I have four kids), I can't fathom this happening. Whenever we travel as a group, I'm mentally doing headcounts and miss out on all the people watching as I'm keeping everyone in my clan within eyesight at all times. No one can wander away from the group (including my husband and I!) without letting an adult know. So far the system has worked and we have never left a man (or child!) behind.
The little forgotten girl was escorted by a flight attendant on the next flight to Paris where she was reunited with her family with the biggest trump card to pull out of her back pocket ..... for the rest of her life. "Remember that time you left me at the airport and I was so scared?"
Police say her parents will be questioned upon their return and may be charged with negligence.
| Definitely, they left a little kid alone at an airport! | |
|---|---|
| Not sure, it's probably prudent to check out the parents, just in case. | |
| No, stuff happens and kids wander. |
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ReaderComments (Page 5 of 11)
8-04-2008 @ 10:04PM
vincent51a said...I was left behind once too. What's the big deal, she was at an airport, have any of you seen the security there lately?' As for the police questioning everyone for every little thing they do wrong, and you agree that they should, just wiat til they questioin YOU!
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8-05-2008 @ 11:06AM
oliviahaimani said...It always bothered me that in Home Alone the parents weren't charged with negligence. They will prob. get off, but the charges should be made, no question.
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8-06-2008 @ 9:11AM
Laura said...I don't consider it being "judgemental" to expect a parent to have enough common sense not to board a plane without checking to see if all of her kids are accounted for! I know how difficult it can be as a single parent of TWO... but even I have a system whenever we go somewhere crowded. I have a 5 yr old and a 9 yr old and they BOTH hold my hands in a theme park or mall or anywhere we go that has a large crowd.
What the people above have written is not about judgement... it's about having and using common sense! Deal with it!
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8-04-2008 @ 10:09PM
jbmnj1070 said...I understand losing a child in a store or amusement park, but to leave and not even know you left one behind, that is just plain ignorance and negligence, especially if your going on an airplane to another country.
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8-04-2008 @ 10:23PM
Roger Martinez said...This is just too normal, and many of you people think it is okay! When greed wins over a child in the family, it is not okay! There are too many other people out there that can't have kids that sure deserve them as opposed to these flakes.
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8-04-2008 @ 10:11PM
mikki said...This sorta happened to a good friend of mine. They left their 4 yr old at home while the rest of the family went to their youngest's christening. Each parent thought the other had their 4 year old. PERHAPS THE PARENTS OF this child was in the same situation. May they were seating in different seats on the plane. IN that case, perhaps Mom thought Dad had the kid...and Dad thought Mom did. You can see how it might have happened. I wouldn't have wanted to be in that household..
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8-04-2008 @ 10:17PM
vavee said...missplacing your child anywhere is very sad...you dont forget your ticket right? nor would you forget your laugage... but you forget your child? especially a toddler...why wasnt she in a stroller? i dont understand parents anymore...i would watch the children like a hawk...the artical said they had 5 other childdren...why oh why are you having children that you cannot take care of ? they were overwhelmed is a very poor excuse...sad sad picture of human beings... animals care better for their children...check out wheesel moms see what they do...shame on human race....
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8-04-2008 @ 10:17PM
Monifa Foster said...What's shocking to me right now, is how many posters did not comprehend what they read. Val, the grandparents you mention are from another incident of a child being left behind, which this latest incident is being compared to. In this incident, there was the mother and father, traveling with five children.
With that said- if you can't care for them, DON'T HAVE THEM.
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8-04-2008 @ 10:17PM
muck55 said...I still remember the trauma of being lost on the beach 45 years ago cuz my parents lost track of me. When I approached a policeman to ask for help locating my parents he said "I don't know, there's so many place they could hide." Thanks Henny Youngman!!!!
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8-04-2008 @ 10:22PM
Meech said...I hope they had to pay extra for each one of those 18 bags. No excuse for leaving a child behind. They wre more concerned about their bags than the child. Take the kids away from these idiots.
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8-05-2008 @ 1:50AM
Elizabeth said...That was the most insensitive comment about taking the children away from these parents. Have you any idea what trauma that would cause to all the children concerned? Making more problems to supposedly solve the other, is totally insane. I had seven children and one Sunday did end up leaving my three year old at church. It was a terrible feeling, but other than that, my kids were all well looked after, fed, clothed, educated, loved unconditionally and supported in all their difficulties and problems while growing up. Nobody suggested that our children should be taken away and no negative judgments made because of it. One mistake does not a terrible parent make. A terrible mistake yes, but it did not make me a terrible negligent mother. I was also lost on a beach at age four, with a sea of faces looking at me, and taken to the police station to wait for my parents to arrive. It is a fact of what happened, and then there are all the stories about what happened. I hope that all the adults who were involved in getting the little girl re-united with her parents, were able to turn it into a happy experience for her. I certainly felt no trauma from being lost on the beach, even though at the time it was scary. We as adults can cause more negative energy in the world, by all our judgements, nasty remarks and pointing of fingers, than the incident itself.
Love and Light to everybody.
8-04-2008 @ 10:22PM
mary said...I have a feeling that there are quite a few neglectful parents on here. Don't judge?!? If we are being honest, everyone has lost their child at some point, immediately knew they were missing and frantically searched for them. These people had at least 45 minutes where this child wasn't even a thought in their minds. What kind of parents don't at least check on their child before a plane leaves the ground for a different country!!! This is not just a mistake that anyone could make. This is a case where the objects they were carrying were of greater importance. Trial and Error?!? Well, I guess it was a good thing that security found her and not someone dangerous, otherwise this story wouldn't be a joke to those of you that think this is just an innocent mistake in the "trial and error" of parenthood.
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8-04-2008 @ 10:29PM
MELISSA said...OK, First to all of you that say mistakes happen I THANK GOD I AM NOT YOUR CHILD!! If you have kids I pray for them. You have to be incompetent to leave your child anywhere and forget about them. I am sorry but that was inexcuseable what those parents did. First of all it is the PARENTS responsibility to know where there kids are at all times. Never rely on other people to pay attention to where your kids are. It's one thing for your child to disappear for a split second in a store or park, totally another story when you forget your kid and go on with your life. There are no perfect parents out there but there are RESPONSIBLE PARENTS.
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8-04-2008 @ 10:23PM
ruth said...Wish that the ones in front of us had forgotten their child. What a hellish flight. One kid kicking the seat back and one in front screaming.
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8-04-2008 @ 10:25PM
jn said...Maybe it got too crazy? Maybe the parents told one of the other kids to watch the younger one? HELLLOOOOOO!!!!
It is the PARENTS
This isn't an "oppsy"...it's neglect and parents on here who are siding with the so-called "adults" on this story are just flat out UNCONSCIOUS.
STUPID PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BREED!!!!
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8-04-2008 @ 10:28PM
persianpepper said...chances are that this little girl was within three to six feet of her family when they boarded the plane to leave, but when she turned around her family was already gone so she started to wander the airport. I work a a major retailer and children go missing all the time. 90% of the time the children are within 3-6 feet of their parents. parents forget that they brought their child shopping with them for a few minutes when they get engrossed in shopping, the child gets bored and hides in the clothes rack (which I did quite often as a child when i got bored shopping with mom). I see all to often the parent berratting their child for scaring them when the parents should be more attentive to their child. Yes, this family made a mistake, but they should not be charged. I agree with other comments that traveling with children can be hectic.
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8-04-2008 @ 10:33PM
Alex said...As someone who never had kids because I don't have the time necessay, to give them, that it would take for healthy development, I've made it a habit of observing those who do. My conclusion, sadly, is, that most people who have kids shouldn't have them, and those that do, usually, have between 30-60% more kids than they can, adequately, handle. This story, as so many do, confirms my observation. The word is dysfunctional-and this world is drowing in it.
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8-04-2008 @ 10:36PM
MELISSA said...I couldn't agree more with that statement!
8-04-2008 @ 10:42PM
mary said...What these parents did is inexcusable. Alex -- it's a really good thing we have you here to tell us that we are all worthless parents and can't handle our own children. In your "observations" did you take into account any other outside factors? I guess a child that doesn't behave perfectly all the time comes from a neglectful household. At least you acknowledge you shouldn't be a parent.
8-04-2008 @ 10:29PM
ninainindia said...I don't understand how people are always saying how hectic it is at the airport. Once you have checked in it is just hours of waiting for the flight to leave. How they lost the child and didn't notice until they were in the air is basically impossible.
Also, on the fligths I'm normally on there is a head count by the crew if one boarding pass hasn't been activated.
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