Thankyou to the lady who stood at end of Hindmans Rd this evening

[EDmummy]

Just want to say thank you to the lady who stood at the end of Hindmans Rd this evening when I was frantically searching for my runaway 4 year old. In the heat of the moment (being said son's return after legging it completely around the block - including running up Barry Rd) I did not get a chance to thank you for looking out for him.

The police have now visited him and given him a good talking to. Fingers crossed he won't do it again to "look at the cars"!

[SteveT]

I did exactly the same at that age and it was a sort of bravado of showing off to my mother how fast I could run,

and then she taught me what the back of her hand felt like.

She was distraught, and furious at the possibility of being seen as an unfit mother.

I never did it again as I was fiercely against capital punishment when administered upon me.

[echo]

SteveT I think you mean corporal punishment, you appear to have lived to tell the tale...

[EDmummy]

Probably a good thing I didn't give him a hiding. The police turned up 10 minutes later although they knew he had returned. Apparently it is standard practice to follow up on missing children calls. The police man gave him a brilliant talking to!

[Curmudgeon]

gosh - what a scare

he's such a minx >:D<

[EDmummy]

Yes, he is a minx. At not as contrite as I would like!