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ON FRIDAY JUST AFTER 6PM I HEARD A CHILD SCREAMING HIS HEAD OFF,NOW WE HAVE A FEW SMALL KIDS 2-YR OLDS WHO PLAY IN THE ROAD BEHIND ME ITSA DEAD END,,
WELL WENT OUT AND A CAR I HADNT SEE WAS PARKED BY MY SIDE GATE WITH A KID SCREAMING IN IT,,,,,DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO SO I WENT TO THE CAR,A WOMAN OPENED THE WINDOW I LOOKED IN ON THE FRONT SEAT WAS AN OLDER WOMAN AND IN THE BACK A SMALL BOY IN A CARSEAT ANDA BOY OF ABOUT FOUR SCREAMING,SHE GAVE ME AN ODD LOOK AS I ASKED IS ALL OKAY,SHE APPOLOGSED FOR THE NOISE BUT SHE & HER MOTHER HAD BEEN VISITING RELATIVES AND IT WAS TIME TO GO AND THE BOY HADA TANRUM BECAUSE HE WANTED TO PLAY ON THE PLAYSTATON HER FRIEND CAME AN SAID IT WAS ALL OKAY,,THE MUM REALISED I THOUGHT THE BOY MIGHT HAV BEE TAKEN AND GAVEHER A SHOCK SHE HADNT THOUGHT THAT,BUT THANKED ME
WHEN SHE REALISED HOW VUNERABLE THE SMAL;L ONES PLAYING ON THER OWN WERE,WHAT WOULD YOU OF DONE,IF I CALLED POLICE SHE COULD OF BEEN GONE,WHAT WOULD YOU OF DONE,,FEEL I BIT AS IF IM A NOSEY 0OLD H

No you,re not DIZZI just a concerned person,good on you. now go and have an extra bacon buttie as a reward. :-D

MERLIN I GOT BACON AN EGG FOR TEA..LOL

I echo Merlin's comment . You did the right thing.
Take care
Von

The trouble is these days, many children shout and scream when playing, so it is hard to diferentiate what is right and what is wrong.
I remember some years ago, one, then little girl was forever doing it, and I remarked to my OH at the time that, one day, she will be in trouble, and no-one will take any notice of her.
In your situation Dizzi, dead-end, in a car, I think I would probably done the same. You can never be too careful.

Julia in Derbyshire

It shows a genuine concern for a screaming child.

A couple of years ago I was driving along a busy road when I passed a small child walking along the pavement screming his head off.
I pulled up and tried to console him. He caught hold of my hand and was so distressed.

I was looking around wondering what to do next when a car pulled up, a woman got out of the passenger seat and snatched up the child without a word to me. The little one screamed even louder.

When I got home I couldn't stop thinking about, what if, what if. So to put my mind at rest I phoned the police. A lovely policeman arrived in minutes and took my info and assured me I had done the right thing. Thank goodness I didnt hear anymore.

Dizzi, reading all your posts, you do see life don't you lol

Barbara :-) :-) :-)

I think you did the right thing Dizzi

You would never have forgiven yourself if it something untoward going on and hadn't done anything to stop it. x

Yes you definately did the right thing.....good on you:)

jude

You did the right thing, we are naturally reticent about being seen as interfering but surely that is better than letting things pass us by and the outcome being something nasty.

Well Done You :-D

better to interfere than do nothing - if you're wrong, so be it, but better than standing on the sidelines looking on

well don you!!!

Good on you Dizzi,it shows you care,I would have done the same as you.
:-D :-D <3

You definitely did the right thing, Dizzi-well done! Imagine how you would feel if you hadn't acted as you did,and found out later that the child had been murdered, or met with foul play?? You would never be able to forgive yourself! The world needs more concerned citizens who care,such as yourself. It's not being nosey,or interfering,just sensible.

:-) :-) :-D :-D

Margot

I have experienced a funny side to this, with two incidents.

One day, many years ago, I was stood at the crossing in our town, when a young lad came running towards me with a man chasing. I questioned the man, asking him what he was doing. His answer was that he was the bank manager, and the lad was his son. Now this was in the days long ago, when bank managers did not seem humans (do they now), let alone have families.

Another incident was when I was looking after a country pub bar, and I asked a young person ' Young man, are your over eighteen' only to be told, ' I am a young lady, and I am over twenty three'. Boy did I feel foolish.

But, yes Dizzie you can never be too sure. Better for us to feel a little foolish, than wish we had.

Julia in Derbyshire