General Chat

Thnx Kris, if you go through to the Bulletin they have a link to e-mail, I just have. I let them know they outrage people with there comments on this highly sensitive case, the eyes of the world not just Britain are following this case. British culture does not include any kind of child negligence we do not leave our children alone,IT IS NOT THE NORM.....

not a cultural thing i know people that use that resort and the baby sitting service is ment to be excellent

If the remark about that's how we do things in Britain is verbatim it is disgraceful. Going to check on the news services to verify. Update: link to transcript http://www6(.)lexisnexis(.)com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100007216&docId=l:645517749&start=9 Doesn't state on this the above but same stance taken as before Sue

sorry but there not gonna tar me with there brush.

Well,I have said it before,and I will say it again.. The kid's should not have been left alone. I hope Madaleine is safe and well. Play with fire...you get burnt. Marion

Some holiday observations: The parents we have observed eating or drinking at night without their children present have, sadly, been from the UK. So it is happening and has been happening for some time. What isn’t publicly observed, however, (because they’re not around in the bar or the dining room) are the parents who are NOT doing it, those staying with their children. I’m sure this second group is the great majority. BUT people base their opinions on what they see, rather than what they don’t see. i.e – there are 10 UK couples in the bar without their children. There may be 90 other UK couples in the same hotel, but in their rooms with their children. They don’t get taken into consideration as part of the equation, because the observer can’t see them and doesn’t actually know where they are – they could well be in their room, but they could also be leaving their children alone, having nipped up the road to a different bar. And so, the sweeping generalisations get made. Jay

Janet has got it spot on.............. I don't agree with the press article or Gerry McCann if that is what he said BUT I see it when we go aboard ..parents out in the hotel bar or resturant and the kids left in the rooms BUT they are in the minority.

I would never leave my children on their own at any time, I never have and I never will. Lisa

Disgraceful to tar us all with the same brush, I would not have left my child like they did theirs. IF the parents had kept the children with them as many do when abroad, or stayed in the rooms with the children, Madeleine would still be with her family, plain and simple. So why should we not blame the parents for her disappearance? It is always best to err on the side of caution when children are concerned especially, better safe than sorry comes to mind! Children are far too precious to risk their safety in selfish ways like this. Liz

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hi all just wanted to add that i agree with everybody here, i would never leave my children alone either, but what i do not understand is if there was 2 other children (the twins) then why weren't they abducted too. sorry if anything has been said about this i do not buy the papers!!! i also do not find what the mccanns are and have been doing normal behaviour in my opinion!! sorry to upset anyone but that is my opinion!!! jet:)

Budgie, The problem with their leaving the children alone is that they have never said that it was a mistake. In fact they arranged a meeting with the Portugese Police in order to release a press statement saying that they did not do anything wrong. Sympathies would be more widespread if only they admitted that leaving the children in such a vulnerable situation was wrong and used this fact to warn other parents. Those of us who are against team McCann base our animosity on this and the sheer arrogance of their self belief that leaving 3 tots in an unlocked villa in a foreign country was perfectly acceptable. Sue

hi i agree that it is a shame about this poor little girl, as i have said i do not read the papers i watched it on sky news. it was a massive mistake to leave the children on their own, i do have questions though would you after the ABDUCTION of one child leave 2 of your other children while you went around other countries for a while (i wouldn't) would you casually stroll along the beach, while your child is missing? i wouldn't that is just not normal behaviour, jet:)

on sky last night it said theres a concert to raise money for the fund.

Joyous the concert was expected to raise 35K - 80 people attended! - public opinion????

what in leicester.????

It was at Donnington

I find it odd that after putting the kids in the kids club all day every day, why did they decline to pay for a night time babysitter, and refuse the offer of even a baby monitor?

well they must be doing another one in leicester thats what it said,xx

If you type McCann concerts in search box, there is one mention on a Duncan James site, about a fundraising concert in Donnington on July 29th which was Sunday but I can't find further reference to it! This is all getting rather ridiculous, and I can't see how they can justify clawing in any money from the public. I saw a snippet on the news about further developments in one of the newspapers tomorrow. It is nearly 3 months now that that dear little girl has been seperated from her family. I can't stop wondering how she is coping and if she is with people who are good to her.