CoachAlan

How you can protect your children is exactly how she WAS protected. Raise her right to know that it's not OK to take rides with strangers.

Sure, it's a fucked up situation, but it really bothers me that the first thought is to look to outsiders for overzealous protection when good parenting is really the answer.

We need better fences to stop our kids from drowning... No, you need to watch your kids and teach them not to swim without supervision.

We need ritalin to help our kids pay attention... No, you need to lay down the law and take control of your kid's attitude (and accept that kids like to run around and make noise).

We need more money for schools so our kids can learn to read... No, you need to take time out of your schedule to read to your kid and be a part of his/her education.

We need the cops to arrest ex-cons who have committed no crime... No, you need to teach your kid how to avoid such dangerous situations. Because as you have seen, cops won't/can't do it. It's very hard for cops to preemtively fight crime. But her parents, on the other hand, had the opportunity to take a preemtive measure to help their daughter, and their good parenting probably saved her life.

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