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Originally Posted by ItWasMe
It's easy to lose a small child in the blink of an eye. I know, I've done it. She yanked her hand out of mine, ran through the hanging display of clothing, and kept going. My mom guarded the escalator and the cashier watched the elevator/exit doors while I found her. She managed to crawl into a stroller in a buggy display and sat there watching me run by, and run by, and run by, while calling her. So it took me a few minutes to get my paws back on her.
The difference is that I actually cared that I had lost her, and started searching for her immediately. It doesn't sound like these parents did. Good job, Daniel. On behalf of the little girl, thanks.
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It is very different in the context that you are stating. I remember seeing a frantic mother in a Target store once. She was in obvious distress, tears running down her face calling for her child. A moment I will not forget. The staff of the store quickly called for a code (I believe it was code Adam though I may be mistaken) The entire store was locked in, no one allowed to leave, police were called. I have never seen such an amazing act of human cooperation with so many helping this woman find her child(though they were all locked in until this was solved).
Soon after this was done a giggling two-year-old was discovered hiding in some store display not far from where I found the woman. I do not think this woman was at all being neglectful, she had simply been looking at a rack of clothing, her child had been situated at her side holding on to her purse where he always was when she was shopping. Two-year-olds are unpredictable, he became bored and found his own game to pass the time.
On a lighter note, the woman as soon as she found him left for the children's section and purchased one of those leashes. I cannot say I was ever fond of the idea of leashing children like that, but I can definitely say after a scare like that I would likely have considered one myself.