The Superior Express -

We think since we live away from the cities in a rural area, that we, and in turn, our children are safe from the dangers of being kidnapped. Unfortunately, that is the furthest from the truth.

A friend of mine was telling me about an encounter her daughter had at a local restaurant. Two men were in line ahead of her, and a third let her go ahead of him since he was talking on the phone. She thought nothing of it and got in line. They kept glancing at her and were making her feel uncomfortable, so she decided to call a friend to help ease her mind. She watched the two ahead of her as they left the building and made a mental note of the vehicle they were driving. She noticed they stopped at the convenience store next door. Neither of the two went into the store but instead stayed in their vehicle.

The man behind her was still making her feel a little uneasy, and that was made worse when he answered a second phone and said to the person while looking at her, “on the phone.” He was speaking in a foreign language, and she was not able to pick up on the entire conversation. She left the restaurant quickly and went straight home. She thought that maybe she was just being silly but told her mother about the incident, and her mother then reported it to the authorities. Her parents then asked why she didn’t call them and why she left the establishment. She replied, “I panicked.”

We need to be having conversations with our children, even after grade school, and yes, even with our boys. In the United States, an estimated 460,000 children are reported missing every year. Sit them down, talk and make a plan. It may save their life.