Madeleine McCann And Lenore Skenazy’s Son
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
NY Sun columnist Lenore Skenazy allows her nine-year-old to walk about New York on his own. In that paper, she tells us:
I trusted him to figure out that he should take the Lexington Avenue subway down, and the 34th Street crosstown bus home. If he couldn’t do that, I trusted him to ask a stranger. And then I even trusted that stranger not to think, “Gee, I was about to catch my train home, but now I think I’ll abduct this adorable child instead.” Long story short: My son got home, ecstatic with independence.
SUNDAY MAIL: “So Would You Let Your Nine-Year-Old Travel Home Solo In City Rush Hour?”
To Glasgow, where the paper is investigating is this is wrong or not so wrong?
SCOTS psychologist Ros Taylor insists Lenore did nothing wrong - and “we should all be preparing our kids to become independent adults”. You can trust the word of a sports psychologist.
“We all think about Madeleine McCann and hear of kids being locked in a basement for years. But they’re actually at greater risk of being in a car accident - yet we insist on driving them everywhere.”
McCann and Fritzl. It’s Tabloid Bingo.
And cars are dangerous. Cars are paedos on wheels with leatherette interiors. And let’s not get started on paedos in cars…
Posted: 15th, June 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann, Tabloids Comments (172) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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June 16th, 2008 at 7:00 am
How do you run away with a police escort to the airport ?, any answers.
June 16th, 2008 at 3:49 am
JO
Have you noticed how many McCrawlers are creeping out of the McCrack the last few days ? The usual suspects are very busy little bees, they are getting into a proper frenzy, wonder why ? see you later, maybe.
June 16th, 2008 at 3:43 am
CHENIER
sorry to hear you are back in hospital, hope you are being looked after very well. sending you a very big bouquet of roses, yellow ?
still i see you are bravely holding the Fort. Been very busy taking tourists on game drives - twice a day ! three hour sessions every trip. just getting ready to go out on a very early morning trip.
Mrs b packing breakfast hampers. Take care, it seems Garth cannot distinguish between Rebelo and Ribeiro ! Probably incorrect in their script for this week.
June 16th, 2008 at 1:05 am
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Totje
It was only in the old days that we tried to talk them out of it. These days they just want to know the name of a good all night chemist. If they are online I usually point them here.
Hi Guys, hows it going? Number off
June 16th, 2008 at 12:37 am
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yampster
It’s not that good [the video] though I love the music. Old laptop music card doesn’t work.
Enjoy your shift and remember “a good Samaritan’s work is never finished”.
You COULD pull out the plug of the phone though?!
and… 1,2.3. whoosh gone!
June 16th, 2008 at 12:14 am
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Totje
We are not allowed any sound on here at the Samaritans for obvious reasons. Looks good and I will listen to it when my shift finishes. If the bloody phones ever stop ringing
June 16th, 2008 at 12:07 am
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yampster
I know….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgvV8_F2ny0&feature=related
June 15th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Its nine in the afternoon and your eyes are the size of a moon ………….
you can doooddly doodly doooooo!!!
Please anorak be back to norrmal
June 15th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
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Garth
Oh dear!
June 15th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
night night
June 15th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
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Totje
That’s my line
June 15th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
So good I said it twice……how did that happen or am ~I seeing double????????????/
June 15th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
So lonelySo lonelySo lonelySo lonelySo lonely
June 15th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
So lonelySo lonelySo lonelySo lonelySo lonely
June 15th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
anny wun der……………
June 15th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
hic
hiccup
ooops
June 15th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
We’re both the sam e KAey oops toom uch acabernet
June 15th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Any one awake?
June 15th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Anyone awake?
i always seem to arrive as you’re all goeing off to bed….
June 15th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
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Ciara Says:
June 15th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
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Garth
Garth what has happened you were in a good mood earlier? Did your wife not take those sleeping pills?
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I think i gave her the wrongsones. She’s been in the bathroom for the last five hours trying to shave off her beard!
June 15th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
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Saul Says:
June 15th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Sounds like Garth has had a couple of Lager tops.
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Not one beer has touch my lips………………. certainly not after Friday nite!
June 15th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
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Garth
Garth what has happened you were in a good mood earlier? Did your wife not take those sleeping pills?
June 15th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Sounds like Garth has had a couple of Lager tops.
June 15th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
I come on here wtf to wind the likes of you up. Now that is fun!
I hope you’re able to sleep ok however, this case must really play on your mind.
June 15th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Night night Mary [Sue} Ellen, John Boy, Elisabeth, Xia
Still no arrests, no charges, still three arguido’s.
June 15th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Good night all!
June 15th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
arth Says:
June 15th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
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wtf Says:
June 15th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
garth
theres a “firkin” surprise. You dont know the answer, neither do we on here, thats why we communicate and speculate. If your so disinterested, then “firk” off!!!!
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Why dont you talk about something bleedin interesting for a change. Are you that sad?
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You obviously are! Why do you come on here?
Anyway, off to bed, nothing sad in that me thinks!
June 15th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
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wtf Says:
June 15th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
garth
theres a “firkin” surprise. You dont know the answer, neither do we on here, thats why we communicate and speculate. If your so disinterested, then “firk” off!!!!
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Why dont you talk about something bleedin interesting for a change. Are you that sad?
June 15th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
garth
theres a “firkin” surprise. You dont know the answer, neither do we on here, thats why we communicate and speculate. If your so disinterested, then “firk” off!!!!
June 15th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
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chenier Says:
June 15th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
I am surviving Big Brother by the simple expedient of drinking a lot of virtual Glenlivet; my thanks.
The offspring is surviving Big Brother by the simple expedient of being in New York, where, I am told, it is raining.
I’m not sure that anything would make Tom Cruise survivable….
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Well thanks for that useless bit of info…………… i shall sleep much better!
June 15th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
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wtf Says:
June 15th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
ok garth, you explain, as its your good point!!!! why not normal plod, why special branch? Oh and tell the mccs, if you pay peanuts you get monkeys!!
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I was joking…………. i really aint firkin interested…… Jeez…….