This post has nothing to do with diabetes. I’ve been very intrigued, as is everyone else, about the two boys who were recovered from a child abductor. I am very happy for both families.
I spent some time watching Oprah, and the retired FBI guy and author got me. Why? Because I too was almost abducted and never told my parents.
We were living in Detroit at the time between 7 mile and 8 mile road, on East Outer Drive (next to the Polish Century Club. I went to Osborne High school and walked from our apartment complex to school and back each day.
An older guy joined me one day, and tried to get me to come with him. When I wouldn’t go, he grabbed me and tried to drag me away. I kicked him hard and ran, and didn’t stop until I was at the complex and sure I had gotten away from him.
I didn’t tell my parents because they were already upset and dismayed at where we were living. This was supposed to be a better opportunity for my father, but the complex was just horrible. The police did not respond when they were needed, so I knew that wasn’t an option anyway.
So I went back to school the next day and told one my girlfriends. She took me to some guys at the school she knew and had me tell them what happened. I was walked home the rest of the school year. They also told me that they would make sure the guy wasn’t in the neighborhood anymore.
Every since then, I’m not comfortable without a ready means on communication and I always let someone know where I am going.
So I certainly understand either of the boys not telling what happened, and especially not letting their parents know. Hopefully the creep that abducted them can be proscuted without the boy’s participation. They’ve been through enough, and I’m not sure Oprah was a good idea.
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