catseye
Old lady trouser-smell with yesterday's knickers
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I think the fact is that NONE of us know how we would react in this circumstance. Hopefully none of us will ever find out.
Some people instantly go into a state of practicality, others become so emotional they can't stand up. There are mothers of missing children who immediately organise searches, make TV announcements etc, and only become really emotional in private. Then there are those who are such a weeping mass of inability to function that they don't come out of doors.
Nobody should be berated for 'not behaving as expected' when something bad happens. There should be no expectations on behaviour here.
I think the McCanns probably felt (and still feel) an enormous amount of guilt for leaving the children unattended. It's probably sufficient to make them defensive, which people perceive as an admission of involvement in her disappearance.
Some people instantly go into a state of practicality, others become so emotional they can't stand up. There are mothers of missing children who immediately organise searches, make TV announcements etc, and only become really emotional in private. Then there are those who are such a weeping mass of inability to function that they don't come out of doors.
Nobody should be berated for 'not behaving as expected' when something bad happens. There should be no expectations on behaviour here.
I think the McCanns probably felt (and still feel) an enormous amount of guilt for leaving the children unattended. It's probably sufficient to make them defensive, which people perceive as an admission of involvement in her disappearance.