Young children like lilly and jack , in the general scheme of things are vulnerable to not being aware of danger and are unaware that the world is not a big safe playground . Which is why we as parents teach boundaries and issue reminders of safety perimeters.
But children will mimic what they see in front of them and if the adults in their lives are reckless and in particular their parents are living somewhat chaotic lives and don't have boundaries in place for themselves. Children can become more exposed to harm either from the dysfunctional adults around them or from the danger they themselves get into .
We see from the synopsis of the morning of the disappearance, the morning was somewhat not the norm of a stable ,functioning household. The children were more or less left to fend for themselves. Jack in particular imo needed adult attention that morning as he was in pull ups overnight.
We see from Maleyha's description of Thursday morning that the kids needed her to feed them breakfast and turn on the TV. So this little snippet tells me they weren't independent enough to do these simple things that prehaps a slightly older child might .
Daniel also give us an image of the kids prehaps needing reminders of what was acceptable protocol and what was not . He talks about the kids not paying heed to his constant reminders to close the sliding door . And not listening to their mother While this is somewhat normal for children so young . It also tells me the kids weren't coherent enough to be left alone for long periods of time while adults slept .
Sorry for the long post but I was cross referencing this case with others where young children have either died in the home or gone missing. And I noticed a few patterns.
When the children came to harm by the hand of a parent or danger they themselves got into because of circumstances in the family unit . The priors were the same . Concern from authorities, bruising in uncommon places such as the face ,buttocks , upper parts of limbs or neck . School absences , cps involvement, unkempt home or lack of personal hygiene , erratic employment status , no boundaries or lack of routine and addiction and one not so common but has been noted concern from family and or neighbours
I think this is why I find it difficult to judge the direction of this case And have faith and belief that what is claimed is truth .Some cases I would refrain from speculating as it is clear cut and nothing casts doubt but with so many of my tick list above being present , it is really hard to give benefit of no doubt .
Did the lifestyle allow the kids the opportunity to wander or did the lifestyle contribute to the kids being harmed ,that is the question that swims through my mind constantly and of the two conflicting thoughts . The answer is the same , wishing the rcmp would find something that shows what happened to the kids.
Edited to add . All JMO, and based on known factors in other cases and from analysis of former missing child cases of all ages and backgrounds
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