MS MS - Myra Lewis, 2, Camden, 1 March 2014 - #1

[JeannaT]

Oh I know, I just know a lot of Mom's won't leave a newborn for that long.
It makes me wonder if we are getting correct information from the media.
I'm not saying that the parents did anything wrong, just wondering if it's correct information is all. :twocents:





"If you know a crazy cousin that wants kids and might have taken her, let us know."
You know... the usual.

I wonder what they mean by "newborn". A newborn, in my world, is 4 weeks or younger.

And no, I wouldn't go shopping for hours if I had a newborn.

But on the other hand, I've seen media call Myra an "infant". Infant? Hello, she's totally mobile.

 

[katydid23]

In my opinion, Katy, it means they think she didn't wander off.

I still think she probably did. At any rate, I wonder if they're searched a 5 mile radius (10 mile diameter circle) from where she disappeared.

Because given this amount of time, a very healthy and adventurous 2 year old could walk 5 miles. Or more.

true. they can cover a lot of ground. But wouldn't she have been seen? I guess not if she went into the wooded area.

But the dogs apparently lost her scent at the road? If she was out wandering around wouldn't the scent dogs pick her trail up?

 

[MsFacetious]

I wonder what they mean by "newborn". A newborn, in my world, is 4 weeks or younger.

And no, I wouldn't go shopping for hours if I had a newborn.

But on the other hand, I've seen media call Myra an "infant". Infant? Hello, she's totally mobile.

He was born about January 10.
So he is definitely under 2 months old.
I can't imagine leaving a baby that young at all, much less for 6 hours.
(Though if she isn't breastfeeding it may not be a big deal.)
Maybe after a few kids it's different, I only have 2 so that's probably part of it.

I would just feel better if we heard from Mom or Dad directly that Mom was gone that long. :twocents:
Again, I don't think the parents are involved at all.

true. they can cover a lot of ground. But wouldn't she have been seen? I guess not if she went into the wooded area.

But the dogs apparently lost her scent at the road? If she was out wandering around wouldn't the scent dogs pick her trail up?

Emmett Trapp was never seen.
He came really close to houses but volunteers were not allowed to search. :tantrum:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/TheLaw/emmett-trapp-wandered-off/story?id=11323106

 

[JeannaT]

true. they can cover a lot of ground. But wouldn't she have been seen? I guess not if she went into the wooded area.

But the dogs apparently lost her scent at the road? If she was out wandering around wouldn't the scent dogs pick her trail up?

I don't put any stock into dog scent trails when they don't find the person they're looking for.

They're great when they find a missing person - but other than that, they're almost always wrong about where the person went. If there is a living person in the area, they can find them. Anyone who has a pet dog knows you can't play hide and seek in your house or yard, because the dogs give them away every single time, and speedy quick!

In missing persons cases, they are not reliable if the only information they offer is where they lose the trail.

 

[Tulessa]

I wonder what they mean by "newborn". A newborn, in my world, is 4 weeks or younger.

And no, I wouldn't go shopping for hours if I had a newborn.

But on the other hand, I've seen media call Myra an "infant". Infant? Hello, she's totally mobile.

They also have a 2 month old. :seeya:

 

[katydid23]

He was born about January 10.
So he is definitely under 2 months old.
I can't imagine leaving a baby that young at all, much less for 6 hours.
(Though if she isn't breastfeeding it may not be a big deal.)
Maybe after a few kids it's different, I only have 2 so that's probably part of it.

I would just feel better if we heard from Mom or Dad directly that Mom was gone that long. :twocents:
Again, I don't think the parents are involved at all.

BBM

bingo. I never left either of my newborns for more than an hr or two. but I only had a couple of kids to deal with. If there were 10 kids in that home, I can see the urge to stay in town doing errands for a few hours at least. I would go sit and have a meal, window shop and then buy groceries.

 

[blue22]

Oh I know, I just know a lot of Mom's won't leave a newborn for that long.
It makes me wonder if we are getting correct information from the media.
I'm not saying that the parents did anything wrong, just wondering if it's correct information is all. :twocents:

Moms who work, leave their newborns that long every day. Also, I have known plenty of people who go on a girls night, shopping day, pampering day, etc...a few months after the baby is born and more predicable. I could have easily been out of the house all day when my son was 2 months old. He was easy to care for.

I find it sad that people think a child being at home with a parent, is "leaving" the child. It's not a babysitter, it's the baby's FATHER. Parent, caregiver. If you can't leave the house and leave them with dad...there is an issue there! (I'm just talking in general, not pointing this at you!)

 

[MsFacetious]

Moms who work, leave their newborns that long every day. Also, I have known plenty of people who go on a girls night, shopping day, pampering day, etc...a few months after the baby is born and more predicable. I could have easily been out of the house all day when my son was 2 months old. He was easy to care for.

Yes, Moms CAN but most don't WANT to.
Many Moms who go to work don't go because they want to.
(Though I have a friend who went back to work after 2 weeks because she hated being home.)

That's all I'm saying. I want to hear it from her.
She didn't specifically say when she RETURNED, right?
Only when she left?

 

[Quill]

I would just feel better if we heard from Mom or Dad directly that Mom was gone that long. :twocents:
Again, I don't think the parents are involved at all.



Emmett Trapp was never seen.
He came really close to houses but volunteers were not allowed to search. :tantrum:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/TheLaw/emmett-trapp-wandered-off/story?id=11323106

(Snipped by me )

I just want to clarify that I don't think we know for sure that she was gone for six hours. The six hours comes from the time frame of her leaving at 10:00 am and the call for help to the SO at 4:00pm. I was throwing out a scenario of her being gone that long to explain the length of time that it took them to call. They were MOO and I hope I didn't cause confusion. I don't think LE or media have said that she was in fact gone that entire time.

 

[blue22]

Yes, Moms CAN but most don't WANT to.
Many Moms who go to work don't go because they want to.
(Though I have a friend who went back to work after 2 weeks because she hated being home.)

That's all I'm saying. I want to hear it from her.
She didn't specifically say when she RETURNED, right?
Only when she left?

Wasn't trying to argue, I just think there are lots of reasons for a mom to WANT to get away. I wasn't able to, because my husband was back at work. When my son was 2 months, I would have LOVED to get away for a day to shop or do what I wanted or needed to do. I am a good mom, and I can tell you it would have been NICE to be out all day every so often. A lot of people feel that way, it's truly not uncommon. Again, a child being at home with a father is not "leaving." They are with a parent!!!

 

[katydid23]

Moms who work, leave their newborns that long every day. Also, I have known plenty of people who go on a girls night, shopping day, pampering day, etc...a few months after the baby is born and more predicable. I could have easily been out of the house all day when my son was 2 months old. He was easy to care for.

I find it sad that people think a child being at home with a parent, is "leaving" the child. It's not a babysitter, it's the baby's FATHER. Parent, caregiver. If you can't leave the house and leave them with dad...there is an issue there! (I'm just talking in general, not pointing this at you!)

but in this particular case, that did not go too well. Two yr olds need constant supervision.

My husband was a great father, and still is. But he did not have the same level of 'watching' the kids as I did when they were toddlers. But they survived.

 

[floridamomma]

He was born about January 10.
So he is definitely under 2 months old.
I can't imagine leaving a baby that young at all, much less for 6 hours.
(Though if she isn't breastfeeding it may not be a big deal.)
Maybe after a few kids it's different, I only have 2 so that's probably part of it.

I have five kids. the youngest.... he's 3. he was several months old the first time I went to the grocery without him. I want to say 4, 5 months. I breastfed, you're right, it makes a huge difference! idk. some moms leave their kids at daycare, so leaving them isn't a big deal. I'm not like that, I just can't do that. my guy, like I said, he's 3 and has never ever not once been left with anyone but me, hubby or my daughter one time.

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[floridamomma]

but in this particular case, that did not go too well. Two yr olds need constant supervision.

My husband was a great father, and still is. But he did not have the same level of 'watching' the kids as I did when they were toddlers. But they survived.

my sister is in shock that hubby didn't bathe the toddler for three days while she was outta town! haha!! yes, they are different, but not necessarily bad

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[CatFancier]

Let's stop now. Focus on our missing child, not parenting duties and roles of each parent.

:seeya:

 

[fraudqueen]

Way over 48 hours missing...I'm feeling very sad and wishing there was some way to help.

 

[MsFacetious]

It's so frustrating when we don't have anything to follow.
No tweets, or articles, or anything.
Honestly there is more information to be found on facebook.
That's never a good sign for the publicity a case is getting. :banghead:

 

[2Hope4]

I'm lurking...not sure I can emotionally handle...but will keep her and her family in my prayers. Please Lord, if something has happened, I pray it was quick and she didn't suffer.

Not seeing comments from locals with the media links...


*OT*
This past week we had an almost 2yr old killed in my area. He was strangled/suffocated. At this time, his Mom is charged with murder, Dad charged with manufacturing meth with a child in the house, and delaying for up to 4hrs calling for help for the child because he needed to clean up the meth lab. I just don't know if I can handle this ....

 

[2Hope4]

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Myra-Lewis-Help-Find-Me/269052199921380

 

[RT51]

MOO - I will not condone these parents for the time it took to report her missing. Many years ago, I arrived home after work, and my husband did too, and we both looked at each other and said "I thought you were picking up the girls from daycare!" So Mom is off doing errands, and Dad thinks Myra is with her. Yes, she was last seen in the morning, but just maybe, they both thought she was with the other. It happens.

As far as the mother leaving the baby, my daughter is the worker in her family. My son-in-law is a stay at home Dad with a 3 month old and a 2 1/2 year old, and he does a great job. Yes, my daughter wishes she didn't have to work, but they made the decision when they decided to have children, that this would be how it was as she made more money, and better benefits.

So I'm not ready to throw stones as I see a family with several children, trying to do the best they can, and now they have to deal with something like this. I imagine they are beating themselves up for it.

I admit I would like to know what the older children said, but I understand why this isn't published in the media, as they are young children after all.

I am hoping for the best outcome, and my thoughts and prayers are going out to the family, and hoping the worst case scenario does not become reality.

 

[Mariel Van Arkle]

Did the father go looking for Myra before or after she was reported missing?