What does Kyron mean to you?

[cluciano63]

BBM. I hope this doesn't veer too far OT, but your comments remind me of something that I think about whenever I hear about another missing child:

Have there always been children who "went missing" but we never knew about it because we didn't have the plethora of news sources that we have in this day and age? Are "missing children" a product of our culture or lifestyle and more prevalent now than in earlier years when families were closer, fewer divorces, etc.? I've been a news junkie since high school and don't recall hearing/reading about missing children until the last 20 years or so. Sometimes it's mind-boggling when I think of how frequently we learn about these incidents. jmo

There are more parental abductions, with the increase in divorce, but I think abductions have always been around...we only heard of the ones in our own areas, growing up, no national news channels or national newspapers. Once in a while, we heard about an Adam Walsh...but so many we didn't know about.

 

[miabellamoure]

BBM. I hope this doesn't veer too far OT, but your comments remind me of something that I think about whenever I hear about another missing child:

Have there always been children who "went missing" but we never knew about it because we didn't have the plethora of news sources that we have in this day and age? Are "missing children" a product of our culture or lifestyle and more prevalent now than in earlier years when families were closer, fewer divorces, etc.? I've been a news junkie since high school and don't recall hearing/reading about missing children until the last 20 years or so. Sometimes it's mind-boggling when I think of how frequently we learn about these incidents. jmo

bbm

I can only speak for my 91 yr old father's recollection but, sometime in the 1920's, his stepsister was walking home from school and a man pulled up in a black car and just scooped her up...just like that. Being a tomboy of a girl...he said she kicked & screamed & bit him till he eventually let her out of the car and very luckily unharmed.

So, the answer to your question is...yes.

The news media is what brings it to our attention time and time again. Which is what John Walsh just mentioned in an interview...you must find a way to keep it there...anyway you can!

 

[miabellamoure]

The reason I am here...I was taken with this lil' boys love for life by the accounts shared from his family.

It makes me sad that those who love him are hurting.

Angry to know that the one person (or more) who is responsible for his disappearance will not do the right thing and bring him home.

So, I come here to take a peek and see what's new in his case & to light a candle now and then...till Kyron is home.

 

[pghbrandi]

To me Kyron in some ways reminds me of my eight year old. Their names both start with the letter "K", they both have blond hair and they both have a smile that you will never forget.
He, to me, seems a lot like my son. Very sweet, trusting, and gets overly excited when they are proud of what they have accomplished. Always wanting to learn something. I don't know Kyron but this case has touched me so deeply.
He seems so innocent. That is what breaks my heart the most. He doesn't deserve what ever is going on with him.

 

[azmama]

Kyron represents fear and vulnerability to me. Something about the possibility that I could take my kids to school one morning and go about my business all day - completely unaware that my children were not safe and sound at school but missing - without a trace, only discovering this fact hours later when they don't return from school.

The fear that despite all my protective vigilance over my kids - I may ultimately be helpless to keep them safe.

Respectfully snipped...This says how I feel...

My son is in 4th grade, when he was 5, the summer between Kinder and first grade, a little boy "Michael Rxxxx" used to call, every day, all day, so polite, announcing his full name every time you answered the phone, then asking politely to talk to my son. So sweet, just to chat, I felt bad for him, was he home alone, did he call other kids? I didn't know anything about him, the phone ringing 20 times a day was certainly annoying. Bax said he didn't know him too well, and even got frustrated at him, telling him he talked too much, or that he didn't want to talk any more that day, but they talked every day, for the whole summer. It became a sweet memory, I wrote about it in his baby book.

School started again and the calls stopped, one day, not too long after school started, I saw a breaking news report about a little boy and girl that were murdered by their father in our city, they were picked up from preschool and elementary school early, signed out, not abducted. The father took them home and shot them both, then himself, I was riveted, to the TV, then the radio in the car as I picked up my children from school and received a notice, given to all of the parents. Little "Michael Rxxxxx" and his 4 year old sister were these children. It happened down the street from our school.

I felt like I couldn't breathe! How could this happen? How can we allow our children to be victimized, but how can we stop it? What will this Mother do who was going through a divorce, and she suddenly has NO CHILDREN, nothing to come home too? How the hell could a father do this? He was too cowardly to stay around and face the music for what he had done! The school felt awful, they cheerfully called for the children from class and smiled and waved as thier father took them home early! The children from his 1st grade class asked every day for a while if he was coming back, was he sick? Where was he?

We don't know what will happen every single day. But we can not keep our children in a little bubble! I think about this little boy, just like I think about Kyron, Caylee, Jon Benet, Madeline, Gabriel, and all of the others every day. I can't help it, I just do not understand why or how people can hurt children! I have always had a soft place in my heart for all abused children, but more so since I HAD children, because no matter how bad you feel, no matter how angry you are, how could you HURT THEM? That is something I just can not comprehend.

You see the parents, Kaine, Desiree, Tony sitting there, doing a press conference and I think wow, their lives have just stopped! How can you eat breakfast? How can you take a shower, curl your hair? Put gas in your car? Your child is MISSING! But what can they as parents do while they wait? It makes me feel like I can't breathe!

I just can't help myself but to become involved as hard as it is.

 

[liz b.]

I haven't posted in a while ; we have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of grandchild #5.... And he arrived late last night, weighing in at 7lbs 7oz. Lots of black hair, and his name is GianCarlo... I cannot wait until we go east to Chicago to see him, in 5 days...

And so, when I read this thread, I did tear up a little.And I rarely cry. But,what Kyron represents to me is ... hope, and optimism.Like all new and young life. Like my new grandson...

It is beyond appaling that Kyron's life was, in all likelyhood, snuffed out before he had even lived very long. I like to picture him on that morning,heading to the Science Fair, proud of himself and his project....

All JMO

 

[lynmaree]

Wow...where to start?? I wish I could find the right words to explain how much this precious angel has come to mean to me. Since the day I first saw his beautiful smile and his awesome project I have been absolutely riveted. I find myself drifting off to think of him every night and losing focus a million times a day with my thoughts wandering right back to him and trying desperately to find one shred that would help bring him home. He is so real and has so many characteristics that just endear him to thousands of people. I believe with all of my heart that he has touched and changed people and the way they view the world around them with nothing more than a smile. His infectious grin somehow brings out the best of compassion and love in total strangers. No matter what happens, I rest assured and console myself knowing that his life will stand for more than anyone could have possibly imagined. I KNOW he will bring about change and he, in his short life so far, has brought about a positive turn in alot of people. I find myself hoping that TH is responsible because if she's not, then Im in terror that a stranger could get away with something like this from a school where we believe our children are safe.

Although Im usually a pretty logical, analytical person, I just cant help but believe this baby is still with us and that some miraculous day he will find his way home.

Ive said this before on another thread but I feel strongly that the person or persons responsible for this evil act never could have imagined the thousands and thousands of people that would rise up and fight for this little angel. I hope they fully comprehend that we will never forget and never stop looking and that eventually justice will be served and good WILL triumph over evil!!!

 

[Etilema]

You're not alone in your feelings about Kyron. I, too, have become attached to this beautiful boy whose story has touched my heart, mind, and soul.

I went to the market as I usually do on Thursday and had a number of items on my list for our birthday partly for Kyron. My DH doesn't like sushi - one of Kyron's favorite foods, but I bought a little tray for myself to nosh on this afternoon. I know that Kyron enjoys fishing, so I got some beautiful swordfish steaks that DH grilled outdoors. I haven't made macaroni & cheese for a long time but brushed up on a fabulous Bechamel sauce to which I added three different types of cheese: It was awesome, and I think Kyron would have loved my mac & cheese!

DH and I toasted Kyron with a lovely Oregon Pinot Noir while cheerful red mini-carnations graced our dinner table. It was just about sunset when we finished eating, so we went outdoors and launched red balloons in Kyron's honor. Our thoughts and prayers have been with Kyron and his parents throughout the day, and we will continue to hold them in our hearts.

This description brought the tears, and now I am CAK (crying at keyboard).

As others have said, I feel Kyron's sweetness shines through in his pictures and in the descriptions of him by his parents. And, like others have said, Kyron reminds me of my own little one. I have been interested in cases of missing children in general, but I was instantly pulled in to Kyron's case in a different way, because of that picture of the cute and innocent little guy who looked like and reminded me of my baby.

May all the thoughts, prayers, good wishes, and rituals that people are having for Kyron and his family bear real, beautiful fruit in peace and love and the best possible outcome that is possible in these atrocious circumstances.

 

[greenfingers]

kyron to me means no matter how hard people try to protect their children we cant,evil is lurking in so many forms that i cant get my head around it anymore.nowadays we are constantly afraid to let our children be children as there is so many horrible nasty things that can happen at a seconds notice.everday i hope and pray for news on kyron god look over this child.bless kaine desiree and tony give them the strength to take each day as it comes.

 

[Etilema]

bbm

I can only speak for my 91 yr old father's recollection but, sometime in the 1920's, his stepsister was walking home from school and a man pulled up in a black car and just scooped her up...just like that. Being a tomboy of a girl...he said she kicked & screamed & bit him till he eventually let her out of the car and very luckily unharmed.

So, the answer to your question is...yes.

The news media is what brings it to our attention time and time again. Which is what John Walsh just mentioned in an interview...you must find a way to keep it there...anyway you can!

My mother used to tell me that when she was a kid her parents would warn her when she went to the movies to stay away from strangers and not to let anyone "stick a needle in her arm". Apparently this method was feared as a form of abduction for some reason.

In the early 70's, when I was around 12 or 13, I was walking home from the mall and a guy pulled up next to me and offered me a ride. I'd been trained well never to get in cars with strangers, so refused, at which point he tried to coax me and finally blurted out what he intended to do to me (sexually). Terrified, I ran back to the mall and called my dad to come pick me up. I never walked home alone again.

My dad tells me that when he was a boy there was always at least one known pedophile in whatever neighborhood one was in. Even on vacations, he said, there would be someone like that. People knew who it was and what he had done to whom, but in those days things weren't dealt with in the way they are today (although I am sure today that this goes on without police reports, too).

So, yes, it seems it wasn't necessarily always as safe as people often feel it was. I think it was more a matter of "ignorance in bliss", and the fact that the percentage of children who are actually abducted is so small that the vast majority of kids never encountered it and so remember their childhoods as being safe. Just like my parents' generation often talk about how they never wore seatbelts (or bike helmets) and they were just fine.

JMO

 

[Barry]

I remember my son when he was Kyrons age. I can't imagine the pain for all directly involved. To me, it represents a bursting of the bubble of sorts. I think everyone has this idea that their kids are safe in school (and for the most part, this is true). But for this child to just seemingly disappear from the one place you would expect him to be safe, is mind blowing for a lot of people. I hope and pray that he is ok somehow.