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mechwarrior719 t1_j9wuf6m wrote

Reminder that if you are part of a SAR team looking for a child to not only call their name but also that they aren’t in trouble.

Read somewhere young children sometimes hide from potential rescuers because they’re afraid they’ll get in trouble.

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nospamkhanman t1_j9xeh7m wrote

Mine did that when I lost track of him inside the house.

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falooda1 t1_j9xpld6 wrote

OMG tell me about it!

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cybercuzco t1_j9ybgee wrote

We found his skeleton 23 years later.

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AnxiousBeaver212 t1_j9yhjs1 wrote

Everyone knows you're supposed to put another kid into the hole in the wall to scare the other one out. Rookie mistake.

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howard416 t1_j9ykkn6 wrote

Luckily it was never my turn to go into the hole

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TheeExoGenesauce t1_j9zwpf3 wrote

Not original commenter but I have a story about getting “lost” at a young age. My mom had me outside with her while she was in her garden and lost track of me for a few minutes where I crawled/walked away. Later as she’s running yelling for me and going into full panic mode, my dog was barking nonstop. She kept yelling Buster shut up! Finally went over to get him and put him inside, only to find he was standing right next to me trying to get her attention. Great dog.

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azur_owl t1_j9z5f8f wrote

My middle little brother did this OMG. He didn’t want to take a bath so he hid inside the house and was super-quiet. The rest of us were panicking. The police were called.

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SoftTissueIssues t1_j9xzvee wrote

We're having a pizza party! We're going to the toy store! Santa's here! (Panicked tones of course).

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ScrmNRn t1_j9xqcv4 wrote

I did this as a child. Could have been found hours sooner.

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i_the-FilipinoYokaii t1_j9xv0a2 wrote

Seconded! This happened to my bf's baby sister who went missing while she was inside their house

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FenixdeGoma t1_j9xqb8u wrote

That's where I've been going wrong. I've been shouting "ready or not, here I come"

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Serpardum t1_j9zbrst wrote

Also make sure they aren't asleep in bed.

One day as a child I was very sleep so I went to bed and took a nap. I woke up to a police officer in my room yelling to my mother that he found me, I was in bed.

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thepinkleprechaun t1_j9zfw02 wrote

My son did this! I was completely panicking but thankfully found him before I had to call the police lol

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Important_Tale1190 t1_j9ypyvz wrote

I wonder if that says something about the way we treat children in this society...

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It's possible that kids are just scared and confused all the time, but still. Not knowing who the helpers are.......

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trthaw2 t1_ja08tkq wrote

This is what happened to my dads younger twin brothers. Went missing when they were around 5 I think. Whole town was out looking for them for hours. Found them eventually hiding in fear under the neighbours deck.

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Shautieh t1_j9yfdcz wrote

That's what the real psychopaths would say though.

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Griffin_da_Great t1_j9y5fd7 wrote

r/kidsarefuckingstupid

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porthos-thebeagle t1_j9y93p9 wrote

I think this might be less to do with stupidity and more, does the child have experience being in trouble for things out of their control or accidental at home?

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