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    Missing Boy Hidden In Secret Room At Grandmother's House For 2 Years

    The Master Puppeteer

    Woman Finds Long-Lost Son After 27 Years Thanks To Facebook

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    Image of fluxus flucker fluxus flucker
    09/05/09

    In reply to Missing Boy Hidden In Secret Room At Grandmother's House For 2 Years
    I can not fucking take any more stories of child abuse or child abductions.
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    09/05/09

    @fluxus flucker: Seriously. I almost didn't read the post. My chest felt so heavy.
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    Image of Pizza!Pizza!Pizza! Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
    09/05/09

    In reply to Missing Boy Hidden In Secret Room At Grandmother's House For 2 Years
    Oh weird. This happened on law & Order, secret room and all.
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    Image of missbadkittyherself missbadkittyherself
    09/05/09

    @HeatherNumber1: and I'm sure it soon will
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    Image of maude_flanders maude_flanders
    09/05/09

    @missbadkittyherself: Ah, but in that case (if you're using the episode I'm thinking of)--I was MUCh more sympathetic to the "kidnapper", who had custody of a foster child that loved her. She had her own issues, having lost a biological daughter, but still. It was fiction, but THAT kid seemed safe and happy.

    This one, on the other hand, was not rescued from a cold and neglectful (legal) foster care parent but taken from the parent the state saw fit to hold custody when it saw how Mom acted.
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    09/06/09

    @maude_flanders: Yep, that's the one.

    Can't say what I'd do if I believed the state gave custody to someone abusing my child. Not good things, probably. Hopefully I'd be sane.
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    Image of Harlot Brontë Harlot Brontë
    09/05/09

    In reply to Missing Boy Hidden In Secret Room At Grandmother's House For 2 Years
    I'm not religious, and I'm not a person who generally prays. But whatever it is that atheists and agnostics do to send out a quiet, profound wish to the the universe, I'm doing it for all the kids locked in tiny rooms tonight. May you have freedom soon, little guys, and peace.

    There are beacons of light even in the darkest nights. I promise. Hang in there, okay?
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    Image of MediasBlue MediasBlue
    09/05/09

    @Harlot Brontë: You brought tears to my eyes with your simple and eloquent statement. Thank you.
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    09/05/09

    @MediasBlue: Yes, seconded.
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    Image of maude_flanders maude_flanders
    09/05/09

    @Harlot Brontë: I am a bitterly, bitterly lapsed Catholic but sometimes I still do that too, on behalf of all the suffering the world; it pains me further to wonder--if the wishes of more observant, better believers and the people have the interests of these victims in their hearts aren't heard, does it matter to invoke a God I don't think I ever experienced as an adult peaceful with the religion her parents still practice?

    I'm glad this case is getting national coverage; it goes without saying, there are more like this.....parental kidnapping as one possible stage in ugly custody battles and/or unseen child abuse.
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    Image of SqueakyGasket SqueakyGasket
    09/06/09

    @Harlot Brontë: Those are eloquent, beautiful, simple words, that express a beautiful sentiment. Impeccably said.
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    Image of babyruthless babyruthless
    09/05/09

    In reply to Missing Boy Hidden In Secret Room At Grandmother's House For 2 Years
    Child abduction is wrong, mkay. Even if he's your own child.
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    Image of Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini
    09/05/09

    @babyruthless: yeah there is a reason she lost custody, you know? We are terrified that the mother of my nephew, a batshit crazy chick who shouldn't be allowed within 10 feet of children, will do something like this if she ever gets joint custody. So scary.
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    Image of missbadkittyherself missbadkittyherself
    09/05/09

    @Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini: sorry to hear, but these sorts of terrible custody issues happen every day. remind your relative to keep a paper trial of everything she does and that he has parental rights and should be sure he has taken steps to establish them by being listed on birth certificates and documentation.
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    09/05/09

    @missbadkittyherself: oh yes, we are doing all of the necessary things to ensure she never gets him back, good paper trail, documenting mysterious bruises, etc. My nephew has become like a son to me, and my brother-in-law (the father) is a very good man. He has a fantastic support system. That crazy bitch is never going to touch my nephew again, but these stories still make my hair stand on end.
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    Image of Maulleigh Maulleigh
    06/12/09

    In reply to The Master Puppeteer
    I'd be way into that too!
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    Image of Miss. Money-Sterling Miss. Money-Sterling
    06/12/09

    In reply to The Master Puppeteer
    Bunraku is awesome. I saw a women's troupe from Japan about ten years ago and they were regarded as being pretty subversive, as a lot of the traditional arts in Japan are still really segregated by gender, and stuff like puppetry is still regarded as being in the male domain.


    You want to see harsh realities in your Japanese performing arts? Head over to youtube and take a gander at Butoh!

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    Image of LolaQuinn is full of beans LolaQuinn is full of beans
    06/12/09

    @Miss. Money-Sterling: Wow. I never thought of something as neutral as puppets could be considered a domain of one gender or another. It's like, what else can we make gendered? No 2 pencils for men, pens for ladies? Sitting-down for men, but ladies must remain in a firm squat?


    Crazy.

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    Image of notbodacious notbodacious
    06/12/09

    In reply to The Master Puppeteer
    Bunraku is awesome. I studied it a few years ago while in college with the Tonda Ningyou bunraku troupe -- a lot of us in the program were women. Regardless of gender, all of us got to learn how to manipulate the puppets, do the chanting or even play the shamisen. It was a great summer in Japan, definitely got to learn a lot about this lesser-known Japanese art that is the granddaddy of kabuki :)
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    Image of poires et poireaux poires et poireaux
    06/12/09

    @notbodacious: I'd love to learn more about Japanese theatre and other performing arts. There seems to be a whole different realm of styles. My friend who had lived in Japan for a while got into some dance form (I forgot what it's called), but it sounds like it was such a moving (no pun intended) experience.
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    06/12/09

    In reply to The Master Puppeteer
    It's true, I cannot talk unless I am being fisted.
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    Image of LadyFabulous LadyFabulous
    06/12/09

    @morninggloria: COTD!
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    Image of DangerMouse DangerMouse
    05/30/09

    In reply to Woman Finds Long-Lost Son After 27 Years Thanks To Facebook
    Alas, nobody will ever find me, as I have an absurdly common name.
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    Image of Maulleigh Maulleigh
    05/30/09

    In reply to Woman Finds Long-Lost Son After 27 Years Thanks To Facebook
    Paradoxically heart-breaking and heart-warming at the same time!!! How can this be?!!!
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    Image of fgg_1 fgg_1
    05/30/09

    In reply to Woman Finds Long-Lost Son After 27 Years Thanks To Facebook
    And yet, if it was the mother who had taken her son to another country, everyone would be rooting for her to not be found.
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    05/30/09

    @fgg_1: Worstie!


    Seriously, what possible precedent could you have for saying that? My ex-boyfriend's mom kidnapped him when he was a child, and I don't recall anyone "rooting" for her.

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    Image of Marya Marya
    05/30/09

    In reply to Woman Finds Long-Lost Son After 27 Years Thanks To Facebook
    In two weeks, I'm getting married to an awesome guy I met through Facebook, and now this. Go Facebook! :)
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    05/30/09

    @Marya: Congrats!
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    Image of HuckleberryFriend HuckleberryFriend
    05/30/09

    In reply to Woman Finds Long-Lost Son After 27 Years Thanks To Facebook
    The HuckleberryBoyfriend actually had a similar experience- his father left when he was just a baby and he doesn't know him at all, but he has his father's last which is a really unusual one. One day he got a FB message from someone in Edmonton saying "Um, I think I'm your step-sister!" Turns out his Dad had been populating the province long after HuckleberryBoyfriend being born. We still keep in touch with his sister and her family. It was totally weird but also really cool.
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    Image of Eric Northman is mine Eric Northman is mine
    05/30/09

    In reply to Woman Finds Long-Lost Son After 27 Years Thanks To Facebook
    and hear i thought facebook was for stalking friends, classmates, frenemies, posting obnoxious status messages and trying to prove to everyone that your life doesn't suck (party pics, number of friends=really who has 800 friends?). Nice story!
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    Image of kapoosta kapoosta
    05/30/09

    In reply to Woman Finds Long-Lost Son After 27 Years Thanks To Facebook
    This is exactly like that time a stranger contacted my friend about finding her lost ID on facebook. Right?!?!
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