so sad about the missing alabama girl

I think it is so sad about Natalee Holloway, I feel so bad for her mother, I have a daughter and it would literally rip my heart out not knowing where my baby is. I saw her mother's picture on foxnews.com and I just wanted to cry when I saw it. I can only imagine what it is like for her. I just hope they find out what happened to her soon so at least her mother will know where she is and they can bring who ever has hurt her to justice. ttfn crystal

It is sad! It reminds me of when Laci Peterson was missing, I followed that all the way until they convicted Scott of the murder. I am just about as tuned in on this as I was that. It is sad to know that it is not even safe to send your child on a senior trip!! I just hope they find her soon so that her parents have some peace. Rhonda

That has to be one of the worst feeling that a mother can have. No answers.... It would kill me. I Hope & Pray that they will find her soon. ALIVE & WELL !!! I also hope they find out for a fact the ones who did this or had a part in it. And then let the Momma beat the ever living daylights out of them. Cause I imagin the Momma could put a world hurting on them. Tammy

I hope they find her safe. Its horrible and I could not as a mother imagine going thru that. The constant wondering what happended and where is she. She is such a beautiful girl, too. If anything ever happened to my child they would have to put me in a looney bin cause I could not continue to live. My prayers are with their entire family.

She is a Mississippi Native too. She went to Clinton Jr. High. Losing a child is the absolute worst pain I have ever experienced, and as bad as that was - I at least had closure. I can NOT imagine not knowing where my child is, and what she/he had to endure. The imagination can be a cruel thing - ya know? Kimberly - also obviously following the story moment to moment!

Kimberly, I just read your profile about your babies and it was so sad. I cannot imagine the pain you have been thru and wish you the best. Christine

Christine - yeah it was bad - but nothing like this poor mother. My heart breaks for her. I do volunteer grief counseling now, so it's kindof a morbid fixation when stories like this happen. That sounds strange, but you learn that grief is a single emotion and there is no difference in grief alone, but the cir****tances that surround the grief - can make an ordinary grief into a complicated grief - such as this poor mom, and mothers who have survivors from multiple pregnancies, - and grief brought on by tragedy or violence. It's all so different, and interesting, and sad. ( you just THOUGHT I was weird - now you have proof! ) I just keep hoping this girl pulled a run away stunt, but it doesn't look like it. UGH!!! How do parents stay sane period? I worry about mine going down the street. Insane in Madison Kimberly

Well, I cannot believe that this girl would have left with those two men of her own will, but I do believe that they might have slipped her some kind of drug. They have drugs now that they can just blow the powder in your face and you become compliant almost immediately. This happened to someone here I know in Hong Kong. They then led her into a jewelry store and had her to purchase up to the max on her credit card of gold jewelry, then took her out of the store, took the jewelry, her credit cards, cash and then left her, with her bus card. She managed to find her way home, but could not speak. Her husband became alarmed when she couldnt talk but was crying and crying.... He took her to the emergency room and they said that she had been drugged! She didnt recover for about 6 hours or so, long after the crooks had disappeared! Most kids dont know this, but it is happening more and more around the world.....I don't think I would have allowed my beautiful daughter to go by herself on a trip like that with no school supervision. I know the kids dont like it but teachers are the best friends that kids have, and a night club is not a place for kids even if they are 18, they are not sophisticated enough to handle it!!!! By the way, Hong KOng is a very safe place you can go almost anywhere without problems, day or night, but things happen anywhere now!!!!

That is very scary, a powder? They just blow in your face?! OMG I was thinking today about the chapperone (sp?) of this trip. Where were they? I know they had them, but apparently they allowed the kids too much freedom, or the kids "took" the freedom. Who knows. I know that I would think twice about being one now. I could never handle the guilt that comes along with something like this. UNREAL.

This is a nightmare. I know if it were Em or Jon, I'd be in a padded room somewhere..... smooch Arlies