Runaways...A success story with a quiestion...what would you do?

United States
June 3, 2008 12:22am CST
Ok everyone last week I had a family emergency I needed to attend.. My cousin ran away from a boys home and the police and others weren't able to find them or so they said.. He disappeared Wednesday morning around 4 am and has been gone sense than... Here comes the GOOD news... Saturday my cousin her husband and sister came up here to search for there missing son... I also was in the search along with my mom.. I went up to people in parks and all over the town asking people if they seen this child.. He's 14 years old.. Some said yes some said no.. It gave me hope..Some said he was last seen in the roller park, So we all headed there.. To find out he's not there.. I NEVER let my hopes down.. I was demanded to find my cousin if it was the last thing I did.. We put fliers up all around town (this was a huge town) No luck and 8 hours later.. Finally we get a phone call... And the mother dropped the phone.. It's her son on the other end.. Saying "Mom I am ok you can stop looking for me now"... He seen a flier that was posted all over the town with our cell numbers on it.. And called us to come and get him...I knew deep down he was ok from what others had been saying and knowing he was in the area still I did feel a relief, when we did find him I couldn't help but cry knowing that we found a missing person my little cousin... My question to you is.. What would you do and how far would you go to find someone you love and care about?
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momathome
@momathome (474)
• Canada
3 Jun 08
That is great news that he was found. I would never give up looking in that situation. Morning noon and night I would search. You all did the right thing to find him. I hope I don't have to go through something like that in my family. But I would never give up!
wisconsin26
@wisconsin26 (3859)
• United States
3 Jun 08
I hope no one ever has to ever go threw anything like that.. It's scary all together.. I was just recently on the missing children website 2 days ago and seen all these missing teenagers and thought to myself these poor families... Every day a child runs away, but they don't know is that there is always help... I love kids and wish that I could do something to find them but the only thing really to do is watch and see if we can see them.. Mainly when missing for over a year... Thank you much for you reply...
lucy02
@lucy02 (5015)
• United States
6 Jun 08
Thank God y'all found him and he's okay. I would do everything I could. I thought I had lost my elderly mother a few weeks ago in Walmart and I panicked. I had the store employees looking inside. I was outside and had my husband call the police. She had left me to go up front and sit down and for some reason she didn't. She was wandering around in the store. I don't know if she got lost or what. She is 81 and has bipolar and other mental problems. I don't much let her out of my sight much now.
checapricorn
@checapricorn (16060)
• United States
3 Jun 08
wow! That's good that he is safe! I will do the same as what you have did in searching the boy. I and the rest of the family for sure can't sleep nor think normal and do our normal/daily routine if one of use is missing! I can take sleepless night just to roam around and search!
Feona1962
@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
5 Jun 08
Hi wisconsin...First of all, I am so relieved that you found him... I would have done just as you had to find the missing member of my family...I would be sick with worry until she/he was found... Thank goodness he did call so everyone could stop worrying...