Kate McCann... new suspect in her daughter's disappearance?

Good morning, my cherished little enchiladas~

The news reports continue of the little British four-year-old who was allegedly abducted from her hotel room in Portugal while her mother and father were eating dinner at a nearby restaurant. Today the New York Times reported that the mother has been extensively questioned after some additional forensic evidence has been discovered. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Portugal-Missing-Girl.html?hp

Why two parents who are physicians - which implies sufficient income to pay for a sitter - would have left a three-year-old and her two-year-old twin siblings alone in a hotel room confounds me. Of course, no one wants to say this, as we don't want to further burden those poor parents, right?

My take is the poor little children. Any mom whose attachment to her kids is so light that she thinks 'frequently checking on them' is adequate when she is far enough away that she can't hear them has been working away from home much too much.

Why don't I blame the father? I would and I do, but he doesn't have the hormones we do, does he? Besides many men see little value in the role of early childhood caretaking, as they are not usually the ones performing it. Yes, I know, there are exceptions thankfully, but look at the salaries of daycare workers and teachers if you don't believe me. Pitiful.

Besides, women from across the planet will tell you how uncomfortable they are leaving their children with someone else, but leaving them alone? Of course, in light of the tragic disappearance of their daughter, none of us want to shake our heads with a tisk-tisk, but perhaps we should.

We can't help little Madeleine McCann, but there are a lot of other children out there being neglected. Beyond kidnappers and pedophiles, there are natural threats like fires, earthquakes, accidents and even kiddie curiosity.

Every new mother is warned that the infant who lies flat for months will unexpectedly turn itself over and roll off the changing table if not strapped down. These attempts at new feats of physicality certainly continue as they grow up, becoming more and more daring. Was Madeleine the caretaker for her little siblings or did their parents really believe their children would sleep while they were gone?

I have no answer, and maybe at this point they don't either. I sincerely hope that if Madeleine is dead and her mother or father are somehow involved, accidentally or intentionally, that they confess and let us all off the hook emotionally. If the police are just so desperate for suspects that they've included the parents, let's hope they are not further torturing the McCanns.

And wherever little Madeleine is, let's hope for the best.

Clark County Diva