Patty Wetterling

And then they sometimes get put back with the original parent. And that doesn't always go so easily either because they're manipulated in this process. So there are better ways to handle family stress than to stealing a child from a parent. Right. That's the one. And there are those who have taken the child and it's been a murder or murder-suicide and it's horrific. So we can't belittle.

And then they sometimes get put back with the original parent. And that doesn't always go so easily either because they're manipulated in this process. So there are better ways to handle family stress than to stealing a child from a parent. Right. That's the one. And there are those who have taken the child and it's been a murder or murder-suicide and it's horrific. So we can't belittle.

It's all part of... Oh, the responsibility of parenting and knowing where resources are and not feeling alone. There are so many more resources now than there were in child advocacy centers where you can take a child. If they need to see the other parent, they can safely do that in a setting that is supervised and everybody wins. The child is safe.

It's all part of... Oh, the responsibility of parenting and knowing where resources are and not feeling alone. There are so many more resources now than there were in child advocacy centers where you can take a child. If they need to see the other parent, they can safely do that in a setting that is supervised and everybody wins. The child is safe.

they both parents get visitation and you can rebuild whatever harm had happened so that there are lots of tools for parents um don't feel there was a loan the other the other advocacy piece that i was really proud of is i didn't know any other parent and when i called the national center for missing and exploited they protected the families they worked with so they wouldn't give me anybody to talk to so we've got a federal grant and

they both parents get visitation and you can rebuild whatever harm had happened so that there are lots of tools for parents um don't feel there was a loan the other the other advocacy piece that i was really proud of is i didn't know any other parent and when i called the national center for missing and exploited they protected the families they worked with so they wouldn't give me anybody to talk to so we've got a federal grant and

set up this parent-to-parent mentoring. And there were 24 family members that we pulled together way back in the early 90s. And they've assisted over, last I saw, 110,000 people to just connect. You're not alone. And how do you get through holidays? And how do you deal with your other siblings?

set up this parent-to-parent mentoring. And there were 24 family members that we pulled together way back in the early 90s. And they've assisted over, last I saw, 110,000 people to just connect. You're not alone. And how do you get through holidays? And how do you deal with your other siblings?

And just the media, the law enforcement, it's like we had so much going on and we could share everything. we could share energy and build and provide hope. And with that, kids come home. You know, I've met Elizabeth Smart, who was gone for nine months. I met JC Dugard, 17 and a half years she was gone. I know her mom. And kids come home.

And just the media, the law enforcement, it's like we had so much going on and we could share everything. we could share energy and build and provide hope. And with that, kids come home. You know, I've met Elizabeth Smart, who was gone for nine months. I met JC Dugard, 17 and a half years she was gone. I know her mom. And kids come home.

We cannot give up on them just because they've been missing a long time. And So it's one thing to hear their stories. It's another to sit at a table and listen to them and feel that energy and talk about healing. The Cleveland women who were gone for 10 years reclaimed their lives. It's like they own every minute of every day. Nobody's going to tell them what to eat, what to wear, where to go.

We cannot give up on them just because they've been missing a long time. And So it's one thing to hear their stories. It's another to sit at a table and listen to them and feel that energy and talk about healing. The Cleveland women who were gone for 10 years reclaimed their lives. It's like they own every minute of every day. Nobody's going to tell them what to eat, what to wear, where to go.

You know, they have rebuilt their lives and they're phenomenal.

You know, they have rebuilt their lives and they're phenomenal.

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Right, exactly. I think each time they did something that used to be normal, there was a pause. And the bike thing we live, there's two circles of, of houses. So they could bike between the two circles. And I feel, I think a sense of, of safety because everybody was, it, it's that sense of community, you know, everybody is there for one another and they knew houses where they could stop and, and,

Right, exactly. I think each time they did something that used to be normal, there was a pause. And the bike thing we live, there's two circles of, of houses. So they could bike between the two circles. And I feel, I think a sense of, of safety because everybody was, it, it's that sense of community, you know, everybody is there for one another and they knew houses where they could stop and, and,

there would be always somebody caring for them. But I did get a letter from a woman who said her nephew was four when Jacob was kidnapped and he refused to ride his bike. He refused to learn how to ride a bike. And when he was 12, his dad took him out and put him on a bike. And his hope, the fear was Jacob was kidnapped while riding his bike.

there would be always somebody caring for them. But I did get a letter from a woman who said her nephew was four when Jacob was kidnapped and he refused to ride his bike. He refused to learn how to ride a bike. And when he was 12, his dad took him out and put him on a bike. And his hope, the fear was Jacob was kidnapped while riding his bike.