Interesting opinion in the pub tonight.....
If MM was found, and was in a happy family environment, would it be right to have her reunited with her family, or would it cause more trauma?
If the new family were the ones who abducted her then I can't see any way that she could remain with them, especially if one or more of them came to be imprisoned for the abduction.
They'd need to have professional help but def back to the family.
Through the press they have it documented that they've been doing everything they possibly can to find her. That might make it easier for her to come to terms with.
It should be about what's best for the child (legally, anyway), so i imagine the family would be scrutinised and she would be left if she was safe and happy. I would be reluctant to return her to parents that left a 3year old and two 2 year olds alone.
I think the problem is, that as adults, everyone is obsessed with how the parents feel. We can imagine and empathise. The important person is Madeleine and whatever is best for her. I very much doubt more upheaval would be in her best interests.
Pixie, I look at the face of her mother in so much pain, I can't imagine how awful that is and I believe that the child will have memories of her previous happy life
That's exactly what i mean, ummmm. We imagine ourselves in the parents' position. It's incredibly selfish to put parents above what's best for the child. She may have been in a new home, with other brothers and sisters for 7 years now.