Feed back re: taking a 6 y.o. to the inauguration. Oh yes we did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Luckily you weren't one of the 30 families who lost their children there - see www.wtop.com for details.

All thirty children were found wandering around by themselves, lost.

That's scary. I duct taped a business card to my daughter's jacket and we practiced what to do if she got lost-- find a police officer, point to the card, and say "take me here." I also wrote the address in marker on her hand, and told her to do the same thing if by any chance she lost her coat or the card fell off. Then I told the security guard at work that this was our plan, figuring that although my cell number was on there, and highlighted, there was a chance that cell interference would shut everything down (turns out that it worked all day). Of course we also watched her like a hawk. Someone always had a hand on her; she couldn't roam at any time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Luckily you weren't one of the 30 families who lost their children there - see www.wtop.com for details.

All thirty children were found wandering around by themselves, lost.

And luckily you were not one of the thousands of ticket holders who came to DC expecting to be treated like royalty and ended up locked out, seeing nothing. I hope the Pres can think of a way to make amends to those poor folks. (No implication intended that he was at fault in this.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Luckily you weren't one of the 30 families who lost their children there - see www.wtop.com for details.

All thirty children were found wandering around by themselves, lost.

And luckily you were not one of the thousands of ticket holders who came to DC expecting to be treated like royalty and ended up locked out, seeing nothing. I hope the Pres can think of a way to make amends to those poor folks. (No implication intended that he was at fault in this.)

My brother was one of those purple ticket holders! He waited for hours in the 395 tunnel with dripping water and no security, just to find out that people had overturned the barriers and taken over the area. He was turned away and told to go home - nothing to do about it. There is now a facebook page with nearly 2000 members who all got shut out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Luckily you weren't one of the 30 families who lost their children there - see www.wtop.com for details.

All thirty children were found wandering around by themselves, lost.

That's scary. I duct taped a business card to my daughter's jacket and we practiced what to do if she got lost-- find a police officer, point to the card, and say "take me here." I also wrote the address in marker on her hand, and told her to do the same thing if by any chance she lost her coat or the card fell off. Then I told the security guard at work that this was our plan, figuring that although my cell number was on there, and highlighted, there was a chance that cell interference would shut everything down (turns out that it worked all day). Of course we also watched her like a hawk. Someone always had a hand on her; she couldn't roam at any time.

These disposable 411 wrist bands are fabulous -- from Mabel's Labels. I don't take my kids to any event without their wearing them. You can have whatever you like printed on them, like cell number or address or allergy information...

[Anonymous]

OP here. Those bracelets are a great idea for little ones! Thanks for that. Duct tape cards and phone numbers on arms are great ideas. I think the key to taking kids to this sort of thing is to be prepared. We also prepped a plan in case we were separated, and recited all the addies and phone numbers and checked landmarks. Fortunately, we didn't need to implement it.