One thing I didn't get..

because if she knew that the movie would have been over 5 minutes later

She wasn't all that perceptive, even for 8. She was somewhat pampered and was quiet. She wasn't even all that smart not to take the car ride. But l would assume that they had kind of stalked her before.

You know, I thought about that too. The truth is, it's a different kind of world than when we were kids. When I went to kindergarten every kid was required to know their home address and phone number before they started class. We now live in an age of cell phones & very few home phones-- every family member has a different number. You want mom or dad? Text them from your I-pod touch. The school has their personal cell, their work cell, & the office number. I know a lot of parents who don't even attempt to teach their kids their numbers....stupid, but true.

Leslie seemed like any well-educated eight year old to me. As for the phone number, I'm sure she knew her home number but Alex and Frank told her that her parents had left town. That's the whole reason Leslie got into the car in the first place. So I assume Alex would have told Leslie that her parents weren't home and had left her

there is a difference between book smart and street smart. when i was 8 i always got straight A's, but don't remember ever knowing my own home number





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I think that's a fair question regarding her not knowing her phone number. It's possible that she did know it. But IIRC she was told early on that her parents were out of town, then later told that they did not want her anymore.

We have to remember that she was manipulated by a master manipulator. She was a niave, trusting little girl. The more hell she went through (being molested by countless men - esp. the one man she trusted - Alex, the master manipulator, the guiltier she felt.



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I thought it odd too that this child not only did not know her phone number, but she seemed to have had NO parental instruction in how not to talk to strangers, get in their cars, take their offerings, etc.!
This was not a neglected child, she was too pampered if anything.

What parent with half a brain wouldn't teach their child the common *tricks* that kidnappers try....such as 'I Lost My Puppy/Cat/Child' or "Your Mom/Dad/Brother's been hurt, come with us."
Lastly, why the fresh hell is an 8 year old allowed to walk home alone?????!



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