Girl, 3, eats leftovers for 2 days after mom dies

• Lan wrote on 2011-11-12 21:16
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  WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A 3-year-old girl, alone for two days after her mother died unexpectedly in their New Zealand home, lived on cheese, leftover lasagna and milk and comforted herself with her teddy bear.
  
  The girl's uncle, Pete Silbery, told The Associated Press on Friday that the family last spoke to the mother, Lauren Silbery, on Oct. 19. Two days later, they were worried enough to call a friend who lived near the 28-year-old's Wellington home. The friend could see Lauren's daughter, Shylah, inside the home, but not the mother, prompting the family to call police, Pete Silbery said.
  Police coaxed Shylah to drag a coffee table to the door so she could reach the lock and unlock the door, before she told them, "Mummy won't wake up," Silbery said.
  
  "I can only imagine her in there for that long, trying to wake Mum up as well," he said.
  
  Silbery said Shylah endured the two days alone by finding food in the refrigerator and holding her teddy bear, named "Possum."
  
  Shylah spent several days in a hospital recovering from dehydration and diaper rash.
  
  "She's doing OK now. She's still bubbly," he said. "When we lowered the coffin into the grave at the cemetery, though, she pointed at it and said, 'Mummy's in there.' It was pretty heartbreaking."
  
  Authorities are awaiting the results of an autopsy but don't believe Lauren Silbery's death was suspicious, Wellington police spokesman Victoria Davis said.

  
  
  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57318337/girl-3-eats-leftovers-for-2-days-after-mom-dies/
• Kenny? wrote on 2011-11-12 21:18
  This is so sad... I can't imagine her at her mom's side trying to wake her up. I don't want to
• Ithiliel wrote on 2011-11-12 21:19
  =( That's really sad...
• Bride wrote on 2011-11-12 21:24

  "When we lowered the coffin into the grave at the cemetery, though, she pointed at it and said, 'Mummy's in there.' It was pretty heartbreaking."

  
  ;____;
• Piero wrote on 2011-11-12 21:27
  Aw ):.
  Smart little girl indeed, but so sad D:.
• Kayate wrote on 2011-11-12 21:31
  Wow that is soo sad and it takes a lot to make me feel like that it's a good thing here survival; instinct kicked in if that what you call it.
• EndlessDreams wrote on 2011-11-12 21:44
  Pretty sad story... :c
• VorpalAvian wrote on 2011-11-12 21:46
  Omg that's so sad. She's so resourceful though for a three year old. But still :s
• LiqwedHitman wrote on 2011-11-12 22:59
  Such a sad story... I hope she grows up well to become a fine young women.
• Strawberry wrote on 2011-11-12 23:07
  Awh, that's so sad. It's sad that they don't really understand why these kind of things happen when they're that young. >:
• Chihaya wrote on 2011-11-12 23:10
  We need more girls like her in America; resourceful, accepting, and intelligent.
• Navy wrote on 2011-11-12 23:24

  Quote from Chihaya;658615:

  We need more girls like her in America; resourceful, accepting, and intelligent.

  
  
  Anyone, including a toddler can put
  fridge = food together
  
  small kids don't understand death if that's what you mean by "accepting"
  and I think anything that has a thought process is intelligent
  
  
  the story is sad, very sad
• TacticalAmbush wrote on 2011-11-12 23:49

  Quote from Navy;658631:

  Anyone, including a toddler can put
  fridge = food together
  
  small kids don't understand death if that's what you mean by "accepting"
  and I think anything that has a thought process is intelligent
  
  
  the story is sad, very sad

  
  
  I agree , except she might understand death, you never know who taught her what.
  
  

  Quote from Chihaya;658615:

  We need more girls like her in America; resourceful, accepting, and intelligent.

  
  
  Sounds pretty unamerican, no offense. But girls like her are going to live a sad life for their entire lives. I don't think we need that here. Otherwise, Navy is correct, but you're right at the part how she was able to accept the death. But still, I'm not sure about the realization of the death. If she did, you're right. She is very excepting.
  
  But this is sad, though. But where is her father? What type of father does this to their little girl? Isn't that child abuse? All of it is awful.
• Navy wrote on 2011-11-13 00:30

  Quote from TacticalAmbush;658654:

  I agree , except she might understand death, you never know who taught her what.
  
  
  
  Sounds pretty unamerican, no offense. But girls like her are going to live a sad life for their entire lives. I don't think we need that here. Otherwise, Navy is correct, but you're right at the part how she was able to accept the death. But still, I'm not sure about the realization of the death. If she did, you're right. She is very excepting.
  
  But this is sad, though. But where is her father? What type of father does this to their little girl? Isn't that child abuse? All of it is awful.

  
  well the girl thought she was just sleeping so I doubt she knew her mother was dead
  
  she may have been a widow/or single mother
  or maybe the father was just out of town or something
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-11-13 00:59
  ;w;
  she doesnt know what death is