Missing!

The sun was shining today so I thought that I would take the kids out for a bike ride around the apartment complex.
So we grabbed our light jackets and headed out the door. Kids were pumped to see the sun and were very much enjoying the ride.
We went around the “block” a few times then came back to play in the yard.
I sat with my crocheting in hand and the kids made beautiful sidewalk pictures.
A few of the kids from a few doors down came over to play for a bit.
We had been out for about a half hour and I did notice a few moms came out to smoke and then go back in there houses.
I was not really surprised that no parents came out with the children that were playing with mine.
It seems to be the thing around these people to just let their kids go.
The other day I had a 4 year old at my house for over an hour and never once saw her parents. They never came over to check on their 4 year old or even introduce themselves to me.
So after we had played a wile Michael started to get fussy and that was enough for me to say “Nap time” so in we went after Katie said good bye to her friends.
About 20 min after we had come inside and put Michael down for his nap I got a knock at my door.
No “hi I’m Hamya's mom,” just a lady and a little boy (Cameron I knew because he had been over to my yard to play with Katie a lot)
“Do you know where Hamya is?” I was asked by Cameron.
I am guessing a puzzled look came over my face at the question because the lady stepped up and said.
“He said that he could not find Katie (my Katie) and Hamya and he was upset. Do you know where they are?”
In my mind I am thinking: well yes I know where MY kid is because I watch her.
“Um, I last saw Hamya about 20 min ago right there playing with the ball”
There was the ball but no little girl. Take in mind this little girl is only 5. No bigger than a grasshopper and a girl for that matter.
“Okay thanks, I m sure she is around here somewhere” was all she said and walked away with Cameron.
Thinking in my head I can’t believe how irresponsible these parents are to just let their kid’s wonder from house to house playing and them never knowing where they are.
I mean I could have taken off with this little girl and have sold her on the black market before the mom even knew she was missing.
About 10 min later I hear the same lady (still don’t know her name) yelling at Cameron and Hamya telling them to come back home when they are done playing as she walks back to her apartment and closes the door.
WHAY IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE!!!!
I mean since when is it okay to just let little kids run around with NO adult supervision???? My motto is
“If I cannot get to you in 5 seconds then you are too far away!”
You hear all the time about kids going missing because they were allowed to walk home from school, or the bus stop, or to the store to get a pop, or just playing on the front steps. And yet we still just let our kids go for sex offenders and murders to just pick up and then get on the news and say how much they love their kids and how they want them back.
You don’t love your kid when you don’t even care enough to keep an eye on them when they are playing. Your kids that YOU CHOOSE to have are YOUR responsibility not the lady down a few houses!
The only reason I am posting about this is because it’s not the first time this has happened to me. I have kids come over to my house all the time to play with my kids but never ever have I had one parent come and introduce themselves to me or even come check on their kids.