  Horror I just had to call Mom to hear that my little son is safe and sound. A friend came by earlier to ask for my help. She and her husband were having problems and separated. They made arrangements for him to have their 18-month-old daughter on certain days. He called her a week ago, while he had the daughter, and asked her to get back together with him. When she turned him down, he said, "I'm leaving and taking the baby. " And she hasn't seen him or her daughter now for a week.
He could be in California, where he has a brother, he could be hanging around here some place, he could have gone back to Mexico. She has no idea. And the police can't help her because he was entirely within in his rights. At first, she couldn't do anything. She couldn't eat or sleep or do anything but sit in the dark and cry. Today, she and her sister decided that it was time to take some action.
I contacted a lawyer and I'm waiting to hear from her about an appointment. At least she can apply for custody and have a basis for getting the police involved. In Mexico, if someone says that someone else lacks education ("falta educacion"), they mean home training. They mean, "He doesn't act right. " My friend's whole family lacks scholastic education except for the youngest, above, who graduated high school. But they all have excellent home training, the sisters and the brothers as well. The two brothers are fine men, kind and trustworthy and have never been cruel to anyone. But the women didn't choose husbands like their brothers. Of the six sisters, at least five of them married macho bastards who have tormented them in various ways. Why?? ? 
