@iheartshaneandjeffree ya, Joel doesn't give trigger warnings. I never know when the crimes against children are coming and they really really bring me down. "Southern Cannibal" does provide warnings and has a great voice. Joel always makes me feel most relaxed 😌 ☺️ 💕
Story number 2. I definitely wouldn’t have thought twice about freaking the parents parents out. I woulda told them what my son said and the gut feeling I had. And raced down to that creek. Especially after the friend lied.
@@PunmasterSTPIn the case of an abduction time is crucial and the faster action is taken the better the odds that’s y they say after I think 72 hours or something like that the odds r slim to none of finding the person alive
The story about the man at the pond, the father was talking to the kid's parents and doesn't tell them that there may be a man at the pond because he doesn't want to alarm them. That is totally ridiculous. It's better for them to be wrongly alarmed than to have their kid kidnapped.
Yea I mean I understand that most likely it’s probably nothing and u don’t wanna worry them but very sadly this was one of the few times it wasn’t nothing and even if it was when it comes to the safety and well-being of a child there’s absolutely no reason to take a chance and he shoulda had one of the kids parents come with him cause like u said it’s better to be worried and maybe even look like a psycho only to find out nothings wrong than to do nothing and god forbid something terrible happens like it unfortunately did
As a paranoid mother. If my child mentioned meeting a man with coins by the pond. For a quest. I would feel the need to tell the other parents. If there had never been any mention of others in their play time. That is so devastating. There are really just no words for that nightmare.
This was a heart wrenching story. That poor boys parents! May they have peace in their grieving process! The boys friend had every right to feel what he did, he was literally drug into trying to find his friend and not even being aware of the danger and trauma. Kudos to his dad for questioning this play encounter. If only his brain had engaged on this scenario quicker it might have ended differently. No I don’t mean to blame him. Let’s Read you tell stories with such compassion and great comments regarding some of them. Well, I’m just assuming this is you and not the actual person that wrote the encounter. Another great video Let’s Read!! Keep investigating and rooting out other True stories. You fill a niche on the UTUBE platform!! Thanks!
It’s crazy looking back on your childhood, the dangers you never recognized. Once me and my best friend were biking and for whatever reason followed this hobo down a secluded trail. The more dude talked the less he made sense. Then he left and said he had something to show us real quick and me and my buddy just ran away as quick as possible but most definitely avoided something bad there 😂
People like the man in story 2 is why these things happen as much as they do. If your instincts are going crazy and you know your sons friends plans have changed behind his parents back it is your duty to say something
Agree, the amount of people who brush off crazy red flags are basically failed Darwin experiments. "My dad brain finally kicked in" no it really didn't my guy. I would have immediately called the parents the second there was a mention of "man with gold coins", not sit around idle and wonder if it was make believe or not. It is ALWAYS better to come off as paranoid than to brush off legitimate red flags.
In story 2 I think old dad doesn't realize how smart kids are. I bet money his son had a better idea than he thought. Not that he knew exactly what was going on... but he knew his dad was there for a reason and it was a serious situation. That's why he didn't argue or ask too many questions. Kids are much smarter than parents give them credit for. They know when we're in protective mode and they understand that we only get like that cause there's a reason to
They might not fully understand the situation or what’s potentially happening but I feel like kids r very good at picking up on emotions. I think that’s y when a baby or toddler falls or something and isn’t really hurt their reaction is based on the parents if they’re smiling and acting like everything’s on the kid is usually fine but if they rush over looking frantic like omg r u ok r u ok that’s when they freak out and cry because they see the way the parent reacted and go off of that.
@@Unknown000-g9kNew channels promote their channels on other narrators videos all the time. I've read the comments criticizing this guy and it's absolutely ridiculous. You all act like Let's Read wasn't supported during his come up. He was supported and promoted and given collaborations. You probably haven't been here long enough to remember all the creepypasta uploads and the reading Bible scriptures back in the beginning. Let's Read is where he is today because of community support, it hurts absolutely nothing to pass on knowledge and to support the next generation of horror narrators.
The dad from story 1 was absolutely correct. It's funny how (if the parents aren't abusive or neglectful) they're absolutely spot on when it comes to spotting shitty behavior. I don't have kids and I'm in my 30's but I know I'd be the same way.
I feel so bad for the kid in story 3, as well as OP’s son. I can’t imagine living with the knowledge that if something had been said sooner, it might have been prevented.
Allright, I’m done for the night… happy to have you too pillow talk me to sleep tonight Joel. My mum is coming home tomorrow morning after a 5 month stay in hospital and rehab. She’s got a long way to go still. But we believe she’s better off at home. I’m excited and nervous as f*ck. But I know deep down we’re doing the right thing for her ❤
I live behind a convenience store. About 20 years ago the police came to my home and said stay inside, lock your doors. Also told our neighbors. The SWAT team came In a big truck and went all out in our yards looking in every shed and any place a person could hide. Two men had ran through our yard and behind my home is a fence and a huge pasture. They think the guys ran through the pasture which is not my property! Was very scary to see a SWAT team in my yard!!😱. We have 6 acres. More than once we have had life flight land in our field!! Bad wrecks. Just two weeks ago the police were chasing a guy through our neighbors yard and had to let the police dog put him down. We found out later the man had guns. It could have been so bad. Stray bullets!!😱. We really live in a good place. I have been living here almost 50 years. This type of thing has happened 3 or 4 times. Nowhere is 100 percent safe!!
Props to Carl for continuing to try to talk the protagonist of the first story out of meeting on the bridge even when he got yelled at. That protagonist was a real dirtbag. Also, this is pretty random, but does anyone else remember "New Town" from Fireman Sam? 😆
Just have to say, Joel your the best!!!!!😊. I have awful insomnia and you lull me to sleep every time you have a new story. You truly have a GOD GIVEN TALENT... Thank You, Thank You, Thank You For All You Do For All Of Us Joel. And May God Bless You And Your Family Always.
I really will never understand how someone can see someone die and run away and leave the body. People have no compassion. Would you want someone to leave your body?
Story One: Seems like A Walk to Remember is somewhat loosely based off of it. RIP Carl! Story Two: I wanna know more on it. I feel the person put the little boy in a vehicle and drove away from the area. It is the only way the head star was so great. If I had the name of the town I would probably find it online.
That second story is every parent's worst nightmare. So heartbreaking and I know growing up we weren't as supervised, but we had the stranger danger talk. I was born in 1981, so we were another generation where you couldn't get a hold of us. If either of my sins wanted to play with their buddies at the pond, yo better believe I'm accompanying and keeping an eye out while they play. It's sad that kids can't be kids
I feel like I need to say this. I absolutely love your channel and it's become the perfect thing to fill the extra time that I've acquired the last few months since my two best friends at university dropped out. Please never stop making these haha
That story of Tom and the police officer unfortunately I saw this all the time. I live in America and I lived in a really high crime hotel and so we were always surrounded by the police, swat, detectives police helicopters ECT... It was wild but we got used to it..
On another hand Joel I wait all week to hear you and can’t fall asleep to another podcast. I think you’re amazing and it gets better every week! I’ve been a fan for 5 years now you’re what makes my brain quiet when I need sleep. I never comment but putting down that dad just grinned my gears
I'm going to be perfectly honest a lot of people should listen to these stories to understand that these are the type of decisions you shouldn't allow to go unnoticed as a parent because it all honesty it's very unsettling how today's parents are so willing to just ignore their kids behavior or a little things they tell them that sounds so worrying and I'm just brushing it off and thinking demos have learned that from a TV show or a movie they saw on TV and it's like come on do you like a kid's going to just use that as their next imaginary adventure this is why you're upsets me that parents today just like parents back then just think kids say and do things because they want their attention and it's like even if that's true that's your job as a parent to give your kids attention because you never know what they're telling you is actually the truth of what they're telling you kind of like the second story to do with that kid's parents that just thought he was going to meet up with the posters kid end just for him to get kidnapped
