This is a short transcript of a missing 14 year old boy's mother submitted for analysis.
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Ruth : today is declan’s birthday, it’s the 5th of April and he is 14, a very significant age I think, halfway through to becoming an adult and a very special day for us and the family because it is his birthday anyway. So of course we are hoping that he is watching this and that he is … or hearing it somewhere or somehow knowing that we are thinking very much of him today on his birthday, that he has lots of lovely presents at home to tempt him with, if he wants to come and get them and there will be no questions asked, not, and if he just wants to come home or just ring us, that will be fantastic.
The age of 14 is significant; the day itself is sensitive.
Note the plural, "we" and "us" --this should call our attention to any use of "I" as strong
Q : so how will you be … you know … what was it like waking up this morning was there still that hope its his birthday today he’s gonna walk in that door.
Ruth: Yeah, I think so. Yeah. I think so.
Note the repetition
Q: is it now more than ever that you were thinking today, you know, would be the day if he was ever going to walk in was today?
Ruth: I think I was trying to put, I am trying to put myself into the head of a 13/14 year old and ‘em, and I know that teenagers live in the moment and are very self centered, that’s part of their development, that’s normal and natural, and I am thinking if I was that age and I knew that I had some expensive presents waiting for me that I really wanted I might just overcome any concern I might have about coming home and getting into trouble and because everyone is always nice to you on your birthday and that sort of thing, so yeah, I suppose that is what I was thinking.
Q: this whole time must have been incredibly hard for you. Is today you know particularly hard?
Ruth: It is particularly hard for my daughter, his sister. Um, she is really feeling it hard today, um, that’s why she’s not here, um and, but, and for me I found the process has toughen me up um, I’ve been through such a range of emotions in the last nearly 4 weeks, that I just have to um, say, well I’m not gonna go there because otherwise I’ll fall into heaps, so I just have to toughen up and do the job and get on with it.
The question is answered but first the subject speaks of the impact upon her daughter. This is order, which shows priority.
Q: have em school friends come to you at all, saying that they will be doing anything special for his birthday in sort of honour of him?
Ruth: not that I know of but I have tried to keep them on a distance um just because they’re kids and they are very emotional and I don’t need the extra emotion and to just be able to do my job which is what I have to do to find him.
"tried" : attempted, failed
Q: someone must know something, um, what’s your message to people out there to come forward.
Ruth: I am pretty certain that Dec is not on his own, that he’s got somebody with him and whoever they are, they probably don’t mean any harm, they are just not thinking, um, or they are in the moment as well, are just having a good time as well or whatever is going on, and I just like them to just stop for a minute and think about the cost to everybody else, not just his immediate family but all his friends, everybody that knows him, even people that don’t know him at all, you know, this is really heart wrenching for the … everyone in Cairns and and even in *inaudible* area than that.
Weakness noted as doubt creeps its way into the mind.
Q: why are you so certain that, you know that he, that somebody is helping him? What makes you so certain?
Ruth: Um, he would not be able to survive, he hasn’t got any money or he has got, had very little money, but we are very far along now, so that would have been long gone, and even if he was sort of stealing or breaking in to support himself I don’t think he would be able to survive, he doesn’t he’s not a street wise kid, he has never done this before, um, I have said all this before, but I don’t think he would be able to survive too well without help and certainly not stay hidden this long. Um, and I am pretty sure that if he was in a situation where he was unhappy or he didn’t like it, he’d just say “stuff this” and come home. So he must be in a situation where its suggestive to have a good time, where he is enjoying himself.
Q: and your main message to him no questions asked, just come home?
Ruth: Yeah, just come home. Yeah we miss you, come home. And happy birthday.
Q: what’s it been like in the family home like without him today ?
Ruth: Well, I;ve actually been at work today, so, I haven’t, and ‘em I was out doing a media interview first thing this morning at the crack of dawn, so ‘em, I haven’t had that experience yet. When I get home, then I’ll, then I’ll I’ll be able to answer that question, cause at the moment yeah it’s not, I’m too busy, I haven’t had that quiet moment to really think about it.
Q: what sort of support are you getting I mean particularly on a day like this?
Ruth: well my family is fantastic, my partner Peter and Grace my daughter fantastic, everybody at work is just fantastic and I must say the Police have been great too and I am getting lots of support from friends and yeah, I couldn’t couldn’t em have more support really.
Q: and you are still working, it sounds like you keeping yourself busy so then, is that for, obviously is that a particular reason why?
Ruth: why? Working?
Q: Yeah.
Ruth: Em, well I I think there is a limit to how much time you can actually not work, you know, life goes on, you will still have to be able to pay your bills. But it’s actually quit grounding for me, it’s the first couple of weeks it was just no normal, um, and I wasn’t really working the first couple of weeks and being back at work it now , there is a hint of a tinge of normal and that is really good, that is helpful.
Q: have you been in touch with the Morcomb Parents at all, with Daniel Morcombe’s parents and if so, have they been helpful?
Ruth: I haven’t been in touch with them, I think they have a lot on their plate at the moment and certainly that’s been suggested to me and that might happen down the track I don’t know I don’t have any plans to do so at the moment but I think they have their own issues at the moment and their own grief, so I don’t want to intrude on that.
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