Balloon Boy

As a parent there is nothing more terrifying than imagining your child in harm's way. I was horrified thinking this young boy was trapped in a balloon scared for his life. It was hard not to imagine my 6 year old son in the same prediciment. Imaginaing his fright as he falls out of the sky. When I heard that there is a possibility that this may be a hoax it makes me sick to my stomach. I can understand the boy being scared and hiding in the closet but rarely do children hide the truth. When asked why he was hiding in the attic the boy replied, "because of the show." What gets me is that the father doesn't ask what his son is talking about, but rather sits quiety (ah-oh) and then quickly changes the subject. He is obviously hiding the truth. It's sad that he would use his son to gain publicity.