Elizabeth Smart
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Sounds like you know what you're talking about.
I think the magnets had fallen out of the door frame.
And none of us knew about it.
And so when the back door opened, it never went off.
So my sister was lying in bed and she never heard it go off.
And so she waited and waited and waited.
I think she probably waited about 45 minutes before she went and told my parents.
But like, that would have been...
Yeah, really high percentage.
I mean, it depends when you ask me.
Like when I first was rescued and I saw glimpses of it, initially I was just like, you guys didn't have it that bad.
You're all there together.
Like you're not alone with like these monsters.
The bad things aren't happening to you.
You're on the good end.
Now as a parent myself, I'd gladly go through it again to make sure it didn't happen to my kids.
And so now as a parent, I don't know whose was worse, but I know I would do whatever it took to protect my children.