I suggest that since this thread is about family and the missing product of a family, the people on this thread, having Nat's family (and our own by implication) as the primary motive for being here, behave like one big extended family.
They are kind to each other, giving and generous at time, crabby and feisty at others. There have been hugs and cat fights...all of which were forgotten as we got back to the matter at hand. The fate of our beloved Natalee.
After all is said and done, I am quite proud of all the people on this thread for a job well done.
Now forget I said that...I hate mushiness.