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Tragedy struck this past weekend for parents Gene and Sophie Wanderson while shopping at a busy mall for last minute holiday gifts. \u201cI looked down and he was just gone,\u201d cried Sophie speaking of their young bespectacled son, Waldo, who Gene swore was just with them a second ago. The parents began retracing their steps in efforts to find the usually unmistakable boy given his less-than-trendy red & white striped sweater and hat combo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After searching what they believed to be every corner of the mall, Gene and Sophie grew so worried they started yelling Waldo\u2019s name and asking the other mall goers for help. \u201cThere were people who just started laughing,\u201d stated a rather annoyed Gene after he had spent precious time describing his son to others and asking if anyone had seen Waldo. Tension built as several times they stopped thinking they had found their lost son, only to have been fooled by others who seemed to share their son\u2019s previously unique clothing style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily the Wandersons eventually received several tips that led the parents to check the bookstore. There Gene and Sophie were finally reunited with their son, Waldo. The store cheered \u201cThere\u2019s Waldo!\u201d while the family shared a warm embrace. The relief the parents felt was only rivaled by the times they had found their son after he got lost at the beach, theme park, ski lodge, and space station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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