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Andrew Parker, 16, Of New York City Is Missing, And His Mother Pleads, 'I Want To Hear His Voice'

Posted: 03/01/12 10:23 AM ET  |  Updated: 03/01/12 10:23 AM ET

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Andrew Parker has been missing since Nov. 1.

The mother of Andrew Parker, 16, a New York City boy who has been missing since late last year, says she is desperate for information about her son's whereabouts.

"I want to hear his voice," Suzanne Parker told The Huffington Post. "I love him. I want him to come home,"

"His grandma is in the hospital," she added. "His little brother wants him home, and his puppy wants him home."

Andrew Parker was last seen at his home on Canterbury Avenue on New York City's Staten Island on the night of Nov. 1. He got into an argument with his mother just prior to his disappearance.

"We had an argument over a cellphone," Suzanne Parker said.

According to Parker, her son suffers from oppositional defiant disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Andrew Parker is 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds. He was last seen wearing dark sweatpants and a hoodie. He was carrying a black and gray Northface backpack and a black and gray Northface jacket.

Anyone with information about Parker's whereabouts is asked to call the New York Police Department's 120th Precinct at 718-876-8500, ext. 2, or Crime Stoppers at 800-577-8477.

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10:43 AM on 03/08/2012
Jesus, in your name, bring this young mam home.
08:15 PM on 03/01/2012
Oppositional defiant disorder? is that the PC way of saying he's "uppity"?
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David Faisel
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12:44 AM on 03/02/2012
It is the PC way of saying recalcitrant.
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Rogir Wabbit
11:23 PM on 03/02/2012
Which is the B.A. way of saying B.M.F.
03:31 PM on 03/01/2012
I'm from Jersey, not too far from Staten Island, so I'll post that flyer on my facebook page to get more attention to it.
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David Faisel
mrfaisel34
07:48 PM on 03/01/2012
INSTEAD, why not just put out a friendly message with Andrew's picture: asking Andrew Parker to please just call your mom and let her know you are all right.

Since Andrew ran away on his own volition, if he sees the flyer this may make him run further, and further could mean danger.

I ask everyone who has a Facebook and/or Twitter and Myspace to put out a message with Andrews full name and picture just asking him directly or indirectly through one of the people he is with to tell him to just call his mom. Tell him mom's number is still the same and that she is waiting by the phone.
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brightalchemy
03:10 PM on 03/01/2012
This really tears it, a young healthy black child disappears and we finally hear about it, it's a shame had it been a white kid there would have been amber alerts, news coverage - facebook pleadings. I feel sorry for this kids mother but enough is enough.
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David Lohr
Senior Crime Reporter, The Huffington Post
06:45 PM on 03/01/2012
I would have reported it sooner had I known. I found out the day before I wrote this story.
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Phaedrah Ellison
Facts are stupid things - Ronald Reagan
11:41 PM on 03/02/2012
David - Thank you for letting us know that. Too often it feels like only young, white, attractive females get the media attention necessary to drum up support to find missing persons.
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David Faisel
mrfaisel34
07:24 PM on 03/01/2012
Amber alerts are for abductions, if I'm not mistaken.
gotribe12
Now that's what I call high quality H2O
03:03 PM on 03/01/2012
He's been gone since last year do we really need to know what he was last seen wearing?
01:32 PM on 03/01/2012
Oppositional defiant disorder? Are you kidding me? When I was growing up, you got your butt whipped for being oppositional and defiant. That was all the medication kids needed. Sounds like he ran away. I just hope and pray he's ok.
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mamasita1023
02:33 PM on 03/01/2012
OMG SO TRUE ,, kids now a days are too spoiled i swear... i hope hes ok
03:28 PM on 03/01/2012
I stopped at that line too. As the dad of two teens, that translated to me into "He doesn't want to listen". Almost par for the course in a teen. When did that become a condition?

I hope he is ok too, and you are reading this Andrew, get your butt home.
cdnman
Still a free spirit...
09:44 PM on 03/01/2012
That must be the condition "du jour" ..F and F
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aritul
I wish HP had an edit button.
12:58 PM on 03/01/2012
He has been missing since last year and we're just hearing about this now! I hope that he is found safe and sound, but I'd be remiss not to admit that I have my doubts. Oh well, hope springs eternal.
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David Faisel
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07:25 PM on 03/01/2012
He will be.
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amaboss52
Jesus died for your sins...get your moneys worth!
12:26 PM on 03/01/2012
Handsome young man, I hope he finds his way home soon. My heart goes out to his family, I would need medication if my kid disappeared.
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12:18 PM on 03/01/2012
Have you gotten his school involved in helping to look or for information? Also, I have never seen this on local news. Good luck and I hope your son is home soon.
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David Faisel
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07:28 PM on 03/01/2012
He ran away. Just like some kids have done through the ages. It's a shame that is was over a cell phone. Or as a psychologist would say...it wasn't the cell phone. Meaning the cell phone was the "straw the broke the camel's back."
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dionwll4
The cake.The cake was a lie.
11:10 PM on 03/02/2012
There have been kids who ran away on the news..they didn't look like him but they were there. Just because he ran away doesn't mean he is safe
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degirl
11:46 AM on 03/01/2012
this is a very sad story. nice looking boy. but why are we just hearing about this? there are no details of time of day he walked out of the house etc.,? only that he got in an argument with his mother over a cellphone. wellllll? what else happened?
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Deb Upchurch Gress
10:50 AM on 03/01/2012
I would be in such a panic! I hope that this young man shows up soon. I would hate my last words were in anger.
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David Faisel
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07:35 PM on 03/01/2012
He's hanging out with a group of other run-a-ways. I wish he had the wherewithal or maturity to at lease call or send a letter to his mom just letting her know he is okay. He feels he is getting even with his mom, but he doesn't realize it is overkill. In other words, he doesn't realize the extent he is hurting his mom. But he will one day.
10:42 AM on 03/01/2012
What the heck is with this new diagnosis of "oppositional defiant disorder". It seems that it is the new name for disrespectful bratty children. Nevertheless, I do hope she finds her son soon. It is sad when a family is left to wonder where their loved one could be.
foodle
My micro-bio is NOT empty!
11:26 AM on 03/01/2012
A family friend's child has ODD, and it goes far beyond just a bratty kid. It may be a condition that's being over-diagnosed today, but kids with severe ODD clearly have psychological problems.
04:52 PM on 03/01/2012
Parenting skill play a HUGE role is that sort of behaviour. I'm not knocking this kid, or the person you know, but I have seen too many associations between disrespectful teens and lack of authority in the household. Especialy in single parent homes.
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jgfsmf
Should I be "punished" if I "misbehave"?
10:39 AM on 03/01/2012
What a good looking kid. How sad.