Milk Carton

Ever since I was a kid, I was never allowed out of my home, not even the porch, as my dad was adamant the outside was too dangerous. I was homeschooled, which made me have no friends. The only idea I knew of 'outside' was the balcony facing the woods, the television that would sometimes display news, and the milk cartons that would show missing children. I always felt gross when reading 'Have You Seen Me?' when eating my cereal, it made me feel sad, especially since I never see anything on the news about said missing children coming back. I've noticed I looked different from dad, though he assured me I got my genes from mom, I guess it makes sense, I'd ask what she looked like, but she passed away when I was really young, and I think he's still grieving, even though it's been 3 or more years since I was told, let alone since it happened. It was another Sunday, my dad returned home from the weekly shopping, and as usual, he had bought milk. At this point, I was used to constantly reading the 'Have You Seen Me?' segment on the milk jug when eating my cereal, so I did just that. However, when looking through the text and photos of young kids, I stopped eating my cereal, and almost dropped my spoon when reading one part. Why did it have my face under the text that read 'MISSING'?