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I think one of the reasons I like autumn best of seasons is the sky. In autumn, you can watch the cold fornts scour the sky, and the clouds form a knife edged line. I wish it would rain already, as the humidity is killer. I received a package of yarn from Erin, and this weekend I'm going to buy some needles. We'll see if knitting works as vocational therapy. The yarn is very soft! Thank you.

The children had healed and partially healed fractures and bite marks and appeared malnourished, according to court records. One of the 2yo twins had eight to 10 healed fractures to her ribs and two broken femurs. She had so many bite marks on her body — both from children and adults —that investigators were unable to count them. The kids involved were 2yo twins and a 3yo. These are some people who need to go straight to hell, do not pass go. The mug shots are up on all the local news. Neither one of them looks malnourished, and neither one of them looks the least bit sorry. Fuckers.

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I saw that on the news. Yes, there is a special place in hell for those "parents". And she's 7 months pregnant. On the news just now they talked to one of their neighbors and she said they often played their music loud.

I can guess who will get custody of the baby when the poor thing is born. Sigh.

Yes, they've already said that the new baby will most likely be in the custody of the state almost immediately. Great, another mouth for the taxpayers to feed.

I'd rather have to pay to feed this kid than let her go to these people.

Amen to that.

Who bites a baby?

What kind of sick, twisted mind thinks that's okay?

People who start making the death penalty palatable, that's who. I am always freaked out by the cases where there's biting, because it seems so inhuman.

Dude. Babies ain't for dinner.

In other news, glad you like the yarn! Good luck, and feel free to ask questions as needed. :)

Hahaha new ad campaign: Babies = Not for Eating

I am going to pick up needles and start muddling my way through tomorrow I hope.

I've just gotten back into the habit of knitting - so far I've finished one scarf that I had started and not finished from a couple of years ago before I started drinking heavily and I'm going to finish another one tonight and then I'm going to rummage around and find another project that is either mid completion or pick one of the Lion Brand Patterns I've recently printed out and pick some of the yarn I have stocked up around here.

It definitely calms and relaxes me - especially if it's an easily repeatable/ easy to remember pattern because then I can watch TV or talk to someone. If you want to get together at a coffee shop over the weekend at any time just let me know.

I am thinking of going to sit outside, though I haven't decided if I feel like the Green Muse or Epoch today.

I was just over near Epoch at Room Service and it looked like the porch was full of folks so you'd have tons of company. I had to come home [1] and let the dogs out and feed them dinner before heading over to Westlake for the 8pm AA meeting - getting my 60 day chip (yay me :) ). I've never been to Epoch but if the weather is as nice tomorrow as it is today I'm going to be mighty tempted to go over and hang out there for a while and knit.

Do you know if they let dogs on the porch?

[1] Via the new Goodwill at Lamar and 2222. I Rocked the place getting 2 pairs of jeans, 1 pair of loose pants, 3 tops, 1 amazing Scandinavian wool sweater that someone is going to get as a holiday present since I can't wear wool without it being well lined but it was in brand new condition and usually goes for at least $100 and was $5.99. 1 long red A line jersey long sleeve dress that will be suitable and warm for Thanksgiving in plus 1 lined sport length wool Old Navy coat for $9.99 in great condition to wear in Lexington Ky. This is important since I got rid of all of my winter clothes when I moved here from Boston and the few coats for COLD weather don't fit right now because of all the wine.

I have seen many dogs on the patio there.

There are no words for how livid this makes me. The biting is especially angering.
I hope the knitting goes well for you. I just picked up some lovely yarn that I hope will brighten my winter.

Not that I'm condoning any such behaviour

but have any of you ever had charge of babies & small children? Full-time?

Cos, having had two myself (& we all survived) I can empathise, somewhat, with parents who are at least tempted to bad behaviour.

Not that actually behaving like that is excusable, even with the whinyiest, most annoyingly-pitched yelling baby.

Enjoy the knitting. I find it great therapy.

Okay, This is where I draw the line. I do not like the implication that I don't understand the stresses of parenting, or that I should feel sympathy for these parents. I may not have children of my own flesh, but this is my work and this is something I am intimiately familar with. This is not a situation where a parent snapped and did a horrible but regrettable thing because they were in an overwhelming spot. This is not something accidental. This was systematic, deliberate, long term cruelty and neglect. This is behavior that is subhuman and is not something worthy of empathy or sympathy.

Hey, realise it's a delicate subject but lighten up a little.

I was merely wondering in print (aloud not being an option here) how many of those coming down sohard in their condemnation of the parents in yr article had actually had personal experience of small children of their own. NOT implying that anyone was short of sympathy.

As I wrote - I DON'T condone the behaviour (of the parents) but, having raised two of our own, DO understand how some of the impulses may arise.

Difference. Mainly between British & American use of language? ;)

I don't think this is a question of lightening up. You've made more than one comment in my journal that treads the line of being hurtful or offensive, and I'm not sure it is just the border of American and British english.

I don't think it would be productive to have any more of these exhanges.

I would have to agree with you on this. There's a huge difference between a frustrated parent who may jar a baby entirely too hard out of that agitation as opposed to this example of disgusting and pure torture.

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