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[threeplusfire]

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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[bronchitikat.livejournal.com]

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.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

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.

[bronchitikat.livejournal.com]

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? ;)

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

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.

[cozzene.livejournal.com]

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.