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    This past weekend, my 15 year old step-daughter went with a church group to the hills of Kentucky to give food and gifts to families that had none. While standing there, she saw a little boy - about 5 years old - telling her mother that he wanted to see Santa Claus. She didn't respond to him. He asked, again. He asked several times. She finally tired of hearing him ask....so she took her cigarette and burned his arm with it.

    This posed a couple of confused thoughts for my young step-daughter:
    1. How could someone be so mean?

    2. How come when someone does something nice for you, such as providing your entire family with food and gifts that you would otherwise not have, do you not reflect and become a nicer person?

    3. Why is it that the adult woman that was there with her and witnessed this act did absolutely nothing?
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    Holy Shit! That's child abuse! Unfortunately, most people who witness shit like this don't believe it's their place to interfere with family disputes, even if it means stopping the child from being harmed. Shame on the adult woman who kept quiet. And double shame on the woman who put the cigarette out on his arm! I hope she catches a nasty vd!

    I think this could be a valuable lesson to your daughter. Have you called the church group to inform them of what she saw? You need to explain to her that this is not normal if she doesn't know that already.

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    Wow If i would of seen somthing like that i wouldnt think it wasnt my place infact.. that kinda thing is when you need to make it your place. I feel sorry for that poor kid...

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    I think I would have had to call the cops if I saw something like that happen right in front of me.That is complete,utter bullsh*t!!!
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    Wow.

    I have been taking care of my ex friend's two daughters for the past months. My family, and I that is. She's a heavy druggy and I have no idea where the father is....I'll rephrase that. I have no idea who the father is.

    She has never been a 'good mother'.....I am not the best mother in the world but I am a decent one. Her two daughters have watched her use crack/coke, etc. The state was very close to taking her children and did she care? Not one bit. She follows behind some other drugged out asshole.

    My family decided to take in her daughters. Not as a favor to her or not even to help her but I'd hate to see those kids end up like her. We've had her two daughters for 5 months now. She has called once and that was to ask for money.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Hottie7268
    You need to explain to her that this is not normal if she doesn't know that already.
    Oh, no worries...she got an earful from me about integrity, decency, and the fact that most adults are spineless sheep. It was quite a call from reality for her....but it didn't damage her desire to do good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MojoJojo
    This past weekend, my 15 year old step-daughter went with a church group to the hills of Kentucky to give food and gifts to families that had none. While standing there, she saw a little boy - about 5 years old - telling her mother that he wanted to see Santa Claus. She didn't respond to him. He asked, again. He asked several times. She finally tired of hearing him ask....so she took her cigarette and burned his arm with it.

    This posed a couple of confused thoughts for my young step-daughter:
    1. How could someone be so mean?
    You treat others how you are/were treated. It's sad because it shows you the kind of abuse this mother received as a child. Also, these families are extremely poor trying to get by in a world where "things" mean happiness. She's standing there receiving hand-outs for Christmas. That would be very hard as a parent to have to take hand-outs in order to survive...it's kind of like saying that they aren't "good parents" or that the are "stupid" people because they cannot provide for their families. As my mom used to always tell me..."If you have no water in your well, you cannot give water away."

    2. How come when someone does something nice for you, such as providing your entire family with food and gifts that you would otherwise not have, do you not reflect and become a nicer person?
    Sometimes in the violence of the storm, you fail to see the sunlight that is shining through.

    3. Why is it that the adult woman that was there with her and witnessed this act did absolutely nothing?
    Because a lot of people believe that it's the families problems. Maybe it's a good time to teach your step-daughter that she has a voice...and there is nothing wrong in speaking up for herself (how horrible it was to witness that) and for the child being abused (how horrible to experience that). Sometimes by being loving and real, and "honest" in these situations, you create better outcomes than by screaming "I saw you abuse your child!!"

    How sad, though, for this child...most people will never abuse their child worse in public than they do at home...I hate to think about what she dishes out to this child at home.

    It may be a chance to encourage your daughter to push for changes in these areas...

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    can only hope that it's sooner rather than later that somebody DOES something.

    what a travesty

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    that seriously made my stomach turn.

    some people need to be taken out back and have the shit beat out of them.

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    That just makes me sick. How could someone abuse their own child like that? What could possibly go through ones mind thinking somehow that kind of act is ok?

    I hate people like that. I know its bad to say you hate people but those people are eventually going to get theirs.
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    My friend works at Old Navy in the children's section and has to see that kind of stuff all day. She says it's really depressing because parents like that think it's all right to do whatever they want with "THEIR: children, as if their objects, I guess.
    Rose Delight, that is very decent of you to take care of those children, I respect Eminem for tkaing in his brother and neice. He may have a lot of money to do so, but human decency doesn't have anthing to do with money.
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