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*grinds teeth*
About a week ago, this happened. Earlier today, I read a little update on the situation.
I don't want her around that child.
I'll say it again. I don't want her. Around that child. Nor, god forbid, actually GAIN custody of the baby.
She made a choice. She chose to lie to her mother and she chose to abandon her son.
"I didn't want her to see him because she may get stressed or faint," said the teen.
...and so she leaves her newborn out in chilly weather.
The only thing she could hope for, she said, was that someone would take her child home.
"I wish I had done something different but now it's too late," she said last night. "But I do believe everything happens for a reason."
[snip]
"I was hoping someone would take him, I wanted someone to take him home but I never thought that they would report it to the police," said the shy teen.
She was "relieved, so relieved" that someone found him, she said.
Oh. No. Nononononono.
Oh, it's definitely too late, since by now your son could have died. Yeah, DEAD. :D What if that woman hadn't come by? What if the woman hadn't heard the baby's cries? What do you mean, you believe everything happen for a reason. You're that willing to take such a risk?
Isn't this still attempted murder?
And, just. argh. If you found a baby in a trash bag, wouldn't YOU call the police?
*bangs head* I really shouldn't judge her actions, I guess. But it's...infuriating.
There are so many social services out there. I find it hard to believe that anyone, especially someone who's already fifteen, wouldn't know of them. If she takes the bus, she would definitely have seen the ads. If she doesn't, she should've/would've learned about it at school. And even if her school system's really demented or something, help is VERY easy to look up and find.
I'm guessing this isn't a rape case. I damn well hope they used protections, at least. Condom failure or something.
I don't really care about ages. If people aren't responsible enough to use protection or mature enough to THINK about their situation and all the possibilities, be they good or bad, they shouldn't have sex. period.
You choose to have sex, you choose to take on any consequences.
If you're not willing to take responsibility, keep your genes out of the pool.
The teen said: "I love my mom very much, but everybody has their own problems and I didn't want people to worry about my little problems."
THIS IS NOT A LITTLE PROBLEM.
THIS IS NOT A *LITTLE* PROBLEM.
*bangs head repeatedly*
People make mistakes. Big mistakes, yeah.
But she chose to give up her child, and I don't want to see that child go back to her. What if later she decides that it's really too much hassle to raise the child, and neglects it? When the baby destroys her social life and wears down her patience, then what?
Maybe then it'll really turn into murder.
C'mon. Fifteen should be old enough. FIFTEEN.
About a week ago, this happened. Earlier today, I read a little update on the situation.
I don't want her around that child.
I'll say it again. I don't want her. Around that child. Nor, god forbid, actually GAIN custody of the baby.
She made a choice. She chose to lie to her mother and she chose to abandon her son.
"I didn't want her to see him because she may get stressed or faint," said the teen.
...and so she leaves her newborn out in chilly weather.
The only thing she could hope for, she said, was that someone would take her child home.
"I wish I had done something different but now it's too late," she said last night. "But I do believe everything happens for a reason."
[snip]
"I was hoping someone would take him, I wanted someone to take him home but I never thought that they would report it to the police," said the shy teen.
She was "relieved, so relieved" that someone found him, she said.
Oh. No. Nononononono.
Oh, it's definitely too late, since by now your son could have died. Yeah, DEAD. :D What if that woman hadn't come by? What if the woman hadn't heard the baby's cries? What do you mean, you believe everything happen for a reason. You're that willing to take such a risk?
Isn't this still attempted murder?
And, just. argh. If you found a baby in a trash bag, wouldn't YOU call the police?
*bangs head* I really shouldn't judge her actions, I guess. But it's...infuriating.
There are so many social services out there. I find it hard to believe that anyone, especially someone who's already fifteen, wouldn't know of them. If she takes the bus, she would definitely have seen the ads. If she doesn't, she should've/would've learned about it at school. And even if her school system's really demented or something, help is VERY easy to look up and find.
I'm guessing this isn't a rape case. I damn well hope they used protections, at least. Condom failure or something.
I don't really care about ages. If people aren't responsible enough to use protection or mature enough to THINK about their situation and all the possibilities, be they good or bad, they shouldn't have sex. period.
You choose to have sex, you choose to take on any consequences.
If you're not willing to take responsibility, keep your genes out of the pool.
The teen said: "I love my mom very much, but everybody has their own problems and I didn't want people to worry about my little problems."
THIS IS NOT A LITTLE PROBLEM.
THIS IS NOT A *LITTLE* PROBLEM.
*bangs head repeatedly*
People make mistakes. Big mistakes, yeah.
But she chose to give up her child, and I don't want to see that child go back to her. What if later she decides that it's really too much hassle to raise the child, and neglects it? When the baby destroys her social life and wears down her patience, then what?
Maybe then it'll really turn into murder.
C'mon. Fifteen should be old enough. FIFTEEN.