Feral child of the day: Genie

Nov 16, 2006 12:29

Once upon a time there was a little girl whose nom de plum was Genie who lived in a small town in California. When she was a year old her abusive, unstable father was told that she might be mildly mentally retarded, and he dealt with the information by chaining her to a potty chair for 12 years, refusing to let his wife or son go near her or talk ( Read more... )

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totalvirility November 16 2006, 18:37:52 UTC
Yeah, sometimes you google something that sounds like it should be fun, like 'feral children', for instance, and suddenly end up with stories so unimaginably depressing you just sit there staring, wishing it would all end.

That happened this morning.

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dingywhite November 16 2006, 21:12:59 UTC
this is the most terrible story i have ever heard. poor songless mockingbird.

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totalvirility November 16 2006, 21:26:42 UTC
Were they any good? I may have to Netflix a few.

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