Thursday, August 7, 2008

The girl in the window

Working in a children's hospital and for the local rape recovery center can be hard. You become amazed at some parents, and their inability to protect and in most cases their ability to hurt. I admire all you mothers and fathers out there. I know, from watching others, that being a parent is very hard, and that it can be very frustrating. I also know that this country does not provide very many outlets to struggling parents...this is why we have such a high rate of abuse...
but i do think parenting is perhaps the most important thing you can do, and doing it well is extremely underrated. So to all you parents out there, way to make the lifelong commitment to being good to your kids

This story really epitomizes what good parenting can do....and what bad parenting can do as well
try not to cry...i dare you!

http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/article750838.ece

2 comments:

Cheryl said...

Wow. How could someone just NOT take care of their child? That is awful!

ChrisandSara said...

That is a really sad story. It is hard to believe that someone could be treated that way. I think highly of her new selfless family. I am glad that she found a new home.