Good morning!
Well the snow is all gone but the cold lingers on. My sister told me that my father was going to be here tomorrow. I hate that. He hasn't said a word. I am going to start cleaning anyway...he is the white glove type and I have this fear that I will wake up and find out I am really still 12 and he is going to spank me. Back when I was 12, you could do that. So...I can't get too comfy and slack off. Although, maybe it's all this cleaning up that keeps him coming back. There was a time when I just would have called Merry Maids and had them do it but I can't afford that now. The lottery thing isn't working out so I guess I will just have to figure it out myself.
Last night I saw a news report about a 5 week old baby that was "killed" by her mother. I guess I can't use the word "murder" because it was her own kid. This lady has had 8 kids, I think they said one was MISSING and the rest had been taken away from her. She has had two more since the baby that was killed. Her sentence? Tubal ligation. I did that and I never murdered anybody. I have heard that punishment isn't very severe when you kill your own young children. Apparently, the younger the life, the less severe the punishment. Somewhere in this logic may be the thought that your kids are chatel and you can do what you want to them. This lady apparently killed her child and was sentenced to birth control. If she had just left a bruise, she would have some explaining to do. What do you all think of that? This place can be nuts, can't it? (You can abort your own fetus because it isn't a life but unless you have paid them to do so, another person cannot harm that fetus. Killing the unborn is a highly regulated affair, there are procedures to follow when you do it and if you do not follow the procedures when you take a fetus, you can be charged with murder.)
But what about tiny babies? Should you be able to kill your own child and get away so lightly? There must be people who think that this is OK or they would change the laws regarding it. I guess if there are no victim impact statements, who's to complain? People fight to save fetuses every day...nobody seems to be fighting to save infants from their own parents. I am curious...yes...again. What do you think of this situation? And...do you care enough to go out of your way to fight such things? If not, don't be shy, I really want to hear arguments for both sides.
Meg
Well the snow is all gone but the cold lingers on. My sister told me that my father was going to be here tomorrow. I hate that. He hasn't said a word. I am going to start cleaning anyway...he is the white glove type and I have this fear that I will wake up and find out I am really still 12 and he is going to spank me. Back when I was 12, you could do that. So...I can't get too comfy and slack off. Although, maybe it's all this cleaning up that keeps him coming back. There was a time when I just would have called Merry Maids and had them do it but I can't afford that now. The lottery thing isn't working out so I guess I will just have to figure it out myself.
Last night I saw a news report about a 5 week old baby that was "killed" by her mother. I guess I can't use the word "murder" because it was her own kid. This lady has had 8 kids, I think they said one was MISSING and the rest had been taken away from her. She has had two more since the baby that was killed. Her sentence? Tubal ligation. I did that and I never murdered anybody. I have heard that punishment isn't very severe when you kill your own young children. Apparently, the younger the life, the less severe the punishment. Somewhere in this logic may be the thought that your kids are chatel and you can do what you want to them. This lady apparently killed her child and was sentenced to birth control. If she had just left a bruise, she would have some explaining to do. What do you all think of that? This place can be nuts, can't it? (You can abort your own fetus because it isn't a life but unless you have paid them to do so, another person cannot harm that fetus. Killing the unborn is a highly regulated affair, there are procedures to follow when you do it and if you do not follow the procedures when you take a fetus, you can be charged with murder.)
But what about tiny babies? Should you be able to kill your own child and get away so lightly? There must be people who think that this is OK or they would change the laws regarding it. I guess if there are no victim impact statements, who's to complain? People fight to save fetuses every day...nobody seems to be fighting to save infants from their own parents. I am curious...yes...again. What do you think of this situation? And...do you care enough to go out of your way to fight such things? If not, don't be shy, I really want to hear arguments for both sides.
Meg
posted by Meg Kelso | 5:31 AM
2 Comments:
Wow. There is a lot of this going on. Hear about that woman that cut off her 18 month old baby's arms? And then just left the baby in the crib to die, and called 911 by herself, and calmly told the operator what she did? They are now evaluating her to see if she has mental problems. I think people do not take depression serious enough. A friend of mine suffered post-partum depression after her second child. It was an emotional thing to go through with her. But, we all were right there with her every step of the way. I heard that some women who suffer from that often feel that the baby is the reason for their un-happiness. I think that if even a hint of mental problems show, they should get an immediate evaluation. My Ob/Gyn made many follow-up appointments after the birth of my daughter. She would always ask how I was feeling, and made sure that everything was okay. Even the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) people would do home visits, and would do the same. I dont know if they do that everywhere, but I do know that here (In the lovely Yakima Valley) that they do that regularly.
I could not even imagine how anyone could justify killing their own child(ren).
I can't understand killing one's own child. I understand depression, and I understand suidicial ideation, but the only thing that has kept me from jumping off the bridge, so to speak, was the love for my children. Is it just me, or does it seem crazy (pun intended) that they actually have to evaluate this woman to see if she has mental problems? HELLO??? Seems like a no-brainer to me!
About your father... What is the worst thing that would/could happen if you didn't clean the house before he came to visit? Maybe he wouldn't come to visit as much? Just wondering...
Thanks for the blog - I just "discovered" it this morning, and I have spent the past couple of hours reading every single blessed word. (I am a happily-divorced man; my two year "Independence Day" anniversary was yesterday! YAY!) Keep it up - this is therapeutic and entertaining , to boot.
-Akos
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