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Since when did children become something that people can easily dispose of? I do not understand. There has been soooo many horrifying cases of child abuse and death recently that my mind is seriously blown. Don't get me wrong, I know that these things have always happened and the only reason we hear more about them now is the news. However, that doesn't make it any less sickening. People murdering children (whether its theirs or someone else's) and then disposing of their body like the bag of chips that they had for lunch.

The most recent one that blew my mind was the woman that had 5 babies by someone that she had an affair with. She delivered them in her own home and them stored their bodies in a closet. She put them in containers, coated them in concrete and many other things. Her husband didn't think she was ever pregnant and the only reason they found out about this was because their teenage daughter found the remains of these babies in the closet. This woman is just sick and wrong. Not one but 5?! All babies were thought to be full term so she has been doing this for between 4 and 5 years?! She didn't learn not to get pregnant after the first?! THIS IS JUST CRAZY! I do not understand how people process these thoughts and then act on them.

The story of the 10 year old being stuffed in a locker by the mercy of what were supposed to be her guardians and she dies. If you do not want a child give them away, that should not be a hard thing when it is so easy for you to treat a child so poorly. It's said that she was put in this container because she took some sort of food and ate it. Maybe if she was fed correctly then that wouldn't have happened, and since when did putting a child in a small container become a form of punishment. Four adults are responsible for this yet none of them had enough sense to not do this to begin with? Neighbors had seen the abuse happening but none of them said anything? In my opinion they are just as responsible and should be in trial right along with the other four adults. Being responsible for a child doesn't mean that you are free to abuse them as you please. There are many options for that child and death is not anyone's right, even if that person is the care taker.

The well known Casey Anthony trial is another example. I DO NOT CARE WHO YOU ARE, WHEN YOUR CHILD IS MISSING FOR OVER A MONTH YOU DO NOT GO OUT AND PARTY. I am so sick of non parents saying "everyone has their own way of dealing with a loss". That is very true but not when it is about the loss of your own child. People also say "well she was young, maybe she just couldn't handle it and wanted her life back". Umm, excuse me but I was 17 when i had my son and never once did I come close to ending his life! People make excuses for people and it's ridiculous. I never once, in my 6+ years of being a parent lost my child. I always know exactly where he is and heaven forbid, had I lost him, all Hell would have broken loose. I wouldn't be on a bar in a white t-shirt, instead I would be banging on everyone's door until the world was turned upside down. Once again, parenting is a huge responsibility and not everyone is cut out for it, but there are other options.

People could not be more selfish when choosing to end a child's life. You are not the only person connected to that child! Perfect example; when I worked in daycare there was a child in my class that passed away (somewhat similar to these above stories) and although I was only connected to her for a brief period in her short life, my heart still hurts for her. Imagine, if I, someone who only knew this little baby for a few short hours everyday, for a few short months hurt this bad, how do you think her family feels. Uncles, aunts, cousins and grandparents all bear an gaping hole for an innocent child they all loved. Expecting to watch her grow, graduate, marry and have her own beautiful children and only to lay her to rest unexpectedly. What a selfish, selfish thing that person did robbing so many people of that privilege.
 
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Everyone needs to wake up and realize that children are a joy and not a punishment. A life is not to be taken lightly, it's to be cherished and nourished.

"Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future" - John F. Kennedy