Originally posted by WolfChan
Im sitting here at Alikkons house thinking that his niece is in fact adorable. Its a shame that her parents dont know how to tell her no...she will probably be as obnoxious as her brother in a few years.
Maybe you can have some influence in her life....parenting by proxy? Not EVERYONE has to have a child to be influential in a child's life. Just like not everyone that has a child IS a parent....

As to your childhood, I am sorry that what you went through in your youth was so traumatic that it influenced you so today. I can't imagine what it was, and am not asking you to tell us. But, there can still be kindness in the world, even if it wasn't maybe there at your doorstep.