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    I read the entire newspaper article. I honestly feel physically sick right now. Her mother's IQ is low but she seemed to live normally up to a certain point. I will never understand how she could do this to her child.

    A mere slap on the hand for the mother too. It's absolutely ridiculous. Feces all over the walls, living in filth, unspeakable filth, roaches everywhere, etc. What a story. I'm flabbergasted. The mother said she was doing the best she could? HUH???

    Unfortunately, I'm sure this is happening more than we know. We can see that in the link that blue gave us.

    I really hope that little girl can some day be a fairly normal child for her age but I don't see it. Bless the family that took her in and adopted her. These people are saints. Disgusting and hard to believe!!


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    I saw something on AOL News last week about her. There was a link in that story to a detailed story of her entire life and how she came to be with her new family. I will try to find it. It was really long but a very compelling read, and included multiple excerpts from interviews with her (clueless) mother.
    EDIT: the back-story link was included the link psoted in #5: http://www.tampabay.com/features/hum...icle750838.ece

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    That is sick! How could someone do that to a child?
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    I never watched Will Feral on Saturday Night Live...So I hope he pays dearly for this!

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    Quote Originally Posted by aTailOf2Kitties View Post
    I saw something on AOL News last week about her. There was a link in that story to a detailed story of her entire life and how she came to be with her new family. I will try to find it. It was really long but a very compelling read, and included multiple excerpts from interviews with her (clueless) mother.
    EDIT: the back-story link was included the link psoted in #5: http://www.tampabay.com/features/hum...icle750838.ece

    Thank you for this. The whole story is a very interesting read. Its nice to see that the girl IS getting better with the help of her whole family. I think love, compassion and prayer will go a long way for this girl. My prayers are with her and her family.
    I only wish that the "mother" would have been punished more severely. This type of treatment of a child is inexcuseble. Anyone who watched this go on for YEARS needs to be punished too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daisy and Delilah View Post
    A mere slap on the hand for the mother too. It's absolutely ridiculous.
    I read the article, and the only way she would agree to relinquish her parental rights (which sadly one gets merely by giving birth) is by getting no jail time, just probation.

    The little girl has made amazing progress, and while I doubt she will ever be "normal," it is heartening to know she is now experiencing love and care, and is responding.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Karen View Post
    I read the article, and the only way she would agree to relinquish her parental rights (which sadly one gets merely by giving birth) is by getting no jail time, just probation.

    The little girl has made amazing progress, and while I doubt she will ever be "normal," it is heartening to know she is now experiencing love and care, and is responding.
    I was taken aback at how the mother was acting so heartbroken over the loss of her daughter. For heavens sake, why didn't she take better care of her when she had her with her? I wonder how the boys are these days? Unfortunately, I don't remember if it was mentioned in the article.

    Bravo to the people that collaborated on that article. It was a wonderful piece of journalism.


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