Some people in California tried to stop a man on a country road from beating, kicking and stomping a toddler to death, but they were unsuccessful. When police arrived they shot and killed the 27 year old, but it was too late for the little one. The story notes there was a child restraint seat in the man’s vehicle, so I can only surmise that the child was in the carseat, the man was upset with the child so he decided to kill the child. I AM SICK OF THIS!! Everyday, children across the United States are living in fear for their lives. Everyday, children across the United States are killed by their own parent. If there is anybody reading this that doesn’t want their child – be they in the womb or already born – DON’T KILL THEM! Sign away your parental rights, and you will have no more responsibilities. There are people around the country unable to have children of their own who would give everything they have for a child to love and make part of their family.
Last night my 6-year old daughter built a microphone on a stand (this was out of some of her “building materials”). Then she put on her show, singing a medley of tunes from her most favorite movie, Mary Poppins. I cried tears of joy as she belted out “Spoonful of Sugar” and “Let’s Go Fly a Kite”. Then as I read the story this morning, I cried tears of anger and great sadness as I am reminded once again of the millions of children who are murdered in and out of the womb at the hands of their own parents. Children who will never sing show tunes into a toy microphone. Children who will never know the applause of people who love them at the conclusion of the performance.
If you don’t want children, then keep your pants on.
OneMom
(here’s the LINK to the story in this post)
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» Don’t Kill Your Children // June 16, 2008 at 8:08 am
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OHIO JOE // June 16, 2008 at 9:06 am
It is truly sad how many children are treated so badly.
Frances C // June 16, 2008 at 12:12 pm
My mom works at a junior college. This past year she found out one of her students was going to have an abortion. She told a fellow teacher. That teacher volunteered to adopt the child. The student would have no part of it. It is really sad state of affairs.
Jenn // June 16, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I get very upset when I hear this kind of thing and my husband always would say well don’t read it and you don’t know them so why do you let it bother you, now that we have a 4 month old he gets it and when I tell him things like I just did this as he came through the door he gets just as upset. There is no need for something like that to happen and I haven’t gone to read it yet but I’m on my way here when my ranting is done, if that poor child was outside the car then the fact that some people couldn’t stop it is BS my husband said well maybe the guy was on drugs and sometimes that makes you really strong and it takes alot to bring the guy to the ground, well here’s the thing …I don’t care about that ,if a couple of people attacked the guy someone else could have picked that child up and got it away while others were fighting or whatever with the guy so because I haven’t read it yet maybe it wasn’t like that but if the baby and the guy were out in the open and not locked in the car someone could have helped that poor baby ,well me being a mom I think even if they were in the car I’d be breaking a window out. To me when I hear about something bad happening to someone while others stand by and watch , I’m just as angry with them as the idiot doing whatever it was. Why do so many people have the idea in their head well I really don’t want to get involved! I can see that yes for alot of things but not when someone is being hurt and people are watching and nobody helps. I think how would I feel if that was my friend or child or me and nobody helped, and how would those people feel if it was theirs. Now I guess I better go read the story in case I really just got so upset over something wrongly. Sorry for my ranting but I do agree with you if you do not want your baby give it to someone that does … Don’t Kill Your Child !
onemom // June 16, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Joe – it is sad to think of all the little ones who are afraid tonight in their own homes.
Frances – that is total selfishness when they would rather kill their child than allow someone else to love and raise the little one.
Jenn – I’m not sure how many people were there, but it appears that the couple who found the incident first were an elderly couple.
Cindy1.0 // June 16, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Thanks onemom for your defense of children, I needed it so bad, as I just watched a video on another blog of Amazonians burying their children alive, some kind of tradition. It was horrible.
Dominique // June 17, 2008 at 1:14 am
One Mom
I have come to the conclusion as of late (after many moments of tears and anger myself) that many of the things we are witnessing today – such as your example – are the result of two things.
One, the lack of moral responsibility and accountability in America today.
Two, the change in America’s “spiritual” heart.
I personally believe that some of these situations are demonic in nature. (I realize some people don’t believe in this but I can’t find any other explanation for some of the despicable acts that are taking place.)
How anyone can kill a child is beyond me. It is a sad essay on our culture.
Net // June 17, 2008 at 2:06 pm
I have to quote one of my favorite saintly women in this regard:
“Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want. This is why the greatest destroyer of love and peace is abortion.”
–Mother Teresa of Calcutta to the National Prayer Breakfast, 02-03-94
Here’s the link to her complete speech:
http://www.priestsforlife.org/brochures/mtspeech.html
My opinion: If we end abortion, we will see less and less of these types of killings. It all stands to reason if you are allowed to kill your own child with such brutality before they are born, then what is wrong with doing the same thing after they are born. Obviously this man was disturbed, but in a way, aren’t many of us, including our politicians that we/they are allowing without some intervention the heinous crime of abortion to continue? What can we as Catholics do? We can pray much, much more. We can attend daily Mass and whilst there, pray. We can say the daily Rosary for the end to abortion and violence. We can visit Eucharistic Adoration … and … beg Jesus for His Mercy. We can offer up our sufferings.
My husband’s boss visited John Paul II via private audience years ago. When “Bill” [a "fat cat"] told the pope he was really praying for him, the pope looked him square in the eye, and said, “But you must pray mooooooooooore.”
I’ve always liked that story. The pope saw through him like glass.
Holy Innocents, Mother Teresa, Pope John Paul II, pray for us!
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Cindy // June 18, 2008 at 10:33 am
OneMom,
As I read this, I am carrying our 6th child in my womb. It is such a horror to read story after story of women and men murdering their pre-born and living children. I will argue, though, that it is nothing new or unusual. From the dawn of man, children have been sacrificed, burned, abandoned, and drowned for a myriad of reasons. Neonaticide was common practice in Rome and Greece and became epidemic in the Middle Ages. Only the 12 Apostles had the gall to address the problem when they condemned it in the Didache when they stated, “…do not murder a child by abortion or kill a newborn infant…” While it is truly horrible that we, in modern times, continue to sacrifice our children, it will not stop until the end of time. May God have mercy on the man’s soul and take that sweet child into His loving arms.
glass half full // June 18, 2008 at 10:12 pm
a stomach-turning, heart-breaking story.
wickle // June 19, 2008 at 7:27 am
There are times when I pray for the end of time to come sooner rather than later. This is one of them. Every time I look at an abortion count, hear of another abused or neglected child, or anything of this kind … thanks for keeping our attention on it.
I love all four of my children … and I cherish the moments that I have with the three who were born.
militarywifey // June 25, 2008 at 7:28 am
Wow, I cannot believe this. Toddlers are beautiful little people. Absolutely precious.
Yes toddlers can get upset. They get cranky and tired but what on earth would possess someone to do such a thing.
While we have come a long way from slavery and the Holocaust and discriminating against people based on their gender or race, we are still discriminating against the youngest in our culture.
You know children, both unborn and born, are people too.
onemom // June 25, 2008 at 7:48 am
MW – unfortunately children are treated by their parents and caregivers every day in unspeakable ways. On the other end, the old can end up being abused by their caregivers as well.
We as a nation must protect and cherish life.