Some people don't deseve to be parents

**Shammy** · 10-20-2005

So I decide to turn off the hurricane coverge on TV for just a little while, thinking a change can't be a bad thing, right? I'm just getting more and more depressed so off with it for a while is my idea.

Wrong!

I turn on MSNBC right in the middle of a press conference about a lady who last night, threw her 3 children, ages 6, 3 and 1, off a pier and into the San Francisco Bay!

No words. I can't say that often, I always have too much to say about too many things. But for this, I have no words.

Wait, I do....

WHY?

Here is the story:

Mother Accused of Throwing Kids Into Bay

Beachnutt719 · 10-20-2005

Insane!

MWC · 10-20-2005

There is so much mental illness in our society that falls through the cracks. I am so sad for those poor little children.

MaripositaII · 10-20-2005

My thoughts exactly, but for a different reason. There should be a LAW against unfit individuals having children.

Jacko · 10-20-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shammy

So I decide to turn off the hurricane coverge on TV for just a little while, thinking a change can't be a bad thing, right? I'm just getting more and more depressed so off with it for a while is my idea.

Wrong!

I turn on MSNBC right in the middle of a press conference about a lady who last night, threw her 3 children, ages 6, 3 and 1, off a pier and into the San Francisco Bay!

No words. I can't say that often, I always have too much to say about too many things. But for this, I have no words.

Wait, I do....

WHY?

Here is the story:

Mother Accused of Throwing Kids Into Bay

Shammy, This is just the reason that I do not watch any local news....bad for the soul and not much I can really have an impact upon. That is just horrible.

Seakony · 10-20-2005

I am of a firm belief that people need to be lisenced before they can breed. Requirements would consist of being finacially sound, mentally sound, physically abled, and 2 years of parental classes. Too many children are being brought up in dysfuntional homes and they children are paying the price.

Raindancerr · 10-20-2005

I don't watch the news either, it is all so depressing. I hate hearing all the negative things, just like this story. Mental illness is very sad, but this woman should be held totally responsible for what she did to those innocent children and she should be justly punished for it. And I don't really consider finger painting pictures in a mental institution for the rest of her life punishment so I hope they don't let her off that easy.

Rissask · 10-20-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by MWC

There is so much mental illness in our society that falls through the cracks. I am so sad for those poor little children.

Yeah she likely had post partum depression. Like that other woman who drowned her children and then reported it. Very sad, actually.

Maybe she was a Scientologist and the vitamins weren't working.

le_meow · 10-20-2005

That is all so sad. I do not watch the news at all either. I will probably drive me insane. I am a very sensitive person and to hear of something like this happening, just makes me feel so bad. Those poor babies huh? So post partum depression can go on that long? WOW! Someone that would toss thier babies like nothing, really are sick in the head. UGH, I don't even want to think about this anymore.

Kim from Michigan · 10-20-2005

I don't even want to know what those poor babies suffered before being thrown to thier deaths. I am sure they have went through more abuse than we can imagine.

jflattracker · 10-20-2005

I went to bed last night and heard that they thought someone was throw off the bridge. I was hoping it was not true. But it is. Wrecked my whole day. I just can't understand why people like that do those things. I'm sure she knew someone she could have called for help. I won't watch the news tonight that's for sure. I'll be sending up lots of prayers tonight for those poor kids.

Rissask · 10-20-2005

Just curious, if anyone actually bothered reading the actual story.

Quote:

I just talked to her yesterday," Mary Ann Ramirez, the shelter's social services manager, told the Chronicle on Wednesday. "We had our usual, `How are you doing, how's the kids?' I would never have guessed in a million years that today she would do that."
Asia Powell, who identified herself as Harris' cousin, told KPIX-TV that Harris was taking medication for a mental illness.

"I know that she would never hurt her kids," Powell said. "I know that."

PPD is a serious illness, caused by hornonal fluctuations- if that is the mental illness she had of course...and if it was something else, it is nothing short of a tragedy for everyone involved, including the mother....she will never get over this. I for one can dredge up a little compassion for the woman.

jsadair · 10-20-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seakony

I am of a firm belief that people need to be lisenced before they can breed. Requirements would consist of being finacially sound, mentally sound, physically abled, and 2 years of parental classes. Too many children are being brought up in dysfuntional homes and they children are paying the price.

I agree 100% and I've said this for years. You need a license to own a dog or drive a car, but anybody can have a kid. Doesn't seem right. Having a kid should be a privelage and not a right.

Jim

playabum17 · 10-20-2005

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Originally Posted by jsadair

I agree 100% and I've said this for years. You need a license to own a dog or drive a car, but anybody can have a kid. Doesn't seem right. Having a kid should be a privelage and not a right.

Jim

Line from Parenthood, one of my favorite movies!

I am not sure how I feel about this, if she was truly mentally ill then it would be difficult to control her own actions, especially if she had voices telling her to do it. It becomes overwhelming, she probably just wanted the voices to stop and that doing what they asked would do it. On the other hand, I can't even imagine what the father of the children must be going through and what the kids were thinking when their mother was doing this to them. Truly awful.

Doggiemom · 10-20-2005

Another question everyone should be asking is....WHERE IS THE FATHER(s) OF THESE CHILDREN? Is he not responsible for this too? A 23 y/o woman with 3 children, the oldest being 6! Mentally unstable to boot! Where is good ole Daddy??????

10-20-2005	#1 (permalink)
Shammy Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Joisey Shore Posts: 10,268	Some people don't deseve to be parents So I decide to turn off the hurricane coverge on TV for just a little while, thinking a change can't be a bad thing, right? I'm just getting more and more depressed so off with it for a while is my idea. Wrong! I turn on MSNBC right in the middle of a press conference about a lady who last night, threw her 3 children, ages 6, 3 and 1, off a pier and into the San Francisco Bay! No words. I can't say that often, I always have too much to say about too many things. But for this, I have no words. Wait, I do.... WHY? Here is the story: Mother Accused of Throwing Kids Into Bay

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10-20-2005	#2 (permalink)
Beachnutt719 añejo Join Date: May 2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,972	Insane!

10-20-2005	#3 (permalink)
MWC añejo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,843	There is so much mental illness in our society that falls through the cracks. I am so sad for those poor little children.

10-20-2005	#4 (permalink)
MaripositaII añejo Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,422	My thoughts exactly, but for a different reason. There should be a LAW against unfit individuals having children.

10-20-2005	#6 (permalink)
Seakony añejo Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: no longer in Mesquite with nothing to do Posts: 10,147	I am of a firm belief that people need to be lisenced before they can breed. Requirements would consist of being finacially sound, mentally sound, physically abled, and 2 years of parental classes. Too many children are being brought up in dysfuntional homes and they children are paying the price.

10-20-2005	#7 (permalink)
Raindancerr into ruins Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Fort Walton Beach, Florida Posts: 63	I don't watch the news either, it is all so depressing. I hate hearing all the negative things, just like this story. Mental illness is very sad, but this woman should be held totally responsible for what she did to those innocent children and she should be justly punished for it. And I don't really consider finger painting pictures in a mental institution for the rest of her life punishment so I hope they don't let her off that easy.

10-20-2005	#9 (permalink)
le_meow beachaholic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chicago, Chicago Posts: 366	That is all so sad. I do not watch the news at all either. I will probably drive me insane. I am a very sensitive person and to hear of something like this happening, just makes me feel so bad. Those poor babies huh? So post partum depression can go on that long? WOW! Someone that would toss thier babies like nothing, really are sick in the head. UGH, I don't even want to think about this anymore.

10-20-2005	#10 (permalink)
Kim from Michigan beachaholic Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: East Lansing, Michigan Posts: 444	I don't even want to know what those poor babies suffered before being thrown to thier deaths. I am sure they have went through more abuse than we can imagine.

10-20-2005	#11 (permalink)
jflattracker añejo Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Loveland,Co Posts: 11,355	I went to bed last night and heard that they thought someone was throw off the bridge. I was hoping it was not true. But it is. Wrecked my whole day. I just can't understand why people like that do those things. I'm sure she knew someone she could have called for help. I won't watch the news tonight that's for sure. I'll be sending up lots of prayers tonight for those poor kids.

10-20-2005	#15 (permalink)
Doggiemom Canine FANatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Humble, Texas Posts: 5,983	Another question everyone should be asking is....WHERE IS THE FATHER(s) OF THESE CHILDREN? Is he not responsible for this too? A 23 y/o woman with 3 children, the oldest being 6! Mentally unstable to boot! Where is good ole Daddy??????

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