I had not thought about this Child Abuse Spikes During Recession and I believe it.
I wonder now if this is why we have been hearing so much about animal abuse as well?
What's your opinion?
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Well I too find it hard not to beat the stuffings out of my kids because of the economy.What a crock!The economy has nothing to do with it;sorry peices of dung do.
I suspect you are right, HDB. I saw where child abuse rates are up almost 40%, and they believe it is due to people losing their jobs & their homes.
I would imagine being homeless, jobless and/or broke, would bring so much misery that one wouldn't be able to stand themselves. But taking it out on other people, whether it be their family or friends, or their animals, will only bring them more misery in the end. And you know, there are some people who have lost more than one home, think about what kind of mindset those folks are in. It is all very very sad, and makes ya wonder what this world is coming to.
I would imagine being homeless, jobless and/or broke, would bring so much misery that one wouldn't be able to stand themselves. But taking it out on other people, whether it be their family or friends, or their animals, will only bring them more misery in the end. And you know, there are some people who have lost more than one home, think about what kind of mindset those folks are in. It is all very very sad, and makes ya wonder what this world is coming to.
This reminds me of my mom. I can't remember a whipping from her. She did, but not one I specificly remember. We lived up north. My dad drank so bad that he lost a good job. The banker were coming constantly to evict us from our house. I was five or six. The oil heater in the house had broken. Daddy tried to light it and caught it on fire. The fire dept. strayed that white stuff all over to put the fire out. We did not leave the house and as long as I remember Mama did not clean that off the walls. Anyway, Mama sat in a fur coat in the cold house. I am sure now depressed about the situation they were in. I don't remember what I did to make her mad, but she threw a wit rock at me hitting me in the ankle. As I think now she would have never lost her temper with me that day if all had not been so bad.
quote:Originally posted by mommer:
This reminds me of my mom. I can't remember a whipping from her. She did, but not one I specificly remember. We lived up north. My dad drank so bad that he lost a good job. The banker were coming constantly to evict us from our house. I was five or six. The oil heater in the house had broken. Daddy tried to light it and caught it on fire. The fire dept. strayed that white stuff all over to put the fire out. We did not leave the house and as long as I remember Mama did not clean that off the walls. Anyway, Mama sat in a fur coat in the cold house. I am sure now depressed about the situation they were in. I don't remember what I did to make her mad, but she threw a wit rock at me hitting me in the ankle. As I think now she would have never lost her temper with me that day if all had not been so bad.
Are you trying to make me cry? What a sad story. I hope that you had/have a good relationship with your mother. As a child of an alcoholic father, I know firsthand the stress it brings on a marriage, and hope that you took the same road that I did, and never touched alcohol. Because you know alcoholism is in our genes!! Sure there are lots who can casually drink, but I was always afraid I would be one of the people who couldn't.
Thankfully, my daddy has been sober for several years now, but not before it really affected his health.
quote:Are you trying to make me cry?
Oh, I did not mean to do that. Sorry....
My mom lived with me until she died, we helped each other greatly.
All I wanted was to express that I knew my mom would not have done that if not for all the stress she was under.
I'm sure all the social ills "spike" during a recession. After all the Democrats are the cause of and solution too all social problems.
I find myself being less patient with my children, friends, husband, and other things when something has happened to me. Nothing major like this has ever happened tome but I am sure that if something small can make me act ill towards someone then I am sure that something major could... I know I would NEVER harm my children... I have had to walk away from them several times before but some people just do not have that component... to know when they are at their limit and have had enough. Poor children...
quote:Originally posted by Ron Pheixising:
I'm sure all the social ills "spike" during a recession. After all the Democrats are the cause of and solution too all social problems.
Ron , take a chill pill. I think it's both parties and every politician in this country.
I await the anti-choice "pro-lifers" horror over this revelation. I find it very telling that they are on full mad in every other thread on this forum, but absent on this one.
I worked with several families over the years for a variety of reasons. Stress can lead people to do things they would never do under normal circumstances. I recall several cases where a child had been abused, but still longed for the parent who had committed the abuse. One in particular was a little boy who's mother had struck him in a fit of anger. They were poor and the father had left them with relatives - he never came back. The mother felt that the relatives they were living with wanted them to leave and she had no where to go. She was frustrated, unable to sleep and depressed. I don't recall the full circumstances, but the little boy was bruised badly on his face. The relatives they were living with called HHS and I went with a Police officer to remove the child. The mother was packed up and waiting with the little fella on the porch for us to arrive. Their things were in paper bags, and the boy was clutching his mother on one side and a little dog on the other. The Officer went up and started talking to the little boy about the dog and I presented the mother with the paper work. Once the little fella figured out that he had to leave the dog, and his mother he became hysterical. I picked him up and he fought me like a tiger. We went to the car and drove away. The mother was standing in the street with the dog waving at us. The little boy looked at me and said:" Shes a good mommy, she weally is!" I broke down and so did the Police Officer. After a few months, I learned that the boy was returned to his mother AND the dog. She had done everything required of her to get her baby back and then some. It was a success story of love. Unfortunately this was an exception - not the rule.
* I was not suppose to react to the child's or the mother's remarks, or the situation. Neither was the Police Officer. Yeah, well, write us up!
I worked with several families over the years for a variety of reasons. Stress can lead people to do things they would never do under normal circumstances. I recall several cases where a child had been abused, but still longed for the parent who had committed the abuse. One in particular was a little boy who's mother had struck him in a fit of anger. They were poor and the father had left them with relatives - he never came back. The mother felt that the relatives they were living with wanted them to leave and she had no where to go. She was frustrated, unable to sleep and depressed. I don't recall the full circumstances, but the little boy was bruised badly on his face. The relatives they were living with called HHS and I went with a Police officer to remove the child. The mother was packed up and waiting with the little fella on the porch for us to arrive. Their things were in paper bags, and the boy was clutching his mother on one side and a little dog on the other. The Officer went up and started talking to the little boy about the dog and I presented the mother with the paper work. Once the little fella figured out that he had to leave the dog, and his mother he became hysterical. I picked him up and he fought me like a tiger. We went to the car and drove away. The mother was standing in the street with the dog waving at us. The little boy looked at me and said:" Shes a good mommy, she weally is!" I broke down and so did the Police Officer. After a few months, I learned that the boy was returned to his mother AND the dog. She had done everything required of her to get her baby back and then some. It was a success story of love. Unfortunately this was an exception - not the rule.
* I was not suppose to react to the child's or the mother's remarks, or the situation. Neither was the Police Officer. Yeah, well, write us up!
That's right pro dead baby lady. Why not kill the baby as opposed to slapping it around.
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quote:Originally posted by Ron Pheixising:
That's right pro dead baby lady. Why not kill the baby as opposed to slapping it around.
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That's right, Mr. pro-child beating, mental abuse, starvation, sexual abuse and neglect. Why not have some interest in the LIVING, already born little kids? Are you incapable of caring about more than one thing at at time? Is that all you have to say in this thread?
"Slapping it around", sort of sounds like you are minimizing abuse. Did you hear about the mother who suffocated her child, revived him and then suffocated him again?
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Each week, child protective services (CPS) agencies throughout the United States receive more than 50,000 reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. In 2002, 2.6 million reports concerning the welfare of approximately 4.5 million children were made.
n approximately two-thirds (67 percent) of these cases, the information provided in the report was sufficient to prompt an assessment or investigation. As a result of these investigations, approximately 896,000 children were found to have been victims of abuse or neglect—an average of more than 2,450 children per day.
More than half (60 percent) of victims experienced neglect, meaning a caretaker failed to provide for the child's basic needs. Fewer victims experienced physical abuse (nearly 20 percent) or sexual abuse (10 percent), though these cases are typically more likely to be publicized. The smallest number (7 percent) were found to be victims of emotional abuse, which includes criticizing, rejecting, or refusing to nurture a child.
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