Posted by SandraDee on August 29, 2002, at 9:47:16
In reply to Clarification. » oracle, posted by BeArDedLADY on August 29, 2002, at 7:03:16
I also used to feel that way before I had my very own little, mini-me, flesh and blood, children.
I babysat, and even had a little girl spend summers with me. I thought I knew the awesome responsibility that comes with parenting. I really thought I knew what it was like to have kids. I didn't. The getting up in the nights, the nursing, the wiping every single snotty nose, the fixing every meal for them (and they eat A LOT - not just 3 little kid meals). Now I have a 3 yr old daughter (a very cute little girl - I might add) and we have a sex offender registered .5 <-- not even a mile, just 1/2 mile - from my house. You can bet even without that guy being there I'm keeping my eye on her and locking my every door... but KNOWING he's there, and others that take kids... You better know I'm aware of it. I'm also aware of the daily abuse that occurs in homes - and where I'm from, they do make news when it's discovered. In my small town (state, even) lots of stuff the big cities don't hit make the news.
But overall, I guess we should all let this thread die so as to not cause a huge uproar. Just wanted to support and add to what Beardy said.
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