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lktknow · 05-25-2009, 06:08 PM

What genuinegirly said is so true, as far as the post-partum depression. Brook Shields has tried to bring it to the publics attention, but everyone just sticks their head back in the sand. and where do these young mothers go for help. The boyfriend , or husband, comes home just long enough to get them pregnant again and then he's off and running, leaving her with sometimes 3-4-5 little kids, 2 still in diapers. Horrible situation, where the girl is sometimes a child herself. Talk about genuine despair, and a feeling of absolutely no light at the end of a tunnel. The living conditions at times, I'm sure, are one of complete squalor, no food in the house, the young mother has no where to turn to. And the handful , (or it is becoming more prevalent nowadays) that resort to killing their children, are every much a victim themselves.
It truly is heartbreaking, but for how long can these people keep doing this to innocent children that never asked to be born in the first place. How anyone , much less a mother, could harm a child is beyond my capability of understanding.
It gives me that sick feeling in the pit of my stomach that doesn't go away for awhile.
But something has to be done, it can't keep happening at the rate it seems to be , without someone stepping up with some sort of solution.
This may sound lame, but if I notice a young mother on the block where I live, I try to be friendly, and if I see she has a bigger burden than she should, I always offer my help in a real friendly way, not so as to make her think I don't have confidence in her parenting ability, , but I tell her I miss my grand kids who live out of state, and it would be a real joy to watch her kids for her if she ever wants some time to herself. Even if she has no where to go, just bring the kids to my house and take a bubble bath or something. I realize you are leaving yourself wide open to be taken advantage of doing something like this, but usually they give you the respect back, that you afford them. Just a kernel of a suggestion to help these young mothers.

05-25-2009, 06:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
lktknow Insane Location: here&there	What genuinegirly said is so true, as far as the post-partum depression. Brook Shields has tried to bring it to the publics attention, but everyone just sticks their head back in the sand. and where do these young mothers go for help. The boyfriend , or husband, comes home just long enough to get them pregnant again and then he's off and running, leaving her with sometimes 3-4-5 little kids, 2 still in diapers. Horrible situation, where the girl is sometimes a child herself. Talk about genuine despair, and a feeling of absolutely no light at the end of a tunnel. The living conditions at times, I'm sure, are one of complete squalor, no food in the house, the young mother has no where to turn to. And the handful , (or it is becoming more prevalent nowadays) that resort to killing their children, are every much a victim themselves. It truly is heartbreaking, but for how long can these people keep doing this to innocent children that never asked to be born in the first place. How anyone , much less a mother, could harm a child is beyond my capability of understanding. It gives me that sick feeling in the pit of my stomach that doesn't go away for awhile. But something has to be done, it can't keep happening at the rate it seems to be , without someone stepping up with some sort of solution. This may sound lame, but if I notice a young mother on the block where I live, I try to be friendly, and if I see she has a bigger burden than she should, I always offer my help in a real friendly way, not so as to make her think I don't have confidence in her parenting ability, , but I tell her I miss my grand kids who live out of state, and it would be a real joy to watch her kids for her if she ever wants some time to herself. Even if she has no where to go, just bring the kids to my house and take a bubble bath or something. I realize you are leaving yourself wide open to be taken advantage of doing something like this, but usually they give you the respect back, that you afford them. Just a kernel of a suggestion to help these young mothers. __________________ Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about. ~