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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA very sad update, the little 2-year-old has died...
A 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson died on Friday in a Sioux Falls, S.D., hospital, the victim of alleged abuse by a man dating the boy's mother, police confirmed.
Peterson's father Nelson confirmed Friday afternoon that the child is Adrian Peterson's. Peterson met with the media Friday, hours before the boy passed away, and said at the time he still planned to play in Sunday's game against Carolina, but declined to get into details about the case.
Peterson posted a statement on his Twitter account after news of the child's death.
"Thank you to my family, my fans and fans of other teams for their support. The NFL is a fraternity of brothers and I am thankful for the tweets, phone calls and text messages from my fellow players. God Bless everyone and thank u so much," Peterson wrote.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/vikings/2013/10/11/adrian-peterson-son-critical-condition/2966015/
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Heather MC
(8,084 posts)And I don't care what any one thinks about me saying this
I hope he suffers daily in prison for his crime if he is found guilty
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)Journeyman
(15,038 posts)I can't measure my pain against another's bereavement. He could be burying his sorrow in his work. I've done that.
Logical
(22,457 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)YarnAddict
(1,850 posts)The new boyfriend has no vested interest in the last guy's kid. A relationship dissolves, and the mom moves on, thinking she can make a nice new family with her kid and the next guy to come along, but it doesn't always work out that way.
dflprincess
(28,082 posts)It also said the mother had "recently" begun a relationship with the jerk and had moved in with him.
I cannot understand why any woman would let her child anywhere near a man with that kind of record. She should be charged as an accessory.
YarnAddict
(1,850 posts)some women can be just plain stupid. My niece was in one abusive relationship after another. She has a little boy now, and fortunately she realized they are both better off if she doesn't get into another relationship.
dflprincess
(28,082 posts)It's pretty common that an abused woman will end a relationship with an abuser when she fears he is about to (or has already) turned on the kids. That's why I can't understand someone with a child getting involved with some oaf who has already pled guilty to abusing another girlfriend's child.
YarnAddict
(1,850 posts)I think that's at the heart of a lot of these situations, especially when women are young and naive. "All he needs is the RIGHT woman, to turn his life around." Doesn't make sense, but lots of us can look back and see a relationship in our past that was more of a project than a relationship.
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)Not a question, a statement. The question has been asked for centuries without an answer.
It's time to make a statement. There is no answer this monster could give that would give reason.
Stop the damned circle. Report suspected abuse/neglect. If you are a victim of childhood abuse/neglect, heal yourself or find someone that can help you heal.
Damn it. That poor baby. Imagine the fear.
vt_native
(484 posts)very sad.
LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)He must be very strong emotionally, I'd be a wreck.
RIP
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)I was 13. I buried it for so long, trying to be brave for my younger sisters. In my mind i had to live up to the ridiculous ideal we place on men via movies, media, etc. In my case, at least, I wouldn't call it strength- in the long run the suppression was a weakness on my part. You just can't see that when you are in the middle of it.
JI7
(89,264 posts)roguevalley
(40,656 posts)Barack_America
(28,876 posts)I can't even imagine. There's a local story here about a man beating his little 5 month daughter to death.
The violence we see against children these days is just crushing. It just seems to worsen as income inequality does. So much fear, anger and hatred these days.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)tillikum
(105 posts)another mans children. Often with compliance from the mother.
We aren't that far out of the cave after all.
cali
(114,904 posts)PassingFair
(22,434 posts)for it all.
The cycle of violence is HER fault.
Not the non-present father or the monstrous "boyfriend" SHE subjected him to.
Stop repeating the truth about this story.