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Kalidurga

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2. Knowing how f'd up things have to be for someone to get into foster care

Reply to marym625 (Original post)

Sun Nov 1, 2015, 05:03 AM

Nov 2015

I think my sympathy quadrupled. It is really really terrible in most cases. Being abused as a child is crippling. There are survivors of course, but no one absolutely no one gets out of an abusive situation without scars and/or chronic mental health issues.

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Her name is Shakara and she has a broken arm. [View all] marym625 Nov 2015 OP

Horrible. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #1

The force he used to be able to break her arm.... marym625 Nov 2015 #3

Broken arm not yet reported by reputable media. Hortensis Nov 2015 #15

Knowing how f'd up things have to be for someone to get into foster care Kalidurga Nov 2015 #2

Yes, it has to be a bad situation. marym625 Nov 2015 #4

Yes I know Kalidurga Nov 2015 #5

I'm so sorry. marym625 Nov 2015 #6

Well 4 out of 5 isn't bad. Kalidurga Nov 2015 #7

That's very kind of you marym625 Nov 2015 #8

Thank you for adding this to our narrative of this awful event. brer cat Nov 2015 #9

plus 100 Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #10

Well said! Thank you! marym625 Nov 2015 #12

At one point... CanSocDem Nov 2015 #11

Afraid he might be next marym625 Nov 2015 #13

That's who I feel sorry for, the students that are there to learn and not be distracted. I'm not B Calm Nov 2015 #14

Thank you for the fund info. I'll definitely be looking over my budget to see what I can send. Stardust Nov 2015 #16

Me too. marym625 Nov 2015 #17

Online commenters can be so cruel. I wonder if people were always this way. It saddens me. n/t Stardust Nov 2015 #18

I received a private message here last night. marym625 Nov 2015 #19

I'm truly sorry that someone sent you an obnoxious pm. I guess Mother was right: Don't discuss Stardust Nov 2015 #20

Sure does marym625 Nov 2015 #21