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9. I worry about what will happen when I am not there to be vigilant any more.

Wed May 1, 2013, 12:58 PM

May 2013

Every special needs mom I talk to echoes the same fear that I have: how can I possibly find someone to love my child and care for my child like a mother after I'm gone? It's scary, especially when your kid is developmentally and intellectually disabled, and will never be a "grown man" in the cognitive sense. He will be a child in an adult's body.

I am vigilant, believe me. I'm also scared to death. People are cruel to the defenseless.

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Mentally disabled turkey plant workers awarded $240M for years of abuse [View all] Poll_Blind May 2013 OP

Sometimes people just suck. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2013 #1

Disabled men receive $240M judgment mahatmakanejeeves May 2013 #2

Stories like this are why I worry all the time about my disabled son. Butterbean May 2013 #3

It should not be a cause for worry but for vigilance. That's just my take on it. nt Poll_Blind May 2013 #6

I worry about what will happen when I am not there to be vigilant any more. Butterbean May 2013 #9

I have a female friend who has a daughter who is in a similar situation and... Poll_Blind May 2013 #11

One of my girlfriends has a severely autistic daughter reaching puberty. Butterbean May 2013 #23

Sadly I had to make that choice last summer Throckmorton May 2013 #35

Exactly! RubyDuby in GA May 2013 #12

I'm right there with you. Common Sense Party May 2013 #26

Not surprising at all, just that the social workers were finally heard, now that's surprising. freshwest May 2013 #4

but we don't need regulations on businesses, do we? They'll self-regulate, won't they? nt antigop May 2013 #5

No, they don't. That is why they put regulations into law in the first place n/t Sivafae May 2013 #24

I thought the sarcasm thingy was understood. nt antigop May 2013 #25

Oh it was understood. I was supporting what you were saying. I guess that didn't come across. Sivafae May 2013 #38

No problem! nt antigop May 2013 #39

Some human beings are the most vile creatures on earth. benld74 May 2013 #7

What do you expect gopiscrap May 2013 #8

Sadly, most are. They will do whatever they can get away with. mountain grammy May 2013 #22

ALL business? Common Sense Party May 2013 #27

IMHO ALL!!! business gopiscrap May 2013 #36

BTW gopiscrap May 2013 #37

Texas! We don't need no stinkin' regulations! Workers don't need no rights! Myrina May 2013 #10

Henry's turkey was located in Texas Bluzmann57 May 2013 #14

It is not just in Texas. Jamastiene May 2013 #28

Iowa? Texas? SoapBox May 2013 #13

I live in Iowa Bluzmann57 May 2013 #15

Seriously, Bub, don't paint with a broad brush rurallib May 2013 #16

Being from West Virginia, I feel your pain. Hubert Flottz May 2013 #17

There are shitheels all over the US cyberswede May 2013 #29

Sad that's slavery. Wonder if some workers died in those bad conditions. Sunlei May 2013 #18

That's Some Message otohara May 2013 #19

Cases like this deserve more than a "fine".... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #20

This is terrible... KansDem May 2013 #21

Boy! Did this hit home! Buzzardbait May 2013 #30

Welcome to DU! And what an interesting story, and a reminder of how ongoing the struggle has been. arcane1 May 2013 #31

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #32

happens all over sigmasix May 2013 #33

i heard about a group home in Texas. State-sanctioned rape. Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 #34