Today I witnessed the worst case of verbal abuse

[Carson]

I've ever personally heard.

A friend and I went shopping and when he decided to go to Circuit City, I opted to stay in the car. My window was rolled down a bit and I was reading a book when I car parked next to me.

The car was some beat-up mid-80's model and contained a bedraggled-looking woman and two unkempt kids. The woman got out of the car and opened the back door and began yelling at one of the children--a boy of about 6 or 7.

She was standing right next to my car so I easily heard every horrible word she said to her child. She told him she didn't want to be seen in public with him and began to list the reasons why. He couldn't behave and was ugly and stupid. Then she said that was the reason no one liked him and he didn't have any friends. The poor boy didn't even look up. He just sat there with his head down.

By the time, this woman slammed the door and walked toward the store with her other child, tears were streaming down my face. (I'm crying now, just thinking about it.) I tried to catch the boy's eye and smile at him or something, but he never looked up.

My friend came back shortly after and we left. I'm still shaken up. All I can think about is what sort of life this child has.

Some people are so sickening and inhuman.