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Did you watch 20/20 Friday night?
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<blockquote data-quote="totoro" data-source="post: 214723" data-attributes="member: 3155"><p>That is the whole thing. </p><p>How easy it is to play armchair Quarterback. To sit and judge. To say, "I would never do that"</p><p>Well most of us would never do that! Most of us could never consider it, until you either have Mental Illness or have a family member who has Mental Illness. </p><p>Then maybe you could comprehend what these families or single parents are going through. </p><p></p><p>My Mother abandoned my 2 brothers and I, left us with a jerk, he adopted us though. She was Mentally Ill. </p><p>How can anyone say they wouldn't have done the same thing? She felt like she had not other options. If he wasn't there it would have been somewhere else... considering she killed herself, I think it was the smart thing to do by getting us out of the picture first. </p><p></p><p>I hate this topic, people are so judgmental of Mental Illness and narrow minded. </p><p></p><p>Whether or not it even is a Special Needs kid, if a parent *NEEDS* help, don't we as a society are it to them and ourselves to help them? They feel they have no other options at times other than to abandon their own child. </p><p></p><p>And yes some of it is the parent, but that is also a sad state of affairs. Everyone needs help at times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="totoro, post: 214723, member: 3155"] That is the whole thing. How easy it is to play armchair Quarterback. To sit and judge. To say, "I would never do that" Well most of us would never do that! Most of us could never consider it, until you either have Mental Illness or have a family member who has Mental Illness. Then maybe you could comprehend what these families or single parents are going through. My Mother abandoned my 2 brothers and I, left us with a jerk, he adopted us though. She was Mentally Ill. How can anyone say they wouldn't have done the same thing? She felt like she had not other options. If he wasn't there it would have been somewhere else... considering she killed herself, I think it was the smart thing to do by getting us out of the picture first. I hate this topic, people are so judgmental of Mental Illness and narrow minded. Whether or not it even is a Special Needs kid, if a parent *NEEDS* help, don't we as a society are it to them and ourselves to help them? They feel they have no other options at times other than to abandon their own child. And yes some of it is the parent, but that is also a sad state of affairs. Everyone needs help at times. [/QUOTE]
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