pam Posted February 10, 2011 Report Posted February 10, 2011 Father arrested after infant son found with 20 fractures - ksl.comThe father initially told police his son had fallen. Honestly, how does a 2 month old suffer from injuries from falling?Just breaks my heart. 2 months old..2 months!!! Quote
prospectmom Posted February 11, 2011 Report Posted February 11, 2011 How sad... I hate these stories that do not answer all my questions... Where is the mom??? How sad and unnecessary. Quote
Bini Posted February 11, 2011 Report Posted February 11, 2011 How sad... I hate these stories that do not answer all my questions... Where is the mom??? How sad and unnecessary.Sounded like mum wasn't in the picture, despite the children being so young..What a saddening story. I hope these two children get a chance of being in a safe, secure and loving environment. I know that's not always a reality for these kids. Quote
Just_A_Guy Posted February 11, 2011 Report Posted February 11, 2011 Bail set at $200K. This guy won't be going anywhere soon . . . Quote
Saldrin Posted February 11, 2011 Report Posted February 11, 2011 Father arrested after infant son found with 20 fractures - ksl.comThe father initially told police his son had fallen. Honestly, how does a 2 month old suffer from injuries from falling?Just breaks my heart. 2 months old..2 months!!!GOOD GRIEF what in the blue heck is wrong with people?! Quote
MorningStar Posted February 11, 2011 Report Posted February 11, 2011 We had some children die in our area because they starved to death. Their mom was too busy drinking about 200 cans of beer. I don't get people who treat their children so horribly. Quote
Gwen Posted February 11, 2011 Report Posted February 11, 2011 i agree it doesn't look good for this guy but did want to point out there are various disorders that could explain no abuse and this kind of constant injury. i know a child with OI, her bones won't grow like they are supposed to, they are very brittle. she risks breaking her legs just with the weight of walking. i don't think she is 3 yet and can't walk, she has had multiple surgeries for broken bones, i think she has a pin in her arm to reinforce it and right now is in a cast for a break and managed to break the same bone 2 more times while in the cast. their family goes through so much. she has some of the best protective care of any child i know and yet if you just had her medical record of breaks you would think she was severely abused. i could see a situation of a child having something not quite as sever with a young single father how little boys could be seriously hurt and not realize the severity of it. unfortunately, it usually does turn out to be abuse. just pointing out that the article does not remove all reasonable doubt that abuse is the only explanation for the injuries. Quote
Saintmichaeldefendthem1 Posted February 11, 2011 Report Posted February 11, 2011 The father initially told police his son had fallen. Investigators believe the child may have been violently shaken, Powell said.Nothing in the article indicates the mother is in the picture. As much as people would like to jump on this guy, it should be noted that most parents who shake babies are actually very decent people not prone to violence. They become frustrated when the baby just...won't....stop....crying. There has been a lot of research on the subject and help is available. The U.S. military has been very good about providing much in the way of support for parents and informing parents of the help that's available. When I was a baby, my biological mother was giving me a bath. I wouldn't stop crying and she became frustrated and struck me so that my head hit the tub. She then put me in the crib. When I still wouldn't stop crying, she knew something was wrong and took me to the hospital. It turned out I had sustained a fracture in my cranium. I harbor no resentment toward her because of this incident.I think the answer is to get the information out there that there is help for parents struggling with frustration in dealing with their infant children. These are not evil parents. They love their children very much and in their right mind would never dream of hurting them.They just need a little help. Quote
RipplecutBuddha Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 At the same time, I know of two wonderful young children who are burdened with life-altering injuries from their birth parents (25% burn scarring on the son, 15% on the daughter, as well as multiple fractures that weren't healed properly due to being barred from the emergency room for fear of discovery). They also need to be hidden from their birth parents as completely as possible. The father is still searching for them, and whenever the foster parents catch wind of him being in the area, they have to contact the children's case manager, who picks them up, gets what belongings they can in a half hour, then re-assigns them to a different family in a new secret location. The more I learn of the ugliness in humanity, the more I cringe when trying to understand what our Father in Heaven must endure when he knows everything that is going on. Quote
Backroads Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 I'm with SaintMichael. There are a lot of wicked people who should not be parents, but quite often this stuff is completely unintentional, which makes it even sadder. Quote
slamjet Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 All the times I wanted to duct-tape my babies mouth shut because they wouldn't stop crying. I didn't but the frustration is there and understandable. I should say though, all my babies were good babies except my little Aspergers child. She has a suborn streak that put's me to shame. Unfortunately, self control is lacking in society these days. Quote
Guest Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 I don't know if it is even possible for males to get depression to go with their wife's post-partum stress. But, I do know from experience that the first 6 months after having the baby gets the mom's system so whacked up that she can go psychotic. My friend got it sooo bad that she got hospitalized and tested very high on amphetamine... she never took any medication, never had any drug or product of any kind that had amphetamines - her body just produced it somehow! She had to get locked up in mental rehab for it because she was going bananas. Quote
Backroads Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 All the times I wanted to duct-tape my babies mouth shut because they wouldn't stop crying. I didn't but the frustration is there and understandable. I should say though, all my babies were good babies except my little Aspergers child. She has a suborn streak that put's me to shame. Unfortunately, self control is lacking in society these days.What are you talking about? Everyone knows that if you have self-control you are not going along with your desires and dreams. My daddy probably has Aspergers. He has all of the symptoms. But he's in his 50s with a master's degree, so it's a bit late to really look into it. Quote
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