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Originally Posted by duncan
I don't think he will ever recover. The kid I discussed started using some serious stuff to 'mask' his pain. By the time we saw him, he was addicted to crack, meth and heroin, and had a history of 'huffing' gas, sniffing glue, and heavy alchohol abuse. They wouldn't use the self-defence plea, because there had been no assault for days (because he was now 6'3'' and 250lbs), and he had planned the murder. They did take it into consideration during sentencing though.
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I wouldn't count this kid out yet. The quotes that are there when he talks about his parents hating him tell me that he understands it's not him, it was them. I would suggest though that if the child doesn't get some love in his life and soon, he probably won't recover and would never feel worthy of anything.
I cannot say often enough and loud enough that children NEED more love! To give them food, clothing and shelter is not enough! You have got to love them too! If I ever thought that 'they' would allow me to, I would adopt a ****load of older kids to show them they are worthy of love and someone out there cares a lot. Hmmm... I should look into that.