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Originally Posted by redforever
Who knows if it was bribery as much as fear. When you have a child like this, you get desperate, it is not as clear black and white from the inside lookout out as it is from the outside looking in.
Yes, the child might be a little bugger, perhaps the home environment is not what it should be, usually children are a product of their environment, but there are many factors that produce children with severe behavioural problems. The story makes the news cause of the age of the child and the gift in question.
Imagine then the poor child, who is brilliant at school, never steps out of line, and does not receive a gift because the family is too poor to buy one. How bad they must feel. Life is cruel too many times. Let's keep the spirit of XMas in our hearts and not judge others.
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I hate to say this but what is with the feel good/bad Christmas spirt crap? You say that Chistmas is about sharing love (which apparently is only able to be done though the use of presents and other material goods) yet you ignore the fact that sometimes what is necessary is for a good kick in the ass. Coddling little *******s such as this little ******* leads to a situation where the little *******s feel as though there are no consiquences for their actions and as such are free to act in any way that they see fit. I have worked with little *******s in the past and I know that sometimes they have bad parents and a poor upbringing but that can only be used as a crutch for so long until the rug is pulled out from under them and they are faced with the reality that this is the world they live in, and no ones boss cares that your mother had you when she wasn't old enough and that your great-grandmother is younger than most other kids grandmothers. The only thing they will get is a boot in the ass or a pink slip in the hand.
Does it suck that it had to come to this - sure. But are there worse things for the kid than to be steered in the right direction at what I hope is a young age. This just shows me that the mother can at least admit to herself that she does need help which is the best thing for the kid and likely the mother at the same time.