How Long Did It Take?

Child abuse!!!

I have not been sleeping the past few nights. Partially from xanax withdrawals and the dependecny on them for sleeping .. but more so as from thinking about a child who's picture I saw on the local news and the sufferring he endured.
 

I am not writing this to exploit the little angel of three .. no, i am writing this because we all need to do our part if we even suspect the abuse of a child... also an animal .. of course children come first.. This little boy was beaten to death by his mother and father ... if you can call them that. Me, I call them monsters.
 

He was a little boy, black with a big smile and white shiny teeth setting on a bed and smiling.. (of course it happens to all colors of children) How could he smile when he suffered as he did .. I guess because children are so innocent and loving and maybe to him his mom and dad loved him and he them. The 'crime ' he comitted..wetting to bed.. he is 3 for goodness sake! And so... his mother and his father beat him with an electrical cord.. I keep thinking about it. Seeing it, wondering how long it took for him to succumb to death?
 

I can only imagine the pain and being only three... i'm thinking he did not know what to do or say and had he known it would have not helped..but he could not say, 'I'm sorry I wet the bed, please don't hit me it hurts so bad and i promise never to do it again and be a good boy'.. no, he couldn't do anything but suffer till he died from the beating, As hard as it is to say I am glad he is not here on this earth .. he is in a better place, a safe place. It hurts me to know this happned..and it happens many times each day across the world. I love that child and wish I could have helped him. As odd as it may sound it is as if he is haunting me .

But then, they all are, all the little ones in these situations.
 

So this I promise.. never will I let one little thing go when it comes to a child ( or animal ).. they have no voice of their own so I will speak up for them.. We all need to .. if you feel something is not right, call SCAN.. let the children atleast know we are trying. It is too heartbreaking to think of but it happens ..
 

The punishment for his 'mother and father'? Ten years in prison. TEN YEARS! What is wrong with the legal system? Of course in due time they will receive their just punishment.. Karma gets us everytime..
 

This is more bloggish than a story.. so please accept my apolgies for this .. also I am not using this baby to get reviews ,, i say this because one noted and lovely poetress on this site wrote of something similar and was accused of exploiting the little girl for her own gain..She was trying to get the word out and pay a small tribute to the child, yet she was chided.

Please if you suspect abuse report it .. It could safe a child. This little one did nothing but wet his bed .. his life is over .. other's aren't.

Let's try to help them.. I just keep thinking how long did it take for him to die from the beating? How long?
 

Bless the beast and the children..innocent they are and love unconditonally.

Author's Note

I detest . as we all do, child and ani,al abusers!

Reviews

[Angelheaded Hipster]

It is about the children...and sad as it is...kids die and get kidnapped every day by their parents hands....the ones that the children trust and love unconditionally....

I witnessed a three year old die in front of me when I was young...the mothers boyfriend did it...he walked after two months.
I hope karma has never been kind to him since. I just don't get why parents lose their cool when children act up, or wet the bed, or whatever.....they are children. We are the adults. We know better. They don't. Its our job to teach them, to raise them up to be civilized human beings.
Not to beat them, degrade them, humiliate them.

I have tears in my eyes from reading this, for the little boy, and for what I endured, and for all the rest of the kids out there who don't have voices.
You shouldnt get chided for this.
If you do....those people are just plain silly.

[Nicole (Carpe Diem)]

it's sad that people abuse children - its even sadder to me when the parent does it - why do they even have kids if they cannot or do not want to take care of them? is it just a cycle that they cannot get out of - where they abused? why not put the kid up for adoption if they dont want it -- there are thousands of people who would care and love the child... it just all makes me so sad that little ones are dying at the hands of their parents...
i dont think you are exploiting - i think you are bringing awareness --

[Jenny Davis]

I can't stand the news anymore because of stories like this...on one hand I am glad they tell us because it makes us aware...on the other hand it bothers me because I couldn't help that child either. It is absolutely disgusting. What's worse is they will probably get out of prison sooner than 10 years, per a parole. I don't think you exploited anyone here...you are writing from your heart. Thank you for reminding me of all the poor children without a voice.