[Mrs. Don-o]

And notice, once again, no father.

Nobody to say, "Calm down. She's just a tomboy. Half the normal girls in the world are tomboys at age 8." There's plenty of blame to go around, but it's all on the adults, not on the kid.

[rlmorel]

Exactly. This is so tragic, and this kid has a rough road ahead, paved by her mother. It is shameful.