[ican'tbelieveit]

I am amazed by the condemnation of the parents. Of the child. Makes my head spin.

It has to be a control issue. I cannot control the existence of these monsters or relate to them or the experience of anyone coming into contact with them. But what about the parents. I can relate to the parents, so I will critique their performance.

[keats5]

Sadly, I'm not surprised by the people's reaction. We live in a fallen world. Sinful people try to find real or imagined sins in other people to make themselves look less guilty. Thus, victims, like Shawn and his parents, get even more victimized. (Note, the parents are indeed victims. Just ask any parent of a missing child.)

Still, Shawn and his family don't need this right now. It's enough that we all say, "Welcome home," to Shawn and "Congratulations," to the folks. If someday Shawn wants to teach us the lessons he learned, so we could teach our own kids, I'd love to hear them.

[Hoosier Catholic Momma]

It has to be a control issue. I cannot control the existence of these monsters or relate to them or the experience of anyone coming into contact with them. But what about the parents. I can relate to the parents, so I will critique their performance.

Good observation, and probably a correct one.