I don't watch Larry King- I have enough stress without that! It just seems to me that it is unrealistic to expect 24-7 care of a child. It is not normal, it does not teach a child how to solve their own problems, and it only helps them learn that the big bad world is something to be scared of. Kids will be hurt. I do not have any experience raising little girls. I don't claim to be a perfect parent, but I am dang proud of my boys. My oldest can get hit in a football game and pop right up. My 5 and 3 year olds are able to cope with scrapes and cuts without hysterics. The kids that are constantly pampered tend to react with great dramatics.
I realize that these are generalizations, but in my experience they are true. Children that are ALLOWED to get hurt and TRUSTED to behave when they are not obviously supervised will get along better as adults.
The father today went to go PEE for cryin out loud! Yes, there was a freak in the house. But if you were staying with a friend (and I don't mean you specifically SW) and they had their brother sleeping on the couch (not some dumpster diving bum) to say you would go stay in a hotel or sit and guard the child all night with a shotgun is ridiculous.
I am heart broken every time I hear about something like this, BUT I am also realistic in my judgement of the parents. If the dad had, for instance, invited the
b@$%ard to share his daughter's bed I would hold him very responsible. He went PEE. Do not blame the rape victim, blame the sick @*&% that carries out the action.
I need to wrap this post up, I am starting to resort to the SHIFT key to much.