Comments on: Abandoning Children http://www.emergingparents.com/2008/11/abandoning-children/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:02:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.emergingparents.com/2008/11/abandoning-children/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Chris Sun, 24 May 2009 05:47:43 +0000 http://www.emergingparents.com/?p=41#comment-253 I'm a father of two fantastic kids, in a stable relationship, with loads of family support, a great (really great) Church community who would do anything for me or the kids - and still, once or twice a week, I want to sell my kids on ebay. Maybe we could start by admitting that (as Pat said) it's hard being a parent... I’m a father of two fantastic kids, in a stable relationship, with loads of family support, a great (really great) Church community who would do anything for me or the kids – and still, once or twice a week, I want to sell my kids on ebay.

Maybe we could start by admitting that (as Pat said) it’s hard being a parent…

]]> By: Pat http://www.emergingparents.com/2008/11/abandoning-children/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Pat Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:34:00 +0000 http://www.emergingparents.com/?p=41#comment-249 Julie, <br/>It seems that your take on this story is similar to mine. I think this story speaks to the total lack of support systems in most people's lives. <br/>We were simply not created to go it alone through life... Julie,
It seems that your take on this story is similar to mine. I think this story speaks to the total lack of support systems in most people’s lives.
We were simply not created to go it alone through life…

]]> By: Maria http://www.emergingparents.com/2008/11/abandoning-children/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Maria Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:13:00 +0000 http://www.emergingparents.com/?p=41#comment-248 I've heard this story several times in the news ... it's appalling that someone would abandon a child in this way. If I recall, most have been teens, which may say something about the kind of support these parents might need. Problems that they managed to muddle through take on a different aspect in adolescence -- and the culture around us tells us that kids that age are supposed to be unmanageable, out of control, etc. No wonder parents throw up their hands and give up. <br/><br/>I don't know what role the church can play, except that it's probably got to be a proactive one of seeking out the kids and families that are heading for this level of trouble. I’ve heard this story several times in the news … it’s appalling that someone would abandon a child in this way. If I recall, most have been teens, which may say something about the kind of support these parents might need. Problems that they managed to muddle through take on a different aspect in adolescence — and the culture around us tells us that kids that age are supposed to be unmanageable, out of control, etc. No wonder parents throw up their hands and give up.

I don’t know what role the church can play, except that it’s probably got to be a proactive one of seeking out the kids and families that are heading for this level of trouble.

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