Comments on: Mom wants baby after trying to kill it

By: just a voice

just a voice — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:56:13 +0000

i personally know this 17 year old girl and she dated my boyfriend during the time she was pregnant only months before the lets call it “hit” cause lets face it that is what she put on her child. months before the “hit” she was on my boyfriends computer looking for pills and chemicals to try to kill her baby. This is an outrage. Yes abortions are legal but there is such a thing as illegal abortion and that is exactly what this girl tried to do she should have been charged with something. i am personally still speaking with this girl and she has made up multiple stories to multiple people to try to cover her tracks saying she didnt try to kill it but the evidence points the other way. She should not nor ever have custody of this child, she doesnt deserve it and she definitely doesnt obviously have what it takes to be a loving supporting good mother.

By: Ichabod's Cranium

Ichabod's Cranium — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:13:04 +0000

That is indeed upsetting.
I do basically agree with what you’re saying, Inge.
But I also have to think that it might not be a great idea to allow her custody of the child.
We know (by observing and by experience) that people tend to be inconsistent with their intentions, especially with emotionally turbulent decisions. And even more so with teenagers.
Commitments and responsibilities tend to be tossed aside when an individual feels their comfort level is being compromised.

I want to give this girl the benefit of the doubt, but for the safety and well-being of the child this might not be one of those times where this would be a suitable training ground.

By: Matthew Warner

Matthew Warner — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:34:23 +0000

I totally agree, Inge! Surely this mother is struggling with quite a lot to do what she did. And I do hope that she’s had a change of heart. However, I’m not sure it seems all that safe for the child to be in her custody at this point. But that will be left to those involved to figure out, of course. My point for bringing it up was not to point out the particulars of this case or to condemn the mother, but to recognize the legal battle that is resulting from it and its importance to the pro-life movement on that front.

That is wonderful about you and your mom now. And yes, thanks be to God for His mercy!

By: Inge

Inge — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:18:33 +0000

My mom has repeatedly told me it would be better for her if I wouldn’t have born. I suffered a lot from that as a child, later all contact with my mom was severed.
The Church asked me to re-establish contact as part of my process to come into full communion with the Church. Since then, my relationship with my mom never has been better than it is now.
Miracles do happen. Maybe this teen changed her heart too, we cannot look inside her heart, only God can. In the mean while, let’s give her the advantage of doubt instead of condemning her. People are stupid, people do stupid things. God is merciful, which is a good thing, otherwise nobody would end up in heaven.