Ping....
OK...
As a badly abused child with badly abused siblings,
To point of amnesia....
who has fostered horribly abused kids,
who is now spending time in a satellite facility with equally abused kids (I mean suicidal, PTSD in 8 year olds, raped 11 year olds, abandoned on top of it)...
These are NOT threads to ping me too.
Yes, kids need more discipline,
Yes, a swat on the butt to get their attention is great...
Yes, parents are not putting themselves in charge of their children...in more ways than discipline.
BUT these theads always turn into the 'beat the heck out of them, bruises are OK' crowd vs the 'Geez, give me more patients next week why don't ya!' (me)
PS, I also consult in a nursing home too, so no one pull the 'when you're old, you won't want one of these kids taking care of you'.
Right now, I just want to get the idea of a depressed, multiple suicide attempt 12 year old out of my head, and the fact that a hot meal, someone sitting with them while they eat or a fresh apple is treated like an alien treat by so many of these children.
Thank you, and have a nice day.