Comments on: A Childhood Lost

By: Dame Judy

Dame Judy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:43:08 +0000

Of course its all about parenting! But at the same time, the current victims will someday become adults and parents themselves. I just think we give up too easily on these runaways. Most of these girls will probably be mothers before they turn 18. I honestly think that we are not paying enough attention to this. It not only about the runaways John, but its also about kipnapped children that end up in the hands of sexual predators. Sexual abuse and exploitation is overall awful, but its the worst when it happens to a child.

By: John

John — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:31:38 +0000

I don’t think “So What”, but I think it is a bigger problem that how it was presented here. Blake touches on it. It starts with parenting. There isn’t much else we as a society can do. People have a right to raise their kids how they see fit. It is hard to change that, even through education. People have to learn to take responsibility for bringing a life into this world. Rich, poor, black, white, brown, whatever. Way too many people in all classes and sects of this society fail when it comes to devoting the monetary and emotional resources necessary to raise a child correctly.

By: Dame Judy

Dame Judy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:52:14 +0000

We ALL tend to think that way Blake, until it happens to a child we know. I know our lives are filled with other things to worry about, but some of these runaways don’t have ONE SINGLE PERSON to care for them. They get lost in the system and a new generation of whores, drug addicts, thugs, and homeless is born. Just keeping an eye open for potential abuse is good enough…we can all contribute by being vigilant and proactive.

By: BlaketheMegalomaniac

BlaketheMegalomaniac — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:24:06 +0000

I tend to think, “So What?” And then I think if these kids had 2 parents, a father/mother, then they probably wouldn’t be in the predicament they find themselves in. Then I think with all the other things we have to stress about the 16-year-old whore on 14th or the crackhead behind 7-11 who was once a runaway, isn’t one of them.