GODDAMMIT TO HELL!!!

[Aristus]

I just examined a baby who was following up on a hospital visit due to physical abuse. Sweetest, most angelic thing you've ever seen. And a face covered with bruises and abrasions. I swear, sometimes I want to commit murder.

She's with a very nice foster mother right now. The guy who did it is in the slam. And the baby is safe. But I just about lost it in front of her foster mother. (No, wait; I did lose it; had to turn away for a few seconds...)

The exam went well; she's well-fed, not skittish or anything, and she was smiling at me by the time I was done.

But I'm reminded of the line from George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four": 'The urge to shout a stream of profanities at the top of his lungs was stronger than ever.'

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. yep, it was the babies that always got to me, too.

would have to step away and get it back together. compose myself. tough, I know.

[Aristus]

4. I'm not wishing evil events on the perp.

But if he dies a horrible, lingering, nasty death, I won't shed any tears for him...

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. understand. totally. hang in there.

[Blue Palasky]

13. here, let me

[elleng]

2. THANKS for what you do, Aristus.

[In_The_Wind]

3. Shhh! You did all you could. Social Services is helping her now.

[GiveMeFreedom]

6. Aritus, my buddy. Good news!

I happen to be very fluent in Constructionese and Sailorisms. Sort of a slang language. If you will allow me?

That FUCKER!!!!!!!!!!!~~!!!

Your welcome and blame it on me. Peace.

[calimary]

17. Amen.

Needledick bugfucker always filled the quota for me...

Poor sweet innocent baby. In better, safer care now, I hope.

[Aristus]

7. Thanks, you guys. I appreciate you being there for me.

I have to extend some sympathy to the foster mother. She told me she was getting horrifed looks at the mall and the supermarket. Not only is she caring for an abused child, people think she is the abuser. Now, there's a thankless job. Except I did thank her for keeping the little girl safe...

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. I applaud that you can carry it off.

Afraid I could not.
Spent a whole career being as calm and rational as could be defusing crisis situations with out of control adults,
but simply could not work around abused children or animals.
bless you for your coping skills....

[In_The_Wind]

11. Years back it was my job to supervise foster parents.

Social Services will approve the homes but constant supervision is a must.

[LeftofObama]

9. Thank you so much for what you do!

I simply can't stand to see any human or animal abused. Short of revenge on the abuser all I can do is cry when I see it.

[lindysalsagal]

10. Where was the real mother?

That's what makes me angry.

[sheshe2]

12. Oh, Aristus, that poor sweet baby.

Thank you for caring for her.

You treated her, gently and with kindness, of course she was smiling at you. Babies know who loves them.

[LeftishBrit]

14. Poor little thing. I hope she'll be OK physically and mentally and have a good life now.

[onecent]

15. Oh bless you for taking care of the children that so need YOU!!

I am glad you are around to assist. But I know the feeling, It makes me want to do some real damage to live humans when I think of abuse of humans and/or animals.

Hang in there and hugs to you Aristus!!

[Archae]

16. Here in Sheboygan, we just had a woman convicted for killing her baby daughter.

Decades ago.

According to testimony from her now-grown surviving kids, the woman had an out-of-control temper, and would beat and abuse them for little or even no provocation.

I read about other parents, who add their religion to this, and it's just plain horrifying.

[Sheldon Cooper]

18. Yes, but does the mother smoke?

[Aristus]

19. You've come to the wrong place if you want to joke about abuse.

If you plan on defending the mother or her boyfriend's right to smack a little child around, and parse my words as to what constitutes abuse and what does not; if you are going to advocate for the rights of child abusers, and excoriate any medical provider who dares to stand up for the rights of a child to a safe and healthy household, you're in the wrong place.

Please leave, as quickly and quietly as possible. Thank you.

[Texasgal]

22. What have you done lately for

abused children?

[sheshe2]

23. Abuse of a child, anyone really,

is not a time for levity, or jabs at the OP.

[In_The_Wind]

24. From one who investigated child abuse for the State of New York ...

Oh for chrissake get over yourself.

Yes, but does the mother smoke?

What is your problem?

[nolabear]

30. How can you do that? Hijack a thread of support like that?

I'm sure you're aware what this good man needs right now, and I hope you recognize that the world's caregivers need care when they're doing the work that most of us can't bear to do. I see the results of abuse in my practice every day and I'm here to tell you, Aristus is absorbing some outstanding pain. If we can give a modicum of help so he doesn't burn out who are you to interfere. If it wasn't meant to harm but was just clumsy have the grace to say so and I expect you'd get support as well.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

21. At lest she is alive and someone stepped in. (Add)

ADD: I may have been 14 at the time but I will never forgive myself for not saying some for a 18 month beauty. Instead of helping her, I went to view her body.

I will never get forgive myself nor the mother that allowed it or the man that killed her.

[mzmolly]

25. Horrible.

I don't understand that kind of behavior, at all.

[undergroundpanther]

26. I would not be good at your job

and i wouldn't be a good animal cop either,or if you look at it another way I may make a very good one.Because after seeing the abuse,knowing how abuse affected me I'd cut to the chase and put a bullet in the assholes head instead of playing nice with monsters and letting him go to jail to be released in a year for"good behavior".Psychopaths don't care,and never will care about anyone else so why should we care about the lives of sociopaths that abuse babies.

[In_The_Wind]

27. He really is doing a difficult job.

I do understand how you feel toward those who abuse anyone, undergroundpanther.

[undergroundpanther]

28. I know he does

And I am so very grateful for people that can do that job,we need more people like him.

[In_The_Wind]

29. I agree with you. We do need more like him.

The world would be a kinder gentler place.

[nolabear]

31. Because they were once babies.

I understand your feeling and I agree they have to be stopped but they are both the damages and the damaged.

[sarge43]

32. You, sir, are a warrior.

From our National Anthem, "....when freemen shall stand between their loved home and the war's desolation."

You stand between the defenseless and life's desolation.

Hand salute.

And one for the foster mother.

[Blue Owl]

33. Baby, child, and animal abusers are the lowliest of cowards

Fucking evil scumbags.