Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Boring
I'm not a very interesting person and I can never think of anything to write about besides my cat.....
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Some People Should Not Be Allowed to Have Children!
ARLINGTON, Texas — A 24-year-old Texas mother is in jail after she treated her 2-year-old son's head injury with a Popsicle instead of calling 9-1-1.
Ebony Thorne's son Joshua later died of the injury.
Arlington police said the boy fell eight feet down a U-shaped stairwell in Thorne's apartment Wednesday morning. Investigators said instead of calling for an ambulance, Thorne placed a Popsicle on her son's head and put him to bed.
When the boy's father arrived later, he found Joshua unresponsive. Police said he called Thorne's mother, who drove to the apartment from Fort Worth and called 911.
Officers found bruises and marks around the toddler's head and dried blood on his nose and mouth.
Thorne's charged with injury to a child by omission/criminal negligence. Her 3-year-old son and 10-month-old girl were returned to their grandmother, who had custody of all three children.
HERE'S ANOTHER ONE -
POLAND - A baby boy in Poland was born drunk.
Doctors decided to check his blood-alcohol level because his mother was drunk when she arrived to give birth.
What they saw frightened them.
A doctor tells the PAP news agency that 12 hours after he was born, the boy had a blood-alcohol level six times the legal limit for driving. That means he was drunk before he was even born. He weighed five pounds, seven ounces at birth.
Doctors say the baby will likely suffer permanent neurological damage from his mother's drinking.
OH WAIT! HERE'S ONE MORE!!
RENO, Nev. — A couple authorities say were so obsessed with the Internet and video games that they left their babies starving and suffering other health problems have pleaded guilty to child neglect.
The children of Michael and Iana Straw, a boy age 22 months and a girl age 11 months, were severely malnourished and near death last month when doctors saw them after social workers took them to a hospital, authorities said. Both children are doing well and gaining weight in foster care, prosecutor Kelli Ann Viloria told the Reno Gazette-Journal.
Michael Straw, 25, and Iana Straw, 23, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts each of child neglect. Each faces a maximum 12-year prison sentence.
Viloria said the Reno couple were too distracted by online video games, mainly the fantasy role-playing "Dungeons & Dragons" series, to give their children proper care.
"They had food; they just chose not to give it to their kids because they were too busy playing video games," Viloria told the Reno Gazette-Journal.
Police said hospital staff had to shave the head of the girl because her hair was matted with cat urine. The 10-pound girl also had a mouth infection, dry skin and severe dehydration.
Her brother had to be treated for starvation and a genital infection. His lack of muscle development caused him difficulty in walking, investigators said.
The Straws have been given public defenders. The Associated Press left a message Saturday with the public defender's office.
Michael Straw is an unemployed cashier, and his wife worked for a temporary staffing agency doing warehouse work, according to court records. He received a $50,000 inheritance that he spent on computer equipment and a large plasma television, authorities said.
While child abuse because of drug addiction is common, abuse rooted in video game addiction is rare, Viloria said.
Last month, experts at an American Medical Association meeting backed away from a proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder, saying it had to be studied further. Some said the issue is like alcoholism, while others said there was no concrete evidence it's a psychological disease.
Patrick Killen, spokesman for Nevada Child Abuse Prevention, said video game addiction's correlation to child abuse is "a new spin on an old problem."
"As we become more technologically advanced, there's more distractions," Killen said. "It's easy for someone to get addicted to something and neglect their children. Whether it's video games or meth, it's a serious issue, and (we) need to become more aware of it."
Ebony Thorne's son Joshua later died of the injury.
Arlington police said the boy fell eight feet down a U-shaped stairwell in Thorne's apartment Wednesday morning. Investigators said instead of calling for an ambulance, Thorne placed a Popsicle on her son's head and put him to bed.
When the boy's father arrived later, he found Joshua unresponsive. Police said he called Thorne's mother, who drove to the apartment from Fort Worth and called 911.
Officers found bruises and marks around the toddler's head and dried blood on his nose and mouth.
Thorne's charged with injury to a child by omission/criminal negligence. Her 3-year-old son and 10-month-old girl were returned to their grandmother, who had custody of all three children.
HERE'S ANOTHER ONE -
POLAND - A baby boy in Poland was born drunk.
Doctors decided to check his blood-alcohol level because his mother was drunk when she arrived to give birth.
What they saw frightened them.
A doctor tells the PAP news agency that 12 hours after he was born, the boy had a blood-alcohol level six times the legal limit for driving. That means he was drunk before he was even born. He weighed five pounds, seven ounces at birth.
Doctors say the baby will likely suffer permanent neurological damage from his mother's drinking.
OH WAIT! HERE'S ONE MORE!!
RENO, Nev. — A couple authorities say were so obsessed with the Internet and video games that they left their babies starving and suffering other health problems have pleaded guilty to child neglect.
The children of Michael and Iana Straw, a boy age 22 months and a girl age 11 months, were severely malnourished and near death last month when doctors saw them after social workers took them to a hospital, authorities said. Both children are doing well and gaining weight in foster care, prosecutor Kelli Ann Viloria told the Reno Gazette-Journal.
Michael Straw, 25, and Iana Straw, 23, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts each of child neglect. Each faces a maximum 12-year prison sentence.
Viloria said the Reno couple were too distracted by online video games, mainly the fantasy role-playing "Dungeons & Dragons" series, to give their children proper care.
"They had food; they just chose not to give it to their kids because they were too busy playing video games," Viloria told the Reno Gazette-Journal.
Police said hospital staff had to shave the head of the girl because her hair was matted with cat urine. The 10-pound girl also had a mouth infection, dry skin and severe dehydration.
Her brother had to be treated for starvation and a genital infection. His lack of muscle development caused him difficulty in walking, investigators said.
The Straws have been given public defenders. The Associated Press left a message Saturday with the public defender's office.
Michael Straw is an unemployed cashier, and his wife worked for a temporary staffing agency doing warehouse work, according to court records. He received a $50,000 inheritance that he spent on computer equipment and a large plasma television, authorities said.
While child abuse because of drug addiction is common, abuse rooted in video game addiction is rare, Viloria said.
Last month, experts at an American Medical Association meeting backed away from a proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder, saying it had to be studied further. Some said the issue is like alcoholism, while others said there was no concrete evidence it's a psychological disease.
Patrick Killen, spokesman for Nevada Child Abuse Prevention, said video game addiction's correlation to child abuse is "a new spin on an old problem."
"As we become more technologically advanced, there's more distractions," Killen said. "It's easy for someone to get addicted to something and neglect their children. Whether it's video games or meth, it's a serious issue, and (we) need to become more aware of it."
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Return from Indy
Well folks, I returned home from my Indy vacation on Sunday. It was a really fantastic trip!! Even on the 4th of July when Rob had to work a gig, it was great! His mother and I hung out at the bar while he worked and the band was gracious enough to let him come up and play a song on his guitar. Boo Kitty got along fine with Rob's dog Pixel after a day or two of hissing and eventually, they both slept in bed with us. Something else happened while I was in Indy that I am not able to divuldge at this particular time, but, let me tell you....IT WAS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!! I'll share more at a later date.
I returned home on sunday night feeling a little depressed. I spent the week with Rob and then had to come home to an empty house....all that was waiting for me was my laundy! Boo Kitty was still a little drugged up from the trip so he wasn't much fun either. I've never really been a person who feels lonely when i am at home by myself. Hell, I usually prefer it!! Now that I have Rob in Indy, I find myself feeling a little more lonely every day that passes by without him....
Okay, enough of that cry baby shit. I expected to return to the office and have a ton of work and e-mails waiting for me but instead, found my desk empty and only a minimal amount of e-mails to return. I love it when other people take initiative and take care of things themselves rather than waiting for me to handle everything....it's been a nice calm quiet week so far and I'm friggin lovin it!!
I returned home on sunday night feeling a little depressed. I spent the week with Rob and then had to come home to an empty house....all that was waiting for me was my laundy! Boo Kitty was still a little drugged up from the trip so he wasn't much fun either. I've never really been a person who feels lonely when i am at home by myself. Hell, I usually prefer it!! Now that I have Rob in Indy, I find myself feeling a little more lonely every day that passes by without him....
Okay, enough of that cry baby shit. I expected to return to the office and have a ton of work and e-mails waiting for me but instead, found my desk empty and only a minimal amount of e-mails to return. I love it when other people take initiative and take care of things themselves rather than waiting for me to handle everything....it's been a nice calm quiet week so far and I'm friggin lovin it!!
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Heading out to Indy!!
Well, it's finally here...MY VACATION!!! I'm heading East to Indianapolis to see my boyfriend and meet his mother. I'm taking Boo Kitty with me and am hoping that he gets along well with Rob's dog Pixel. I think they are going to love each other and get along just fine...they both need more play stimulation that they are not getting from their mommy and daddy!! Keep your fingers crossed for me!
Anywho's, the 4th is going to suck. My boyfriend has to work that night which means I either have to sit around his house and stare at the walls or go with him to his gig and listen to loud music and be around a bunch of drunk assholes. Maybe his mother and I can find something else to doo......
Anywho's, the 4th is going to suck. My boyfriend has to work that night which means I either have to sit around his house and stare at the walls or go with him to his gig and listen to loud music and be around a bunch of drunk assholes. Maybe his mother and I can find something else to doo......
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