I think part of the problem is that while schools DO educate (and so do some parents/guardians), a lot of Children still don't grasp how HUGE an issue it is, and a lot of them are not aware of the fact they can leave their child with law enforcement, etc...
I didn't know about those laws until after I got married in 2003!! Most places seem to have something of the sort.
Another issue could have been PPD (Post Partum Depression) or it's much worse "cousin", Post Partum Psychosis. I've been through PPD- and it was bad. PPP is bad enough that it can cause all sorts of insane reactions- and one of the warning signs listed in the info is usually "thoughts of harming infant or self".
My PPD wasn't bad enough to consider harming anyone- but (sick as it makes me now) I would have handed Nathan to someone else in a heartbeat. My head was seriously screwed up; after starting meds it changed so much. Nathan's my angel, and I can't believe I ever felt like I did.
Honestly, as much as we educate, we (society) don't do the best job in educating. We tell them this and that, but we're still a very repressive society. Now... you show that kid what it's like to have a baby- they'll change their minds. :new_shocked: That's hard work, and thankless until the kiddo is older.
Now I get kisses, and hugs, and snuggles... and he's talking
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: But it's still hard work.
It is sick to think someone could do this to an infant... and I can't understand it, myself. But I only feel pity for the mother, and sadness for the child- if anything, my anger is for those who let the mother slip through the cracks. I can't believe someone didn't notice SOMETHING.