Teen Chained In Basement And Starved Is Further Proof Some Parents Don’t Deserve Kids
Now that I have that out of my system I can continue writing about this. I have a 16-year-old. He is a good kid. He is funny and smart and charming and helpful and I love him beyond words. He is amazing and every day I feel blessed and honored to get to live with a person who I truly feel is one of the best people I have ever known. I’m a lucky mom. Now, despite the fact I have a great teen who makes me proud on a daily basis, at times he can be a pain in the ass. Just normal teenage stuff, the moodiness, snarking on one of his younger siblings, forgetting to take the garbage out unless I remind him a few times. Writing this, I’m the first to admit that I do not understand the reality of living with a “mentally challenged” teen. I’m not Adam Lanza‘s mother, not even close by a million miles. I have sympathy for parents who are dealing with teenagers that have huge problems, but I still can’t understand doing something like this. I could never be driven to a point where I could understand handcuffing my kid to a pole in the basement, no matter how “bad” they were.
From Kansas City.com:
A Clay County judge will allow a 17-year-old boy who was found handcuffed to a basement pole earlier this week to remain with a foster family.
Police found the mentally challenged teen on top of several blankets Monday inside the basement of his Kansas City, North, residence.
Police officers visited the teen’s Northland townhome Monday afternoon to check on him after someone suspecting abuse called the Missouri Children’s Division.
The teen’s stepmother answered the door and told police she would go downstairs to wake him. Police asked her to stay upstairs while they checked on the teen.
The officers found him curled in a fetal position on the concrete floor. He was placed in protective custody.
Gremli described the teen as ”generally healthy, but thin,” weighing between 103 and 107 pounds.
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