January 21, 2008

  • Somebody just posted this message on my Facebook Funwall. I had to air my thoughts on it.

    I feel awful for this little baby girl. Not just because of how she died, but because BOTH her parents and their families were too stupid and selfish to make sure she was cared for. Seriously, if you don't want or know how to care for a baby, GIVE HER UP FOR ADOPTION. Leave her at a hospital, church, police station, Children's Aid, ANYTHING. The mother either lacks a basic education or is so disinterested in being taken seriously in spreading her message, she couldn't even write her story coherently. She's sitting there in the photo, crying because her daughter is dead, but didn't bother to make sure the baby was being properly cared for. What kind of mother leaves her baby and then doesn't make sure she's getting proper care? I may sound callous and insensitive, but people like this should be forcibly sterilised to avoid further children suffering at their hands. The father should also be sterilised. Both parents, and the father's family members who participated in the neglect should be charged and punished for not providing the necessities of life. I don't know where the mother's family was in all this, so I can't comment on them. Perhaps she had no family. I don't know. But that's about all I have to say on the matter. I just had to say it.

    Gilly and I had an excellent weekend with Laura and Melanie. Laura had a housewarming party in Barrie last night, and we spent the evening eating desserts and playing Pictionary and Dutch Blitz. We went to bed quite late,and today Laura, Gilly and I went to Collingwood to spend the afternoon at a spa. Blue Mountain has a new spa they call Le Scandinave, and it's freaking awesome. Three hot baths and three cold baths, all of varying temperatures, hot and cold waterfalls, sauna, eucalyptus steam room, fireplace... all OUTDOORS. We froze our feet on the deck stones, lounged in the hot water and put snow on each other's heads. There were three indoor relaxation rooms with relaxing music, Muskoka chairs and large picture windows so you could relax and look at nature, or sit and read. All indoor facilities were completely silent, that is, nobody is allowed to speak. Conversation is allowed in the outdoor pools, but only if kept on the quiet side. It was very relaxing, and we were reluctant to leave after six hours there. We went to Kelsey's for dinner, during which Mom phoned and told us highway 400 was closed in both directions due to a 100-car pileup. We managed to find an alternate route with the help of a waitress, and we got home safely at 1:30AM, with a brief visit at Mom's place on the way home.

    And now, to bed. Why do I keep staying up so late?