I don't want to open a "can of worms" here but there IS no excuse for this kind of abuse.........NUF said from me. Linda/CT
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "loopy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This just reminds me of the Victoria Andrews books (VC Andrews?). She tells > several series of books where the mother is really horrible to the child, > and then there's a prequel published where you hear about when the mum was a > child and she's the one being abused. Suddenly the abuse she dishes out > makes sense. > > And you could probably go on to write a prequel to her story too. > > So often the reason people dish out abuse is that they haven't come to terms > with the abuse given to them as a child. Or they just don't realise what > they're doing is wrong. > > loopy1/lin > UK > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tabatha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 2:33 PM > Subject: Re: [BookCrossing] What I'm reading - "A Child Called It" (& > sequels)OT > > > > > > Sorry to jump in here, because I haven't read these books, but this > comment made me think, so I just thought I'd share... > > > > This makes me wonder, what kind of why could there possibly be? It > wouldn't really be right to try to explain irrational actions to rational > minds. Isn't our need to understand this linked to our fear and disbelief > that pure evil can exist and be directed towards children? If we can know > and understand it, we think it won't be as frightening. But I don't think > rational people can understand. And perhaps if we could, we would find that > we didn't want to. > > > > Have I run this train right off the tracks? :) > > -tabby90 > > > > Miriam Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Has anyone else read the whole series? I am totally > > stunned by the depth of hatred and abuse he suffered. > > I just can't understand why the father didn't > > intervene more strongly!! And I am frustrated that it > > doesn't explain WHY the mother abused Dave....but > > maybe that will come in the last book? > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > vote.yahoo.com - Register online to vote today! > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend > > > > Archives and email list settings: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/wnIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
