Family stages kidnapping to teach 6yo a lesson

That family doesn't have two brain cells between them to rub together. That poor boy. 

Oh my god... that poor sweet little boy! I want to be the stranger that takes him and protects him from that hideous family. My heart hurts for this little guy!

I am so sorry for the peas who have posted their experiences of bad parenting. Hugs to you all.

Sounds like you have finally found a way to keep that stress out of your life, good for you!

that poor poor wee boy - he may grow up to have trust issues at the very least

I honestly don't think I can put into words what I am thinking

My first thought, after wanting to punch each and every one of those stupid fuckers in the face, was Why on earth would the co-worker ever agree to do something so awful to a poor little boy? Then I thought Hang on a sec, what about the MOTHER? Why would SHE even consider doing it? Low life dumb arse pigs, the lot of them.

I am flabbergasted. 

My ex DH and I used to joke that we should do that to our oldest who never met a stranger and would probably have walked off with one but lord we would never have done it. We just alway talked to him about strangers etc and always kept an extra eye on him at places like Chucke cheese and Monkey Joes.

ETA I just read the article. We would never have done it but even if we did it would not have been at gunpoint and the whole sex angle at 6? It was all just too much. WTF is wrong with people? Idiot doesn't even begin to cover it.

I cried when I read this. I also watched on the news this morning, and I think it is just horrendous. That poor child. 

I have a 6 year old boy who is the light of my life. I cannot imagine purposely hurting him in such a way.

Some people should be banned from reproducing... forever.

I get him first. He needs to be cuddled and hugged and loved forever more. He is a "gentle" child. I have one of them. He is one of the sweetest and kindest children I have ever met. These children I would treat differently than other rough and tumble ones. They are sensitive and sometimes need more security from their families to be assured everything is "going to be ok". 

I would do everything for him. He deserves the very best. (As all children do). This article broke my heart. I can't believe people out there are so stupid to "teach" their child a lesson like this. It is baffling. 

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My son as a young child was a handful. He would scream and yell when he didn't get his food or milk right, right away. I nearly lost my mind. He was wild. My GP was sure at age 2 he had something wrong like ADD or ADHD. I was in agreement with her. He was just nuts. Oh he calmed down all right. At about age 4 he was placid. Sure we would knock all the cushions off the couch and jump on the bed, but the craziness went away. By age 8 and 9 he was growing up. Age 10 he was a saint. Teen years, the very best years of my life. If I could go back and do the last 9 years over again I would do nothing differently. I love him now more than ever. When I say I have a really wonderful son. I truly mean it. He is never rude to me. He will call me in a panic like he did yesterday, "MOM!!! My insurance at the dentist won't work! I have to pay for it upfront and how am I going do that should I wait to have surgery? Panic panic panic." In my slowest, softest voice I said, "Get in the chair, use the credit card when you leave, you will submit a claim to the university on Tuesday all will be fine". Guess what? All is fine again. Yeah, everything is totally fine. We have some problem solving growing up to do. We can't quite handle times of deep stress. What should I do when...? And we need to work on that. Not a big deal. One day at a time when problems present themselves we will delve into them. For now, all is good. 

That poor, poor boy.

So hard to imagine adult people like this exist.  
And that they are "parenting" the children in our schools/on our kid's sports teams.  

So scary.

That was my first thought as well. Someone who would agree to kidnap, tie up, put a hood on, talk about rape to and draw a gun on a six year old is not someone with appropriate moral boundaries, to say the least. This person is perverted. Sadly, it would not surprise me to hear that this incident was part of a larger picture of abuse. I hope the child was fully examined by experienced medical professionals and questioned by seasoned pros at dealing with abuse victims to get a clear picture of what happened to him.

I hope these animals are put away for a very long time.