Undeserved Cruelty

I hate to end these blogs on a serious note, but I recently read an article that really upset me. It was about a 2 year old girl (the photo shown on the right was released by her grandmother) who was killed by her mother and stepfather. This little girl had done nothing in her short life to deserve any pain or suffering. I don't understand how anyone can harm a child. If the mother was that unhappy with having a child then she could have given her up for adoption. There are plenty of families waiting for and wanting a child. She would have found a good home with a loving family. I can't imagine how this woman will live with herself knowing what she has done to a human being she brought into the world. Also, once she decided to kill her child, why she would make the girl suffer so much. The killing described was brutal and not quick. The parents intended to end her life, so I don't understand why they couldn't take mercy on the daughter and at least not torture her. There are so many tragedies such as this that occur every day. The reasoning people have to justify their actions are incomprehensible to me. There are options for parents who don't want or can't take care of their children. I have relatives that have adopted children so I know that the screening process is extensive and people have to truly want a child in order to be given one. If parents who aren't prepared for their children only thought to let their child be given to a willing family, many lives would be happier. The article is at http://www6.comcast.net/news/articles/national/2007/11/26/Child_s.Remains/?cvqh=itn_baby