Parents Behaving Badly

39 opinions for Father accused of murdering 14-month-old daughter

• Lauren
  May 15, 2007 at 4:47 am

  poor little girl, they are the most fun when they are 1, i loved watching my son learn and explore at that age. she was so cute and her parents hated her enough to kill her, this is horrible, i wish i could save all the little babies and bring them to my house. i would never crack their skulls, leave brusies, starve them, mutilate them, or dunk their heads in toilets. i cant believe the stuff people actually do to children, these stories are unthinkable to me and there is tons of sick fucks out there ruining our world and the next generation.

• Tamera
  May 15, 2007 at 5:21 am

  If the grandmother took her to the hospital to report bruising and the police took pictures, why in the hell wasn’t a report filed? It seems like everyone failed this poor little baby girl.

• Stephanie
  May 15, 2007 at 5:55 am

  When my son was born (He is five now) I was a single mother. My ex and I had split up when I was 5 weeks pregnant and I went through the pregnancy, delivery and child rearing on my own….. My best friend gave me some advice one day when I was sitting in front of her, crying in frustration at going at the whole parenting thing alone. It turned out to be the best advice I ever could have recieved at that place in my life. She looked at me and said “I know it is hard and I know it is frustrating. Parenting is like that. But do me a favor, will ya? When you get to this point again, lay him down in the crib and walk away. Take a few minutes to calm down and collect yourself. The crying will not hurt the baby, he will be fine but YOU may hurt that baby unintentionally just because you are so worked up.” I took that to heart and learned to walk away when my temper began to boil. I still practice that to this day (and let me tell you, my five year old could frustrate Mother Teresa!) I just wish there were more people out there like my best friend, who will spread the word and help you understand that frustration and anger are all a part of parenting. Hell, I guarantee every single one of OUR parents have been frustrated with us to the point that they wanted to wrap their hands around our throat and squeeze the life out of us (I know MY parents have!) but we/they have learned the art of WALKING AWAY until things calm down. This poor baby girl…. If only her parents had a best friend like mine.

• Melissa
  May 15, 2007 at 6:17 am

  What a beautiful baby girl.

• Lisa
  May 15, 2007 at 7:24 am

  My children are the best thing that has ever happened in my life, but, Stephanie is right, sometimes they can be frustrating. Last night I had my 2 year old in the bathtub and my 7 week old in her car seat in the bathroom with us. The toddler refused to get out of the tub and the baby started crying because she has gas. This is totaly normal behavior for both age groups, but I was having a bad day. I was so upset that I had to walk across the hall and sit on my bed where I could still see them but I had some space. When I calmed down I went back and calmed the baby and got the toddler ready for bed. Every parent has moments when it gets to be too much, and the only thing you can do is make sure they are safe and walk away. Stephanie said her best friend gave her that advise, if only all frustrated parents had a best friend like that. We all need one every now and then. This poor baby deserved to be loved and cuddled and have a safe, happy life, but her father took that away. In truth, it could happen to anybody, so this is an all around tradgety.

• A mom of four, so far
  May 15, 2007 at 12:26 pm

  What a beautiful little girl, so sad :( It sounds like her biological mother was a real winner, too, NOT!

• Ihavekidstoo
  May 15, 2007 at 12:28 pm

  Stephanie’s friend gave her excellent advice. But it seems to me there’s a clear difference between a parent who has a bad day and maybe snaps at or even swats their child in frustration and someone who consistently, intentionally abuses a child. The “frustration defense” is an over-used excuse for people who really just want to hurt something small and defenseless because it makes them feel more powerful. Anyone can have a bad day, but I have a feeling that on her WORST day Stephanie, her friend and people like her would NEVER inflict the harm on a child that this waste of flesh did.

• karen1066
  May 15, 2007 at 5:48 pm

  i agree with “ihavekidstoo”. this baby had a large bruise on her face and large bruises on her thighs…at the age of 6 WEEKS???? it just seems like another case of abusive parenting throughout her just life. i’m not sure if the facts were published yet or not, but did they say what trauma caused the death and how extensive were her other injuries?

• Bogustoo
  May 15, 2007 at 6:50 pm

  This is a horrendous case. And the mother is in jail awaiting charges of abuse towards a child that she was BABYSITTING? ~sigh~

  We all get frustrated. That happens. However, we also need to be held accountable for our actions, whether they were out of frustration or not. Honestly, I am tired of hearing parents excuse their behavior because they were frustrated, the baby was crying, I couldn’t make him/her stop, etc.

  I am a single mother. MY mother passed away when my son was 6 months old. I had no support at all. I was young and all of my friends were still into the partying stage. There were days that I wouldn’t sleep at all, minus 20 minutes here or there (the molar days LOL). However, I NEVER harmed my son and would still get up for work the next morning.

  I am not claiming to be a superwoman. I am, however, claiming to be a Mommy.

  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Adults should be “licensed” before they can have kids.

• NIKKI
  May 16, 2007 at 5:47 am

  you guys are RIGHT! I was taught “the art of walking away” When I had my oldest at age 18. She attended a daycare center that had a program for teenaged mothers. The main stipulation was that we HAD to attend parenting classes. Yes, we had to pay a small fee but classes were more mandatory than the fee! One of the first lessons I learned was to walk away. And that crying would not hurt my baby. But my frustrations would! I had horrible PMS back then(before I learned about evening primrose and PRAYER!) and a short fuse. I loved my little girl! She was so cute but she could cry her head off when she had her moments! And I am still thankful to this day for the lessons I learned at Building Blocks! My daughter is now 17 and will go off to college next year and has never been abused! I pass this same lesson on to other young (and mature) mothers. People need to know that getting worked up or frazzled is part of human nature! BUT HERE”S A TOOL TO HELP YOU SO YOU DONT HURT YOUR CHILD!

• NIKKI
  May 16, 2007 at 5:52 am

  Lisa, I just wanted to say to you, GOOD JOB! I hope your older child has an easier time tonight! They can be little boogers!Stephanie, you are blessed with a treasure, A good friend who isn’t afraid to tell you the truth! GOD BLESS ALL THE GOOD MOMMY’S! And Daddy’s. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK FOLKS!!

• Stephanie
  May 16, 2007 at 5:54 am

  I kno

• Stephanie
  May 16, 2007 at 5:57 am

  Grrr… I hate when I hate when I submit without finishing what I was gonna say!

  Anyway, Nikki, I know exactly how you feel and exactly what you mean. What was it that Judd Nelson said in his role on The Breakfast Club…. we need a license to drive, a license to fish but any asshole can become a parent. It is just too sad. My son is my world and I could never fathom (sp?) hurting him. It is so sad that these poor babies basically get the luck of the draw and they keep coming up with the short stick in the bunch.

• alalee
  May 16, 2007 at 11:36 am

  I don’t necessarily agree with having to have a license to be a parent - that is just another step towards a closed society that will only allow the elite to breed and, let’s face it, child abuse happens across all financial demographics. I’ve known low-income, middle-class, and upper-class people who were scumbags no matter which way you looked at it but also known people from these same groups who were great parents. That’s not the answer. The answer is demolition and re-creation of the current system in place (CPS, DHS, whatever alphabet soup they’re using these days), meaningful punishments when you’re tried and convicted, and consistency in applying those laws and punishments. Until we get the message across to our lawmakers that this kind of behavior is unacceptable and that the punishment currently doled out for said behavior is even MORE unacceptable, it’s going to continue. It’s going to continue because these people know that children have no real value and that they will get away with a slap on the wrist.

  Write your lawmakers, state and national. Let your voice be heard!

• Kat
  May 16, 2007 at 6:27 pm

  I am so saddened by this case. I have a nearly 3 month old and I can’t imagine lashing out at her crying - that’s the only way she can communicate!! How ignorant was her father?

  The video included in the article brought me to tears. Alexis looks so happy and adorable in her infant photo. What a sick monster to abuse her for so long. I don’t understand how anyone could hit a 6 month old?? As I said, how ignorant does someone have to be??? My heart weeps for these little ones.

• Ricky
  May 18, 2007 at 3:14 am

  Today in the Cincinnati Enquirer, in an article on this bastard’s possible indictment, his attorney Sandy Sears describes the statement he gave her as to what happened:

  “He stated that he was trying to walk his daughter…he had her hands. He became frustrated. She was fussy and didn’t want to walk that morning…He kicked her in the bottom. She went forward and struck her head on the floor.”
  Vanloan pulled the child to her feet, then tried to get her to walk - but kicked her again.
  “He initially described the next kick as a side kick…(during the interview) he laughed nervously and smiled, and said, ‘It was pretty hard,’” Sears said.
  After Sears informed Vanloan of his daughter’s death, he said “he didn’t realize or intend for this to hurt her so badly.”

  If there is a god (and I really have my doubts these days), this SOB will suffer the same fate that this poor innocent little child he to endure, only for eternity.

  http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070518/NEWS01/705180418

• alalee
  May 18, 2007 at 4:45 pm

  Kicked her in the bottom so hard she had an injury near her rectum, huh? Yeah, I guess that was pretty hard. I sure hope while he’s living on the taxpayer dime someone gives him a boot in the ass cuz he’s “moving too slow.”

• Charles St. James
  May 21, 2007 at 9:37 am

  None of you know anything about the internal workings of this case, only what you hear through hear-say and what you see/read on the web. Obviously, this is a very, very, very sad case. No, he won’t spend life in prison, the guilt is a life-sentence in itself, and YES I do know this case and this is the only message I will post on this subject. Alexis was and still is my beautiful little niece. Unless you are God, Rod, Alexis and/or his family, shut the fuck up, hold your judgment and quit wasting your time in sorrow by posting on these blogs. Alexis will never be forgotten, will always be loved and remains and will remain our beautiful little angel.

  Her Uncle,
  Charles St. James

• Thurms
  May 21, 2007 at 1:28 pm

  I know Rod and I am not defending him because I dont know what he did and what he didnt do. But I can say that the 2 years we dated, he never was violent. He treated his dog as if it was a child and never laid a hand on him. I would get aggravated at the dog and lock him outside and Rod would ask if I would lock a child outside. No one knows what truly happened that day until Rod states it himself and to my knowledge he has yet to do so. It is extremely sad that a child lost its life.

• Robert F. Knight
  May 22, 2007 at 11:56 am

  Yes, I agree with Charles St. James, he is my brother. He is so fucking right! You all who have bad thoughts about our brother saying he needs to rot, and get kicked in the ass too, and all the other shit you are saying, do need to shut the fuck up until all the facts come out, not just what you stupid fucks see on tv or read in the papers. You guys help support the fucking press and tv stations by siding with them without knowing all the true facts. Yeah, this was and still is a tragedy, Alexis is gone physically, but still here. I love my brother, INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY, NOT GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT like you dumb fucks like to think. Like I said just shut the FUCK UP until you have all the facts, not just till you have the bull shit facts. Dont have a nice fucking day and may God have mercy on your weak, pathetic fucking souls.

• Debra
  May 25, 2007 at 5:57 pm

  to Charles St. James and Robert F. Knight:

  You 2 sound like real winners. You’re related to the murderer? That explains a lot. Both of you seem to have a lot of anger and rage, especially you Mr. Knight; must run in the family; guess that’s why old Rod turned out the way he did. That explains why poor Alexis was kicked more than once. Why she had head injuries. Why she had brain hemhorraging. But the way you tell it, I would guess the TV and newspapers made all that up. It’s a conspiracy right? I cannot believe you would defend that murderer. What chance did your 14 month old niece have? What monster would try to walk a 14 month old and then when that 14 month is fussy and not wanting to walk at that moment, kick her so that she falls, not once but twice, maybe more? I guess she threw herself around on the floor…..that’s how she got injured right? She hurt herself right? Assholes. Instead of raging against people who are sorrowful for your niece and want her murderer to be held responsible, why don’t you rage against the one that is to blame: her murderer? People like your murdering family member make me sick but people like you 2, Mr. St. James and Mr. Knight, who try to defend irresponsibility, who just don’t know the meaning of “being held responsible and accountable for one’s own actions”, who are forgetting how a poor 14 month old was tortured and died but are defending her murderer, make me even sicker.

  Rest in peace sweet Alexis. You’re safe from that monster now.

• Charles St. James
  May 25, 2007 at 8:44 pm

  Debra,
  Listen Bitch! I was only going to post one memorandum to this message board, but now you’ve left me no option. Do you honestly believe that my family and I wanted this tragedy to happen? Can you sincerely sit your fat ass down at the computer while you’re reading this and think that our family doesn’t have anger and mixed emotions towards our brother for the situation that has occurred? We will never get to see our beautiful little angel grow up to be an upstanding citizen of this fucked-up world. I never got to see my niece in person or hold Alexis and tell her that Uncle Chucky loves her with every ounce of my heart and soul. I never got to hear her beautiful little voice and tell her that I will do anything I can to protect her from this world. I would’ve never thought that this situation would have occurred. My brother, my family and I are not unemotional and/or unfeeling souls as you would like to believe. Of course we’re angry, pissed and very emotional. You would be too if strangers who don’t know you, your brother or your situation call your brother a murderer without knowing all the facts and without knowing our brother for who he is, not the murderer you and all the ignorant fucks think he is!

  All who love Alexis and Rod are deeply hurt and saddened and we are all living in a state of desolation and confusion because our beautiful little niece and granddaughter is no longer here with us. What my brother did and what occurred that night can never be amended. For you to call us assholes for defending our brother in the light when no one else is and especially when you don’t even know us crosses the line you ignorant, uninformed boorish bitch. This doesn’t mean what he did is acceptable; far from it. Our brother will have to face the music and be held responsible for this unforeseen tragedy. Everyone knows this. Only 3 souls know exactly what happened that tragic day; God, Rod and Alexis. YOU don’t know shit. You only know and understand the peripheral shit you see through the media and what you interpret on the web.

  Until all the facts come out shut your fucking trap! You make me sick you unapprised bitch. You know nothing about our family or Alexis. From the time Alexis was born, she was and still IS our beautiful little angel. She will NEVER be forgotten, will always be loved by many and will always remain in our heart, our souls and in our prayers. Now that she is no longer with us physically, all who loved her and still love her are all going through the same gloomy, distressing and heartbreaking times with many questions that may never be answered. So next time you have something to say to or about me, my brother, my family or my older brother why don’t you do us all a favor and stick something in your mouth and shut the fuck up! I would love to assist you in that department but the zipper to my pants is stuck.

• alalee
  May 25, 2007 at 9:20 pm

  Geez. Talk about anger issues. AND…. this guy’s attorney has to be shitting canaries to know that his family is out on the internet talking to people like this, menacing in a public forum. We have a right to talk about this subject and any other on this board - after all, it’s an OPINIONS section - until Mr. Thoms decides to shut it down, not Mr. St. James or Mr. Knight. Run THAT across your zipper and see how you like it.

• Tamera
  Jun 1, 2007 at 9:15 am

  Niiiiice. Obviously this is a classy family.

  Poor little baby. My daughter is the same age as Alexis was and I can’t imagine kicking her, especially hard enough to cause such awful injuries. Be at peace, little one.

• Kelly
  Jun 1, 2007 at 10:12 am

  Talk about anger issues - WOW!! He did what he did and now the baby is gone. UNFORGIVABLE!!!! This could have been prevented by simple parenting - DO NOT KICK YOUR BABY!!!! DUH!!! The family can be mad or emotional but the name calling shows a serious lack of class and brains. Real nice. Spend some of that energy praying for your niece and your brother instead of posting that trash here. Your family needs you more than this site does.

• Kathy
  Jun 1, 2007 at 10:35 am

  Holy CRAP! Are you kidding me? This man’s family is online calling posters NAMES???

  You guys can call me whatever you want, a bitch, an ignorant fuck, whatever. Threaten me with your penis. Who cares. I’m not a 14 month old little girl. I can (and will) defend myself.
  I may not have all the “inside facts” but I know three things for sure.
  1 - Alexis is DEAD.
  and
  2 - She didn’t die of cancer or some other terminal illness.
  3- She was in the care of her father when the injuries that eventually killed her occurred.

  I can’t think of one possible thing that you could tell me otherwise that would make me change my opinion on the matter. Don’t like it? Tough shit.

• Debra
  Jun 1, 2007 at 7:06 pm

  Mr. St. James (and I use the respectful term “Mr.” loosely:

  Yikes! I think you have just proven my point. I sat at my computer laughing my fat ass off at your nasty, volatile tirade.

  I have 3 more comments for you: 1) Grow up…..you sound like a 15 year old trying to impress someone with your vast crude vocabulary or better yet, a 2 year old throwing a temper tantrum trying to get his way; 2) Your sexual remarks make me think that little children or anyone else for that matter are not safe anywhere in your vicinity so you should probably make sure that zipper stays stuck; 3) If Alexis’s murderer was anything like you the rest of us see exactly why Alexis died.

  I agree with the other posters and especially Kathy. Alexis is dead and she didn’t die of an accident. Child abuse is not an accident. Just because I don’t know every detail of what happened, there is no way you can make me believe that it was an accident. That’s my opinion. It’s a free country. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. And if you do read it, you need to learn to control your emotions, little boy. If Alexis’s murderer, your relative, had learned to control his emotions, Alexis would more than likely still be alive.

  Rest in peace sweet little Alexis.

• Robert F. Knight
  Jun 4, 2007 at 12:41 pm

  Wow, what a mess this all is. We all know it. No I have not forgotten that my niece is no longer here. Yes, others may say with all this shit, we have forgotten about this little angel. Well I am here to tell you none of us have forgotten about Alexis. It was a tragedy. There is a lot out there on this case that is not true. Who really would know what kind of person Rod is except for his immediate family. We know what kind of person he is. You all do not. You just believe everything you see, read, or hear. That is your God given right. You all need to know that I have lived by the fact that no one ever ” fucks up “, we make choices. Rod did not fuck up, Rod made a choice that he and his family will have to live with for the rest of our natural lives and into the next life. He is aware of this fact. I am, the rest of my family is aware of this. Sad, sad, sad case. It really is for everyone who matters and who is involved. This is a place where people can give opinions freely. We all may not like what the other person has to say, but thats life and tough shit. We are all aware of this. Just imagine if this was your family please. You heard people talking shit about one of your brothers or sisters or who ever. They were and are flying off the bat with ” Hear say ” from TV and papers without all the ” True Solid Facts ” and believing just those. You cannot sit there and say you would not be enraged highly. If you say you wouldn’t, you’re full of shit and you know it. We as a family have enough stress going on right now, and all we need is people to just tear us down more. But, go right ahead, all these comments pissed me off at the start, but now I am used to them. I know it sounds hard to believe, but I really don’t give 2 shits less what you all, or some of you out there think of me and my brothers and my family. I appreciate all the positive support you positive, not negative people are giving us at this rough undescribable time in our lives. It feels good to vent, we all do it. It makes us feel better, and we all want to be heard and have our thoughts and opinions heard and felt. It is human nature to do so. I wake up every morning thinking about Baby Alexis, I go to bed thinking of Baby Alexis, I think of Baby Alexis all day. I also, not caring what you all may think of him, but I think of my brother in jail equally as much as Baby Alexis. He too is suffering, which we cannot forget wether you call him a murderer or not. I think of him and the guilt and shame he is feeling when I write to him and when we talk on the phone. He is not a cold hearted bastard, he does have a heart, and all I ever heard from people who hung with him, his girlfriend and Baby Alexis is how much he truly did love and care for this Baby Angel Alexis. You may chose to believe me, or not, I don’t care. Just please do not rush judgement before the solid truth and facts come out in court. Like my Mom always said to all of us, ” You need to talk to the people who know, not all these other people who just emotionally fly by the seat of their pants, or people who really don’t know anything. Talk to the source who knows.” I stick by that to this day. She is so right too. We are all suffering in pain and anguish here. This is not fun, this is something that would break other families apart. We as a family stick together no matter what, and through no matter what. ” I will love all you children no matter what. ” Another quote from my Mom. Adversity Reveals Character. Mine came out when I last typed my opinion. Oh well, shit happens and I had shit happen emotionally. I was speaking my opinion. Who wouldn’t react like that to harsh verbal attacks and harsh wishes upon my family. You know you would have done it too. But, the past is past. There is nothing my family or all of you out there can do to bring Baby Alexis back. She will always be in my families’ hearts, minds, and souls. Maybe with some of you out there. Tragedies happen to us all in life, and all around the world. You just like myself think that this type of incident would never happen to you, or you will never be involved in something like this. But, they do happen. We all miss Baby Alexis and will always love her.

  God is Love,
  Rob Knight

• Kathy
  Jun 5, 2007 at 5:30 am

  Ok Robert, your last response makes more sense to me. I know that its hard to hear stuff about your family in the media. I have had to deal with that too recently. And people were saying crap about one of my family members online without knowing the facts too, and this was stuff that the media wasn’t reporting, just assumptions that were being made. It was a totally different situation, but the anger and outrage MY family felt was still there. We combatted those people with FACTS not, threats and name calling. Please, when responding to people, calm down first and then go forward. It only makes things worse. In regards to Alexis, I am sorry for your family’s loss. As far as your brother, he committed a crime against a helpless baby. He deserves to be punished. Yes, he will have to live with it the rest of his life and we hope he will have to live with it in prison. Like you said, there are choices that people make and he made his. I have no sympathy for him because as a parent I make choices everyday. And each time my daughter got on my nerves, or angered me to the point of losing it, I CHOSE to walk away. I don’t think I deserve a pat on the back for that. It is what was expected of me when I chose to become a parent. Obviously, there are issues with anger there. Help is available, if you choose to take advantage of it.

• rockdoll_71
  Oct 21, 2007 at 1:47 am

  Robert, I am so sorry for what you are going through but I am more sorry for the little angel that was killed. Your brother did kill her, didn’t he? He is in jail, correct? No disrespect intended at all toward you but if he did kill that little girl, he deserves everything he gets. Do you realize how badly some people want children and cannot have them but it seems like every piece of garbage under the sun can have all of the kids that they want?

  Robert, I am sorry to you and your family for what your brother has put all of you through but like I said, I am more sorry for the little angel who is dead. I would have loved to have had her. I would have treated her like my own.

• hjb
  Nov 2, 2007 at 11:31 pm

  Apparently the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. In 9-07 “Robert F. Knight”, aka Robert Vanloan was arrested for Partner Abuse after physically assaulting me. I am currently 5 months pregnant with his baby girl. He will never know her. His comments on this site are testimony to his trailer park character. She deserves better then that, just like baby Alexis. Rest assured my little one is arriving in a loving, peaceful home. Rest in peace sweet Alexis.

• April RJ
  Nov 3, 2007 at 7:07 am

  hjb - Thank you for be a strong woman wand getting the hell away from this monster before it was too late. Don’t be like the stupid bitches ALL OVER this site that go back to these asshoes and winds up with a dead baby. Good luck to you and you daughter. Hopefully this monster will just stay the hell away from you both. *hugs*

• rockdoll_71
  Nov 5, 2007 at 1:06 pm

  April, you and I think exactly alike when it comes to that issue. I never could understand women who stay with men who THEY KNEW hurt their little ones. I find them reprehensible and disgusting.

  Jjb, I wish you the best of luck.

• motherof1boy
  Nov 6, 2007 at 1:10 pm

  OMG!!!! I cannot believe that someone would actually stick up for someone else that MURDERED a little baby, even if they are your family!!!!! Grow up and get a life, hopefully one without hurting anyone else!!!!!!! You two Robert Knight and Charles St. James make me sick!!!!! I cannot believe you would stand there and defend Rod after what he did!!!!! He is a piece of shit and deserves to burn in hell!!! That poor little baby will not know anything about life because that man took that away from her!!! You all need some major therapy, get some help and stay away from every living thing because obviously none of you can control your emotions or ACTIONS!!!!!!!!

  May you rest in pease little Alexis you are safe now with god!!!

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• AlexT
  Dec 20, 2007 at 9:55 pm

  I have known this entire family for a very long time, and “Robert” and “Charles” ought to take a long serious look in the mirror before they start criticizing people. They are both in desperate need for some SERIOUS therapy, along with their brother, since none of them received any sort of decent help after their father was arrested and thrown in prison (where he still sits) for sexually abusing all of them for many years. Don’t be so quick to forget boys that your brother, Rod, was already in trouble once before for molesting your own little sister, so you might want to think before you start defending his sorry ass. Rod is exactly where he belongs, and I have a sneaking suspicion that you two aren’t very far behind, unless you go GET SOME HELP. PLEASE . . . before this vicious cycle continues.

• sees4
  Dec 21, 2007 at 9:53 am

  I am a mother of 4 beautiful kids ranging in age from 4 to 20 months old and no matter how caotic my day is and how frustrated I may get I could never imagine harming any of my children. I truly am sadden at the lost of this beautiful little girl and I hope that the man (father) responsible suffers for the rest of his life. And I hope he lives to be at least 100.

• rockdoll_71
  Dec 21, 2007 at 11:46 pm

  Sees4, I am with you!

• Anthony Michael
  May 8, 2008 at 7:06 am

  I was told the other night that Rod, a friend of mine was in jail. He is accused of killing his 14 month old daughter. I am heartbroken.
  I was told by his two brothers, whom I grew up with. They are like family to me. Before I post further, I want everybody here to understand something. They are and always have been good people. This whole issue is a tragedy and of course emotions are high. Put yourself in their position for one minute.
  My first question is, why are all of you logged into this site? Not to be negative, but it looks like a site where you can point the finger at somebody else to make yourself feel better for your short comings as a parent. This is probably not the case but my first thought. It may be; you know somebody as I do and you want to find out what the media is saying about them.
  I am a Senior member of the military and I was physically and mentally abused growing up. I am gone often and find myself in stressful situations at work and home. I have a wife and three children, whom I love very much. I do not hit for obvious reasons, however as all of you know, kids get bruises. How many times have you been joking with somebody you are close to, saying “Wow, I hope nobody thinks I beat my kids.” “They have bruises all over their bodies.” As they get older they fall less and less and they have fewer and fewer marks, so it is less of an issue. At 14 months all of us parents here who have kids know they fall all over the place (I padded all the tables and chairs in my house and I am a safety nut. They stilled had tons of bruises on their heads). Lets pray for this family and hope the right decision (no matter what the outcome) is made (based of facts in court) and justice is served.
  Please think about other people before blindly post to a website that could affect all the victims in these situations. Sometimes opinions are left unsaid.

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