Something I came across that left me slightly amused, and no, this will not be an entry about my views and opinions about the recent political fracas. I’ve already aired my views for the last month or so with family members who feels very strongly about the whole thing. Thank goodness we haven’t fallen out over it. That’s why never discuss politics with family it’s not healthy!
Photo Source: YFrog
God Save the Queen….and don’t forget us peasants too.
Next Kids Competition
From 4th November 2009, NEXT is opening a modelling competition for kids aged 4-7 years old. If you think you have a child who has what it takes to appear in their NEXT Directory Catalogue, then you must submit your entry by filling in the official entry from featured on Facebook NEXT Online page. You can upload photographs of entrants and friends and family can vote for them
Voting will begin on the 5th of November 2009 and closes on the 25th of November 2009.
THE PRIZE:
- The chance to star in a photoshoot for the NEXT Directory
- Representation by the highly respected childrens modelling agency Urban Angels
- A shopping spree at NEXT
These are the new photos released today of the blue eyed angelic Baby P. A toddler who endured countless physical abuse that ended in tragedy, his innocent life cut short in the hands of his mother, boyfriend and friend.
Baby P was seen 60 times by social workers, health visitors and doctors in the last eight months of his life, after he was put on Haringey’s Child Protection Register.
Despite his obvious weight loss, bruises and other injuries not one of the officials intervened to stop his daily torment.
Baby P’s abuse trial heard he was used ‘as a punch bag’ in the four-bedroom council house in Haringey, North London, which he shared with his 27-year- old mother, her sadistic boyfriend and their lodger.
At his death his tiny frame weighed only 23lb – the healthy weight for a child five months younger.
Four separate inquiries have been launched into the failure by child protection and health authorities to halt Baby P’s suffering.
Source: Daily Mail
I have never felt so strongly about anything, and as a parent, I want to make a difference and put stop to this kind of abuse. So I would like to ask the support of my readers to please sign a petition to sack the child protection officials who failed Baby P. We want lessons to be learnt from this and hopefully safeguarding our children from this kind of monstrous abuse.
- Broken back
- Bleeding in the spine
- Fingernail stripped off the skin
- Eight broken ribs
- Front tooth knocked out
- Ripped ear
No you’re not reading a list of injuries from a horror movie, these are only the few of the 50 injuries sustained by a 17 month old baby, another life cut short, another abuse left ignored. A trial in the Old Bailey on the death of Baby P ended yesterday leaving us the horrific details on how this baby suffered in the hands of his mother, boyfriend and a friend. It was revealed that his step-father had a sick fascination with torturing animals while his mother has been accused as a liar and had every excuse for her sons injury every time the Social Workers came to investigate, we even heard that she used to cover her child with chocolate to hide his bruises.
I am really finding it hard to write this post, as I read through the details of how his little life was taken I can only think of my own children and trying to understand why a mother or anyone who wish to call themselves a human being could do this to an innocent child. I can imagine him wanting the pain to end, how he lived in squalor, wanting to be with his daddy, he trusted the people around him, yet they treated him worse than an animal until his frail body finally gave up.
I really don’t know what to say, I’m sure many of you feel the same way as I do, I cannot put it into words, I can only feel my heart breaking and hoping that Baby P is finally at rest and hope that little angels are looking after him in heaven. God bless you darling.
