I think by "feral," The Sun meant to say "horrifically abused."
I'm not sure why we (humans) are so in love with the notion of children raised by animals, but this child was not raised by animals -- she was criminally abused by people.
Stories about feral children break my heart, especially ones like this where there were adults who could have not done this to them, like that little girl in FL who's mother kept her in a closet. How all the people involved in that case refrained from slapping that mother I will never know.
My bff was a bridesmaid* at the wedding of a girl who left the reception with her ex-boyfriend.
*She was a bridesmaid because the bride asked her coworker, a friend of my bff, if she had any friends who would be bridesmaids for her because she didn't have enough friends to match her husband's groomsmen. He had three.
i don't know how to embed but holy hesus those swiss menz need to be ticketed because they have F.I.N.E. written all over them. (yeah when i get hot i resort to stupid pick up lines...they're full of win with my man friend.)
Does anyone know anything about Anglican Dominican nuns? Are they similar to Catholic nuns (cloister, celibacy, etc.)? A brief googling/wiki-ing didn't help.
@DangerMouse: I think that order of nuns was featured in Rumer Godden's book, Black Narcissus (there's a movie, too). They set up a mission in the Himalayas, and were "seduced" by their surroundings. That's all I've got. Not too helpful.
Holy Moley! I think it is necessary to point this out regarding the teacher sex story:
"The boy's mother, who acknowledged to both police and Department of Children & Families investigators that she approved of the relationship, is under investigation by both agencies for permitting the teen to have a months-long affair with the teacher, and for consenting to the theme park trip."
How was that 7 year old able to reach the pedals? Awesome story, but I'm 5'0 and I have to move the seat up a lot to reach the pedals, so I'm wondering how the girl was able to steer the car onto the road, figure out the pedals, and be able to even reach everything and see above the wheel.
Well, taking the student to Disneyland makes everything better. Because at Disneyland, everyone is a child.
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Besides the fact that this is a case of statutory rape - Teacher/student sexual relationships are ENTIRELY INAPPROPRIATE. It wouldn't matter if the student were of age. The power dynamic in such a relationship is unbalanced, and can too easily lead to manipulation and abuse.
While I do know some couples that met when one taught the other, the only time such a relationship is appropriate and responsible is after one is no longer the student and both are equal. Period.
Sexy Farmers. Tilling the fields, riding those tractors, harvesting the crop,herding the animals, baling the hay and locking the paddock. It all sounds so dirty to me now.
That "feral" girl is still young enough where she should be able to learn how to speak. That situation is very unfortunate, surely, but at least they were able to help her in time.
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I'm not sure why we (humans) are so in love with the notion of children raised by animals, but this child was not raised by animals -- she was criminally abused by people.
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*She was a bridesmaid because the bride asked her coworker, a friend of my bff, if she had any friends who would be bridesmaids for her because she didn't have enough friends to match her husband's groomsmen. He had three.
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We approve of the calendar choices, but you could just send Roger Federer over and everything would still be just fine.
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i don't know how to embed but holy hesus those swiss menz need to be ticketed because they have F.I.N.E. written all over them. (yeah when i get hot i resort to stupid pick up lines...they're full of win with my man friend.)
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Wonder if Ashlee Simpson is regretting her choice of names right about now...
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My two little sisters communicate in barks, but they're just weird.
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"The boy's mother, who acknowledged to both police and Department of Children & Families investigators that she approved of the relationship, is under investigation by both agencies for permitting the teen to have a months-long affair with the teacher, and for consenting to the theme park trip."
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/totally bitter very very very angry sarcasm.
Besides the fact that this is a case of statutory rape - Teacher/student sexual relationships are ENTIRELY INAPPROPRIATE. It wouldn't matter if the student were of age. The power dynamic in such a relationship is unbalanced, and can too easily lead to manipulation and abuse.
While I do know some couples that met when one taught the other, the only time such a relationship is appropriate and responsible is after one is no longer the student and both are equal. Period.
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