A Desperate single mother who killed because she could not get help !!!!!
By surveychick4
@surveychick4 (380)
United States
December 8, 2011 8:54am CST
Today I cried early this morning because I heard a story about this single mother that killed her daughter by gunshot,and she tried to kill her other two children. The other two children survived, but the mother killed herself. The story is the little girl angel who got killed posted on facebook that she may die today because her mother created a hostage situation at the "foodstamp" office where they lived. The mother apparently was denied foodstamps for her kids on four or five different occassions. They said this poor woman was living in a trailor as a single mom, and she was desperate to feed her kids and begged them to help her. I think that is the saddest story, or at least one of them I have ever heard in my life. I know this was wrong, but I feel for that mother because I have been there as a single mother. I only have one child, much less three to feed. It hurts a mother's heart when she cannot feed her babies when the father does not help. Those fathers just get away with too much. I have been so afraid many times and sick to my stomach because I did not have food for my son because his father was never there or around to help and no attempts too. I think this poor lady just clicked. I feel her pain though. It was not right at all to harm her kids, but I feel that she would rather have killed them, then to watch her babies suffer any longer. I have had to go through the foodstamp stuff, and it can be terrible. They treat you terrible, and I think they put you through too much to get them. Us single mothers have enough to worry about. I know you should not depend on things like that, but I thought they were made to help out single moms, ect. to stop children from hunger. We cannot help it sometimes though because there are deadbeat fathers, and some of them seem to get off scott free. It is not fair, while the mother has to be the mother and father figure. They do have or did have emergency food stamps, so I just do not understand why she did not deserve that help. I know other folks are like, well she should get a job. People do not realize that it is not that easy, especially when you come from a poor background, and I am sure people may say, well she should not have had all them kids. All I can say is that we can never ever judge someone like that. If the kids are here,it is because God sent them to us. Yes , people could be more careful, but we can never judge. Anyways, this story touched my heart. I am off of foodstamps now thank the Lord, but they did help me get through the rough years. I will pray for her sad soul. I just wondered what others may think.
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6 responses
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
9 Dec 11
This is a very sad story. I feel for the mom and kids. I also know that we she did was wrong but maybe somehow she thinks that is the easiest way for them not to suffer anymore.
@cwong77 (2010)
• Malaysia
9 Dec 11
it's never easy to be a single mother... it's really hard I would say.. I don't say this with no ground.. the ground is I myself is a single mother... My main concern everyday is the $$ issue, and follow by how emotionally my daughter is doing... Only 1 child, and I am finding it really hard.. what more this mom with 3! Sometimes, the community is also not considerate at all by passing gossips and instead of giving word of encouragement, they look down on her which pushes the mother to act up. I am considering myself good luck, that my friends were very supportive when they know about my situation, and I mean peer encouragement and support is always very important.
@Amanda81587 (3042)
• United States
8 Dec 11
This is such a sad story. This is why when a mother needs help it is really important that she goes to her doctor right away. The doctor should take this situation very seriously and immediatly begin to medicate her and place the children else where. i am not sure where she tried to seek help. Sometimes just telling loved ones they do not understand and they just shrug it off not really thinking that the mother is capable of doing such a horrific thing. Until.....it happens!
@Fortunata (1135)
• United States
8 Dec 11
I heard this story too, and find it hard to believe she was denied foodstamps. There must have been something else going on. Was she getting child support? If she was, sometimes the welfare office will cut your stamps or won't give you any more money if you're getting so much on child support. That happened to my aunt once years ago. He sent her 20 dollars, and that was only one time. I also wonder if the woman needed to be assessed by a doctor. For her to snap like that, it makes you wonder. Such a sad story.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
8 Dec 11
This is really sad and desperate moment for a mother to do such thing.
I am also a mother and yes, it hurt to see your kid hungry and you have nothing to give them.
I hope the kids will survive- but, this will mark scar to their young mind for the rest of their lives.
@sijabatnaburjut (2171)
• Indonesia
9 Dec 11
She was depressed and stressful. She needs really help from others. In my opinion, she was not completely her own fault, because her husband should have been responsible for his family and wife. She should have a help from him too. I knew she ran out of ideas how to deal with her sister and life as well and I think she didn't mean to do it either. Yeah, she killed her daughter and her fault was punishable even we knew that punishment could not totally overcome her problem. She needed a doctor. She needs to be cured.
