Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Beijing Baby.

This article was on yahoo news this morning. It follows:
A visitor to Beijing's National "Bird's Nest" Stadium was shocked to find a new-born baby abandoned in one of the venue's toilets, local media reported on Wednesday. The baby, later identified as a girl, was found by a woman around noon on Tuesday at the Bird's Nest, which is currently holding athletics events for the Paralympic Games, the Beijing Times said."The woman told venue staff that there was a newborn baby in the toilet, with blood still on its body," the paper said. Volunteers and staff searched for the mother for two hours to no avail, then sent the baby to a hospital. The baby was in good health and was feeding, the paper said, citing people with knowledge of the situation, but said the whereabouts of the mother remained unclear. Authorities were investigating, the paper said.

What are your thoughts on this article? Why do you think the mother did this? Write at least a 5 sentence paragraph expressing your thoughts.

I really hate to hear things like this. It bothers me so much that someone would do that to a little baby. I'm really glad to know the baby was in good health. The mother should be ashamed. I'm not sure what kind of excuse someone could have for this kind of thing. Maybe she wasn't ready to be a mother. In that case, she shouldn't have put herself in the situation to become pregnant. I can't stand this. A toilet? Why would you leave a baby in a toilet? If you don't want a child take the baby somewhere other than a public restroom. That's ridiculous.

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