Warning: Rant Ahead
Okay, I've been trying really hard to bite my tongue on this issue, but after yesterday, I really have to vent about this.
That little girl that went missing in Portugal. The British one, whose parents met the freaking Pope yesterday. You know who I'm talking about. If not, it's pretty easy to Google and it's been all over the news.
First of all, for the record, whoever took that little girl has some seriously nasty payback coming to him. Hopefully it will involve many years of torment that put him on the receiving end of whatever he has done to her.
Alright. Now tell me, what kind of parents leave their 4 and 2 year old children alone in a hotel room with the window open? Especially when the window is accessible from the ground and not 15 stories up in the air? Seriously. Kieran is 10 and I wouldn't leave him alone under those circumstances. What the hell were they thinking? I know they aren't responsible for the crazy person that took her - but what kind of responsible parent would leave their small children so vulnerable? All so they could go and hang out in the fancy resort restaurant? I don't get it. I really don't. And now they're meeting the Pope and attracting more attention than rock stars. I sincerely hope someone has taken the time to bitch-slap them for their irresponsibility.
And I know that they are probably tormented and full of guilt. I certainly hope they are. But considering what their daughter was likely put through, it barely scratches the surface.
In case you haven't figured this out about me already - the thing I loathe the most in the world is irresponsibility. People who are irresponsible can cause so much damage to the people that are close to them, and this case is such an extreme example of that. I had to say something before my head exploded.
/End rant.