So Senseless
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/15/shaken.baby/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
I used to be a certified trainer for child abuse prevention detection. I was certified by The Shaken Baby Alliance, so this subject is close to my heart. I just want to say that you don't have to be a criminal or a bad parent or even a bad person to loose your temper. Most people who shake their babies are just regular people like you and me. I think all parents can understand how close you can get to snapping when the baby is crying, and crying, and crying and it's 3:00 in the morning and you have to go to work in 4 hours and they just won't stop. You pick the baby up and you're exhausted and miserable and you just shake the baby and say "Stop crying!" and then your baby is dead. It really, really can happen to anyone. Now this man and thousands of others like him have killed their own child, who they loved, truly, and are on trial for murder. It's the most tragic thing in the world. The best advice I can give to any parent is when you feel like your at your wit's end just walk outside and do whatever you need to do to calm down. Yes, the baby does need you, but getting yourself under control is priority number 1. http://www.shakenbaby.com/ Take a look. It's important.