Replies to '08/09 A Mother's Rage'

Crap? I would never use this word, because the mother is sick and she is not aware of what she is doing. I am not finding excuses for her, but the Mother needs help and the kids too. 

You are absolutely correct!  I ws treated like this and even more....  I do not abuse my children because I know what it felt like and how it plays like a broken record in my head to this day!  Being an abused child is an excuse for not having proper parenting skills but it is not an excuse for not seeking the education about what is proper for your own children.  If you have an unplanned pregnancy then you use protection from then on and get the help you need immediately.  These children didn't ask to be born.  Children are a GIFT from GOD.  God says that if anyone hurts a child it would be better for them to have a heavy rock tied around their neck and thrown into the deepest waters....  Get a clue abusers, you may escape earthly punishment but after death you will answer if you don't repent now!!!! 

Do you know the difference between an explanation and a justification? Evidently not.

Understanding someone's behavior has nothing to do with sanctioning it. The person you're responding to never said that Karen's behavior was right or okay. Before you flame someone, you should read what they actually said, instead of reading into it what isn't there.