Lilo, I've never understood how anyone could harm a child. It is beyond my comprehension. I understand that most abusers were abused as children. To me, it would seem logical that, knowing the pain involved, they would be the least likely to abuse, but I guess it just doesn't work that way.

I also saw on the news today that a California man killed his entire family (wife and five children) this morning. He sent a fax to a local TV station saying that he and his wife had both lost their jobs and were killing their children and then themselves. The police seem to think that the wife was a victim and not in on the plan.