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   pepsi  
   
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     Topic: Computer addicted parents = starving kids     Posted: 20 July 2007 at 3:49pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   This article I read a little while ago was pretty sickening.. Can't believe any parent, let alone 2 could totally neglect their young children to the point of near starvation..
 
"A couple in the US who authorities say were so obsessed with the Internet and video games that they left their babies starving and suffering other health problems have pleaded guilty to child neglect.
 The children of Michael and Iana Straw, a boy age 22 months and a girl age 11 months, were severely malnourished and near death last month when doctors saw them after social workers took them to a hospital, authorities said."
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     Posted: 20 July 2007 at 5:14pm | 
 
 
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Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs
      
   
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     Posted: 20 July 2007 at 6:41pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   wtf is going on in this world     
    
   
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     Posted: 20 July 2007 at 7:11pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   Those poor kids   
    
   
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     Posted: 20 July 2007 at 10:49pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   Those poor kids   .    at the parents.
     
   
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     I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
     
   
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     Posted: 20 July 2007 at 11:02pm | 
 
 
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     Posted: 21 July 2007 at 4:02pm | 
 
 
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   That is so sad. Poor children deserve so much better!! 
 Seriously, how can a stupid game be more important than feeding and washing the cat urine off your children?!
    
   
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     Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
 
 
     
   
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     Posted: 21 July 2007 at 7:46pm | 
 
 
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   OMG Vanessa thats awfull about that lady putting her baby in the microwave.
    
   
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     Posted: 24 July 2007 at 8:03pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   That is shocking!!!!!! 
 Especially the drunk mummy one!    
    
   
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     Posted: 26 July 2007 at 3:58pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   Aww poor children!! I read about the drunk mum story too it is so sad       
    
   
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     Posted: 31 July 2020 at 12:54am | 
 
 
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   ANy addiction is bad. It's so sad when someone gets affected by it.
    
   
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