13 Year old addict.

[screenman]

How does life get as bad as this at such a young age.

http://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/i...ug-addiction/story-29953214-detail/story.html

Sad just so sad.

I am struggling to put words together that describe how I feel abou the state of this young lad.

 

[Drago]

How does life get as bad as this at such a young age.

Lack of parental responsibility. It's everyone's fault but theirs.

"No one is doing anything...". Quite so.

 

[screenman]

Lack of parental responsibility. It's everyone's fault but theirs.

I see a bit of that maybe, but who bought up the parents.

 

[clid61]

Blame culture yet again , it's never their fault . Feel sorry for the child obviously abandoned. Parents need to get a grip .

 

[clid61]

No one gave a shoot about me but I turned out just fine (apart from the number of bikes ). No one takes responsibility of anything any more

 

[Dayvo]

There's no mention of a father being involved, either.

A good friend of mine (here in Oslo) died last week at the age of 55. He'd been thrown out of home because his new step-mother didn't like him. He was 11 years old at the time and his father just let it happen. Then, and only then did he start taking drugs.

He lived rough for eight years, 'getting' enough money to get wasted, mostly, he said, to numb the biting cold that comes with the winters here.

He was helped out of the gutter and then 'found' Jesus (but not in a fanatical way) and managed to kick the habit completely when he was 40.

MUCH more MUST be done to help the vulnerable and abused, especially young children.

 

[screenman]

What can be done for people who it looks like refuse help.

 

[keithmac]

I know you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover but it's pretty obvious in the family photo why he's turned out like that..

 

[clid61]

I know you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover but it's pretty obvious in the family photo why he's turned out like that..

Agree

 

[screenman]

The grandmother is looking after a 19 month old grand daughter as well. I feel for thses types of people, I often think my life is stressful, but nothing compared with them.

 

[clid61]

So what are we going to do and many more of these kids ?

 

[clid61]

The grandmother is looking after a 19 month old grand daughter as well. I feel for thses types of people, I often think my life is stressful, but nothing compared with them.

The grandmother needs to tell them it's not her responsibility

 

[screenman]

The grandmother needs to tell them it's not her responsibility

You cannot do that, not too young kids.

 

[Mrs M]

Some folks just shouldn't become parents.
I see all too many disgusting examples and it's very upsetting.
Most recent example was earlier this week, a "young lady" with a wee girl aged around 3-4. Child either being totally ignored or shouted at, "stop it", "move", etc.

 

[clid61]

The grandmother is dumped on an doesn't need it