Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Girl Locked In Closet To Have Awesome Birthday

According to reports, a Kansas City girl was locked in a closet for years.  Years.  While her mother faces charges for the crime, the little girl's 11th birthday is coming around, and in an act of awesome, the world is paying attention and showering her with gifts and a party.

There is no way to make up for years of missed slumber parties, happy days at school, and social development (not to mention physical development, as she weighed 35 lbs at the time of her rescue).  However, this is a darned good start.  I hope her mother realizes total strangers are willing to reach out to her daughter in a way that she was never able to.

From the Kansas City Star:

Five weeks ago, authorities found the 10-year-old — known in police records only as LP — locked in a dark and tiny closet, her 32-pound body frail and malnourished. Authorities believe she was kept hidden inside her mom’s Kansas City apartment for several years, not allowed to play outside or go to school. Her mother reportedly kept a bowl and a bottle behind the couch where the girl would sometimes eat.
LP’s story tugged at people across the city and the country, from Georgia and Washington, D.C., to Colorado and California. And for the past couple of weeks, the cards and donations, gifts and well wishes have poured in.
Because of that, once LP turns 11 on Wednesday, she’ll have at least 400 cards to open, and large boxes of school supplies, coloring books and toys to look through. Also, a new bike and a birthday party hosted in her honor, where kids from her neighborhood plan to sing “Happy Birthday” on video.
All of this from hundreds of strangers who say they simply want her to know she’s loved.
She was released to her mother once, after having food withheld so she wouldn't go to the bathroom so often, and the article lists a whole career of abuse performed on this little girl.  But now she is safe, eating and recovering, and knows people care.  It's the first steps on the path to recovery, but she has a long road ahead.

Good luck, kiddo.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/07/30/3733235/for-lps-birthday-love-and-gifts.html#storylink=cpy


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