Scooter Was Protected By His Parents

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This is a true story 

Scooter was never told no.
He was always built up and admired.
Adored by two ridiculously doting parents.
If he did anything wrong, they covered it up.
They lied about it.
They gave him alibis.
They did everything they could to deny his truth.

Scooter became addicted to drugs.
His parents knew something was different.
It was the family secret.
They did not tell anyone.
Keeping it close to their breasts.
One day Scooter’s Daddy was on the tractor.
Dad! Scooter said, “Mom is acting funny!”

Daddy found Scooter’s Mom dead on the floor
A butcher knife in her heart.
She is really funny, right Dad?
Dad had no words.
She was taken away that day.
Scooter was taken away two days later.
He now lives in prison with an inmate who is not an admirer.
Learning there is another side to life.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022



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Date: 1/27/2022 12:52:00 PM
So many problems can be traced back to "doting" parents, I'm afraid. Whatever happened to discipline and teaching children to live a disciplined life???? I don't know.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/28/2022 12:49:00 AM
The parents who do a marvelous job have children who become "victims" to the children of helicopter parents who never let them be responsible or take their own blame.
Date: 1/27/2022 2:01:00 AM
I am sure there are kids out there that are raised like this.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/27/2022 6:43:00 AM
This one actually killed his mother, and those were the words he said to his horrified father.
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