One of my (foster) kids said last month, "I only want one thing, and I know I won't get it............to see my mum" 

Aww TV, that's so sad.

It is so sad and it's the other side of the girl wanting the punching to stop.  These kids get taken away for whatever reason, but they all want to go back.  I  wish people who aren't willing to always put their children first, just stopped having kids.

I've never understood the advert that shows a baby in hospital, along with the voice-over that says he's been "violently attacked" and "what's to stop him being attacked again?"

Errrm, try not giving him back to the people who did it? Just a thought.

There's a story in the news at the mo...a 15 month old baby died, up the north some where I think a 30 year old man is being questioned about it

The horrors that go on behind closed doors.

I think this ad's so hard hitting because it's so understated.

TV,I've worked with a couple of kids who endured sickening abuse,yet desperately wanted to see their mum(who'd witnessed the abuse and not acted) again.I can only think that its the desire to belong to a family that drives that feeling..even if that family have put the kids through hell.

What gets me about these ads apart from the sadness of thinking of kids going through suffering, is the fact they put them on the kids tv channels over and over again.

Dont get me wrong i think they do a good job and need to raise funds etc. i just think its bad to show young... really young kids these things when they dont have to know about them. I'm a great believer in preserving innocence where ever possible as it doesnt last for long.

Having looked after 22 foster kids in the last couple of years, I'll bow out because I'd end up writing a book!

Suffice to say there are hundreds of crap parents, and hundreds of children who suffer, and often go on repeating the cycle over and over again. It's a hard job knowing what to do for the best in every case, and I would hate to be the one making the decisions.

I have to praise you Tartanveggie, must be a very hard 'job' to do and the fact you've helped 22 children when they needed it most, i take my hat off to you!

Sadly the NSPCC are toothless

I know, just heard it on the news and read about her injuries in thepaper - I was close to bawling  The b..t**d apparently raped her and broke her little back!
She was only 15months.What punishment is enough for someone like this.

omg fairfax are you serious!  I heard this morning he was charged, but never heard the details of the injuries...what an absolute beast...he better not get away with it because of some boohoo childhood story

I know thats the danger with most of the criminal cases these days. Makes my blood boil.

Me too Fair...that poor girl

F*** I'd wanna kill the bastewards, seriously. 


Tartan you are an amazing person, god bless you x