Community Chat

[YorkieonmyPillow]

  Speaking about motherhood.......

  What would you do, if you found out your adult child was a serial killer?

   Would you visit them in prison, write to them, etc.?

   Or would you try to forget them and move on with your life, as best you can......

[cherry]

How can anyone know how they would handle  this?

[happycat]

I don't know what I would do, honestly. I just hope I wouldn't go on TV like one of the moms I saw recently and insist my son wasn't a monster and that he was a good person. I'm sure she was suffering and in pain, but yes, he is a monster and no not a good person.

[bri20]

I have no idea. I feel for anyone who has to go through it. It's not something I'd wish on anybody

[YorkieonmyPillow]

@happycat IDK why they even interview the parents - sensationalism, I suppose. I would hope I would have enough decency to keep my mouth shut.

[2blonde]

Not having any children of my own, I'm not sure if I'm qualified to answer. As a person who always looks for explanations, I think I'd have to at least make an effort to meet with my child to try and understand what was going on with them.  I guess I'd need to be relieved of any feelings of self guilt. Then I'd make my decision about having further contact.

[Lucky Charm]

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@YorkieonmyPillow wrote:

  Speaking about motherhood.......

  What would you do, if you found out your adult child was a serial killer?

   Would you visit them in prison, write to them, etc.?

   Or would you try to forget them and move on with your life, as best you can......

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They would be dead to me. 

I can't stand when parents cry and whine about their convicted offspring like Scott Peterson's mother. 

He killed his wife and their unborn child!  Her grandchild!

  He cheated on her---that would be heartbreaking enough to know.   But to know he still pursued his mistress while his wife was *missing*?

Dead to me.  One person or a dozen murdered---doesn't matter.  And if they can kill someone, anyone, they are capable of killing you!

[Mz iMac]

[NJgirl 1205]

I can't imagine any mother would disown a child no matter the cirumstance.

[Sassy7356]

That's a tough one.  I think it would be hard to know what one would do unless in the situation.