My heart was broken tonight,really bad.

[mrFDNY]

Hi all,
i can't get this out of my mind at all.in nyc we have the abandonment infant act,which is if you have one and you don't want it for any reason you can go to a police or fire or ems station and leave it there,no questions asked.now before any of you have any comments on this law,I did not write it but i do support it very much.Before this law we used to find dead babies in garbage cans cause some were afraid of local laws and no where else to leave thier new borns without being seen.So tonight around 7 pm,the fire house bell rings i was right there and go to see who it is.It was a very young girl with a 1 1/2 year old boy,basiclly she said i can't do this anymore you have to take him before i kill him.I took him in and tried to ask any info on him.All she would tell us was that his name was kenny and jumped into a parked car and sped away.

This little guy was skinny and dirty,seemed to be afraid of everything and everyone.We let him play with the rigs and the sirens on the rigs,we brought him inside and feed him pasta.He ate like he had not in weeks and i think that maybe he had not had a decent meal in some time.my heart was just broken after watching him eat,he seemed to be starving and was looking around like he tought someone might steal his food.To be honest my eyes were not too dry.but i was not the only one who had a tear running down the cheek.We were waiting for acs(admin child services) and the NYPD to come.I and jimmy ran to the rite aid right acroos the street and bought 2 toys for him.He looked like he never saw a toy in his whole life and had no idea what to do with them or how to play with them.The first thing that popped into my mind was that well he most likly will never get to go to walt disney world untill he is able to pay for it on his own.Some part of me wishes that i could have right there taken him to wdw.Rreality set in and i know i can't.The nypd and acs showed up and took him>i begin to miss him a little,but i hope maybe his foster parents will be really great.Who knows maybe his next home and foster parents will be dissers and take him to wdw.I pray he will be ok!!He really made a slow boring day,sad as anything.I think i'm still a little depressed.I got a number from the Acs lady and was told to give her a call in a couple of days and she let me know how he was doing.

 

[MouseWorshipin]

I'm sure they'd let you be a foster parent to him! It is always sad when kids don't get what they need.

 

[kaylajr]

I am greatful for that law
right before it was passed a baby was found by his older brother wrapped in a blanket and left in the woods to freeze to death right here in my small upstate NY town
it was months later that his brother found him

no one in the family even knew he had been born

if only that law had been in effect a few months earlier

Your a Good Guy mrFDNY that little boy has a chance now

 

[luvthatduke]

Your a Good Guy mrFDNY that little boy has a chance now

AMEN!

God bless little Kenny with a wonderful, loving family!

 

[Sleepy]

At least his mom had enough sense to do the right thing before he was dead from neglect.

 

[PixieDust32]

OMG! How sad, poor baby.
I'mm glad we have that law, babies and kids deserve a second chance, always.
Bless you heart mrFDNY.

 

[Minniespal]

At least his mom had enough sense to do the right thing before he was dead from neglect.

Very sad tho.

 

[carolfoy]

My heart aches for you having to go through that. Prayers for little Kenny, I'm so glad that she gave him up before she really hurt him. What a terrible decision to make. I hope she finds the strength to get through it. Is there ever any chance of her getting him back? if she can get her life a bit better?

 

[smilie]

What a sad situation. But something tells me that little Kenny will always remember your kindness, even though he is very young.

 

[nealymouse]

My heart aches for you having to go through that. Prayers for little Kenny, I'm so glad that she gave him up before she really hurt him. What a terrible decision to make. I hope she finds the strength to get through it. Is there ever any chance of her getting him back? if she can get her life a bit better?

I dont know about New York but here in Maine the mom would have to work very hard to get her child back. Not because she left him but because he was in such poor shape. It would tell she needed alot of support in raising her child.

The company I own we do just that. We help parents who have lost their children to the Foster Care system
learn how to raise a child with the hopes of reunionafacation.

I hate to say this but most of our parents (clients) dont get their children back. Its sad but they lost them for a reason and most cant get beyond what they have learned about parenting.

I can tell you horror stories of what I have seen in homes. With our staff right there the parents doing things that are just so wrong and have no idea what they are doing is not normal. I cring thinking what could happend if they were alone with their children.

 

[Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki]

I feel so badly for that little boy...he's old enough to know that Mama has left him. I can't even imagine how bad that's got to be.

I know things will get better for him, but it's probably pretty unlikely that he's never had a toy and hasn't had any food unless the mom was drug-addicted.

 

[Chicago526]

I thought the "abandon baby" law was just for newborns, not older children? That's what it is here in IL, I think the baby has to be under 3 days old. A problem with our law is that many women think that churches are safe havens, but they are not considered so under the law. An infant left a a church just this winter was found dead of exposure when the mom left him on some church steps. No one found the poor baby until the next morning (I don't know if the mother was ever found and charged). They are trying to get word out what is and is not acceptable under this law in the hopes that something like that doesn't happen again.

 

[Stitchfans]

So sad. I pray poor Kenny gets a loving family. I also support that law. I think it is great that these innocent babies get a chance at life.

It is wonderful what you did for him too. You where his guardian angel that night.

 

[MouseWorshipin]

I thought the "abandon baby" law was just for newborns, not older children? That's what it is here in IL, I think the baby has to be under 3 days old. A problem with our law is that many women think that churches are safe havens, but they are not considered so under the law. An infant left a a church just this winter was found dead of exposure when the mom left him on some church steps. No one found the poor baby until the next morning (I don't know if the mother was ever found and charged). They are trying to get word out what is and is not acceptable under this law in the hopes that something like that doesn't happen again.

We have the same deal at the hospital, but it is 3 days here, too. It isn't too often that people show up with them, though.

I know a Catholic Church will always take a baby, no age limit. They did it before it was the law, and they still do.

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Very sad indeed. Thank goodness the mother of Kenny finally did something that will affect him in a positive way. It sounds like they were both having a rough go of it. To the OP -- don't ever lose that compassion as it's something the world needs a lot more of. Hang in there!

 

[holycow]

Oh, I'm so thankful for that law...and so thankful that young mother knew that it was time to do the right thing and give this little boy up! She brought him to the right place! I am sure your kindness will be planted in his heart forever. Saying a prayer that this little guy gets with the right family who will give him the love and everything else he needs to live a wonderful life!

Thank you! for your kindness...now that I'm in tears I'll sign off now!

Holycow

 

[Disney1fan2002]

So sad, MrFDNY. You sound just like me! I am so obsessed with WDW, I just want to take every underprivilged child so they can experience the magic.

I am actually considering submitting a tape to go on Deal or No Deal, and what I want to do with the BIG money I win, is set up a fund that will allow me to "adopt" families and send them to WDW. Not a chronically ill child, there are numerous wish foudations for that, but truly poor children. Unwanted children, children who need the magic of Mickey and Friends.

I can't imagine how you men must of felt taking care of that sweet boy for the short time that you did, but thank God for the Safe Haven law.