We've all thought our kids were little devils, but when you start to
feel guilty for thinking bad thoughts kid-ward, take heart you aren't
this guy:
A Texas dad told cops he beat his son to a pulp to
rid him of a demon that he believed invaded his home . . . and the
three-year-old's body.
Neighbors of Jacky Tran told the Houston Chronicle they saw him
throwing furniture out of his house because he thought it was "evil,"
and the little boy unfortunately fared even worse. Tran was reportedly
seen swinging the child, who suffered head fractures but is expected to
be OK.
Why is it the stories you hear are either this side of crazy or the
parent next door who lets their three-year-old run around the library
like a banshee? I guess because the rest of us just aren't newsworthy
as we trudge along, thinking the occasional "they're driving me crazy"
thought about our kids but not acting on them.
Tran, in particular, sounds like he's mentally ill and should face
some psychiatric evaluation before a judge decides if he'll serve the
five to ninety-nine years he's face if convicted. And as horrible as
this sounds, I think a tiny part of a lot of us knows, we're lucky to
be absolutely, achingly normal.
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