i was at the park today with my son. a girl who looked 15/16 years old walks up with her little boy who couldn’t be older than one. (i’m a teen mom as well, no judgement) he had an eyepatch on.

the very moment she walked in, he reached for the water fountain??? and she yells no, yanks his arm, and slaps the living crap out of him. i was so taken back.

a baby learns and explores the world around by touch. he’s a 1 year old little boy. it made me second think about the eyepatch on his eye...my heart hurt for him. i can only imagine what happens behind closed doors.

i kind of kept my eye on him. she looked completely uninterested in her baby. hardly interacted with him. didn’t smile at him once. had headphones in the whole time.

i feel like this happens all too often, even with parents just losing their temper on their very young children over nothing at all.

ugh. i just wanted to love on that little boy and play with him. especially after watching those gabriel fernandez trials. i know how evil people can be. i’d hate to see his face in the news one day. i know that’s a little dramatic but that sweet baby just deserves some love. if you get it, you get it i guess. i hate seeing this stuff and just letting it pass by. but i know i can’t do much.