i am not so sure we are trying to blame the father for the little girls neglect. that is obviously the mothers fault. what i question is that even men who have very little custody of their kids usually get them everyother weekend. but of course we don't know his situtation. he could actually live two far away for everyother weekend to work, or he may work hard 7 days a week. it could also be that the neighbor was well trusted and that is why he did not check.
either way i am not blaming him, he is her savior. no one else was showing up to care for her. he did a wonderful thing getting his daughter to the help she needs.
one thing i worry about that they didn't mention was whether or not the child had any type of diaper rash or if she had been laying on one part of the bed for very long bed sores. after dealing with severe diaper rashes in my own children that are not caused by three weeks of neglect, i feel so sorry for her tushy.
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