I read this story in the paper this morning and my heart immediately sank! I mean, I'm no parent yet, but I know that I wouldn't be abandoning my children in the streets of NYC with a handful of diapers to fend for themselves. That's pretty much what happened to Domini and Dioni (pictured left). I don't care how misbehaved these two little girls were, you just don't do that! Leave them with relatives or drop them off at an orphanage if you don't want them. Secondly, why would you even have kids, if you didn't want them? I can understand one being a mistake, but you had two, which indicates that you wanted to have the children. I swear! People can be monsters!
So, the hunt is on for a malevolent mother who deserted her two daughter, ages 3 and 5, on a Brooklyn sidewalk on Sunday, leaving each of them with extra diapers and a heartbreaking lesson in hard knocks. Just seconds after a good Samaritan found the two little girls stranded on a bustling corner in Canarsie, the oldest little girl was heard saying, "Mommy just left us on the sidewalk and drove away." Domini and Dioni were bundled up in hooded down coats wearing UGG boots and holding fresh disposable diapers when they were found just before 3 PM in front of the Bay View Houses on Shore Parkway.
The older girl told cops that her name was Domini and that her little sister, who spoke very little, was Dioni, but the officer said that their identities are still unknown, and that they were only told their first names at that their mom dropped them off. Domini did tell the officer that they live in a blue house with flowers in front on 53rd Street, but could not recall what neighborhood or borough they were from.
There were no signs of abuse, but the girls were taken to Brookdale University Hospital for precautionary observation, and are now in Administration for Children's Services custody. The police have been scouring the neighborhood for answers. The older girl did tell the police the mother's name was Dalisha and she was driving a white car, but the make and model of the vehicle are unknown. The weird thing is that the girls were not even crying at all, but they did appear confused as to why their mom would desert them on the streets.
New York state's Abandoned Infant Protection Act allows parents of NEWBORNS up to 30 days to anonymously, and without fear of prosecution, to drop their infants off at a hospital, police station house, or a firehouse. Until they know all of the circumstances of why the children were abandoned, the cops would not speculate on what charges, if any, the mother would be brought up on. How about endangering the lives of minors? How about that one New York state!
As the word of the sisters' ordeal spread through Canarsie like wildfire, locals expressed shock and anger at the mother. Honestly, I would love to see this mother left out in the cold with no money, some Depends, and nowhere to go out in the cold! What a monster! Seriously, some people are just not meant to have any kids. Like I said earlier, there are other options than leaving them on the street with just extra diapers. I guess we can place this in the 'what's wrong with people column'! I really hope they find thew two girls' mother and punish her the way that she should be punished!
i will take them in if they need a place. i dont have much but they will be welcomed in loved
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