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Shannon Matthews, Maddie McCann, it's like they say, it's always the ugly one's that get found.

I can't tell whether you are trying to be funny or suggesting that Madeline McCann was hot?

Either way, way to go you.

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In a perverse way her mum may have done her a favour.

 

Were her chances of growing up to be a complete waste of space higher before or now?

 

It's hard to say. Research suggests that adults who grew up in care do much worse than those who did not. If she manages to get adopted then her chances will be much better, but it's not easy to get children her age adopted. Growing up in care, when she reaches the age of 18 she will be in the same position as me - totally alone with no family and therefore no back up of any kind. Let me tell you that it is not easy by any stretch of the imagination. It's up to her essentially. If she has the motivation to do well then she will. But it's very easy to not. For me, the temptation to grow up a total waste of space was great as it's a lot easier and it's what the people around you are doing. But I had the motivation to cut myself off from pretty much everyone to do well at college because I knew I could do a lot better with my life, and am now doing so.

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It's hard to say. Research suggests that adults who grew up in care do much worse than those who did not. If she manages to get adopted then her chances will be much better, but it's not easy to get children her age adopted. Growing up in care, when she reaches the age of 18 she will be in the same position as me - totally alone with no family and therefore no back up of any kind. Let me tell you that it is not easy by any stretch of the imagination. It's up to her essentially. If she has the motivation to do well then she will. But it's very easy to not. For me, the temptation to grow up a total waste of space was great as it's a lot easier and it's what the people around you are doing. But I had the motivation to cut myself off from pretty much everyone to do well at college because I knew I could do a lot better with my life, and am now doing so.

 

I don't think she has much of a chance because when the media attention is over she'll be fostered from place to place etc. But then again, maybe that's better than what might have been otherwise.

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It's hard to say. Research suggests that adults who grew up in care do much worse than those who did not. If she manages to get adopted then her chances will be much better, but it's not easy to get children her age adopted. Growing up in care, when she reaches the age of 18 she will be in the same position as me - totally alone with no family and therefore no back up of any kind. Let me tell you that it is not easy by any stretch of the imagination. It's up to her essentially. If she has the motivation to do well then she will. But it's very easy to not. For me, the temptation to grow up a total waste of space was great as it's a lot easier and it's what the people around you are doing. But I had the motivation to cut myself off from pretty much everyone to do well at college because I knew I could do a lot better with my life, and am now doing so.

 

Thanks for the post and for being so open.

 

Sorry if mine seemed flippant - I certainly wasn't trying to make light of the care system or anything like that. Sometimes you look at a kid's parents and wonder what chance they've got, but I suppose it's fair to look at the care system in the same way in most cases.

 

Anyway, well done on being a success!

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I don't think she has much of a chance because when the media attention is over she'll be fostered from place to place etc. But then again, maybe that's better than what might have been otherwise.

 

Poor child. What a miserable life she would have had, either way.

 

Let's hope she can rise above it all, like Pip obviously has.

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Thanks for the post and for being so open.

 

Sorry if mine seemed flippant - I certainly wasn't trying to make light of the care system or anything like that. Sometimes you look at a kid's parents and wonder what chance they've got, but I suppose it's fair to look at the care system in the same way in most cases.

 

Anyway, well done on being a success!

 

Not at all! The care system is, in some ways, appalling. It let me down. I chose to remain out of the system. It was FAR too late before they found out what was happening and the only place for me was at the local drug addicts hostal. I decided that wasn't for me because i'm too :cool: LOL

 

Living in Portsmouth I see a fair number of parents with children and think that but then remember you should never make assumptions based on looks. Some of these parents who look 'young and chavvy' are actually fantastic parents. Everyone thought my mother was great.. appearances can be VERY deceiving.

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Hence not showing it until she was proven guilty?

 

They obviously judged she was guilty before any official announcement was made in order to churn it out this quickly.

 

Regardless of how 'obvious' it may seem it just doesn't feel right to me.

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They obviously judged she was guilty before any official announcement was made in order to churn it out this quickly.

 

Regardless of how 'obvious' it may seem it just doesn't feel right to me.

 

I do see your point, They have to keep ahead to get these things out fast though in fairness to them. Maybe they had a 'isn't she fantastic' one too? Ever the optimist here! :D

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They obviously judged she was guilty before any official announcement was made in order to churn it out this quickly.

 

Regardless of how 'obvious' it may seem it just doesn't feel right to me.

 

There is no point in making the program now and showing it in 5 months, its not topical then.

 

Like Obiturary programs are made before Joe Bloggs dies so the TV station can show it on the day.

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I watched the Panorama special and it was a real eye opener to what lengths this chav money-grabbing low-life whore went to. Amongst her web of lies, during the 'disappearance' a local supermarket gave them a free shopping as a gesture of goodwill, she filled up two trollies with booze...

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I watched the Panorama special and it was a real eye opener to what lengths this chav money-grabbing low-life whore went to. Amongst her web of lies, during the 'disappearance' a local supermarket gave them a free shopping as a gesture of goodwill, she filled up two trollies with booze...

 

 

Did you see her family tree, it was about half of bloody Dewsbury.

 

Should bomb the whole town. Scum.

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