Be warned, if you continue reading this and then look at the photos, it is highly likely you might cry for awhile. The boy in the top photo is Carlos Daniel Gonzalez. He is 6. He and his sister watched as their parents and five brothers and sisters were killed in Guatemala in a dispute over land rights. After Carlos is comforted by police, he gets up and goes to comfort his four year old sister. Wow.
Pass the box o'Kleenex!
ReplyDeleteHeartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteI have no words, off to cuddle with my little ones. Gutwrenching...
ReplyDeleteI hope they have other relatives that will take them in and care for them and love them.
ReplyDeletethere is not a child in the world who deserves this kind of horror. i pray a loving family will find it in their hearts to rescue these two together.
ReplyDeleteSo so sad. Makes you just want to take them home and cuddle them, poor little babies :(
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Thanks @mikey. My best wishes and hopes go out to those poor kids. The world is such an unjust place.
DeleteOmg!!!! Awful....
ReplyDeleteReally, Enty this just blew my whole day! I am going to say a prayer for them! This boy just instantly grew up! So sad!
ReplyDeleteMakes my problems seem pretty small. All prayers for them today.
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ReplyDeleteI'm really crying in my parked car right now! I just want to hold and comfort these poor angels! And to those who did this may you rot in hell!!!
ReplyDeleteHell has a special corner for people that do things like that to children.
ReplyDeleteBut that boy and his sister deserve only good things. I will keep them in my prayers.
This is sad. Whats even sadder is how s*it like this happens...all the time down there. Sometimes I think Americans are just not appreciative enough of how good we have it here, in comparison. I know I am, but thats because Ive lived down there and seen how life can be elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteThe anguish in his face in the first pic...ugh my heart is breaking.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, my problems are NOTHING.
How does this still happen ?
ReplyDeleteIt just breaks your heart, the poor kids.
ReplyDeletePoor babies. These pictures are heartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteJust so sad, heartbreaking. The picture of the boy and the sister is so sweet, but horribly sad at the same time. To imagine something like this happening to my son, same age, makes me physically ill. I hope there is someone that can give these two children the love that they need and deserve.
ReplyDeleteCo-sign Kim D Esq. This is why you have things like contracts and titles and deeds. This happens a lot in Africa and Asia, too, where the courts and law enforcement are lax, corrupt or nonexistent.
ReplyDeleteEven though Egypt is pretty civilized, we have walked away from several shady deals where it was not clear who really owned the property that was offered for sale.
how can we help him?
ReplyDelete^^ Great question, Aunt Liddy!
ReplyDeleteAw man, you're killing me. I have a six-year-old boy - can't imagine ...
ReplyDeleteDamn. It's like that little boy's childhood just ended. I wonder why he and his little sister were spared?
ReplyDeleteI hope they're well take care of, somehow, someway. God bless them.
People suck, no matter where you are in the world, they really SUCK!
ReplyDeleteI want to swoop in and scoop them up and protect them, but nothing can change what they just experienced. Poor little ones. I hope they have family or a safe place to go.
ReplyDeleteThis is so heartbreaking. I hope the kids can stay together. They all need each other more than ever now.
ReplyDeleteOMG, I can't stand this. I don't even want to read the article, just the pics are bad enough. I have a lump in my throat. Bastards.
ReplyDeleteDitto to what @auntliddy said...Enty, can you update us on what we can do to help these poor babies? I don't know anything about setting up a fund in Guatemala, or if that would be stupid because it would be pilfered...I wish I could adopt them.
ReplyDeleteI hope they grow up to be Superman & Wonder Woman and get their justice!!
ReplyDelete@Lauren..you said it! Too too sad
ReplyDeleteWhat has happened to these children is horrendous. But please know this is just the tip of the iceberg. There are thousands of children who have been through similarly horrible circumstances - and who have been abandoned, lost, or are suffering from disease and malnutrition. There are a lot of groups out there who do wonderful things for the people of Guatemala... and those of you who want to help may consider asking them if there is any further word on these children. One of the groups I can recommend is Mayan Families - a non profit where nearly 100% of any funds received are used to help people directly. You can visit their website at www.mayanfamilies.org. I know they do great work - because I adopted my daughter from Guatemala over six years ago. If you are having a rough day, just read a few of the stories on their web page. I guarantee it will put things in perspective for you.
ReplyDeleteMy prayers are with these two children and their surviving siblings...
@Turkish Taffy,
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure where you get your facts from but no this doesn't happen a lot in Africa...I know cause I was born and raised there. Please stop perpetuating a stereotype...#africaisnotacountry
I wish I could hold them. No words...
ReplyDeleteNooo. just no.
ReplyDelete@Sue in MO, thanks for the link. I've traveled to Mayan areas and still think about the indigenous people I met there.
the last picture in the NY Daily News article is what was so sad... The police officers carrying bodies, and two officers had small body bags cradled in their arms. You just know those are the two babies. Why would the shoot the babies?! What does that accomplish?!
ReplyDeleteAnd these two plus 2 others survived because they hid
Wow, men sure are evil. Poor kids... :C
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