Auntie Charo's Soapbox

I suppose I should say that it's all 'alleged' because I wasn't there and I can't prove that it (the stories) happened, but on a daily basis, one can read the police blotter and read about children being abused and neglected. When I was growing up, children were precious, they were loved and protected. I know there were freak instances when kids were abused but it didn't happen on Guam and it certainly didn't happen in my neighborhood, or to anyone I knew. The only pinching I ever heard of was what happened in church when you didn't keep still or looked around, worse, if you were caught talking, that pinch caused a black and blue on the thigh for at least a week. But the children have become a cheap commodity. They aren't precious anymore, or so it seems. They are raped, or kidnapped and no one seems upset, it's become mundane, like today's laundry. The kid didn't go to school for a month and no one checked? Oh, okay, no problem. I'm assuming that they still do a roll call and the teacher realizes that she doesn't have 33 kids in her class four or five days in a row and that she should ask if the kid fell off the world or something...right? Not sure since the MV reporter didn't say how it came about that the teacher went to the student's home....although she sure remembered to describe how it smelled, et cetera!
So, the family's last name is obviously not Cruz or Santos or Guerrero...if they had a down payment, they'd probably be living at the Gill Baza sub-division...who knows, maybe they used to live there...whatever, the adults probably can't find jobs, can't pay rent and are taking their frustrations out on their children....and CPS will keep the children hoping that the parents will do all of the above so that they can re-unite the family....so that the cycle can begin all over again....shave a zebra and those damned stripes come back every darn time!
Then there's the other story about the 25 year old man hooligan who comes to his parents' (freeloader that he is, still living at home, shame, shame, most at his age should either be paying rent or living some place else)home and causes problems because there's no tea to drink....imagine that, henry, there's no tea for the little prince to drink! His father had to take the dude outside to calm junior down...well, you guessed it, the cops were called and the dysfunctional family will be known by all because their names will appear in the police blotter.....because there was no tea to drink for the selfish little freeloader.....
The last name of the tea drinkers could be 'native' to the island, dysfunction is an equal opportunist......and I include the MV article for your perusal so you don't think that I made up the story....
"By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

A32-year-old mother was left with no choice but to give up her three children to the government’s child protection services after she was found neglecting and abusing them.
Marinta Sop of Maite was charged with family violence, assault and two counts of child abuse after her daughter was seen in school with bruises on her arms, abrasions to her face, sores on her facial and knee area and swelling to her right wrist.
The child abuse case was discovered when school authorities asked the police department to investigate the minor’s status after the girl failed to go to school for a month.
Maryann Echon, a teacher, told investigators that she had gone to the home of Sop and the mother admitted that she hit her daughter.
Police recruit H.M. Matsumoto went to the child’s home where an unclothed male toddler met him.
The officer noted that the apartment had a foul stench and there were flies everywhere in the Sop residence.
When the officer met Sop’s daughter, he observed bruises and abrasions on the minor’s face and arms. The girl indicated that her mother hit her.
After determining that the children are at risk with their mother, child protection services officers took all the minors under their custody.
Man nabbed
for family violence
In other news, the father of a 25-year-old Tamuning resident was forced to call the police after his son became violent upon learning that there was no tea to drink.
According to Serafin Monte Mafnas, his son Joshua began yelling profanities and vulgarities at his mother and the rest of his family.
The father took his son outside their house to calm him down. The father locked the door when Joshua Mafnas remained violent.
At this juncture, Joshua Mafnas began banging and kicking the door and broke the glass of their window to gain entry.
When Joshua Mafnas was able to enter the house, he attempted to strike his younger brother, took some keys and left the house.
The father added that his son also smashed the windshield of his pickup truck.
The son was charged with family violence, assault and criminal mischief, all misdemeanors. "