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Sadly ... For Bradley
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores 
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Sadly ... for Bradley ~*Marge Tindal*~ Did you see my picture in the paper ? Did it spark in you a rage ? As you read the story of my abuse emblazoned on the page ? I was Bradley McGee. I was meek and I was mild. I was Bradley the throw-away child. I hoped my mother would help me as the abuse continued to grow. But she didn't. Why ? I won't ever know. I am only one as the abusal maze goes. There are others out there like me, please help one of those. I am now an angel sitting at God's knee. I gazed at God and asked, "God, why me?" I looked God straight in the eye, and He didn't even flinch. I told God that Thomas Coe was one mean son-of-a-bitch. God held me gently in His arms "Bradley, there is evil still but I promise you, my child, if 'Old Sparky' don't get him the devil will." *In loving memory of Bradley McGee. Murdered by his step-father, Thomas Coe. Bradley's mother did nothing to protect her child. Only two years old, Bradley was tortured by being plunged upside down with his head in the toilet because he wet his pants. Thomas Coe's defense was 'I had a bad day.' As this monster sits in prison, I would suggest to you, that Bradley had a worse day. *Here is a site dedicated to remembering the tragedies that occur to so many helpless innocents. It is tenderly done, but very graphic in content. It is a page dedicated to the memory of 'The Little Angels In Heaven'. http://members.tripod.com/~leelah/alltheangels.html |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
we bring children into this harsh cynical world,so all the more we should protect them from harm.....i'm amused by the stupid excuse "I had a bad day" and saddened that the mother did nothing to help her child..... lovely piece from you...you put me in the shoes of Bradley and yes,wonderful tribute to him too   |
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tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
Marge~ Soo sad that this is going on all over the world to these tiny little defencless children, I am sickened to think that adults can do such things to these precious children. I also visited the site you listed and soo tragic. Thanks for posting this, all my love Tracie~ Keep all the windows of your mind open Anne Rooks |
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devina Member Elite
since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539Cali |
Tears Marge...  Sorry, can't help it...This was very touching to my worn ole heart sweetie!!! Love you! Open arms can be the most fragile in the world... |
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LoveBug
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Member Elite
since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
Marge, this is a beautiful tribute... it's so sad that children have to go through this... "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Kaile~ We have to remember the little Bradley's in order to give them the love they deserved and didn't get while on this earth. Tracie~ Hundreds of little Bradley's on that site. Heartbreaking to read ... but they deserve being remembered. Love you too, hon. Devina~ Your tears fall for someone who was precious. It's okay, sweetie. I understand. I love you too. LoveBug~ Yes, honey. It's so very sad and tragic. It isn't going away either ... the statistics are increasing at an alarming rate. Love ya' ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
I wish I knew how to write silence...deeply moved, mom... |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Oh, sweet Serenity~ I guess we write it with a tear, honey. Bless your heart. I love you. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Irie Senior Member
since 1999-12-01
Posts 1493Washington State |
Marge, ..... This made me cry, it made me angry and it made me hurt! How could any normal mother stand by and let this abuse happen! My husband would be dead and buried in the back yard! Pardon my french but what a bunch of lousy #%!@#$&^!%$^!!!!! (sorry, just angry) We all have bad days.....doesn't give us the right to hurt and injur or even kill! As mad as I get sometimes, I could NEVER hurt my son! Ever, he is too precious to me! Thank you for the eye opener! Thsi was a beautiful tribute! [This message has been edited by Irie (edited 04-21-2000).] |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Irie~ Thank you for reading Bradley's story and replying. The anger you feel toward the horrible monster who did this to him and toward his mother who did nothing to save her child ... mirrors my own. I'm darned angry that it happens somewhere in this country every day ... every night. We need to get darned angry about it and see to it that our elected officials know we are angry. That's the only way it will ever change ... the punishment for harming a child or killing one is so lenient that this country should hang our head in shame. God help the children of this vicious cycle. Again .. bless you for your response. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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BSC
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Member Elite
since 2000-02-04
Posts 2919New York, USA |
Marge, Oh how sad that words such as this ever need to be written. What a moving, beautiful tribute. It happens so often, and the poor little innocents end up, as you so aptly put it, thrown away. The only consolation is that they are now playing safely in God's backyard. Bonnie |
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Dawn Eclipse Senior Member
since 2000-01-31
Posts 637The Horsehead Nebula |
I read all of these poems about child abuse, and I am beginning to realize just how bad it is. how can people be so horrible? Thank you for sharing Bradley's story with us. He will live on in our hearts and minds. "It is in our aloneness that we recognize our oneness, even as the single droplet of water knows also that it is the sea."Daniel *Cassie Roseen* |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
BSC~ Thank you for your kind reply. Yes, Bradley was such a sweet innocent. He deserved better. DawnEclipse~ Hon, there are so many sad stories of abuse that ends in death for these little ones. It's with a heavy heart that we must shed tears over them. I hope and pray that it ends. Thank you for understanding the need to tell his story. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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