Comments on: Girl Swallows 30 Magnets, Steel Balls

Toy's Parts "Looked Like Candy" To Her; They Rip 8 Holes In Her Intestines; "Lucky To Be Alive"

[iamamzed]

Eight years old? Must be something else wrong with this "child" if she thinks that 30 (count''em 30!)magnets and steel balls are "candy"!?! Does she have one of those eating disorders where food must be kept from her by hiding and/or locking away? Has she been put on a "no sweets" diet by her parents? GOODNESS GRACIOUS!

[prairiefox1]

YOU CAN BE BOOK SMART AND STILL BE AN IDIOT!

[prairiefox1]

DEFINITE SIGN THAT SHE IS AN IDIOT! THE BRAIN SHOULD BE DEVELOPED ENOUGH TO KNOW NOT TO DO THAT WHEN SHE WAS 6!

[bobnjersey]

[Haley was adopted and ever since she was in the orphanage she has been eating things she shouldn''''t. She has been evaluated and the doctors are certain that she is just a normal (very intelligent) child that for some odd reason likes to eat things ... I am just sick of people making fun of her because she is different.]
[Posted by bbbirk at 02:18 PM : Jun 04, 2008]

thanks for the response. there was a poster on this thread that had a reference to a condition that has this behaviour as one of it''s symptom (or it was ''the'' symptom). it was called ''pica''.

no telling if this is related to this girls issue ... but it might be worth mentioning to the family.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica_(disorder)
(Posted by TeacherMan7 at 03:12 PM : Jun 03, 2008)

[cheddarboy82]

So the Dad wants to put awarness out there for other kids that swallowing magnets is bad ??!! LOL Huh, yeah, duh !!

[xo8_05]

Your right cheddarboy, you know this little girl and everything about her. Keep on being mean.

[cheddarboy82]

It''s not being heartless, what 8 year old mistakes magnets for candy ? I''m guessing the A''s and B''s came from her special education class. Otherwise *** ?? Didn''t she realize after one magnet, geez, this doesn''t taste like candy but I''ll swallow 29 more...seriously, *** ?

[xo8_05]

Haley was adopted and ever since she was in the orphanage she has been eating things she shouldn''t. She has been evaluated and the doctors are certain that she is just a normal (very intelligent) child that for some odd reason likes to eat things.

I am just sick of people making fun of her because she is different. Good lord, the kid is 8, leave her alone already. How would you all feel if someone was calling your 8 year old retarded?

[bobnjersey]

[I know this family and I think you all are being cruel and heartless. Her family would never tell her to swallow these items. They are not after money, they just want to make sure this doesn''''t happen to anyone elses child.]
[Posted by bbbirk at 01:13 PM : Jun 04, 2008]

since you know the family ... the big question that you may be able to answer is how/why the girl ended up eating 30 small items that were clearly not candy.

the best way to make sure that it doesn''t happen to another''s child is to know how she managed to get into that situation in the first place.

[xo8_05]

I know this family and I think you all are being cruel and heartless. Her family would never tell her to swallow these items. They love this little girl and for you all to call her retarded and make fun of her family is utterly ridiculous. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

Flangesqueal- I don''t know what makes you an expert on Indiana, but we are not anything like what you have said.

gopsoccermom- Daycare is not the problem with society today. Working moms are not the problem with society, it''s idiots like you that want to blame someone else. I work full time and my kids are loved by their caregiver.

My point is that none of you know this family and what they have went through. They are not after money, they just want to make sure this doesn''t happen to anyone elses child. But, I guess all your kids are perfect and would never do this anyway, right? Keep lying to yourselves.