Kensington mom who killed son agonized over school costs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think she agonzied over the fact that her son was not going to be intelligent enough to lead a regular life and the desparate search for the "right" school was the hope that she could at least get him educated. It also mentioned she felt as if she was looked down on by the school and she probably did feel bad that she was so highly educated and smart but her son was not and was not going to be.

You are making a lot of assumptions.....However, would you want to send your child off to a school everyday that they hated and were tormented and bullied everyday? Personally that would break my heart to do - even if the public school system said that they could successfully protect and educate the child.

In my little experience with the public school system as a parent, yes the school system can look down on you. I was told my DC was fine, ok, etc. I was also told I was wasting the schools time by an asst principal when I asked for the school counselor to look into a personal issue my child was having. I paid for private testing and moved to a private school. No more issues with my DC and back to his happy camper self. My mommy instinct told me that there was something going on and I would not let it drop - which is exactly what the public school wanted me to do. I could totally understand this mother's feeling about the school system. I do not ageee however with how she ultimately handled the situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think she agonzied over the fact that her son was not going to be intelligent enough to lead a regular life and the desparate search for the "right" school was the hope that she could at least get him educated. It also mentioned she felt as if she was looked down on by the school and she probably did feel bad that she was so highly educated and smart but her son was not and was not going to be.

You are making a lot of assumptions.....However, would you want to send your child off to a school everyday that they hated and were tormented and bullied everyday? Personally that would break my heart to do - even if the public school system said that they could successfully protect and educate the child.

In my little experience with the public school system as a parent, yes the school system can look down on you. I was told my DC was fine, ok, etc. I was also told I was wasting the schools time by an asst principal when I asked for the school counselor to look into a personal issue my child was having. I paid for private testing and moved to a private school. No more issues with my DC and back to his happy camper self. My mommy instinct told me that there was something going on and I would not let it drop - which is exactly what the public school wanted me to do. I could totally understand this mother's feeling about the school system. I do not ageee however with how she ultimately handled the situation.

It would break my heart a lot more to shoot my son. I can't fathom the idea that there could be anything more heartbreaking than that. Especially when this woman obviously had other options (i.e. let her mom pay for school).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think she agonzied over the fact that her son was not going to be intelligent enough to lead a regular life and the desparate search for the "right" school was the hope that she could at least get him educated. It also mentioned she felt as if she was looked down on by the school and she probably did feel bad that she was so highly educated and smart but her son was not and was not going to be.

You are making a lot of assumptions.....However, would you want to send your child off to a school everyday that they hated and were tormented and bullied everyday? Personally that would break my heart to do - even if the public school system said that they could successfully protect and educate the child.

In my little experience with the public school system as a parent, yes the school system can look down on you. I was told my DC was fine, ok, etc. I was also told I was wasting the schools time by an asst principal when I asked for the school counselor to look into a personal issue my child was having. I paid for private testing and moved to a private school. No more issues with my DC and back to his happy camper self. My mommy instinct told me that there was something going on and I would not let it drop - which is exactly what the public school wanted me to do. I could totally understand this mother's feeling about the school system. I do not ageee however with how she ultimately handled the situation.

I guess you are right - shooting her son in the head may not have been the best way to handle the situation.

[Anonymous]

Her mom said she would pay for a school that cost $50K/year. Then she sent a check . . . for $10K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Her mom said she would pay for a school that cost $50K/year. Then she sent a check . . . for $10K.

Maybe it was a deposit and the payments were broken up into 5 installments--most tuition payments are not due all at once. But that is COMPLETELY besides the point!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

It would break my heart a lot more to shoot my son. I can't fathom the idea that there could be anything more heartbreaking than that. Especially when this woman obviously had other options (i.e. let her mom pay for school).

Yes, this!

[Anonymous]

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"[Jensvold] did mention in the note that she knows people whose parents committed suicide when they were children and how difficult and traumatizing that was, and she didn't want to do that to Ben," Slaughter said.

"It is very true," she added. "I can't imagine Ben ever recovering from the loss of his mother."

I can't imagine him recovering from being DEAD. It's sad that she felt so alone, but she's still an evil child murderer.

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She was a woman who had become overwhelmed with life. You are a heartlessitch. Go find the Wizard of Oz and maybe he will give you a heart.

ummmm, she WAS a child murderer. That makes her, by definition, evil.

[Anonymous]

You all make great armchair quarterbacks.

I'm not excusing what she did, but like a previous poster said, walk a mile in her single-mother of special needs kid shoes and get back to us. You have No Idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You all make great armchair quarterbacks.

I'm not excusing what she did, but like a previous poster said, walk a mile in her single-mother of special needs kid shoes and get back to us. You have No Idea.

So, single moms of special needs kids get a pass when it comes to murdering their kids? That's interesting logic. Plus, from what the articles have said, their was a custody battle, so it's not as if the father didn't want anything to do with his son. And, the boy's grandmother wanted to help out.

By the way, who else gets a pass for murder? Young Asian women who murder their daugthers? Black men who murder their wives? Poor Hispanic women who murder their husbands?

Or, just rich, single, educated white women who murder their sons?

Seems like a double standard to me. Either all child murderers get a pass, or none of them do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all make great armchair quarterbacks.

I'm not excusing what she did, but like a previous poster said, walk a mile in her single-mother of special needs kid shoes and get back to us. You have No Idea.

So, single moms of special needs kids get a pass when it comes to murdering their kids? That's interesting logic. Plus, from what the articles have said, their was a custody battle, so it's not as if the father didn't want anything to do with his son. And, the boy's grandmother wanted to help out.

By the way, who else gets a pass for murder? Young Asian women who murder their daugthers? Black men who murder their wives? Poor Hispanic women who murder their husbands?

Or, just rich, single, educated white women who murder their sons?

Seems like a double standard to me. Either all child murderers get a pass, or none of them do.

exactly. I wish i had walked a mile in her shoes - the kid would still be alive if I were his mom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

"[Jensvold] did mention in the note that she knows people whose parents committed suicide when they were children and how difficult and traumatizing that was, and she didn't want to do that to Ben," Slaughter said.

"It is very true," she added. "I can't imagine Ben ever recovering from the loss of his mother."

I can't imagine him recovering from being DEAD. It's sad that she felt so alone, but she's still an evil child murderer.

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She was a woman who had become overwhelmed with life. You are a heartlessitch. Go find the Wizard of Oz and maybe he will give you a heart.

I'm sorry, she was stressed by bills so she killed herself and child....and we're supposed to feel sorry for her? How about the father of the child (if there was one). Any sibblings? How about the grandparents...

I don't feel sorry for her at all....agree with the pp above. She KILLED HER CHILD because she didn't want her child to miss her. Fuck that.

Isn't a male sperm necessary for all procreation? How does one get pregnant without sperm? Obviously, you did not understand or comprehent the article because she was divorced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

"[Jensvold] did mention in the note that she knows people whose parents committed suicide when they were children and how difficult and traumatizing that was, and she didn't want to do that to Ben," Slaughter said.

"It is very true," she added. "I can't imagine Ben ever recovering from the loss of his mother."

I can't imagine him recovering from being DEAD. It's sad that she felt so alone, but she's still an evil child murderer.

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She was a woman who had become overwhelmed with life. You are a heartlessitch. Go find the Wizard of Oz and maybe he will give you a heart.

I'm sorry, she was stressed by bills so she killed herself and child....and we're supposed to feel sorry for her? How about the father of the child (if there was one). Any sibblings? How about the grandparents...

I don't feel sorry for her at all....agree with the pp above. She KILLED HER CHILD because she didn't want her child to miss her. Fuck that.

Isn't a male sperm necessary for all procreation? How does one get pregnant without sperm? Obviously, you did not understand or comprehent the article because she was divorced.

what are you talking about? The dad is devastated and would have gladly raised his son.

[Anonymous]

She was just bat shit crazy. There was a mental break, and she may not have sought psychological help.

[Anonymous]

Gotta say my sister is a single mom with three kids, one has Asperger's, the other is HFA. She would NEVER considered killing her children. In fact, she home schooled them instead. This woman was clearly crazy and an unfit mother. There are plenty of options out there had she investigated rather than choosing to kill him.

[Anonymous]

The woman was mentally ill. She made a terrible, irrational decision. She chose a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Lots of parents have horrible times with special needs children, but few actually kill their children. There are always other choices, but sadly, this woman made a horrible decision. Yes, she is a child murderer, and yes, by definition, she is evil--and insane.