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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale
I don't mean to belittle the girl here.
I do think the amount of help she received from others gives me more faith in humanity. I can think of a lot of people I know who could have used just one or two people to give a damn about them and they may have turned out differently.
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no doubt. I hadn't thought of it this way, but I think she also made it very easy for other people to want to help her. You look at her case, straight-A's, was picked to attend a special academic camp for gifted students, then see she's abandoned by her parents, your reaction might be to think "oh, hell no", and you open up your wallet and your time to help. Take the same kid, who also needs help, but is not as tough or resilient and they sink into crime or apathy, those same people might not be as willing to help, because they might look like lost causes.