Attempted Hanging at Daycare...

[Silly Songs]

It sounds like she had some sort of mental breakdown. I am so glad a parent caught her in time. I'm sure more will come out about what caused this, if anything.

[Cat Herder]

http://www.startribune.com/client-speaks-glowingly-of-mpls-daycare-provider-accused-of-hanging-toddler/402137485/

>> client<< noted that Karia’s youngest daughter just had her first birthday in the past couple of weeks, and “I suspect she was struggling with postpartum depression or something similar. I feel a sense of guilt that I didn’t notice she was struggling — how isolated she must have felt.”

She said that in all that time, “I’ve always known her to be a loving and generous day-care provider and mother.”

Her son became friends with Karia’s daughters, and “in fact, my two children [the son and a 5-year-old daughter] and hers went trick-or-treating together on Halloween.”

>client< emphasized that she’s not making excuses for what Karia is accused of doing, “but I strongly believe that what she did is completely inconsistent with who I know her to be in general — a caring woman.”

[mommyneedsadayoff]

http://www.startribune.com/client-sp...ler/402137485/


>> client<< noted that Karia’s youngest daughter just had her first birthday in the past couple of weeks, and “I suspect she was struggling with postpartum depression or something similar. I feel a sense of guilt that I didn’t notice she was struggling — how isolated she must have felt.”

She said that in all that time, “I’ve always known her to be a loving and generous day-care provider and mother.”

Her son became friends with Karia’s daughters, and “in fact, my two children [the son and a 5-year-old daughter] and hers went trick-or-treating together on Halloween.”

>client< emphasized that she’s not making excuses for what Karia is accused of doing, “but I strongly believe that what she did is completely inconsistent with who I know her to be in general — a caring woman.”

That is so sad and scary.

[Josiegirl]

That is so sad and scary.

There was a woman locally, had a baby many many years ago. She was diagnosed with PPD after she threw her baby in the woodstove. She couldn't live with herself and committed suicide not long after. We just don't know unless we walk a mile, ya know?? I cannot imagine what PPD must be like.

[JackandJill]

What a sad story all around. Thank God that parent arrived when they did!

[mommyneedsadayoff]

There was a woman locally, had a baby many many years ago. She was diagnosed with PPD after she threw her baby in the woodstove. She couldn't live with herself and committed suicide not long after. We just don't know unless we walk a mile, ya know?? I cannot imagine what PPD must be like.

I had PPD with my second and it is scary and hard to deal with, but this sounds like Post Partum Psychosis. Like Andrea Yates (??) who drowned her five kids in the tub. Like she had a complete mental break and everything went south from there but it is a miracle that parent showed up and the little one survived! It is just sad all around and so traumatic for everyone involved. I hope she gets the help she clearly needs.

[Blackcat31]

http://kstp.com/news/minneapolis-day-care-attempted-hanging-nataliia-karia/4326050/?cat=1