When you're a mom, headlines about tragedies hit you especially hard. So as the case of the Honolulu girl found starving unfolds, moms have gone online at www.HawaiiMoms.com to put their shock and dismay into words. Mothers such as the parent called "luvmyboys" have expressed sentiments like this one, written in the General Parenting forum:

I pray every day for the kids who didn't ask to be born into this type of life. I pray that God will give them the strength to overcome the obstacles they have endured at the hands of their caregivers. I pray that they will grow up to be the type of individuals with a fairytale ending to such a horrible beginning, and they make the changes to make our world a better place to live.

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FINAL WORD

"Bigotry is the thing I detest most. ... the whole idea of 'That which is different from me is necessarily evil.' I really like to explore the idea that difference is equal and good."

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, in Entertainment Weekly