What would you do if you found your father tried to kill you when you were a baby? How would you feel—would you have a range of emotions, or would you have just one strong reaction to this shocking and horrifying news? How do you think this kind of knowledge might affect a person? Why?
Explain your ideas in a well written paragraph of 8-10 complete sentences.
If I found out that my father tried to kill me when I was a baby, I thank that I would be shocked. But flipping out and not trusting him will not solve anything. I would just stay calm because that was a long time ago and surly he had a reason. I would talk to him about it and try to understand why and where he was coming from. If he treated me good know then I would just try to understand what he was thanking then, but the past is the past and nothing is going to change that. Not talking to him and being mad is not going to change the fact that that happened.
Comment by Tiffany D. — June 4, 2007 @ 4:26 pm
If I heard that my father was supposed to kill me I would be filled with not one, but many emotions. One of the emotions that I would have would be confusion. After my father loved me for so long, I would question his actions, and even question my relationship with him. I would also be filled with anger. I would be mad that my dad would want to kill me. I would also be filled with shock. I could not believe that my own father would want to kill me, but I would still wander why he had to or wanted to.
Comment by Robert B. — June 4, 2007 @ 4:27 pm
If I found out my father had tried to kill me I would be extremely mad. Most likely would confront him If I could. I would demand a reason why he tried to do it. I might even get in a fight with him and I would win. Knowing that someone tried to kill me would have a grave affect on my life. I wouldn’t trust anyone or even consider trying to trust anyone. I’d lose contact with the outside world and go into solitude.
Comment by zak s. — June 4, 2007 @ 4:30 pm
If I found out my father attempted to murder me when I was a baby I would feel many different emotions. I would feel anger and resentment but I would still love my father because he is my father. If he wanted to kill me he obviously had some sort of problem and my hate would only make it worse. I probably feel distant from him and wouldn’t talk to him often or at all but I would still love him. I would probably have a lack of trust towards people in general if I could not trust my father. I would confide to myself and distance myself from potential friends out of distrust towards people. I would most likely be very anti-social until I came to peace with the idea that my father wanted to take my life.
Comment by blake a — June 4, 2007 @ 4:31 pm
First I wouldn’t know how to react. I mean I would certainly be shocked. I would think why would he do such a thing and what was his reason for trying to kill me. I would want to know every detail and information on what has caused him to try and do that. I mean I would ask him what he had against me when I was just a little baby. But at the same time what could he possibly have against me. Questions I would ask would be why? Who put you up to this? Why would you try to kill your own child even if someone tried to convince you to do it? Was my mother apart of this? I would have a series of questions to ask. This could prevent me from talking to him or ever being around him. There defiantly wouldn’t be anymore trust involved. I would have to watch my back. Actually I don’t think I would trust any one in my family and that’s sad.
Comment by Lauren L. — June 4, 2007 @ 4:32 pm
I would be upset to hear that my father tried to kill me. I don’t really know how I would act because it has never happened to me. Most likely I would be more hurt than anything. I think it could make a person have mixed emotions. They would probably be sad and have anger towards their father. They would probably question why he would do something like that. Your father is supposed to be someone you can look up to not someone that tries to kill you. It could make someone have unstable emotions.
Comment by TonyaG — June 4, 2007 @ 4:32 pm
If I found out that my dad tried to kill me when I was a baby I would ask him why and what he was thinking and what made him try to do that. I would never talk to him again and I would disown him as a father and a friend. I would move away and when I would have children I would tell them that he died in a car accident. I would feel shocked and very angry. I wouldn’t know what to do. Something like this could scar someone for life.
Comment by Brandon W. — June 4, 2007 @ 4:32 pm
Well if I found out my father tried to kill me when I was a baby I would never talk to him ever again I wouldn’t give him the chance to try and kill me again or my kids in the future. I would have been shocked but I wouldn’t ponder on the fact he tried to kill me I would be devastated that my father tried to kill me but if you ponder on something you will only hurt your self more so I would hate him for it but I wouldn’t ponder about it. If this were to happen to some one it would cause horrible scaring and you wouldn’t trust anyone at all. Your mental process would be damaged and scared from the fact of your father trying to kill you. The reason why these things hurt you is because of the fact that your mind is very delicate and the smallest thing can corrupt your life for the rest of your life people that have experienced these thing have developed alternative personalities to live by because the hurt is so much they cant live so they have split personalities and live horrible lives not knowing why some things happen and why other don’t.
Comment by krisp — June 4, 2007 @ 4:32 pm
I think that if I would have found out that my father had tried to kill me I would probably not really know what to do. A part of me would feel a lot of anger and want to try and kill him, but the other part of me would be sad that he wanted to get rid of me that badly. Either way I think that I would pack up my stuff and move out and start a new life and completely forget about him. I think that if a person found this out later in life that they really might go crazy or something. Finding something like that out could send a person over the edge and who knows what they would do. Some people might be able to forgive their father but I don’t think I would be able to. I would most likely just never talk to him again. I would start out with a long talk with him to find out his reasoning and from there I would decide what I wanted to do.
Comment by Mark F — June 4, 2007 @ 4:33 pm
I think that I would be really disturbed and would want to know why he had tried to do it. Instead of just crying like some other people would, I think that I would straight to him and I would try to talk to him about it. I definitely think that if this actually did happen to a person than if the person admired their father a lot, all of the respect and love would go away instantly and they would never think of them the same way. Besides all of the respect and love that they had for their father there would be hatred and shame replacing it.
Comment by Ben A. — June 4, 2007 @ 4:34 pm
If I found out my father tried to kill me when I was a baby I would be pretty mad. I would also feel unwanted; like he didn’t care if I was alive or dead. I would feel very sad. I would leave my house and go find somewhere else to live. I wouldn’t want to have to look at him again. Some people might be affected by this differently than I would. Some people might not think anything of it because it was in the past and it never happened. I would never forgive my father if he wanted to kill me when I was a baby. I would understand if he didn’t want me to give me to an orphanage, but not to kill me. If I found out about that I wouldn’t want to see him for a very long time if I ever saw him again. This might affect a person differently depending on how strong their relationship is with father.
Comment by wesley d — June 4, 2007 @ 4:34 pm
If I found out my dad tried to kill me when I was a baby I would be devastated, I would wonder why he would do it then I will be thinking if he regrets he had me, I would find the reason of his actions. I would then see if the source was reliable and confront him on the subject. The relationship would be completely different. I wouldn’t be able to look at him the same. I would imagine if a person heard this news there whole attitude would change and might even depress someone. Afterward I am sure they would come to an agreement and make up.
Comment by mike h — June 4, 2007 @ 4:37 pm
If I found out that my dad tried to kill me when I was a baby, I would just be shocked. I would never believe that my father would have tried to kill me. I would feel bad for myself because I would think that I was worthless. It would just be really shocking to me. But after a week or so, I would forget about it because my father now is a great man and I look up to him. I would maybe even laugh about it, maybe. But for some one else it would maybe destroy their life. This kind of knowledge can affect a person a lot. For example, they might go crazy and might try to kill their father or stop eating and talking to people. Well I don’t know but it can affect some one.
Comment by Adrian R. — June 4, 2007 @ 4:37 pm
If my father tried to kill me when I was little and I didn’t know anything about it until the age I am now I would probably laugh, drive down to his house with a skilet and ask him hows i fell(just kiding) no I’d call him up and ask him what made him want to do that to me. If your father tried to do that to you then there’s a big problem something’s wrong. What could you do you just a kid? I would feel a little worried because of the fact that he tried to kill me. I would wonder why he chose to do something like that to me that’s kind of scary if you think about. I wouldn’t show any emotion that I knew he tried to I’d just be thankful that he had changed his mined. But later on down the road I would ask him to see what he would say. If anyone had this problem it probably would show a little emotion in that direct family because someone you loved tried to put you in a dirt nap when you’re just a kid. I know that most people would be scared afraid to ever see him ever again they may question him to see what he would say; I mean that’s what I would do. In any other situation the child would take it ever harder. They would think of him as a different person and would not want to go near him, but me I would talk to him to see why like what I ever do to you for me to make you do this to me; but I don’t know that’s just creepy if you ask me.
Comment by Nate R — June 4, 2007 @ 4:43 pm
If I where to find out that my father tried to kill me when I was a baby I would be very upset. I probably would have mixed feelings; for one, I would be so angry that I would never want to see his face again. On the other hand I might wish to see him to ask him why he tried to kill me. I would probably want to hear his version of the story because there might be even more shocking secrets that led him to make such a horrific act. Finding out that your father tried killing you is something that will affect a person for ever; it definitely will affect them in a psychological way. Finding out something so horrible might make a person feel like they are not wanted or maybe they will feel like they have done something to deserve it. Although, the child has no fault they probably will feel guilt. They might feel like they are not suppose to be here and that they are just a mistake.
Comment by Astrid A. — June 4, 2007 @ 4:44 pm
Yes and no it all depends on the person them self. Whether they are more self confident in them self as of most people are not self confident. When you get labeled its up to you whether you take it offensive or not. You have the choice to listen and not to listen if you let the person label you and you let it bother you then you’ve let them win and they will keep doing it. Yes when some one labels you you have the choice to go by what they have named you or ignore them and move on and make a new road for you to go down instead of following what some one has called you. No one can control your life it’s yours you control it.
Comment by kris p. — June 5, 2007 @ 4:24 pm