Little Girl Lost

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably seen more than you ever wanted to know about NY Governor Eliot Spitzer's transgressions this week.  And you probably also saw that yesterday the identity of his call-girl "friend" was released. 

And I know, that young woman broke the law.  She's totally responsible for her actions.  And I know, the media are jadedly scoffing about how she'll capitalize on her 15 minutes of fame.

Yet when I see her picture, posted suggestively for all the world to see, the only thing I can think of is that this is someone's daughter.  Her life may have been a rough one, but surely somebody, somewhere, once held her chubby toddler hand and read her a book.  Someone cut her sandwiches in half.  Someone hoped for the best for her.  And I suspect that this isn't what they had in mind.

I just can't stop thinking about that.  It makes my heart hurt.

Comments

[pam]

And our hearts should hurt. The thing that strikes me is how quickly those around me jump on the "dump the cheating husband" band wagon. I CAN NOT imagine the hurt involved in that kind of betrayal. Yet my God is big, maybe those people don't know Him, but when I hear the ways of the world, do I respond as the world or do I see my Jesus, as He could heal and restore. Do I believe the possiblities that Jesus really can make that kind of difference in our lives? My daughter was commenting at how sad that the girl is making money and her music gets promoted because of these circumstances. But we know it is an empty rise to fame. All involved need the revelation of God in their lives. They all need true Love.

[Carol ~ I Throw Like A Girl]

Shannon,
I just love your heart. Not only is she someone's daughter, God wants her to be His little girl, too.

[Cindy]

Unfortunately I hadn't thought about it like that... but you are so right. We need more people like you in the world. {hug}

[MommyWithAttitude]

Mine too. What makes me the most angry at the media is how they pick out that one "ho-fessional" who is so rich and so happy being a prostitute so you know, we can all see that prostitution isn't so bad. Prostitution is not cute and it's not victimless. The media just makes me so angry when these things come up.

[Big Mama]

Me too, Shannon. Me too.

[Gego]

Sweetie,
The world is full of children who make mistakes, misunderstand others, commit self-serving sins. I hurt so badly for the wife, the children, the prostitute, and especially the father who made such bad choices. My prayers are for forgiveness from the family, though my human side tends to agree with Mike Huckabee who said, I paraphrase, that Janet would indeed be standing next to him with a loaded gun, empty it, reload, and start all over.
My opinion comes with an agenda that you know, Shannon, though I have NEVER thought violence is an option (my fantasies would make some of the chainsaw murders acceptable and defensible).
The only ones who will profit from this situation are the networks. The coverage needs to stop no matter how sensational. Once again, we are subjected to $$$$$ instead of integrity.
So much suffering, so little commitment. I believe God can and will turn this situation into forgiveness, if the participants believe. It is certainly a big order, but He can do anything! Those are my prayers. Love and hugs, Gego

[Tara]

oh so true.

[travis Spencer]

I had very similar thoughts.
I read her MySpace bio and jotted down some thoughts...
you can read it here

[boomama]

Yes ma'am. And amen.

[Jeana]

I have been thinking the same thing. About her, and about his wife. I guess motherhood changes you that way, because all I can think when I see those pictures are, "What if that was my little girl?"

[The Secret Life of Kat]

That breaks my heart...

[Stretch Mark Mama]

That rock I live under? It's such a happy rock.

[Jenny]

I agree with you, this will define her for quite awhile. The good news is hopefully every Christian that sees this story will say a prayer for her. She could have a powerful testimony if she turns to Christ!

Jenny

[Clare]

"But for the grace of God, go I."

[YewNorkBabe]

As a former wife of a husband that did something similar to me, I feel for the Governor's wife. I feel for her children. It is an unspeakable pain that they are going through and I'm not trying to judge, just trying to treat this as if they had a painful loss in their family and I am praying for the whole family. The young woman has an emptiness in her soul and I pray that that emptiness gets filled with God and she rejects all that is tempting her right now.

[Eva]

I'm with you.

[Rebecca]

I just can't STAND that picture of her showing the "peace" symbol... maybe it's the only picture the media could find... but it's just so suggestive... of what I'm not sure, but it makes me feel so icky. For everyone involved... :(

[JK]

http://www.musicforthesoul.org/somebodys.html

Here's some music so many people need to hear because she IS someone's daughter.

[Sheila]

Shannon,

I don't know about that. I would guess that nobody important really did hug her or read to her or wish the best for her, except a baby-sitter or maybe a day-care worker.

And isn't that the problem? My husband works with a lot of people who have come out of this sort of lifestyle, or who are still in it but are having babies in the midst of it, and the lack of basic parenting and human skills that a lot of these women demonstrate is astounding.

I don't mean to rain on your parade. I think the point is that somebody should have hugged her, and read to her, and led her in the right direction. But more than likely I would bet nobody did. She grew up to think she was trash, and she lived it out.

Makes me think I really need to pay attention to more of the little kids on our street who look so lost...

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[Wendy Wilson]

I guess I'm a bit naive but I couldn't believe that there were actually websites that cater to this industry. I suppose I would have thought there would have been more regulation of this. I shouldn’t be so surprised at the value attached to a woman’s body but I am still overwhelmed by the thought that women think so little of themselves that they enter this industry or worse yet are enslaved in this industry. I prayed to God before my daughter was born for a strong independent women (and I got what I wished for ). I hope that I have imbued my daughter with such a love for herself that one day when she is old enough to consider these events, she too will be appalled.

[suburbancorrespondent]

It's important not to judge that girl's parents, or to say she wasn't nurtured properly or she wouldn't have done these things. Plenty of people raise their kids with love, only to see them make unfortunate choices as adults. And plenty of children are raised poorly, only to grow up to make better choices for themselves and for their children. It's called free will, people!

[Miz Booshay]

We have a different kind of poverty
in our land of abundance.

[Kristi]

I live in NY and have been struggling with this issue all week. I have not one stone to throw because I too have made poor choices that affected people I love. However, I do feel so much for his children and this girl's family. Because of the publicity and prominence of his position, his own daughters will have to fight to rise above being "Spitzer's daughters". I don't know her specific background but regardless she is someone's daughter.

[Butterbean]

Beth Moore said in a Bible Study recently (paraphrasing)that you can only put up a front for so long. At night when you lay down, and it's just you and God, those can be some terribly difficult & lonely times. I think these are terribly difficult and lonely times for the Spitzers, the young woman, and all involved. So, so sad.

[Julia]

Thanks for posting this. The truth is, so many people around us are in similar boats as this girl was - just circumstances are different. As believers, if we could see the deep fears, hurts, and pain of the people around us, I believe we would be shocked. This girl just got caught in a place where she thought this was the only way out. It might have been her decisions, might have been those of her parents - but regardless of whose fault it is, she most likely felt trapped and that was the only way she could find "significance." I pray for her - When i heard her real name was when my heart just sunk, she will never get past this. She will work the rest of her life always looking over her shoulder and wondering who is talking about her. I pray that someone stops talking about her, and goes to her to share the love of Christ. I hope that if I were given the chance to show her real love - as Christ would have done - that I would take the opportunity.