Many somebodies love her
By The Bakersfield Californian
After reading Robert Price's column on the Safety Surrendered program ("Somebody loves her," Feb. 10), I could not help but think of the biological mother of this precious child. Did she see the article? She must have recognized the scenario described: Station 8 at the corner of University and Mount Vernon avenues, a baby girl, wavy black hair who appears to be bi-racial. I decided to write a letter to this woman.
To Addie's biological mom:
You have done an amazing thing. Giving up your child had to come with many emotions. The "why" you chose to give her up does not matter. Life is complicated and sometimes hard decisions have to be made.
I know Addie and her incredible family. I see her almost weekly at the church we attend. Howie and David are loving and caring people; she could not have found better parents. Addie is such a happy child, smiling with big bright eyes every time I see her.
Besides her immediate family, Addie has a large extended family at her church. She is loved so very much. There is no doubt in my mind that Addie will grow up to be a kind, personable, bright, God-loving human being.
Thank you for your courageous choice to allow Addie to find a family who could tend to all of her needs. I will pray that your life will be as full as your birth daughter's and that God will bless you and bring you peace.
Linda Lasseter
Bakersfield
Facebook
Twitter
Mobile
RSS
Most CommentedMost Popular
About two dozen protesters stood in front of Kern County Superior Court next to the Liberty Bell Thursday morning to make a statement about police brutality.
The death of a man in custody following a prolonged struggle with Kern County Sheriff's deputies and CHP officers and the subsequent fracas over confiscated witness cellphones have gained international attention and raised concerns here that the incidents could tarnish the county's emerging...
Sheriff’s investigators served a search warrant on Kern Medical Center and the Mary K. Shell Mental Health Center seeking medical records to find possible reasons for David Sal Silva’s behavior prior to and during his encounter with law enforcement, The Californian learned Friday.
The Kern County Sheriff's Office is out of control. That's one conclusion many people will draw based on the events of the past two weeks and in the context of recent years.
Blood stains are still visible on the sidewalk at the corner of Flower Street and Palm Drive, where a Bakersfield man struggled with as many as nine officers and later died this week.
Classes were canceled at Bakersfield High School Monday after three small bottle bomb explosions struck campus, authorities said.
David Sal Silva’s screams seem like they will never stop.
Responding to what he called a case that “has consumed the media and our community,” Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said Tuesday he has asked the FBI to conduct a “parallel” investigation into the death of Bakersfield father of four David Sal Silva, who died May 8 after he was beaten by deputies.