I tend to look at things that "go wrong" and try to pin point the exact moment when tragedy became inevitable. I've never really been one that was willing to buy into the idea that no one saw it coming, that things just happen.
The very moment that Amanda Hamm's children became nothing more than a tragedy waiting to happen didn't start when her and her then boyfriend Maurice LaGrone Jr placed her three kids in a car and drove to a boat ramp. No, these kids were doomed the moment that Hamm decided that she could really love a man more than she could love her children. I'll explain that in a moment, first though for those not familuar with the case, I'll set the scene up for you.
Hamm had three children, Christopher Hamm, 6, Austin Brown, 3, and Kyleigh Hamm, 23 months. At some point, it doesn't really matter when, Hamm began dating LaGrone. The two of them decided that the children rather got in the way of their impassioned love affair, and killed them. The method of murder wasn't unheard of, they drove to the boat ramp, and got out of the car at some point, and then allowed the car to sink into the water, children inside.
Now, even the prosecutor has attempted to beat around the bush on what the real problem was, by saying that Hamm has low self-esteem and needed a man to "validate her existence." I call bullshit. Hamm didn't need to validate anything other than the fact that her children posed a threat to her ability to have the freedom of a single childless woman. You see the thing about motherhood that seems to bother some people is that you suddenly are stuck with a load of responsibility, and have to cut down on doing certain things because you have children to care for. Clearly, this wasn't Hamm's idea of a good time, and it got in the way. LaGrone evidently care for the idea of being a second hand father to a bunch of kids, as it took some of the fun out of being with Hamm.
Being the worthless scum that they were, Hamm and LaGrone decided the best method of dealing with their "problem", which was the fact that they had to take responsibility for three kids. Some people when faced with this "problem" solve it by giving up the children to the state. Hamm and LaGrone evidently decided a more convenient method would be killing the kids.
Back to what I mentioned before, about what the real defining moment that destined these children to suffer was. That moment was when Hamm decided that a mere man was more important than her children were. When she actually was able to say that she loved him, more than them. I suppose it becomes easy to choose a man over a child when you've adapted to the idea that he is more important than anything else. But, I swear there should be a general rule for these sorts of women who find that acceptible. If you find yourself loving any man more than you love your own flesh and blood, your own children- do those children one good deed- and find a judge willing to terminate your parental rights.
You should never love yourself, more than you love your children. And you should never love a man, more than you love your children. When you fail to put your kids first- they suffer... and sadly the moment that you declare someone else more important than your kids- you have set them up for on a dangerous road.
You can read more about Hamm's and LaGrone's fates here.
Categories: murders
The very moment that Amanda Hamm's children became nothing more than a tragedy waiting to happen didn't start when her and her then boyfriend Maurice LaGrone Jr placed her three kids in a car and drove to a boat ramp. No, these kids were doomed the moment that Hamm decided that she could really love a man more than she could love her children. I'll explain that in a moment, first though for those not familuar with the case, I'll set the scene up for you.
Hamm had three children, Christopher Hamm, 6, Austin Brown, 3, and Kyleigh Hamm, 23 months. At some point, it doesn't really matter when, Hamm began dating LaGrone. The two of them decided that the children rather got in the way of their impassioned love affair, and killed them. The method of murder wasn't unheard of, they drove to the boat ramp, and got out of the car at some point, and then allowed the car to sink into the water, children inside.
Now, even the prosecutor has attempted to beat around the bush on what the real problem was, by saying that Hamm has low self-esteem and needed a man to "validate her existence." I call bullshit. Hamm didn't need to validate anything other than the fact that her children posed a threat to her ability to have the freedom of a single childless woman. You see the thing about motherhood that seems to bother some people is that you suddenly are stuck with a load of responsibility, and have to cut down on doing certain things because you have children to care for. Clearly, this wasn't Hamm's idea of a good time, and it got in the way. LaGrone evidently care for the idea of being a second hand father to a bunch of kids, as it took some of the fun out of being with Hamm.
Being the worthless scum that they were, Hamm and LaGrone decided the best method of dealing with their "problem", which was the fact that they had to take responsibility for three kids. Some people when faced with this "problem" solve it by giving up the children to the state. Hamm and LaGrone evidently decided a more convenient method would be killing the kids.
Back to what I mentioned before, about what the real defining moment that destined these children to suffer was. That moment was when Hamm decided that a mere man was more important than her children were. When she actually was able to say that she loved him, more than them. I suppose it becomes easy to choose a man over a child when you've adapted to the idea that he is more important than anything else. But, I swear there should be a general rule for these sorts of women who find that acceptible. If you find yourself loving any man more than you love your own flesh and blood, your own children- do those children one good deed- and find a judge willing to terminate your parental rights.
You should never love yourself, more than you love your children. And you should never love a man, more than you love your children. When you fail to put your kids first- they suffer... and sadly the moment that you declare someone else more important than your kids- you have set them up for on a dangerous road.
You can read more about Hamm's and LaGrone's fates here.
Categories: murders
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