Some people are born to be parents. They thrive on watching their little ones grow and sacrifice everything for their child’s happiness. Oftentimes when one takes the plunge into the world of parenting, they find that they are far more likely to be caring for all people and that their child has played a major role in “softening” them up. And then, of course, there is that thing called patience. One of the gifts of becoming a parent is the learned patience and understanding that comes along with the role. It’s pretty hard not to learn the trait when you have a toddler who is dead set on turning your life upside down and in disarray. A new parent quickly learns how to loosen their grip on cleanliness and they are more open to changing their schedule at the last minute due to a child’s tantrum, a sporadic fever, or a million other things that have a chance of popping up during the day.
And then there are other people who are biological parents but don’t have a caring bone in their bodies. One Utah man did the unthinkable when he left his five-year-old daughter out overnight in 30-degree weather. The little girl was left on the Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College campus and told to go to sleep by her father, who she had been staying with for the weekend. According to the mother, the father’s exact words were, “Shut up and lay down and go to sleep,” before he abandoned her on the campus overnight.
When the little girl was found by a security guard the next morning at 7:30am, it was apparent that she was traumatized by the incident. “It was heartbreaking for the security guard who found her,” said Security Manager, Fred Frazier. “To see a little girl running alone by herself. That’s when he got very concerned, and she was shivering and cold.”
While it is still unknown why the father would leave his daughter on a random campus overnight, the investigation is in full force. The little girl had been visiting her father and grandparents for the weekend, so it is likely that the grandparents will be questioned as well.
There is no reason why an innocent little girl should be subjected to such harsh treatment and it’s evident that this particular father doesn’t have the innate ability to care for another human being.