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[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If I saw these parents, I would have offered to adopt the kid just to get the poor thing away from bad parents.

[–] MediaSensationalism@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

That's the story the buyer told. The baby was badly neglected.

[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I normally feel sus for things. Like, was the buyer trying to eat the baby or something? Even if the buyer initially intentions was bad, I felt like the buyer at the very least got the baby away from bad parents and maybe gave this kid a different path in life.