If you don't she was the 18 month old girl that fell into a well in her parents backyard in 1987 and was stuck there for 2 1/2 days or so until she was dramatically rescued as the world was glued to their tvs. She had to undergo several surgeries but later fully recovered and is no a stay at home mom in the same Texas town.
Well it turns out that all of the donations she recieved as a 18 month old was put in a trust that is now worth over a million dollars. A million dollars for having parents that failed to cover up a hole in their backyard. I think had I been someone who had donated money during that time that I would want my money back! It wouldn't be a problem had the money gone to help pay medical bills and surgeries, maybe even a college fund but she is getting a million dollars to do whatever she wants with because she was a klutz and had neglectful parents. Ok so calling an 18 month old a klutz is a little harsh but it is true, her motor skills must have sucked.
I am sure that some of the money of the original donations did go to medical expenses and they probably wouldn't be able to give back the extra money after that was all covered, but lets be honest falling into a well was probably the best thing that has ever happened to her. I think I too would fall in and spend 2 1/2 days in a well if I got that large a pay day from it.
It's an unfair world we live in.
yeah, i used to wish that i'd break my back. but that didn't work out the way i had envisioned it. maybe next time when i almost drown or am engulfed in flames. i'll keep my fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteIt must help if you are a cute, helpless little child for people to give you money. And she is completely fine now, probably doesn't even remember it. She just has some scars AND the million dollars.
ReplyDeleteare you saying mike's not cute and helpless? cause that's totally how i think of him.
ReplyDeletei actually think the trust fund was probably the best thing that they could do. like, people gave all this money to help. what are the parent supposed to do with it. i'm sure they paid the expenses and then had all this leftover. so, i guess they could have given it away. or, you put it in a trust for the kid for when they're older and able to make a good decision about what to do with it.
i also wonder how much $ there was @ the time. over 20 years, it wouldn't be that hard to turn a decent investment into a million.