defenestratethis
10:41 am on September 12th, 2009
Poor kid..I used to work with adolescents, and was always amazed at the astonishing ability of these kids (particularly boys) to eat roughly about 10 times their weight in whatever food was available, and never gain an ounce. Poor boy, I hope he gets better….
twiztids_angel
3:58 pm on September 12th, 2009
wow…my son is 14 and weighs about 110 lbs and i consider him ’skinny’ how in the fuck did this poor kid survive weighin only 60 lbs!!?? and i agree with u Defenestratethis, cuz my son eats more than me, his dad and 2 sisters COMBINED and wont gain weight…actually i think hes underweight but he has a very high metabolism so he just burns it all off. I hope this poor boy gets better and i hope he gets to go home to his mom soon. About his mom not notifying authorities when he son returned is probably bcuz she did and was told that if she did not have sole custody thru the court there wasnt anything they could do and she would have to petition the court in the state the boy was currently in for custody.The father probably never gave her a correct address etc etc Theres alot of ‘ifs’ and ‘whys’ in this case. I hope to hear updates!
Muertaluna
9:51 pm on September 12th, 2009
So sad, these kids need the nutrition for brain development as well as just staying alive! This fuck tard will probably only get like 2 years on a suspended sentence and 5 years probation and back to the trailer he will go.
angela
10:45 pm on September 12th, 2009
My 14yr old was 140lbs…depends on the height. It’s interesting how this will play out…did she report it then Katrina hit, too much mayhem going on to figure everything out?…etc…but unfortunately birds of a feather flock together…she probably didn’t have a leg to stand on, hence the kid being able to be raised in this kind of enviroment etc…sad situation all around.
MadeaBecBec
11:03 pm on September 12th, 2009
Daniel Ballard is 30? Son is 14?
I hope the 14 year old gets placed in a loving and clean environment!
Zibarro
7:06 am on September 13th, 2009
I’m always amazed that the people responsible for kids who become this emaciated – always look like they’ve NEVER missed a single meal! “Dad” looks a bit overweight, actually! WTF? And animals in the motor home, too? How the fuck did THEY survive? How can a person see THEIR OWN CHILD day in and day out getting thinner and thinner, weaker and weaker, sicker and sicker – and do absolutely NOTHING?? Act like there is NOTHING wrong? Sick and disgusting.
And after reading this statement – “Until the mother can prove some sort of guardianship, her son will remain a ward of the state.” I have to agree with twiztids_angel about mom. Not knowing where her husband took her son, Katrina hitting and having no way to prove guardianship would surely make it impossible to get help from LE. I can see that conversation now..(LE) “Ma’am, where does your son reside with his father?” (mom) “I don’t really know. They’ve moved since I sent him there and he won’t tell me where.” (LE) “Well, do you have legal custody of your son?” (mom) “Well, no. We never had a court establish that.” (LE) “Well, I’m sorry.. but your husband is not breaking any laws. He has as much right to raise your son as you do until you can establish custody through the courts. Of course, you’ll need to locate your husband so he can be served. He has the right to tell the court why he should have custody as well.”
Now, she’ll likely jump through hoops to be granted guardianship of him. Thanks to her ex, her life will be scrutinized under a microscope and picked apart like a loaf of bread in a homeless shelter. It’s gonna take a while, but I hope she sticks with it. Her son needs her. If she gives up cuz it’s too tough, that’s one hell of a message to send to this already damaged boy.
Too sad.
Abroad
7:49 am on September 13th, 2009
Do you think it might have started out as a way of disciplining the boy?
I know I went to bed without dinner once or twice when I was a child. Usually because I took against whatever it was we were served and my parents refused to make something else just for me. Could this irresponsible sperm-donor have pitted his will against the boy’s on some point that neither would concede? “You are not having any dinner until you …..”?
I share your hopes for the mother to step up now that the boy is found, Zibarro. May he have no lasting damage from his starvation.
thinkgoat
1:10 pm on September 13th, 2009
It’s not just the starvation here – the lack of educating the boy AND not seeking medical attention for his broken bones. Not seeking medical attention for his foot that was clearly infected as hell. And especially down there. Even after 4 years – that area is NOT clean. They had dead bodies bloated as all get out floating in the current for days. Hell, the RV they were living in was filled with dog feces. Neglect all the way around, not just depriving him food.
twiztids_angel
6:01 pm on September 13th, 2009
Angela i WISH my son weighed 140 cuz hes like 5′11″ now! im 5′9″ and i weigh 130 and im considered skinny!
Madeabecbec… im 32 and mines 14 and i was 17 when i had him so that means the dad was 15!! geez and i feel bad for bein 17 when i had him! i wonder how old mom is?
Kittytoo
2:01 am on September 14th, 2009
I think we need to know more about the boys body type to know if he’s really that malnurished. It’s great that most 14 yo’s should be around 120lbs, but that just isn’t always the case. I have 4 kids. My youngest son is 13.5 and he weighs about 65lbs…pause here while everyone gasps….Yes he is skinny, but he’s not starved. Some days he eats like a pig, other days he hates foods. He is a picky eater, but his Doctor is not concerned. He is very healthy otherwise. He is small for his age period, he’s short. His older brother was the same until he turned 12 and then just blew up one day. I’m still waiting for the 13 year old to do the same. It is hereditary though. Everyone on my husband’s side are tiny people with high metabolisms….they suck! LOL. I just wanted to point out that not ALL skinny kids are malnourished. Though, I am NOT trying to defend this scumbag. Just the fact that this poor kid has infections and fractures is enough for me to say “throw away the keys”. I’m just glad the boy’s conditions were discovered before it was too late.
CassieMomma
9:57 am on September 14th, 2009
I will never understand how people can live like that. Lazy? Still that’s nasty. That poor kid, hope he recovers well!
twiztids_angel
5:49 pm on September 14th, 2009
well, b4 any1 freaks out…for 2 years i was under a major depression and my house was an embarassment to come into…tho i DID NOT have feces or animal waste thru out my house i did have a pile up of dishes (though not like i seen in Jaileen’s pics, and mine at least were scraped/rinsed of food matter) and i had mountains of dirty clothes….but my kids had clean clothes every day, id just wash was was needed and leave the rest… my kids always bathered everyday and has good oral hygeine…my house was cluttered with kids toys, crayons, school papers etc., NEVER GARBAGE I’m not sayin i condone the way i lived for over a year but i have to say i maintained alot better than others with major depression, plz dont bash me as i was spillin my heart here.
Dr.Keegee
7:47 pm on September 14th, 2009
(because daddy said his son didn’t want to and he was being home schooled *wink*)
My neighbors do a fantastic job at home-schooling their 3 kids. They’re up at 6 AM most days doing Phys Ed in the neighborhood before the Texas sun starts to warm things up. The kids are well mannered and very knowledgeable.
But I’m afraid that for every 10 families like the one across the street there’s one in a situation where ‘home schooling’ is used as a way of hiding abuse.
I wish all home schooled kids had to report to a public school/public health official once per term for a brief review of how ’schooling’ is going.
mopar
11:54 am on September 15th, 2009
If 60 lbs. is around this youths correct weight for his stature or not he has multiple wounds that were not reported and that he was dealing with without seeking help. He was scared to seek help because he was abused,what must that do to a pubescent young man?
The charges should be reevaluated to include the assaults and endangerment.The father should at least have to serve the amount of time behind bars he forced his child to endure and he should also have a goodly number of years of monitoring. He will most likely get a small suspended sentence to serve in society on probation while someone that had an ounce of weed will watch him come and go.Our judicial system really shows what’s important to them with these cases.
I hope the mother has the resources to bring her son home as well as to help him overcome this situation.
whisperswing
3:35 pm on September 17th, 2009
Malnourished 14-Year-Old Placed With Mother
Teen Found In St. Bernard Parish Trailer Park Last Week

CHALMETTE, La. — A 14-year-old boy found malnourished and injured in a St. Bernard Parish trailer park has been reunited with his mother.
The boy’s father, 30-year-old Daniel Ballard, is out of jail on bond after being booked with felony cruelty to a juvenile last week.
A constable found the child, who only weighed 60 pounds, while serving an eviction notice.
The teenager also had an infected injury to his leg and hadn’t been to school in four years, police said.
His mother was living in Arizona when he was found. She was awarded custody Monday.
whisperswing
3:36 pm on September 17th, 2009
sorry heres the link http://www.wdsu.com/news/20954450/detail.html
thehesbomb
10:28 pm on September 21st, 2009
The 10-year-old boy living in suburban Phoenix, Ariz., had just finished fourth grade. He had lived with his mother, Kalyn Loe, since birth and had not seen his father in more than two years.
The couple kept in contact over the years, and the father, Daniel Ballard, was begging to see his son for a two-month summer vacation to New Orleans in 2005.
So Loe put him on a plane in late June. She wouldn’t see him again until four years later, after news that he was discovered malnourished and in deplorable living conditions in rural St. Bernard Parish.
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On Sept. 9, authorities found the boy, now 14, in a foul-smelling, cramped recreational vehicle. Ballard admitted to investigators that the boy had not attended school or seen a doctor in more than four years.
Booked with cruelty to a juvenile, Ballard was released last week from St. Bernard Parish Prison after posting $25,000 bond. An initial court appearance will be in December.
The boy, who has not been publicly identified, was admitted to a hospital for treatment of a broken arm, broken finger and cellulitis, a bacterial skin infection that can be life-threatening if untreated. Authorities said he weighed 60 pounds; Loe said he was 84 pounds.
There are spots on his head where hair isn’t growing, Loe said, and several welt marks on his back. She said he reads at a fourth-grade level and struggles with basic arithmetic.
Back with Loe in Phoenix, the boy is starting over after four years of isolation and exclusion from mainstream society. The story of how the boy came to Louisiana — and dropped out of sight — is a bizarre chapter in the life of a child born to wayward teenage parents who never officially determined custody.
An interview with the boy’s mother reveals the sorrow of a woman who regrets letting her son slip out of sight and who tried unsuccessfully for years to locate him.
“I thought about going there many, many times,” she said. “But where? Where would I look? Danny had him so excluded from the world that it would have been impossible.”
http://www.nola.com/news/?/base/news-2/12535104534050.xml&coll=1
Mother’s old MySpaces:
http://www.myspace.com/47937749
http://www.myspace.com/kalynskorner
thinkgoat
3:47 am on September 22nd, 2009
Wow.
Thanks for the update, Hes.

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