8-20-98 LOS ANGELES- A San Jose mother killed her child tuesday when his demands on her time became too great. “I was just fed up with the way things were going, and this child was where I was wasting most of my time. I kept thinking ‘why do I put up with this? I mean I changed my whole schedule around because of this, and where has it gotten me?’
“I think I wasn’t ready for a child yet”, muses the former mother. “Perhaps in a few months I will be able to devote more time to such an effort, but not now”
DuParte, who has killed countless houseplants, two cats, and a dog prior to attempting to have a child seemed optimistic. “I just have to make a little more time, and really devote it to watering or feeding or whatever is required, and then things will be perfect.”
“I mean a baby is a lot harder to forget about than a plant or a dog, cuz they’re so loud” She added. “I guess I figured that would be enough to make me remember to feed it. Boy was I wrong!” Miss DuParte, who has a very active social life was out on the town Friday night when some friends suggested they drive to Las Vegas. “I just forgot about it. I’m sure everybody does once in a while. Well when we got back, it sounded really sick and had this awful smell to it, so I threw it in the dumpster. Good thing trash pickup is Monday morning!”
The operator of the San Jose Sanitary District #12 truck which picked up the trash the next morning said he heard an unusual thump when he unloaded the dumpster. “It was my first stop” recalls the city worker “and when that dumpster tipped, I heard this dead thud, which when you been workin this field long as I have you get to know sounds, yep, only a body makes a thud like that.”
The city worker immediately called the police who identified the baby from the hospital tag which was still attached to its wrist. Miss DuParte was questioned that morning. “It’s standard operating procedure to question the former mother in these situations to determine if the motherhood was terminated willfully or accidentally, and more importantly if it was done by or with the express consent of the former mother. We get all kinds of terminations done by jealous or hateful boyfriends, and that’s a fealony. Our preliminary investigation in this case shows that miss DuParte is a successful and independent woman who doesn’t have time for things like pets and children” Said Police chief Asfati “We have scheduled for her to attend a three hour seminar on coping with independence to help her better adjust to her lifestyle.”
The seminar, which emphasizes making conscious life-choices, was designed specifically for people like miss DuParte who find themselves repeatedly thrown into incompatible or burdensome situations. “With this being miss DuParte’s third terminated attempt at motherhood, we feel that she is an appropriate candidate for this program” said social worker Samantha Dolewood. “What she needs to understand is that no one can tell her that she should be a mother. She doesn’t need to feel that pressure. We need to support miss DuParte, and encourage her to make a conscious life-choice to avoid bearing these children. Once she has made that step, whole new worlds will open up for her.”
Miss DuParte seemed sceptical but hopeful as she left the Police department. “It’s only three hours” she said “and maybe afterward, I’ll buy a stuffed animal and some plastic flowers. I hope I don’t forget to go.”