His father was irascible, witty, hard drinking and ruinously improvident; his mother, a devout Roman Catholic, helplessly watched her husband and family slide into near poverty and .
Mai's family sat helplessly while she was dragged into a room, even as she screamed and pleaded for mercy.
Pilgrim ricochets helplessly from decade to decade, living the episodes of his life in no particular sequence, not excluding his own death, his capture by aliens called .
Parents of girl killed in Qatar fire fear justice won’t be served Georgia State professor Grace O watched helplessly as smoke billowed from the Qatar shopping mall, knowing her 2-1/2-year-old daughter, Zeinah, was trapped at a nursery inside.
June 19, 2013 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Neighbors tried in vain to save West Hills mother of two Michelle Kane from knife wounds Retired photographer Loni Specter watched helplessly Saturday morning as a 43-year-old mother of two who was allegedly stabbed by her estranged husband took her final gasps in the street next to his home. | ARREST: LAUSD teacher Michael Kane arrested in Joshua Tree | NEIGHBORS: They tried to save mother of two from stab wounds | ATTORNEYS: Michelle Kane repeatedly asked for police protection
June 17, 2013 - Los Angeles Daily News
Darien Times editorial: Moving forward Something is clearly wrong when nearly 150 people show up to a meeting to discuss their concerns with special education. Story after story , each more appalling than the next, brought tears to the eyes of those who had felt similar emotions as they helplessly watched their children’s education slip away.
June 14, 2013 - The Darien Times
Melinda Gates in Seattle Times Every day, thousands of mothers watch helplessly as their children die from a disease that we have known how to prevent for decades,Gates said in a statement, calling the toll a "moral outrage."
Alicia Silverstone in FOXNews I am afraid because I have a fear of storms,Silverstone says melodramatically. "I'm a Massachusetts mother helplessly standing by as the schools teach my children that gay marriage is okay. I also have an issue with their hot lunch...
Joan Barfoot in 660 News We're so used to being in control of as much as we possibly can be,Barfoot says. "We're used to having a choice, and I think we will not be as meekly or helplessly set aside as we have perhaps imposed on our own elders. We're going to be...