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this is a sad case. some people can't win for losing. i don't see the point of putting the kids in CPS.
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WASHINGTON -- A 35-year-old Arizona homeless woman faces child abuse charges after she allegedly left her two young children in the car while she interviewed for a job.
I saw this-her mugshot is heartbreaking. I don't exactly see a huge problem if the windows were cracked/doors locked and it was a very brief amount of time...I know my Mom wasn't always perfect.
Is it really in the best interest of the children to have them be removed from their Mother and placed in a dysfunctional/dangerous Government system over this?
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I guess all those people complaining about the children are the ones that would love to see unemployed people stay on welfare. That's sarcasm. The people that do the biggest complaining about this are also the people that complain LOUDLY about that kind of people need to go to work and get off welfare. This is not a CD observation but what I gotb listening to several aquaintances in real life.
What's the moral of the story here? If you're a single mom, best stay on welfare. God forbid you have to leave your kids alone to go to a job interview. Either collect welfare and hear endless bitching from the Right how you are a leech, or have your kids get taken away by CPS because you left them alone for a moment. I swear, you can't win if you're poor. Of course, we all know how this happened. Some nosy idiot walking by decided to call CPS on the woman, these are the same people who you call neighbors that would call CPS on you if your kids got bruises from hurting themselves outside while playing.
I saw this-her mugshot is heartbreaking. I don't exactly see a huge problem if the windows were cracked/doors locked and it was a very brief amount of time...I know my Mom wasn't always perfect.
Is it really in the best interest of the children to have them be removed from their Mother and placed in a dysfunctional/dangerous Government system over this?
i guess i was raised in a different era [and in a small town], but i distinctly recall being left in the car with my sister many times as a kid while mom did whatever, and no one thought a thing of it.
Legitimate question: What was she supposed to do? Where was she supposed to take those kids? She doesn't have a home...I imagine she lives in that car? Do we know that? Where does she stay at night? In the car? In a shelter? Is there no place for someone to take their kids while they go for interviews?
I'm not being snarky, I really want to know.
What was she supposed to do, if she doesn't have a home, doesn't have any fricken money?
The good news is, an online fund has raised over $22,000 for her, so while it's not a whole lot, she's getting some help, and hopefully that help will continue.
i guess i was raised in a different era [and in a small town], but i distinctly recall being left in the car with my sister many times as a kid while mom did whatever, and no one thought a thing of it.
I remember being left in the car as well and it not being a big deal. I think part of the problem is that the kids in this case were 2 and 6 months. I feel for her because she trying. I also understand the concerns about kids that age being left for 45 minutes. It's a sad story and I really feel for her as she's trying to do the right thing. I would hope they're returned to her custody quickly though if this is the only concern about her as a parent.
My parents would have been arrested if they tried this today. When I was an infant my parents would leave me asleep in the car in the restaurant parking lot, while they had their dinner. They would sit at a table near the window, and watch the car for movement, and when they noticed that I was awake, they would bring me into the restaurant.
PS I was born in February in NYC, so it had to cold.
Can you imagine if someone called the police? But officer, we were just trying to enjoy a pleasant meal.
i guess i was raised in a different era [and in a small town], but i distinctly recall being left in the car with my sister many times as a kid while mom did whatever, and no one thought a thing of it.
Same here. Not to say that things can't happen-my Mom's purse was stolen from the car as my older brother was sitting in there (about 4 or 5 at the time in the mid-80's-when the Cops came he apparently told them he was 2 much to the horror of my Mom) while she was in the supermarket for a quick minute. Luckily, that is all the thief took.
This is more of an obvious case of negligence, but my Computer Teacher in Grade School left her infant child in the car overnight here in Philadelphia after they returned from a roadtrip late at night (she thought husband had her, he thought she did). The baby ended up tragically dying from the heat overnight.
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