mAlice
professional daydreamer
He also shouldn't be giving the 7 year old the responsibility of the autistic 3 year old.
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He also shouldn't be giving the 7 year old the responsibility of the autistic 3 year old.
mAlice
professional daydreamer
We just told you.
Large improvement from the time he snuck into my house in the middle of the night and drank juice and watched tv.Or the time he tried to hide from his mother by climbing in your boat.
Sorry - fixed. Was asking bresamil.
Cowgirl
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Seriously, what do you have to lose by calling?
Nothing. IMO I do not believe there will be a repeat incident. If I felt otherwise I would call right away.
mAlice
professional daydreamer
Cowgirl
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Actually I had the blow up with the neighbor face to face at 3am when I hauled the little juice drinker home. My next door neighbor - where he practically lived - did the calling. When CPS came for interviews I told them the straight facts.
Realize that this was within a neighborhood (same street two houses away) - no 50mph road to cross - no autism (that was diagnosed at least) - and most of the children rotated around to each other's houses. When I got tired of them I sent them home - and even then called to say they were coming across the street and watched them until they were in parental clutches.
I'm assuming you've raised or are raising children.
If you can look back and say there is NOTHING you did that you would change or regret then by all means, you are the perfect parent.
Personally I haven't met anyone to date that can say that.
I could come up with a couple myself and I'm sure that this incident will top the list of stupid decisions on their part.
mAlice
professional daydreamer
I'm assuming you've raised or are raising children.
If you can look back and say there is NOTHING you did that you would change or regret then by all means, you are the perfect parent.
Personally I haven't met anyone to date that can say that.
I could come up with a couple myself and I'm sure that this incident will top the list of stupid decisions on their part.
Actually, I can say that.
The kids may not cross the street again, but that's not going to stop the parents from thinking it's okay for a 7 year old to take care of a 3 year old. Maybe next time the 7 year old will take the 3 year old for a swim.
I hope you sleep well after something happens to those babies.
Good for you.
Cowgirl
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I'm assuming you've raised or are raising children.
If you can look back and say there is NOTHING you did that you would change or regret then by all means, you are the perfect parent.
Personally I haven't met anyone to date that can say that.
I could come up with a couple myself and I'm sure that this incident will top the list of stupid decisions on their part.
Are you saying it's ok that the parent make the mistake of letting a 7 year old take care of a 3 year old? Or are you saying it's ok that you're not calling because you think it's an isolated incident? Just curious...
mAlice
professional daydreamer
What she's saying is that she wants to gripe about other parents short comings, but she doesn't want to get involved and actually do something about it.
Cowgirl
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I never even knew they had a 3yr old.
If he was left to just run loose I would have noticed long ago.
That is your opinion.
I'm an awesome parent!!
The kitties do seem taken with you.
MMDad
Lem Putt
Amazing, isn't it?
We pay taxes so that CPS is there to investigate situations like this. They can investigate, determine exactly what the situation is, and do what's appropriate. They can even help the parents get the help they need to protect their kids.
Of course, it does take a phone call to get them involved. But that phone can be awfully heavy.
I'm guessing we'll see "poster" on the news one day: "I just knowed sumpin' like this was gonna happen! Them kids wuz always runnin' round. Sum one shoulda done sumpin. Why didn't the gubbamint take them kids away before they got runded over?"
I'm thinking the poster may not realize CPS does not always tear families apart. Many times it helps educate them and the families benefit as a result.