Topic : 12/22 Parents Falsely Accused

Is it neglect or abuse to leave a child unattended in another room of the home for more than 2 -3 minutes?

Dearest Edward and Mom & Family, my heart goes out to all of you.  What a terrorizing thing to go through.  I am a child of the system myself-- in and out of state homes and foster care because my mother had mental illness and could not parent.  I know exactly what you went through.  They were the same to me.  The other children mattered much more and I was shoo'd away.  It was horrible and I felt so alone.  I have children now and cannot imagine your mom terrorized every single day being pulled away from her dear children wondering what they are going through every day.  I am inspired by the CASA program and inspite of my busy schedule, I am choosing to join.  If I can make a difference in a child's life as much as I needed it, that would give me some self healing too probably.

God Bless you all and I hope you find the peace in your life that you so much deserve.

your friend, Teresa

I've gotten angry watching Dr. Phil in the past but nothing has made me as angry as watching that arrogant b---h who left her child in the car!! How could she NOT know it was wrong? She is demanding an apology? What if someone had rear ended her car? What if someone had smashed the window and snatched her baby?  Could she have run thirty feet in time to stop them? Doesn't she understand that it takes only an instant for tragedy to happen? She should be thanking those officers for giving her a wake up call.

What angered me most was her obliviousness to what could have happened and her insistence that she was the injured party.

We pay a great deal of lip service to our love of children in this country, there are great debates about the rights of the unborn and then we treat out children like trash. I don't understand.

I've notice its the people who accuse and dictate to everyone else how to parent their kids who have the most annoying, rude, back talking brats.  Child welfare worries about some of the dumbest things.  Child welfare should be a form of government that I believe should be banned.

My daughter was bitten at the daycare.  Child welfare NEVER investigated it.  The police department was the only people who gave a crap and investigated it.  They investigated the bite nothing but the bite.  Didn't do a home inspection, didn't invade our privacy (not that they would have found anything if they had).  But the police did a better job and cared more then Child Welfare could ever have a concept of doing.  Or should I say, Child-We-Really-Don't-Care-About-Their-Welfare. 

So I say let's get rid of case workers who think they're better then everyone and above the law and place chldren in abusive foster homes.  Let's get rid of child welfare and use our police who are real trained professionals.  Also to the parents, grandparents, and everyone who have to worry about how others raise their kids.  While your watching my kids your kids are committing the crimes you complain about and leaving you grandkids to raise.