Topic : 12/22 Parents Falsely Accused

So I guess every parent that gets out of thier car to pump gas or wipe the snow off thier car should make the kids get out of the car and stand or be held in the cold. I leave my three kids in the car to pump gas, pay for gas, or even put the cart away, and I would never say I'm a bad Mom. Matter of a fact I feel I'm being a good Mom by not taking my children in and out of the cold. Plus I feel it's safe to leave them in the car then make three small kids walk across the parking lot just to put a cart away. There are so many kids out there that are getting hit and starving to death, lets take those parents away from those kids not the parents that don't want to wake a child just to walk 20 feet and back in the matter of a few mins. Please don't get me wrong if it is going to be more then a few then take them with. If your going in to the store then take them with. I love my kids and would never do anything to harm them.

The woman who left her child unattended..... was wrong..... I feel like she tried to camouflage the issue with I was just ---- etc.  Children have been known to disappear right next to their parents.....children disappear right in their own parents home....  WHAT makes this woman any more special with her lame excuse.  WAKE the kid up.  I am confident this same parent would be the first to be appealing on national TV..... bring my kid home safely...... ASK any parent who has been through that drama in life. 

SHE used many poor excuses to validate the "what if", "I was only" "I could see" the car was only 30 feet away..."..... AT some point her back was to the car.... BLINK..... child gone.  There are some real sick people out there that are waiting for the parent described above to turn their back.... ASK
any child abductor .... they look for stupid people like her.  YOU have no idea who is watching who.  NOW What's her excuse.? .... for a few seconds, it is worth waking the child up.... doing what you need to do.....  CHILDREN only want to feel safe --- and know that as the parent....  YOU WILL ALWAYS PROTECT THEM..... 

SHE actually put her entire family through alto of unnecessary drama..... especially the one that was left in the car.....

I can only hope she learned her lesson......

learned her lesson!!!! Are you a Mom? Every parents has left thier kids in the car for one reason or another and all she was doing was teaching the older kids to give something back this time of year, and at the sametime trying to keep the baby warm. We all do it!! I feel she did nothing wrong matter of a fact she must be doing something right that her kids understand helping others in thier time of need.

I can not tell you how many people I have seen leave children in their cars!!!! My husband is a manager of a C-Store and I have had to wait for him on several occasions up to 2 hours to be done w/ work and I  have seen as many as 10 adults who have left children in vehicles in that 2 hour time period. Young children: toddlers, infants, preschoolers, et ecetera...sleeping, awake, in car seats and out of car seats...car running, doors locked, car off, doors unlocked! They were all thinking the same thing....I'm just going to run in get my cigarettes, soda, candy bar, fuel or whatever and come right back out.

At first I was appalled that there were that many people leaving children in cars...until I had to look after 4 kids all under 6 and I couldn't unstrap, remove and supervise those kids just to snag some drinks and gum. It just wasn't easily feasible.

I do understand there are great risks when children are left in vehicles...I thought about that when I was watching children being left in cars. I thought: "these people have NO idea who's in the parking lot...they have no idea who are good people and who's looking for an adorable child!" I would sit there for 2 hours at a time and the nature of the business w/ tons and tons of traffic, there's NO telling what could happen. The attendants are very busy and patrons coming and going at a fast pace...no one can really keep track of everything that's going on. 

Now...here at this C-store it is possible to not have your car in view while in the store and I saw that quite a lot as well...there was a newborn left in a running vehicle while the mother spent more than 7 minutes in the gas station. Seven minutes...in 7 minutes someone could have jumped in the car, drove off and been out of the city and in another state w/ in 8 more minutes!!!!!!

But it's not child abuse or neglect and thank God and all his powers that I live in a city where crime is super low! I was also thankful that if anything did happen I was there in the parking lot as well...it takes a village!

I was in tears when Lynn said there was family that wanted to care for her son and CPS refused.  I personally know why.  CPS stole my 2 grandkids based on false allegations on their Dad and refused to let me care for them.  CPS makes huge amounts of money placing kids in foster homes.  They make nothing placing kids with relatives.  Bottom line:  CPS would rather TRAUMATIZE kids so they can make $$$MONEY$$$.

It took us 12 years, all my retirement money, all my son's money and his house to get our kids back.  CPS needs to be investigated BIG TIME for all the long lasting damage that they're inflicting on innocent families.  Search the yahoo forum groups and you'll see the thousands of people who are being abused by CPS.

Dear Dr. Phil,

As a foster parent I know there are bad foster parents out there, But I believe there are way more good ones than bad. I just don't like it when bad things are said and nothing good is said about fostering. I think this makes people who may be interested in fostering for the right reasons, change their minds about  doing it. The children need all the help they can get. It is a sad thing but true, there are not nearly enough foster parents for children that need a home. I am thankful for the changes that have been made like  Casa to look out for children while in the foster homes. When I get to old to foster I hope to be able to become a Casa.