Reply #146: I have kids [View All]

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2 of them thank you. And I managed to get them to adult status. I don't know what this child's problem was or what was making her behave as she did but when mom says don't touch my child and I can't come get her I think the school was right to call in the police. What else would you have them do? Put her in a closet? Then mom could sue you for locking her child up. Physically restrain her? Then mom could sue you because you touched her child after express orders not to had been given. I don't know if anyone has noticed or not but this country has become a sue happy, irresponsible, politically correct to the extreme, lazy, selfish sense of entitlement kind of place.

As for the assumptions of this is a financially challenged family who probably didn't have access to health care and mental health coverage I call bullshit. This is nothing but an excuse being made. An excuse I might add some seem to be making for someone they know nothing about. Everyone these days has an excuse as to why they are the victim and should be given a pass.

Before the flame fest starts, I will state that I was/am a single mother with one of those cheap jobs and when the school calls concerning my child, I don't give a rats ass about that job. My kids come first. And yes, I am no different than any of the others out there with a cheap ass job with no benefits. But somehow I managed to be responsible for my children, keep them fed, and provided mental health treatment (my oldest was hell on wheels but he and I worked through it together and all is well.) So when I hear the excuses being made for this or that , well it just doesn't fly with me. It CAN be done. Question is, are you willing to put in the work to get it done? And more often than not, parents these days are not willing. So, blame the school, blame the police, blame the system. Keep perpetuating the cycle of out of control behavior then wonder why there is so many Columbines and child crimes. Maybe someday people will wake the hell up and stop making excuses!