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Post by anonrefugee on Jul 14, 2014 21:40:59 GMT
Scrapbook er, I wish if seen your post. There's a mom at our school took a nap while her infant did. Her toddler decided to open his window and go to park. Another mom spotted him but didn't know him so police were called. Very responsible parents encountered an unexpected situation. It's hard to understand, and could have been disaster. But it wasn't and family endured counseling and humiliation and was allowed to stay together. Showing kindness yet still checking seems like appropriate response.
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Post by njinkerbelle on Jul 14, 2014 21:47:52 GMT
I would make some cookies and go visit tonight. Introduce yourself, and see how she is feeling. That's a great idea! I hope this family is okay.
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eastcoastpea
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Jun 27, 2014 13:05:28 GMT
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 15, 2014 3:53:14 GMT
but what if she was having a stroke and nobody took her to the hospital? I agree with dorichatelain.
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Post by mom on Jul 15, 2014 3:58:52 GMT
This whole situation breaks my heart.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jul 15, 2014 4:06:01 GMT
CPS should have been called. You can only go by what you KNOW. You know that a woman is passed out on the sidewalk, and she left 2 kids in the car... One not even in a diaper. It's up to CPS to try to figure the rest out. If there's nothing wrong in that household, the investigation will be dropped. It's way better to act and nothing be wrong than it not act and something be terribly wrong. Tell me where the neglect is. I just don't see it. She had the kids strapped in their car seats and stepped out to get the mail from the mailbox. She didn't leave them in the car to run into a store. And I don't think that not having a diaper on a baby is a crime, either. Do you pass out from a night of drinking if you're already sober? (I don't know.) But if she was any level of intoxicated and drove with those kids in the car, that's child endangerment.
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Post by Belia on Jul 15, 2014 4:07:20 GMT
I'm still stuck on the fact that an ambulance wasn't sent. I think it was crappy for the 911 operator to put YOU in the position of deciding whether or not an ambulance was necessary. That's too much for you as a bystander to decide! She needed a medical evaluation to see what happened.
I'm glad you were able to help.
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Post by Chips on Jul 15, 2014 4:27:34 GMT
This is really alarming to me and I am not sure I'd be popping over anytime soon to see if she is ok. I don't know, but this is screaming crazy people to me but I tend to be really reserved. I wonder, why she had her baby and toddler in the car and with no diaper. How odd that her husband was not phased that she passed out and left the kids in the car.
Maybe in a bit, when I saw her outside I 'd say hi.
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azredhead
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Jun 25, 2014 22:49:18 GMT
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Post by azredhead on Jul 15, 2014 4:30:46 GMT
I like the idea of taking the cookies or a treat or something to her, see how she's doing and the kids. See if she needs help with anything. Nothing wrong with being neighborly. Then you can see if things appear to be better.
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Post by hennybutton on Jul 15, 2014 4:38:19 GMT
Add me to the list of people who are surprised an ambulance wasn't sent out.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Jul 15, 2014 9:08:28 GMT
That's a strange situation. I hope she's OK. The police must've felt she was drunk if they didn't call an ambulance but then I wonder why she didn't get ticketed.
OP: update us if you find out more
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Post by DinCA on Jul 15, 2014 9:34:42 GMT
I can't believe an ambulance was not called. Me, too. And I can't believe they didn't breathalyze her. They absolutely would have done that where I live even if she didn't smell of alcohol. There are so many things that could have been wrong with her, they should have sent her to the hospital regardless.
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Post by cropaholicnora on Jul 15, 2014 12:11:36 GMT
The thing about CPS is that it's their job to evaluate the situation for the benefit of the whole family. I doubt that the kids need to be removed from the home, but maybe mom needs an incentive to get into substance abuse treatment. Who knows? CPS has a bad reputation in a lot of places but when they do their job right, it's a benefit to parents and children alike. I'd call CPS and would hope that the officer would as well since he is a mandatory reporter.
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