Free Range Kids

[Bowielee]

Funny, yet relevant to the conversation.

 

[makare]

Some of these are pretty fucking nuts:

Virginia mother arrested because her kids were late to school too many times

I thought I lived in the twerp state of this area, but the other side of DC appears just as stupid.

South Dakota has a law like that too.

 

[ElJuski]

and yet the truly awful parents get off scot-free

 

[LittleSin]

Wow. Her kids are disabled as well. What a dick move.

 

[ElJuski]

I mean, she's kind of laying it on with the disabilities. Just because the kid has ADHD doesn't excuse her for being late ten minutes.

 

[LittleSin]

I think she has a disability as well.

 

[Bowielee]

While it is debatable whether or not I am a decent mother, EVEN IF I WERE NOT it would hardly be CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR to be so imperfect

This right here is common sense, which apparently this truant officer did not have.

 

[ElJuski]

I'm just saying, "disability" is a huge range, and it seems like the ones she's fluffing up are things like ADHD, which don't really have anything to do with the fact of "get your damn kids to school on time".

Now, before you all get frothy-mouthed, that doesn't mean the woman should be arrested, nor does it make her an awful parent, but...come on. As it stands she's kind of using these disabilities as an excuse.

Either way, worse parents get away free, while instances like this get blown out of proportion.

 

[GasBandit]

I'm just saying, "disability" is a huge range, and it seems like the ones she's fluffing up are things like ADHD, which don't really have anything to do with the fact of "get your damn kids to school on time".

Now, before you all get frothy-mouthed, that doesn't mean the woman should be arrested, nor does it make her an awful parent, but...come on. As it stands she's kind of using these disabilities as an excuse.

Either way, worse parents get away free, while instances like this get blown out of proportion.

To summarize, she's using a BS excuse against a BS law. BS all around.

 

[LittleSin]

I agreed. I just read it as ADHD being the only one she felt comfortable mentioning, perhaps because she didn't want her kids made fun of.

ADHD on its own is a pretty lousy excuse. My husband has ADHD and tourettes and he still gets to places on time.

 

[SeraRelm]

I agreed. I just read it as ADHD being the only one she felt comfortable mentioning, perhaps because she didn't want her kids made fun of.

ADHD on its own is a pretty lousy excuse. My husband has ADHD and tourettes and he still gets to places on FUCK... ASS!

Sorry, my imagination goes to strange places.

How do disabilities tie into the kids being late anyway?

 

[LittleSin]

That I'm not sure about. I can't judge though. Depending on how difficult the kids are it might make mornings hard.

 

[SeraRelm]

That's the thing though, if they are or are not disabled, they are the only children (I assume) she's ever had to prepare for school. As a matter of perspective, the children might be more difficult (or less) to prepare for school than others, but she doesn't have that comparison to deal with, she has the same kids she's always had so she should know when they have to be up, dressed, and out the door AND how long it should take to do so.

It's still BS to arrest her for it, but with that sort of mentality, to use an excuse as completely BS as that, I kind of feel the officer and her were made for each other.

 

[ElJuski]

I can see where if these kids have intense disabilities, it could make things a problem. But now we're just assuming. As it stands, the story is a mom is lousy with getting her kids to school, and that's shitty, but it's not shitty enough to warrant being arrested.

 

[SeraRelm]

I still wouldn't see it as a problem, regardless of ability or disability, but I agree with the rest. Bad time management mom gets arrested. Lame.