MoCo Mom Arrested for Leaving Kids Alone at Rehoboth Beach

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Anonymous wrote:Hindsight is 20/20. Policing parents like this is a way to teach mothers that their place is in the home.

No, but it "teaches" mothers AND fathers that their priority should be their children--whether in their home or away from home. Good parenting decisions matter.

Curious how old you are. Parents used to feel like they didn't have to be next to their kids constantly. People used to think that kids learning to navigate the world without parents was a part of learning how to grow up.

Not Pp, but How old are YOU? Because I'm in my 30s and when I was growing up, no one left 8 year olds alone in vacation rentals.

Also, please remember that back in the day when there was less helicoptering, kids learned early on not to let the dogs out in traffic or run in the road. The problem nowadays is that parents helicopter 90% of the time and then expect the kids to be able to figure it out when they throw them out on their own.

Nonsense. I'm a NP and also in my 30s. People (including me and friends) were definitely left alone in vacation rentals while parents went to get food, stayed at the beach a little longer, etc.

Agree. That was part of growing up back then.

Do kids these days not get left alone until the day they go off to college?

Yes, because there is no difference between 8 and 20.

You sound really wise. Would you mind telling me what the cut-off age is?

NP: it's not 8 and 9 at a vacation rental.

I'd use double digits as a starting point. 10 and 11? Maybe.

I'm guessing something else triggered this.

Okay. So not nine. But ten is okay. Got it.

A year can make quite a difference.

Okay, so ten is the age. Good to know.

Depends on the state, so you'll need to know the laws re children being left alone. Good to know them!

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Anonymous wrote:Dogs are a pain in the ass. This is why I don't own one. Dog get out of my house/car/leash and runs off, I'm not ditching my kids to chase it. Bye, dog.

Thank god! We need less of you people owning dogs that end up in shelters due to their negligence

Not sure why you're ticked. I don't own dogs for this reason. I'm not negligent- I purposely don't own one. Self awareness isn't a bad thing.

+1. Far better to be aware than to be someone who has a dog that routinely runs out of the house. I hope all of you people with escaping dogs don't complain when one gets hit by a car.

It depends on the breed. Huskies will always escape trained or not. The people who always let their dog off leash are another story. Those are despised people by dog owners too. The pp has a character that negligent dog owners have and that is why i said we do not need people like her owning dogs for the people who are like her reading this.... if you dont think of a dog as an extra kid you take care of dont own one!

So you're advising people like me, who don't own dogs, that we should not own dogs?

Thank you for this incredibly valuable PSA.

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Anonymous wrote:So when they mom was arrested the kids were being held somewhere? They should have just given her a ticket.

Again, you have no idea what the full story is. Maybe she was hammered drunk. Frankly, she looks a bit red in the face and glassy eyed in her mugshot, like she's been drinking. If they found her sitting at a restaurant bar 5 miles away "getting food" while her kids are alone on the beach, no, she should not get a ticket and have her kids turned over into her possession.

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Anonymous wrote:Dogs are a pain in the ass. This is why I don't own one. Dog get out of my house/car/leash and runs off, I'm not ditching my kids to chase it. Bye, dog.

Thank god! We need less of you people owning dogs that end up in shelters due to their negligence

Not sure why you're ticked. I don't own dogs for this reason. I'm not negligent- I purposely don't own one. Self awareness isn't a bad thing.

+1. Far better to be aware than to be someone who has a dog that routinely runs out of the house. I hope all of you people with escaping dogs don't complain when one gets hit by a car.

Again, sounds like your dog behaves really well. You can't even seem to comprehend a dog-related accident happening! Why won't you share the name of your trainer? Can you imagine how many canine lives you could be saving if you did?

No, I can't comprehend a dog that regularly runs out and worse, opens the door and let's itself out. That is not normal dog behavior. In fact, I've never met a dog beyond puppy age that has an ongoing issue.

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Anonymous wrote:Dogs are a pain in the ass. This is why I don't own one. Dog get out of my house/car/leash and runs off, I'm not ditching my kids to chase it. Bye, dog.

Thank god! We need less of you people owning dogs that end up in shelters due to their negligence

Not sure why you're ticked. I don't own dogs for this reason. I'm not negligent- I purposely don't own one. Self awareness isn't a bad thing.

+1. Far better to be aware than to be someone who has a dog that routinely runs out of the house. I hope all of you people with escaping dogs don't complain when one gets hit by a car.

It depends on the breed. Huskies will always escape trained or not. The people who always let their dog off leash are another story. Those are despised people by dog owners too. The pp has a character that negligent dog owners have and that is why i said we do not need people like her owning dogs for the people who are like her reading this.... if you dont think of a dog as an extra kid you take care of dont own one!

So you're advising people like me, who don't own dogs, that we should not own dogs?

Thank you for this incredibly valuable PSA.

Yeah, I'm confused on this too. She doesn't own and doesn't want to own a dog, so I don't know why it matters that you think she is not qualified. Dislike of raising dogs is pretty much the best reason not to own one.

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Certain people definitely view "not wanting pets" as a huge character flaw, but that's neither here nor there.

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Anonymous wrote:Dogs are a pain in the ass. This is why I don't own one. Dog get out of my house/car/leash and runs off, I'm not ditching my kids to chase it. Bye, dog.

Thank god! We need less of you people owning dogs that end up in shelters due to their negligence

Not sure why you're ticked. I don't own dogs for this reason. I'm not negligent- I purposely don't own one. Self awareness isn't a bad thing.

+1. Far better to be aware than to be someone who has a dog that routinely runs out of the house. I hope all of you people with escaping dogs don't complain when one gets hit by a car.

Again, sounds like your dog behaves really well. You can't even seem to comprehend a dog-related accident happening! Why won't you share the name of your trainer? Can you imagine how many canine lives you could be saving if you did?

No, I can't comprehend a dog that regularly runs out and worse, opens the door and let's itself out. That is not normal dog behavior. In fact, I've never met a dog beyond puppy age that has an ongoing issue.

So, no, you won't share the name of the trainer that taught your dog to never make mistakes? Why wouldn't you want to share that info? You sound pretty selfish.

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Anonymous wrote:So when they mom was arrested the kids were being held somewhere? They should have just given her a ticket.

Again, you have no idea what the full story is. Maybe she was hammered drunk. Frankly, she looks a bit red in the face and glassy eyed in her mugshot, like she's been drinking. If they found her sitting at a restaurant bar 5 miles away "getting food" while her kids are alone on the beach, no, she should not get a ticket and have her kids turned over into her possession.

Wow, so now you've convicted someone of being drunk based on a photo taken when the subject has been arrested for neglecting her kids? Jeez.

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Anonymous wrote:Dogs are a pain in the ass. This is why I don't own one. Dog get out of my house/car/leash and runs off, I'm not ditching my kids to chase it. Bye, dog.

Thank god! We need less of you people owning dogs that end up in shelters due to their negligence

Not sure why you're ticked. I don't own dogs for this reason. I'm not negligent- I purposely don't own one. Self awareness isn't a bad thing.

+1. Far better to be aware than to be someone who has a dog that routinely runs out of the house. I hope all of you people with escaping dogs don't complain when one gets hit by a car.

Again, sounds like your dog behaves really well. You can't even seem to comprehend a dog-related accident happening! Why won't you share the name of your trainer? Can you imagine how many canine lives you could be saving if you did?

No, I can't comprehend a dog that regularly runs out and worse, opens the door and let's itself out. That is not normal dog behavior. In fact, I've never met a dog beyond puppy age that has an ongoing issue.

So, no, you won't share the name of the trainer that taught your dog to never make mistakes? Why wouldn't you want to share that info? You sound pretty selfish.

Wow, you do harp a lot. I know you think you're being witty, but you're coming across like a demanding, whiny toddler.

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Omg people, she wasn't arrested because her dogs escaped.

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Anonymous wrote:So when they mom was arrested the kids were being held somewhere? They should have just given her a ticket.

Again, you have no idea what the full story is. Maybe she was hammered drunk. Frankly, she looks a bit red in the face and glassy eyed in her mugshot, like she's been drinking. If they found her sitting at a restaurant bar 5 miles away "getting food" while her kids are alone on the beach, no, she should not get a ticket and have her kids turned over into her possession.

First they were not on the beach. Second she is NOT glassy eyed. Stop making shit up.

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Anonymous wrote:So when they mom was arrested the kids were being held somewhere? They should have just given her a ticket.

Again, you have no idea what the full story is. Maybe she was hammered drunk. Frankly, she looks a bit red in the face and glassy eyed in her mugshot, like she's been drinking. If they found her sitting at a restaurant bar 5 miles away "getting food" while her kids are alone on the beach, no, she should not get a ticket and have her kids turned over into her possession.

Or CRYING, you imbecile!!! She had just been arrested and god knows where her kids were kept during that time.

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Anonymous wrote:So when they mom was arrested the kids were being held somewhere? They should have just given her a ticket.

Again, you have no idea what the full story is. Maybe she was hammered drunk. Frankly, she looks a bit red in the face and glassy eyed in her mugshot, like she's been drinking. If they found her sitting at a restaurant bar 5 miles away "getting food" while her kids are alone on the beach, no, she should not get a ticket and have her kids turned over into her possession.

Wow, so now you've convicted someone of being drunk based on a photo taken when the subject has been arrested for neglecting her kids? Jeez.

Well what do you think is more likely? Do you have any idea the benefit of the doubt white women, especially mothers, are given? There had to be something going on that the article didn't detail to end up in ARREST.

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Anonymous wrote:So when they mom was arrested the kids were being held somewhere? They should have just given her a ticket.

Again, you have no idea what the full story is. Maybe she was hammered drunk. Frankly, she looks a bit red in the face and glassy eyed in her mugshot, like she's been drinking. If they found her sitting at a restaurant bar 5 miles away "getting food" while her kids are alone on the beach, no, she should not get a ticket and have her kids turned over into her possession.

First they were not on the beach. Second she is NOT glassy eyed. Stop making shit up.

She looked like it to me, maybe your opinion differs.

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Anonymous wrote:So when they mom was arrested the kids were being held somewhere? They should have just given her a ticket.

Again, you have no idea what the full story is. Maybe she was hammered drunk. Frankly, she looks a bit red in the face and glassy eyed in her mugshot, like she's been drinking. If they found her sitting at a restaurant bar 5 miles away "getting food" while her kids are alone on the beach, no, she should not get a ticket and have her kids turned over into her possession.

Or CRYING, you imbecile!!! She had just been arrested and god knows where her kids were kept during that time.

She would know where they were kept if she hadn't trotted off to a restaurant 5 miles away without them. That's kind of what happens when you don't stay with your kids, you tend to not know exactly where they are. And FYI they were probably being held by the police until a responsible adult could come get them. They weren't like, sent to foster care.