What do you think of this!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm still not getting why one mom wouldn't approach this mom directly. What exactly are you afraid of? As I stated before, if you really care as much as you say you do, approach mom directly, tell her your concerns and explain that if you see the behavior continue, you will at that point call the authorities. You're not looking to make a new friend here, right? Your main concern is the safety of the children, as you said yourself.

Fuck that! I wouldn't approach her either. Do you really think this Mom is going to change her behavior based on a "talk"? Why should OP put herself at risk for some kind of retaliation? Sorry, if this post is for real, the Mom leaving her kids in the car is a complete idiot. I would call the police in a heartbeat. I'd rather be nosy and call the cops than have the guilt of something happening to those kids weigh on my conscience for the rest of my life. If you can't figure out that leaving your kids in the car for 45 minutes a week is wrong on so many levels, you don't deserve to be a parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven't read most of this thread but I'm willing to bet that OP's DD doesn't dance the same as this mom's. Just a hunch.

I'm the OP...don't understand this comment? The other mother appears to be of a similar socio-economic background (well at least as an adult, I have no idea where she comes from originally) and we are both white. ?? The children are only 4 or 5 so no one is a hardcore dancer.

[Anonymous]

that's risky, stupid, illogical, not to mention unlawful. If this happened in Maryland, she would have been arrested- and even if the case was dismissed after some parenting classes, it would have given mom a wake up call. Why do you think she ONLY does this during dance class. HELL? she probobly leaves them in the car unsupervised all the time- get do all sorts of errands. I would have called the police too-- save those kids before she does this in the summer time! Idiot!

[Anonymous]

"A mom of three has a tough life"...

Suck it up... If the mom of three can't care for her kids, she needs a reality check. She is responsible for caring for all 3 children, and if she is unable to do this safely, get help- there are mother's helper's, college students, even high school students to care for your napping kids at home for short periods of time. How about this? How about the older child needs to be in a class that is not during their nap time- really...

WTF is wrong with you people who think there is nothing wrong with what this irresponsible mom is doing?

[TheManWithAUsername]

This should be a poll.

I'm on the side of the negligent mother and lax cops. I wouldn't want to do it, but I don't know her situation and I don't think there's a real danger. It's also not per se illegal.