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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if the parents who are hell bent on sending their kids to the park alone before they are old enough are the same parents who drank wine throughout their pregnancies, dragged their babies to bars, and shun after school activities (which involve giving up your me time to schlep kids to/from practice and games)?

And I wonder why these kids aren't playing with kids in their neighborhood? And if there aren't any kids on their street, then why not pick up the phone and invite a kid over to play?

As the mother of four, I find it supremely odd that a ten year old boy would have any interest in playing with his six year old sister...most ten year olds have zero interest in playing with much younger kids. My guess is that the parents use him as a babysitter, and that's a crummy thing to do IMHO.

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I wonder if the parents hell bent on making it a law to not allow kids to go to parks are the same one who had a birthing plan, have huge containers of hand sanitizer in their house, who pack 2 diapers bags as a just in case we get stranded, who follow their kids around at the park and tell them where to go, what to play, who to play with, and intervene any disputes.  Who sit next to their kids when they do their homework, who pick out their clothes everyday, who put them in an organized activity every day of the week and gladly spend 4 hours commuting each child to and from their future Div 1 sports. Who plans playdates and structures them with planned crafts and games.  Who never drop off at a birthday party but always stay, who gives their kid a cell phone at the age of 8 to make sure they can check in all the time. Who says there is no time for their kids to chores, that it isn't fair for them to have responsibilities because they work so hard.

And you wonder why kids aren't playing in their neighborhood?  It is because they are in 3-5 activities and then on computer screens for their downtime.

And maybe a 10yr old doesn't want to play with his sister all the time (and why you just assume he does?) but it is good parenting to teach your kids to be good siblings to each other, to have responsibilities, and to not be a selfish whiny kid that always gets their way because Mommy will do it all.  [/quote]

This.is.awesome!  100% true. But every coddling mom will say they never do these things. Watch! [/quote]

Why do you people swing to the extreme with every rebuttal???

I'm the mom of four. I am a slacker mom. No birth plan. Heck, I didn't even breast feed. My kids walk to the bus stop, ride bikes to 7-11, etc. But if CPS put me through the ringer for anything, I'm smart enough to not repeat the behavior in order to prevent my kids from being picked up by the police and having CPS on my ass again...because I'm not a moron, and I recognize that [b]I'm not above the law[/b]. [/quote]

I disagree.  You're not a slacker mom based on what you've said here.  [/quote]

It would be one thing if CPS were enforcing a law. But

1. The law does not apply in this case (the street is not a building or enclosure)
2. Kids in other (often more dangerous) communities in Maryland walk alone all the time without anyone harassing their parents.
3. CPS's earlier finding of "unsubstantiated neglect" indicates that, in their own estimation, letting kids walk alone does not, in and of itself, constitute neglect

So what you're in fact saying is that one would have to be a moron to contradict a government official, even when said official is clearly in the wrong, because they could hurt your family? If I thought I lived in a country like that, I'd move. But it's precisely because I believe this is a one-time screw up by well-meaning but confused county officials with too much time on their hands, that I support the Meitivs' decision to sue. [/quote]

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