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Reply to "Mom locks kid out on deck in 41 degree weather -- is this a crime?"
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[quote=Anonymous]Maybe not a crime, but it's incredibly cruel. I say this as a mother of an extremely difficult child with severe behavioral challenges. I understand losing one's cool and patience and feeling overwhelmed as a mother. I am not a perfect mother by any means. But locking a child outdoors is not acceptable behavior for any parent. What is the lesson the child learns? That his parent, who should be the one to protect him from everything, has rejected him and subjected him to the cold and dark. He was crying and shivering - and 10 years old! Imagine how terrifying that must have been for him. I can imagine it because I had a parent who did some similar things when angry at us, and it terrified us all and I can still vividly remember crying about it. Had I heard a neighbor's child outside crying like that I would have gone out to talk to him before calling police. I do hope the mother gets some help. [/quote]
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