Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:46     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:Their nanny obviously doesn't work on Saturdays.


I think the nanny did it. They made nanny work on Saturday and walked to Ris

Nanny was pissed, put the kids in be car, parked it near Ris and then walked home

The nanny set them up!
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:44     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:Their nanny obviously doesn't work on Saturdays.


You would think if they wanted to attend the wine tasting, they would spring for a few extra hours... Seriously, why did they have kids?
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:42     Subject: Re:DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wonder what they said when they were arrested. And what their defense will be.


They'll say they had no intent to neglect them and that they lost track of the time. Depending on the judge they'll get probation and community service since it's probably their first offense.


What about the part about leaving them in the car in the first place?
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:41     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Their nanny obviously doesn't work on Saturdays.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:39     Subject: Re:DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:Wonder what they said when they were arrested. And what their defense will be.


They'll say they had no intent to neglect them and that they lost track of the time. Depending on the judge they'll get probation and community service since it's probably their first offense.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:39     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:Wonder if they'll turn on each other.


Only if they are planning to divorce.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:38     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
They'll get a great lawyer and work some deal where they plead guilty for a much lesser offense.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:36     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Wonder if they'll turn on each other.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:35     Subject: Re:DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Wonder what they said when they were arrested. And what their defense will be.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:33     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
It was probably easier for them to leave the kids home alone until the oldest learned how to climb out of the crib. Probably safer to have them strapped into car seats.

Oy vey.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:33     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:Most boring twitter feed ever.



the banality of evil
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:31     Subject: Re:DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:
So who DRIVES to attend a wine tasting? Looks like they planned on driving their car home afterwards too.

Something seriously wrong with these people.


According to PP's link, they live 4 blocks away.


So they took the car so they could take the kids?
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:30     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:the arrest and charges are not extreme. Now, taking their kids away or putting them in foster care might be extreme, but not a major fine or jail time, and maybe some parenting classes.


I've said this before - if it was a low invoke black family, you would advocate for the children to be taken away. So why not here? This is a HUGE lapse in judgement! If this were a critical event (which clearly it wasn't), either you take the kids with you and park them in a stroller and stay briefly or trade time with your spouse going in/out. NO ONE should leave their kids in a locked parked car on a cold night while the parebts go drink! Even in Europe, kids are brought in their strollers to the front of the restaurant, where they can be watched!

For the love of God, this was neglect at BESt and the tip of the iceberg if abuse, at best.



No, I would NOT advocate taking their kids away if the family were black or low income. I've actually done child advocacy/guardian ad-liem work, and taking someone's kids away is not something to be done lightly. Also, it is (rightfully) hard to get your kids taken away from you. You get second chances, parenting classes, etc. Now, they might take away the kids and put them in foster care until there can be an emergency hearing, but honestly, that will probably traumatize the kids more.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:30     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Most boring twitter feed ever.

Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:30     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:Hmmm, she is a different style of Tiger Mom, non?


Yup, the wine loving kind.

She has a phD in pharmacy and is an Associate Director of Labeling at the FDA for cancer drugs. She has a LinkedIn profile.