Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:15     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:I often feel bad for a single mom with no money for a sitter who goes to work. It is still ver terrible parenting but I see how a single mom is painted into a corner. BUT these two?! They deserve no mercy!!


In fact, I will add that the harshest punishment is made just for this situation!
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:13     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:If they thought this was ok, I wonder what else they were doing...


And if it.was.done before...
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:13     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
I often feel bad for a single mom with no money for a sitter who goes to work. It is still ver terrible parenting but I see how a single mom is painted into a corner. BUT these two?! They deserve no mercy!!
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:10     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
If they thought this was ok, I wonder what else they were doing...
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:10     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
So what will their defense be?

We forgot they were in the car...thought we dropped them off at the sitter?

Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:08     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Oh fuck- I know them too. She was very friendly and helpful when I met her (not saying the context). I really, really want to think there was some kind of misunderstanding.. But the facts are pretty clear.

Do I think the arrest and charges are extreme? Yes. Would I ever put myself in this situation? Hell no! There really is no alternate reality where this is somewhat acceptable, truly. I'm hoping for no jail time for them, but a major wake up call for shitty parenting.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:07     Subject: 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.


Maybe they just planned to cab it home. Leave the kids in the car so they could sleep in, then just go back and get them in them in the morning?
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:05     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
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.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 22:00     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:...or simply skip the wine tasting.

I wonder what line of work these two mental giants are in.


According to dad's linked in he's a sr. Software engineer.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 21:59     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:I know her, through a mutual friend. Truly shocked.


You just never know what people are really like.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 21:58     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:I know her, through a mutual friend. Truly shocked.


What was your original impression of her?
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 21:58     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So if CPS takes their children would they really lose them over this?


I hope not.


Why not?

How neglectful do parents have to be to warrant losing their kids, in your opinion?


There are so many more ways that these children could have been endangered. On a scale of 1-10, with the most amount of neglect being a 10, I'd give this incident a 5.5. The kids were locked inside of a safe car with coats on. The weather was 28 degrees, not -28.

Would I choose to leave my 3yo and 1yo like this? No, I wouldn't. The thing is no body is perfect and we all have had those moments of a major parenting fail. If an investigation is done and it is found that the parents generally can be trusted to provide a safe environment for their children, then I don't see why they shouldn't be given another chance to parent. People make mistakes. It'stabout how one learns, grows, and moves on from previous mistakes that build character.

I know that if I had somehow managed to fuck up so bad that cps took my children away I'd be on my hands and knees begging for a second chance. After carrying and birthing and loving my children ...As a mom I can understand and empathize with parents who for whatever reason have lost access to a child that is normally loved and well taken care of, under normal circumstances.


Your post is a great example of the over-permissiveness, blame-deflecting, and non-accountability that have done great damage to civil society.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 21:57     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
I know her, through a mutual friend. Truly shocked.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 21:56     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
Anonymous wrote:...or simply skip the wine tasting.

I wonder what line of work these two mental giants are in.


Agree. Anyone Showing such poor judgment you want to avoid.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2015 21:53     Subject: DC parents leave kids in car for wine tasting
...or simply skip the wine tasting.

I wonder what line of work these two mental giants are in.