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Would you do this?

I am still feeling out of sorts at the moment *sigh*

Honestly I hate being a women sometimes – the hormonal changes your body has to endure really make for challenging moments.

I came across this story today while reading Tanyas blog.

After reading through it all, all I could think to say was WHAT THE FUCK?

No really people WTF?? Go and read the link AND the link within the link to the original incident.

I agree with how the mother handled that situation and would have handled it the same way.

I read a large number of mommy blogs and a lot of these moms are open and honest about how hard it is, how sometimes they don’t “like” a child or how they may be drinking too much wine. I do it – I tweet I want to send my kids to Chinese military school or want to down a bottle of wine.

Does that now seriously put me (and the rest of you :-p) in line for visits from social services?

We often joke about it when we share the “bad” days but it appears that there are people who can make it a reality
I can not think of one mommy blogger who I read who I would even think of reporting – I have seen moms who have gotten drunk, who have shouted at, smacked, moaned about their kids. I have heard moms say many times how much they want peace and quiet. I have read about discipline methods that may not work for me but seem effective for that family.

And yet I have never felt that I need to report anyone?

If someone blogs daily how they beat their child or punished her by not allowing dinner for 2 nights or locked her in a cupboard or called her degrading names – then YES I would get involved but when a mother (and father) parent their child in the manner they see fit and the children appear to be normal, happy and well adjusted then I most certainly am not going to phone up social services.

Seriously?

Who does this sort of thing? WHY would the do it?

What are your thoughts?

Is this another downside of online life? Or is it a case of vindictive-ness?

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15 Responses

  1. oh for!! i don’t understand some people, i really don’t.
    yes i’d report if the incident were totally 100% warranted and i saw things with my own eyes.
    i think it is the downside of public media.. sadly. i’ve learned to be veeeerrrryyy careful what i publicise on facebook.

  2. SHOCKED!
    And how very upsetting for those little children and of course Mom and Dad.
    Shocking!
    But a reminder that the internet is full of trolls!

  3. Holy CRAP! she says nothing in there to warrant anything except an award for good parenting.

    What a waste of the CPS time. I guess not even thinking about what you are writing is going to help, because I would think nothing of writing that.

  4. I am astounded that anyone would find the origonal post a danger to that kid. Where they drunk when they read it adn reported her?
    Some people obviously have nothing better to do with their time…
    As you said, if the child in question was being abused physically or being called degrading names etc… I would report them.
    I often say how I am going to chuck my kids out the window or into the river, it certainly doesnt mean Im actually going to do it!
    Sheeeesh!

  5. There are very strange people out there. And i think that maybe it just shows that you need to be vigilent about what you share on your blog, because you never know who could be reading and take something the wrong way and report you to CPS. It’s shocking to read. So sad.

  6. I’m speechless, Laura. I completely agree with her original post and cannot believe what happened because of it. Just… wow.

  7. Well… you know it made me change all the names on my blog because it rattled me so much. Like you I was shocked that she had been reported for what in my mind sounded like sound parenting principles.

    If you read the comments on her story you’ll see more mothers who had people report them to CPS maliciously – and even one mom who said she then received a citation from CPS for having a pile of laundry in her home.

    I dont think a day passes when I *dont* have a pile of laundry somewhere in my home… a dirty pile on the bathroom floor or in front of the washing machine, a clean but not yet folded pile on my diningroom table…

    I think its absurd.

    And I would never report someone to CPS for anything less than actual abuse.

  8. I’m totally shocked… I think if anything, her blogpost shows what a good mother she is who is trying to prepare her kids for the real world. The person who reported her is an asshole…

  9. AM very shocked. I actually think that she’s doing really well in preparing her children for the real world and teaching them about actions vs consequences. I would do EXACTLY what she did. I read and reread that post and I CANNOT see anything harmful or emotionally abusive or whatever. Poor Mom and poor kids. Can you imagine how traumatic that must have been for them?

  10. I sat open mouthed at the reporter’s audacity. Some people really don’t have anything better to do with their time but to cause havoc and dissent in other’s lives.

    Those poor kids. Such a shock to them.

  11. I think its more than a little over the top, but I also think it may be a very real danger of sharing your life online… to me I would be taking the same kind of risk if I decided to give my knucklehead a hiding in the middle of a supermarket.

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