February 2014 Moms

S/O mom arrested for daughter at park

I don't share this guy's political leanings, but I thought this NYTimes opinion piece was very good. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/20/opinion/sunday/ross-douthat-the-parent-trap.html?_r=0
BFP #1 9/2010 (lost our baby at 21 weeks) BFP #2 8/2011 (ectopic pregnancy) BFP #3 10/2011 (chemical pregnancy) BFP #4 12/2011 (Abigail born 8/15/12) BFP #5 5/2013 (Griffin born 1/23/14 with heart defects, now repaired!)

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Re: S/O mom arrested for daughter at park

  • Totally agree with the piece. The examples he gives of parents being stripped of their liberty make my blood boil.
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  • Great link. Thanks for sharing!
    DD1 - Evelyn Riley - 9/30/11
    DD2 - Charlotte Avery - 1/27/14




  • Good story. Honestly, I'm nervous to be a parent in today's day and age. My 3 yo was in my backyard playing yesterday. I had to run inside because Nathan woke up. It made me uneasy that my child was outside (in my perfectly safe cul-de-sac neighborhood) becuse of stories like these not because of his safety.
  • Very interesting. I agree with the guy. Sad that the way things have become makes perfectly reasonable parents question perfectly reasonable decisions. And I will be honest: I would have let my 11 year old niece sit in the car for a few minutes whileI ran in somewhere quickly without thinking anything of it.
    BFP#1 9/10/2012- EDD 5/19/2013- Miscarriage 10/8/2012

    BPF #2 6/20/2013- EDD 2/23/2014- Baby girl born 2/19/2014



  • @Bookshelves‌ is the Lorax, she speaks for the Chia.

    Yup.

    And like @keags5496‌ there have been times I've been nervous about letting DS do something not because he's not safe or capable but because of the judgment from other parents, which could turn into having other parents call the police.


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