Comments on: Texas: Pot Smoking Toddlers Sent to Fosterincarceration Facility

By: Jammie Fladebo

Jammie Fladebo — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:30:15 +0000

I am sorry but yes the kids should have been taken away for a short period of time. Very rarley do I ever agree with CPS however, you don’t sleep in the middle of the day if you have a toddler. You also don’t leave the toddler in the hands of teenagers. I think even a 15 year old is far to young to be watching a small child. I would never leave my daughter running around the house while I was asleep or leave her with imature teens. Just won’t happen! I do agree that they should be given back to her if everything else in her life was stable. “Sleeping on the job” is neglect. That is why children are accidently drownd, lost outside, houses get caought on fire, poisoned, or killed in other ways because momy or the sitter were napping. Unexceptable!!!! Everyone makes mistakes, everyone has to learn but we don’t know the specifics of what else CPS may have found when they investigated. NO I am not defending CPS but I also will not defend a mother puting her child in harms way!

By: miko

miko — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:47:40 +0000

What planet do you live on? 12y/olds are allowed to baby-sit for money in most states. Mommies with toddlers are tired..they work hard..& I see nothing wrong with taking a nap & leaving them in the hands of 2 teenagers..unless she knew they had pot…then yes, that would be neglect/potential abuse. CPS needs to take a step back & let parents be parents. They should monitor parents in question instead of jumping right on the snatchin’ wagon.
Most parents want what’s best for their children..not all are great or even good parents for that matter, but if they have problems, why can’t the state help them instead of taking over?
I mean..isn’t that what good parents are expected to do?

By: Rachelle Goodenough

Rachelle Goodenough — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:23:39 +0000

thats bullshit its not the moms fault the teenagers are careless idiots.
what gives someone the right to steal your children from you? the kids that are being ripped away from their parents dont know the “reason” why they arent at home w/their familys. the children are the ones who suffer. forever these children that were kidnapped from loving homes by people that are suppost to protect them will remember that horrible event in their young lives. and i dont believe children ever fully can recover from this type of trauma, im 25 and i can remember it like yesterday when i was taken from my parents and now my children too have that memory. i just hope that people realize that these children are our future and they are already mentally and emotionally damaged before they are even able to understand.

By: Antonio Pena

Antonio Pena — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:08:56 +0000

It is the responsibility of the parent to protect our children. It’s clear this mother didn’t do this. Teenagers may be old enough to babysit, but the mother new what these kids did when she fell asleep. How many children have to die at the hands of careless parents before you people learn.
GOD gives us children as a privilidge not a right. If you can’t earn this privilidge then the state must step in to protect them.
The role of Government is to protect its citizens, especiaaly those that can’t protect themselves.
If you want to sue CPS you need to stand back and think about the child instead of your own selfish desires. The state doesn’t enjoy stepping in, but it does what it has to for the needs of the children.