Lately, there have been some controversial Mom's being arrested for things like making their children walk home after fighting. While I generally believe in our justice system, and generally believe that people are only arrested when they've actually done something wrong, every once in a while I see something occur in my house and I think to myself,
I Could go to Jail for...
- forgetting to record that I bought $200.00 worth of groceries with 3 boys hyped up on free bakery cookies (writing bad checks)
- Bradley playing in the dryer (child endangerment - although I did immediately -after a quick photo -put a stop to it - all in a span of taking the clothes out and getting ready to put a new load in)
- watching Tyler trip over a toy and break his leg - at 1 1/2 years old. (child neglect)
- all the screaming that may or may not occur in our house (emotional abuse)
- our escape artist getting outside even though we have nifty childproof handles and locks (child neglect, endangerment)
- the mess that never ends (unsuitable living conditions)
- the dead animals (surely fall under unsuitable living conditions)
No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I’m not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal. ~ Bill Cosby
