Totenkopf Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 http://www.newschannel9.com/news/year-987196-old-christmas.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK-42 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Wow. Just wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusIsGonnaOwnSatan Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 That's so sad. but i sense extremely potent meme forming material.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 She admits she was not just embarrassed, but scared, and rushed to the hospital that night with Hayden. She said she tries to be a good mother and loves her son, but now feels like a failure.Rightfully so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusIsGonnaOwnSatan Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Rightfully so. its not all her fault. apparently when i was very young, i was somewhat of an escape artist. i used to always try and get past the myriad preventions meant to keep me in and run out into the street laughing like an idiot. i succeeded a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 you see?? this is what we get for allowing our children to play Grand Theft Auto! [/thompson] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 She's obviously never heard of locking her doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 But she did. She even had a child safety device on the door. The little hood just broke through it and unlocked the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 not as good as jerry springer or maury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 But this is real, not that staged ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 yeah well until that kid tears off his sleeveless, collared cowboy shirt and slams his hairy beer gut up against his brother and tries to punch him for getting his cousin pregnant i count it as inferior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Well, if this occurrence is any indication, just give him a decade or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 i can just watch him on springer then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Oh man. Where do I begin? First off: Kids are *not* stupid. They figure stuff out, and they know what's up if the family isn't doing well. However, I am not sure the kid really even recognized the consequences of what he was doing or that daddy was in jail so if he stole stuff he could go to jail and see daddy. This sounds like gross negligence and irresponsibility. Second: Barricade the door if locking doesn't work. Or something like that. Maybe a little hard love is in order? Thirdly: WTF is a toddler doing with a beer? Ok I'll admit as a kid I snuck a drink here and there. Once as a toddler (~18 months) at a wedding where my parents were distracted I ran around during the ceremony or reception or whatever and even guzzled what was in the bottom of the glasses...but even then, my parents had the wherewithal to stop me. (Still I can say I got my first buzz and wasn't even 2 years old yet!) This lady doesn't even sound like she locks the doors let alone keeps an eye on her kid for that matter. Fourth: Stealing presents and wearing a girl's dress? What The ****? Learning to steal stuff and that generally everyone has presents under their tree...how did he learn that? How did he put 2 and 2 together like that--was he taught? Not to insult the mother but she doesn't sound like the brightest bulb on the tree in any case. Plus I hope the dress was one of the stolen presents. If not--that family has some *serious* problems. Damn. Just...damn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan7 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I have two words: The Omen. The only logical conclusion is he is a devil child; quick someone kill him in some ridiculously contrived and slow manner; which involves walking past lots of things that can conveniently fall down and kill you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 ^^^Nah, I'm with jmac in thinking more along the lines of future Springer guest. Ok I'll admit as a kid I snuck a drink here and there. Once as a toddler (~18 months) at a wedding where my parents were distracted I ran around during the ceremony or reception or whatever and even guzzled what was in the bottom of the glasses... Hopefully you didn't end up with a cigarette butt in your mouth like that kid in Caddyshack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 spaulding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Avery Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 First off: Kids are *not* stupid. They figure stuff out, and they know what's up if the family isn't doing well. However, I am not sure the kid really even recognized the consequences of what he was doing or that daddy was in jail so if he stole stuff he could go to jail and see daddy. This sounds like gross negligence and irresponsibility. It sounds like pretty fair child logic: Daddy got in big trouble. Daddy got taken away. I wanna see Daddy. Try to get into big trouble to see Daddy. He at least grasps that doing something bad is bad, and that means being taken away. He is told not to mess with the locks, touch the beer, leave the house, to share, and not to take people's things without asking. He saw all of these as rules to break so he may see Daddy. On the other hand, being 4 I don't think he understand -why- Daddy was taken away and consequences for bad actions. And lets be fair; very few 4 year old's grasp these complexities. Second: Barricade the door if locking doesn't work. Or something like that. Maybe a little hard love is in order? If this is the first time he's seriously broken out, I don't see why putting a chair on the doorknob is entirely needed. It also depends on what kind of security you put in place, because I figured out how to get open pin locks and door knob slippers pretty early. From what I can at least read, she seemed to have given it a good shot with the safety locks but the article also states that he outright broke them. That is some dedication. Thirdly: WTF is a toddler doing with a beer? Ok I'll admit as a kid I snuck a drink here and there. Once as a toddler (~18 months) at a wedding where my parents were distracted I ran around during the ceremony or reception or whatever and even guzzled what was in the bottom of the glasses...but even then, my parents had the wherewithal to stop me. (Still I can say I got my first buzz and wasn't even 2 years old yet!) This lady doesn't even sound like she locks the doors let alone keeps an eye on her kid for that matter. No offense, but you're asking how a toddler got beer while explaining exactly how you got it yourself. But yeah, she should have locked her father's beer case up better, or at least kept it high enough that he couldn't get to it. Fourth: Stealing presents and wearing a girl's dress? What The ****? Learning to steal stuff and that generally everyone has presents under their tree...how did he learn that? How did he put 2 and 2 together like that--was he taught? Not to insult the mother but she doesn't sound like the brightest bulb on the tree in any case. Plus I hope the dress was one of the stolen presents. If not--that family has some *serious* problems. The dress was in a present he ripped open in the next door neighbor's house. He probably put it on to display he'd done something bad, and/or was putting it on because his mom had specifically told him not to wear dresses. As far as learning to steal... Stealing isn't very hard. I can attest that if a kid has had 1 Christmas, they associate presents with being under Christmas trees... Also, are you calling her negligent because she taught her son that presents... are under Christmas trees? Maybe I'm just reading it wrong. As far as learning how to steal goes: stealing is literally like the first social interaction kids do with each other. We grow up selfish little b******s, which is why learning to share and the boundaries of ownership is such an important thing to teach a kid. But, regardless, if he wants to wear a dress then he's fully entitled to. I'm allowed to wear men's clothing, so I don't see whats wrong with him wearing a dress if he likes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 spaulding! Yeah, that's the one. Then he staggers outside and pukes through that car's sunroof. Later on they're betting on whether or not he picks his nose. "Double or nothing says he eats it!" Ah, the memories. That movie is pure win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Gah, I've had the Caddyshack theme song in my head all morning. Other than securing the beer a bit better, I don't know that mom could have done anything different. He probably knew how to unlock the door which is why mom had the child safety device. It would be unreasonable to assume a 4 year old can break it when they're not supposed to break from child use anyway. The dress? Most likely he was playing dress-up as kids this age often do. Maybe he was just chilly from walking around in the middle of the night and it was the first thing he found to put on. I wouldn't ascribe more meaning to it than that, especially after some beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimartin Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 The dress? Most likely he was playing dress-up as kids this age often do. Maybe he was just chilly from walking around in the middle of the night and it was the first thing he found to put on. I wouldn't ascribe more meaning to it than that, especially after some beer.The dress is easy. It was unaccompanied ladies drink free night at the local bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Hopefully you didn't end up with a cigarette butt in your mouth like that kid in Caddyshack. No but I did slip on a gorilla mask to play white bigfoot in a green thong once and I pretended to smoke a cigar while reading a newspaper on a park bench. Purely as a background gag for a documentary on how Tahoe is turning into the next Aspen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanir Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 There is unavoidable parental responsibility for the behaviour of minors, there is unavoidable community responsibility for the living environments of parents and social opportunities for their children. Why didn't one of the neighbours invite the child in and get them a sandwich whilst contacting the mother, while he was knocking on everybody's doors? Why does someone have their front door unlocked at 2am and fail to notice a home intruder of any age? Was this in a trailer park? The way I understand it is the Constitution gives authority to community organisation, an entire neighbourhood acting reasonably toward its own welfare is unlikely to find any problems with the authorities in the course of doing so with peaceful conscience. So why does so much of US culture revolve around dollars rather than community? Community is the only true strength you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 @ mimartin @vanir--my kids have left the door unlocked more times than I can count. In a lot of rural communities, people leave their doors unlocked. I'm unclear on what trailer parks have to do with this. Why didn't they give the kid a sandwich? Maybe they didn't hear the kid come in the house. Assuming a kid made it past my locked, alarmed door, s /he'd be greeted by my large barking puppy. Granted, the kid would be in more danger of being licked happily to death than bitten, but nothing would make it into my house without me waking up. Not everyone has those alarms, however. If I found a young child in my home that didn't belong to me, I'd be calling 911 to make sure nothing was wrong with either the child or the family. If a 4 year old walked in my house at 1am with a beer can in hand, I'd be highly suspicious of child abuse. It doesn't mean there IS abuse going on, but it's definitely something for the authorities to check out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverNight Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I read this yesterday/this morning ~1AM and now, 16 hours later I'm still laughing over it. Anyway, yeah, this mom didn't sound like the brightest bulb, but at least she was trying, I'll give her points for that. When this kid grows up though.... :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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