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raeanna74 · 06-09-2003, 05:22 AM

Yes it is a huge screwup. I have had friends who's parents forgot the youngest child at the grocery store but then again they had like 6 children. They went back the moment they realized what had happened. I can see it happening but not for that length of time. I'm guessing this guy who's got a family was possibly working his ass off to support the family. Teachers around here don't get paid much-I don't know about in Vegas. If he was sleep deprived, overworked, or stressed then it would contribute to the problem. It just goes to show that taking care of your family also includes taking care of yourself. I do home day care and I KNOW that I'm much less patient, and able to deal with naughty kids when I'm sleep depriaved. I also am less aware of what they are doing. It's probable that the 8 mo old was asleep and the dad forgot. If Mom usually takes care of the baby then he may not have been in the habit of checking for the baby. Both parents need to be involved in taking care of the child. I would say that no matter what someone needs to do a serious evaluation of the guy and that he needs to take a sabatical from teaching at the very least. If he can't remember his own child he is not going to be able to handle a whole classroom of kids. In my opinion this was a mistake albeit a HUGE one. I don't think it should go unpunished but since I don't know the guys circumstances I wouldn't even assume to know the proper punishment.
I guess I'm sortof comparing this situation to one that I dealt with before. The children from this one single mom were so emotionally abused and the oldest boy who was about 5 didn't have legs from the knees down. Reason was the mom had gotten angry with him, pushed him down on the ground and then proceeded to push the running lawn mower over his legs and feet tearing them to bits. When you see the results of something like that and you know it was done with intent then hearing of something like this pales in comparison. She didn't love that child. This man may very well have loved his child. Loved him so much that he was working and stressing himself to the point of not being able to stay as aware of what he was doing. I just pray I never get to that point.

06-09-2003, 05:22 AM	#39 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	Yes it is a huge screwup. I have had friends who's parents forgot the youngest child at the grocery store but then again they had like 6 children. They went back the moment they realized what had happened. I can see it happening but not for that length of time. I'm guessing this guy who's got a family was possibly working his ass off to support the family. Teachers around here don't get paid much-I don't know about in Vegas. If he was sleep deprived, overworked, or stressed then it would contribute to the problem. It just goes to show that taking care of your family also includes taking care of yourself. I do home day care and I KNOW that I'm much less patient, and able to deal with naughty kids when I'm sleep depriaved. I also am less aware of what they are doing. It's probable that the 8 mo old was asleep and the dad forgot. If Mom usually takes care of the baby then he may not have been in the habit of checking for the baby. Both parents need to be involved in taking care of the child. I would say that no matter what someone needs to do a serious evaluation of the guy and that he needs to take a sabatical from teaching at the very least. If he can't remember his own child he is not going to be able to handle a whole classroom of kids. In my opinion this was a mistake albeit a HUGE one. I don't think it should go unpunished but since I don't know the guys circumstances I wouldn't even assume to know the proper punishment. I guess I'm sortof comparing this situation to one that I dealt with before. The children from this one single mom were so emotionally abused and the oldest boy who was about 5 didn't have legs from the knees down. Reason was the mom had gotten angry with him, pushed him down on the ground and then proceeded to push the running lawn mower over his legs and feet tearing them to bits. When you see the results of something like that and you know it was done with intent then hearing of something like this pales in comparison. She didn't love that child. This man may very well have loved his child. Loved him so much that he was working and stressing himself to the point of not being able to stay as aware of what he was doing. I just pray I never get to that point. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.