Sharon, They happen every day. It is even more irritating when you have a woman that has previously been the subject of neglect investigations and the State gets custody of the children. Only to spit out some more children and those are under the radar until you get a call and are working a dead baby case. BrianMall, there are no words for how hard it is to not accomplish what your last sentence mentions.
Yes, I hear about these things too. Very sad. Especially for the kids.
I understand exploring and being intrigued with the outdoors as a kid...I rode my bike and horses all over the outback growing up, but I was also under strict orders from my father, who loved me, to be back by dusk. That was only when I was old enough to negotiate safely .
But in the cases aforementioned , these are clearly neglect situations where a normal , caring parent wouldn't dream of leaving young ones unattended, at any time of year, much less in dangerous frigid winter temps up north .
Clearly in so many of these cases, substance abuse takes away all common sense .
The foundation question at the beginning of this thread settles all debate..." How does a two year old end up in a blizzard ? "
