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I'm very close to people who were saved from really horrible situations by state intervention. But then for them, foster care was hardly any better until they w
by midnightmonster 16y ago
I'm very close to people who were saved from really horrible situations by state intervention. But then for them, foster care was hardly any better until they were adopted.
The state taking my kids is actually my worst parental nightmare--even beyond all the accidental and criminal bad things that could happen. I'm a very good parent (you'll have to take my word, I guess), but I'm not conventional. And I know all it takes sometimes is a little misunderstanding.
- Sukotto 16y agoFor me it's the #2 nightmare. Leaving the baby in the car in the sun is #1.
- infinite8s 16y agoAs a new parent, I can't imagine how anyone would ever accidentally leave a child in their car.
- asmithmd1 16y agoI think rear-facing car seats kill more infants than they save. How many children survive a car crash only because they were facing backwards should be weighed against the number of children who die each summer because the parents forgot them. If the child is front facing, your rear-view mirror will be filled with your child's face. But imagine the child falls asleep in a rear facing car seat after you have been up all night with them. It happens every summer to good parents.
- MartinCron 16y agoThe typical example given is that someone, in their sleep-deprived haze, forgets to take the sleeping infant to their daycare before going to work. I go the other extreme, every time I'm in the car by myself I have a few "Oh no! Where's the baby!" moments.