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It seems like you are taking a lot of effort to create an alternative narrative. It said nowhere that the 18month year old was not supervised, in fact if that w

It seems like you are taking a lot of effort to create an alternative narrative. It said nowhere that the 18month year old was not supervised, in fact if that was the case why complain about the climbing stairs and not the child being unsupervised? Regarding the neighbors allowing the children to use their yard? You did notice that the letter writer points out that it was not the neighbors who own the backyard who were complaining, so why are you creating a narrative that it was their understanding that the kids would be supervised? In my experience the stories about strangers telling the kids what they can or cannot do (as a European not part that these people would be taken seriously by cps though) seem entirely plausible both from experiences from my childhood and experiences as a parent. There are lots of people who seem to enjoy bossing kids around. It often gets worse when kids are articulate and insist on their rights. Some people get downright aggressive if a child or teenager isn't immediately submissive.

darth_avocado 1y ago
> It often gets worse when kids are articulate and insist on their rights I can relate with this so much. When kids are articulate and confident, bossy adults have a such a hard time reacting appropriately, that they often result to acting like children. They then resort to telling lies, knowing fully well that the society will often take the word of an adult over that of a child.
parsimo2010 1y ago
> It seems like you are taking a lot of effort to create an alternative narrative I mean, it seems like the parent went through a lot of effort to craft a narrative where they aren’t bad parents despite having CPS called on them four times, their kids were accused of animal abuse, entering people’s houses without permission, and lets them run around town. I get that some neighbors can be intrusive, but either this is one single neighbor that needs to be given a cease and desist order, or there are multiple neighbors who were concerned enough to call the authorities. Either way this story doesn’t really lead me to the conclusion that the parent was fine, but the laws about kid supervision needed to be changed. Something just doesn’t make me fully believe that the parent didn’t do anything wrong.

darth_avocado 1y ago

> It often gets worse when kids are articulate and insist on their rights I can relate with this so much. When kids are articulate and confident, bossy adults have a such a hard time reacting appropriately, that they often result to acting like children. They then resort to telling lies, knowing fully well that the society will often take the word of an adult over that of a child.

parsimo2010 1y ago

> It seems like you are taking a lot of effort to create an alternative narrative I mean, it seems like the parent went through a lot of effort to craft a narrative where they aren’t bad parents despite having CPS called on them four times, their kids were accused of animal abuse, entering people’s houses without permission, and lets them run around town. I get that some neighbors can be intrusive, but either this is one single neighbor that needs to be given a cease and desist order, or there are multiple neighbors who were concerned enough to call the authorities. Either way this story doesn’t really lead me to the conclusion that the parent was fine, but the laws about kid supervision needed to be changed. Something just doesn’t make me fully believe that the parent didn’t do anything wrong.