Children being exposed to abuse
By smurfettewv
@smurfettewv (359)
United States
June 29, 2008 10:05pm CST
What do you do if your friend moves in roommates and that room mate has a child that is mental and has been diagnosied bipolar and anger issues and this bo is 4 years older than her own child... now she needs a room mate does she tolerate the 10 year old hurting the daughter who is 6? This kid has shot the little girl with a air soft bb gun, hit her slammed into walls threatened and now a 2 year old is being abused too. Now Child protective services has been called but nothing seems to be happening,what do you do? Should she ask the friend to move and try to make it? Will the courts side with the other parent and say either the child moves or custody be revoked and given to other parent? is this a neglect case?
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5 responses
@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
2 Jul 08
i would do whatever i had to do to protect the kids, and if that means the room mate has to go with the kid, then they have to go..
why in danger the other kids.
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@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
30 Jun 08
I would have to ask her to move if her child was hurting my child. If it goes to court I think the mother of the childern that are getting abused by the other mother's 10 year old child should really be looked in to. The 10 year old sounds like she should be punished somehow to me. This sounds like a very sad case.
@Katrina901986 (405)
• Australia
30 Jun 08
I honestly would ask the friend to leave. As there is no way i would let someone else hurt my child. And if the parents knows that their child is hurting the younger one than that would make it easier to kick them out. As for child services i'd call them again. And i would say the courts will not see it as neglect as its not as if the child is'nt being feed properly or not clean enough. The only thing that i know is the abuse from the other child. If the abuse was being done buy the parent then that would be seen differently.
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
30 Jun 08
If a parent brings anyone into the home who abuses their child and that parent does nothing to stop it then that parent is guilty of child neglect. The room mate and the problem child should be removed from the home before something more serious happens to the six year old. That child has no protection right now and protecting that child is the MOST important thing.
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@nikinicole (169)
• United States
2 Jul 08
You child should come first. I believe it's our responsibility as parents to protect them. It's hard, but when it comes down to it, I would have had that friend/roommate out really quick.
