i hate it when moms say they're taking good care of kids but actually not...
By Slayer08
@slayer08 (2377)
Philippines
May 11, 2016 5:03am CST
i have this nephew who's always covered in scabs because of scabies, he cant utter a single word and he only use incomprehensible and incomplete sentences and stuck with mumblings, signs, moans and animal sounds and he's 7. He wets his pants all the time and poops in them even in school,. His teacher said he can follow but he's always zoned out. his mom and dad lets him stay all day infront of the computer and sometimes forget to feed him.
My sister in law is actually okay. she works all the time and when shes home she does the laundry, cook, and cleans. but she rarely has time for the kids - they're always unbathed,unfed and not taken care off.
I've already talked to her about it but she said oh he's okay. He's not. we've already asked them to have their kids evaluated for delay but her husband refuse to do it.
cant they see that their kids are suffering?
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@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
11 May 16
I don't want to go about rubbing that to their faces because I know how tiring it is to maintain a household however, my mother too was a busy and striving woman yet she never forgot to make sure we're clean, fed, and taken care of.. She would often go the extra mile of helping us with your assignments and making sure that we know how to read and write. My sister in law rarely asks about their studies and would not even check their bags if they still have jotebook s or pens. I don't know.. I just feel really sad for the kids. Sometimes I take them home and although they're really naughty and noisy I would be the kind to feed and bathe them.
@toniganzon (77342)
• Philippines
11 May 16
when my husband's nephew turned 2 years old and still couldn't speak, I was already alarmed about it and urged my husband to tell his brother that they should bring the child to a Developmental Doctor. The diagnosis: he's autistic. My son's paediatrician who happened to be my friend told me that speech is cognitive and when a child doesn't develop that, he will grow up to be a retard.
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@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
11 May 16
Really? You know I'm a nurse but I'm not very much into child psychology and child development. Although I have already advised my sister in law to have her kids checked out because two of them still don't have acceptable speech patterns. They're both overly shy and are having a hard time picking up but they actively interact with other kids. But I guess you're right. The boys are 7 and 4 they should at least be able to speak well enough for their age.
@toniganzon (77342)
• Philippines
11 May 16
@slayer08 My son could already count numbers and read numbers up to millions when he was 2.
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@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
11 May 16
@toniganzon my niece as well, she turned 3 and can already tell stories. I'm very worried about those two.. I hope my sister in law will listen but she never does. Her husband too and that's really terrible. We often wanted to brush it off as an inferiority complex because of how they are treated but now that I got a confirmation from someone else, I have a feeling it ts time for another talk.. Thanks Toni!!
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
11 May 16
I am really sorry to hear that. That's definitely not okay. I don't mean the child is not okay, I mean the way the mother's parenting. It's really sad to read this about the young child, as I have a son who's at the same age too.
Sometimes, the child might be totally fine, but he might just have been neglected by the parents, so he couldn't develop well. I can't imagine a parent can forget to feed the child, though as a 7 year old boy, he should be able to feed and take care of himself as well, but if parents didn't teach them, I doubt he knows how to do so.
I understand the need of working and doing housework, but those can really wait. A child will not be able to wait, he needs to grow up. I really hope the young kid will be fine. Praying for him.
@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
11 May 16
I know a lot of parents that do that. It drives me nuts
