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In reply to the discussion: How many people feel a 10-year-old is responsible enough.... [View all]arcane1
(38,613 posts)8. You had the 19-year-old sister. That's adult supervision. Not all moms have that option.
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You'd need an "it depends upon the 10-year-old" for me to vote in this poll.
ScreamingMeemie
Jun 2014
#3
And CPS will investigate now to determine if it's still happening after this or not.
moriah
Jun 2014
#31
I having seen personal attacks so much as calling out contradictory claims
magical thyme
Jun 2014
#86
this is a case of a single mother who is struggling, one needs to consider all the factors
JI7
Jun 2014
#5
Some ten-year-olds are more reliable and more interested in taking care of babies or
JDPriestly
Jun 2014
#27
You had the 19-year-old sister. That's adult supervision. Not all moms have that option.
arcane1
Jun 2014
#8
When I was 10, I took care of a very young baby after school, but my mother was
JDPriestly
Jun 2014
#24
So all single parents should hand there kids over to others? If the spouse abandons them...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2014
#34
My issue is that some don't have a choice, even after trying everything....
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2014
#36
you don't know her situation, why she ended up the way she has, and just handing off kids could be
JI7
Jun 2014
#40
I live in Florida. What sometimes happens to children who are sucked into the Florida
djean111
Jun 2014
#74
What about drain cleaner? Rat poison? An electrical fire? Someone breaking into the house?
moriah
Jun 2014
#37
Actually yes, I remember learning a lot of that stuff in school. Were you not taught that?
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2014
#39
And in this case, there was abviously an adult watching this woman's living arrangements all the
djean111
Jun 2014
#75
My mom also worked at an answering service and was similarly available to call
riderinthestorm
Jun 2014
#89
As a struggling single mother, I refused to leave my child overnight with a ten year old...
Violet_Crumble
Jun 2014
#48
Going for a night out is different from going to a job -- your only source of income.
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#49
So it would have been okay to leave my daughter with that ten year old if I was working that night?
Violet_Crumble
Jun 2014
#52
Did you turn your friend in to the police because she was leaving her children alone
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#56
Well, no one would have cared if the OP had reported the woman to the Thought Police.
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#62
The complaint was leaving the five-year-old alone to take the 10-year-old to school....
moriah
Jun 2014
#69
So a ten year old isn't a suitable option as babysitter for a night out?
Violet_Crumble
Jun 2014
#53
In the US we do not have "sole parent pensions." Welfare is for a very limited period of time,
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#61
People who need to work are in a different level of desperation than people who want to
gollygee
Jun 2014
#99
You said that parents could chose to do as they wish no matter the consequences to the kid.
moriah
Jun 2014
#82
where is the choice that states "10 year olds should not care for 5 year olds overnight"
DrDan
Jun 2014
#73
Sure, they're "responsible," until something goes wrong... then it's your butt that's on the line.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2014
#83
Under no circumstances a 10 year old should be left with a younger sibling to baby sit.
Harmony Blue
Jun 2014
#93
If the parent has confidence in the child, a 10-year-old can babysit a younger sibling...
AngryOldDem
Jun 2014
#109
in wisconsin 2 12 year old girls are being tried as adults for attempted murder
dembotoz
Jun 2014
#110
too young for overnight. couldnt make appropriate decision if emergency occured
Liberal_in_LA
Jun 2014
#112
I spent about an hour alone everyday after school, entering my home with my own key, at 5.
morningfog
Jun 2014
#113