Baby Nearly Plunges to Death after Mom Leaves Tot with Brothers
Riddle me this, parents of PBB: Would you leave a 9-month old babe in the care of her 10-year-old and 13-year-old brother? If not, then you’re a step ahead of this unnamed mom in Denver, Colorado, whose baby girl nearly fell to her death after the boys left her attended in their apartment. According to reports, the woman’s daughter crawled out the front door, and was next seen hanging by a single hand off of a balcony nearly 19 feet off of the sidewalk. A neighbor who was walking by, thank the gods, noticed the girl, and caught her after she lost her grip.
Now, I’ll cut the mom a little slack here. She was, reportedly, at work. Her decision to leave a baby in the charge of young kids was probably influenced by the lack of affordable child care. Still, most 13-year-olds are not mature enough to care for a baby. Most kids don’t start babysitting until they’re 14 - and even then, few parents recommend putting infants in their care. Let me put it this way: would you be able to work unperturbed, knowing your baby’s life was in the hands of your average 13-year-old?
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1 opinion for Baby Nearly Plunges to Death after Mom Leaves Tot with Brothers
miajemell
Jul 31, 2007 at 9:44 am
This mother is sooooooo LAME! WHY? Your older children are not responsible for caring for their younger siblings! That baby was her responsiblity and her’s alone! I understand child care can be pricey but my childrens lives are PRICELESS! How could she be so stupid to risk the possibility? Does she not know her own children? Does she not pay attention to the maturity of her older children? Sheesh!
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