ok i know that i have been posting a lot recently on articles i have read or heard about, but this is what happens when you marry a man that loves NPR. i used to really fuss when he wanted to listen to it, but now i find myself tuning in even when he is not in the car. i know TERRIBLE! so you have to listen to this interview. it is only three minutes long. this is the small article about it.
A new law intended to protect abandoned infants in Nebraska is having an unexpected effect. So far, 14 children — many preteens or teenagers — have been dropped off at Nebraska hospitals. State officials say parents fed up with raising unruly older children are misusing the law. Now they're calling on the legislature to change the law to restrict the age to younger children.
then you can listen to the interview if you click here.
on some levels i feel like it would be better for children no matter what age to have a safe place to go rather than run away or live in a bad home. on the other hand i worry that there are to many lazy parents out there that will just be fed up with mouth kids or teenagers and just say "thats it, we are dropping you off!" so again if you feel like it, you can weigh in if you want. i always enjoy hearing what other people have to say.
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I feel if a parent could actually go through with dropping off their child for good, even in the heat of the moment, the child is probably better off with a caring foster or adoptive family. I see the other side in that we don't want to create a society where parents can back out of parenting at will, but isn't that what already happens when there is abuse in the home? Why can't the world be better? Strange stuff seems to be popping up all over! I don't want to let Isaac out of the house! :)
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