This single mom was arrested for leaving her children 30 feet away from her.

[sufrommich]

She was interviewing for a job,she could actually see her kids from where she was sitting.



Laura Browder, a single mother who recently moved to Houston, was arrested after ‘abandoning’ her children at a mall food court while she interviewed for a job 30 feet away from them. The interview wasn’t for a job at the mall, but was a meeting point. Browder left her 6-year-old and 2-year-old at the McDonald’s area and they were in her line of sight.

After Browder returned to her children, a police officer was on the scene and arrested her.

The arrest came moments after Browder had accepted a job. She said she’s unsure how her arrest that day will affect her opportunity with that job.

CPS officials said they’re still in the early stages of their investigation, but added they could offer services to help Browder find suitable daycare.

http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2015/07/single-mom-arrested-for-leaving-children-in-food-court-while-she-interviewed-30-feet-away/

[Bettie]

1. People are so dumb

Really, the kids were there, within her sight. People need to save their calls to the police for when kids are actually in danger, not when they might not be within arm's reach of a parent.

[frankieallen]

2. she was stupid to do this. i don't think she should of been arrested though.

[sufrommich]

3. She was interviewing for a job.She could see her kids.

There's nothing "stupid" about it. A single mom out of work most likely can't afford a babysitter,lets punish her for that. How dare she!

[ann---]

4. I agree

She should have taken them with her. I'm sure the
interviewer would have understood why she needed
to have them with her.

But, I do NOT think she should have been arrested.
My gawd!

[Bettie]

5. They were in her sight

When my kids were little, they were often more than 30 feet away from me.

Sometimes, I was even talking to another adult while they played or ate lunch.

There is nothing wrong with your kids being outside of your arm's reach. Nothing.

[sufrommich]

7. Single moms must be punished for their single momness.

Just in case.

[Bettie]

10. I always forget that

But it is more than her being a single mom, it is that people are so hyper focused on always having their kids within reach, with kids never exploring or spending a single second without mommy hovering.

Drives me nuts. When my kids were little (but old enough to run and climb) I'd take them to the park. There were two sets of parents.

Set 1: like me, they'd sit on the bench or at a table and read or chat while the kids played.

Set 2: people who stood behind their children, followed them everywhere, never let them so much as climb a ladder on their own.

I don't get the second set of moms. At. All.

[sufrommich]

11. You and I are the same "mom type".

Helicopter parents suck.

[Bettie]

13. Yeah they do

If they want to helicopter their own kids, fine, go for it. If your kid needs you to go to a job interview with him/her at 20, that's on you.

But, fer cryin' out loud, don't try to force me to helicopter my kids. My kids are extraordinarily independent and can be counted on to make good decisions most of the time and they very seldom make the same bad decision twice because they have been taught that the decisions are theirs and the consequences are also theirs.

Glad to hear there are some other non-hover moms out there!

[gollygee]

6. Kids can be home with their parents and more than 30 feet away

30 feet isn't that far.

[Igel]

8. Not the first thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026986098

That story explicitly pointed out she had short notice. It also included that the kids were crying, which rather makes the story different. Kids sitting, happily playing < 30 feet from Mom, fine. Kids sitting, crying < 30 feet from Mom, different story.

But as the story gets repeated, things that make Mom look like perhaps she didn't handle things perfectly are vanishing, and things that make the police to be real ogres increase.

[lpbk2713]

9. They go for the low hanging fruit on the arrest tree.

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It's much easier to make an arrest like this than to arrest the white collar criminal who is
stealing millions. So this is what they do to make it look like they have earned their keep.

[theaocp]

12. For sure.

This could have been handled with an understanding and some helpful guidance. Instead, there's an arrest? Something smells like a quota.

[KamaAina]

14. Well, here's a shocker!