There was a story on the news a week or so ago about a woman who left her kids (ages two and four, I think) home alone at night while they were supposed to be sleeping. Nothing happened to them, they were fine, but the reason she gave for leaving them alone was one that struck me. Now let me set a few things straight, I am not condoning her behavior, nor would I ever leave my own children home alone, but I felt for her. She said she is a single mom and she never gets to do anything she wants to do by herself. Now that is not a reason to leave your children alone and in possible danger, but I know I can get a little stir crazy and frustrated at times when Sean is out of town. It is hard having to take your kids everywhere with you all the time no matter where you are going or what you are doing. Even when Sean is out of town, I know he will be back. It’s not going to last forever. This woman doesn’t have that. She doesn’t have anyone coming to offer her relief. I have a single friend who was a foster mom to a couple of small children and she said the hardest transition for her was that if she was out of milk or just needed to run to the store real fast it became a huge laborious process to just get out the door. She also had a hard time adjusting to being stuck at home at 8p.m. every night. I know what that mom did was wrong, but I feel for her.
This Lady Has Been on My Mind
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
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