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In a message dated 11/13/05 9:05:42 AM, ecsamhill@... writes:


> -=-**Why should others
> demand proof of our choices? **
>
> -=-I agree with you that it's not anyone else's business.-=-
>
>

How far could a bad relative go, though, in being abusive or neglectful and
you still feel it was none of your business?

What if it weren't a relative, but a neighbor?
An acquaintance?

Sandra


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janddplus5

> How far could a bad relative go, though, in being abusive or
neglectful and
> you still feel it was none of your business?
>
> What if it weren't a relative, but a neighbor?
> An acquaintance?
>
> Sandra


I guess it would depend on the situation kind of. We had a neighbor
once that beat their kids, left a young child of about 7 standing in
the rain for about 2 hours locked out of the house when they weren't
there (we took him in to our house when we found him), had no beds
for the children so we gave them an extra queen sized bed and frame
and the parents took the bed and the kids didn't get it according to
them. One of the kids was sent to his room for going into the
fridge and then spanked for looking out the bedroom window after
being punished for the fridge incident. It was sickening! We felt
that for the safety of the children we had a responsibility to get
the law involved.

Now, in our situation I feel that it is because our life doesn't
remotely resemble what they consider "normal and good" therefore
they feel the need to try and convince us of our need to change. So
I guess in that respect it is different but I see your point with
what we would consider an unsafe, abusive or neglectful situation.
Someone has to stand up for the innocent, in a wierd sort of way I
think that's what people think that they are doing for my kids :(

Dana