Drunk mom tries to pick up kid

I have worked in the childcare field for over 20 years and unfortunatly this is not a rare occurance. I have had to deal with "buzzed" parents many times in the past. (never to the extent as the woman in this article) BUT HERE IS THE KICKER...... as a childcare provider we have NO LEGAL RIGHT to stop a parent from picking up thier child..no matter what their condition. We can stall, call in police, contact another parent/guardian, and even tell them that they can't leave.....but ACCORDING TO THE LAW we can't stop them if they choose to take thier child and leave. It is quite frustrating and I have used lots of CREATIVE ways to ensure the safety of the children in my care........so PLEASE!!!! If you have to get into a car....don't drink (even one)! This goes for EVERYONE...not just parents picking up thier kids because ANYONE who is impared on the road risks my life and my child's life as well as thier own. IT"S NOT WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for reading!

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I agree, 30 days & perhaps going further...community service at a brick plant.

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"I mean, I like good beer and wine as much as the next guy, and I see nothing wrong with having one or two, even while watching your kids, but one must avoid becoming impaired."
You are becoming impaired from the moment you take the first drink. Having one or two whole watching the kids is irresponsible. The thought that you can have one or two and not have your judgement somewhat impaired is laughable.

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Danielle - I am in your shoes too... it just amazes me. Ive had it happen twice (with differnt moms). And both times I have called the cops on the parent - the mom pulled their child out the following day. I guess they couldn't look me in the eye after their screw up. Oh well. All I can do is pray for these people................

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bingo..if ya can't take the heat quit having kids. and everyone thinks the gays aare screwed up

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She probably gets zonkered every night after she bring the kid home.

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Anyone who gets behind the wheel while being intoxicated deserves what they get if their arrested for Dui. This woman should lose her kid, if she was drunk in the afternoon picking her kid up from school, then I'm sure it wasn't the first time she was drinking during the day. I think she should do more time. More like 120 days plus DUI classes and some heavy fines and maybe, just maybe she will learn from this

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For Cry Sake! I totally agree: if these bozos can't accept something called RESPONSIBILITY, then they should'nt have brats! The fool was in public embarassing herself & it makes U wonder how long this has been going on. A month in jail, a fine & Com. Service may do the trick, but who knows? The world has gotten weirder & weirder over the years...scary, too.

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THIS DUMB-ASS NEEDS 30 DAYS IN THE SLAMMER

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Is this anything unusual? Almost by definition, if the kid is in a government baby-sitting institution, the mom has problems. And a lot of those problems are drugs and booze. This society is now into about 4 or 5 generations of unfit mothers having problem children, who become even more unfit to have children. Look at the school systems in all major cities to see the deterioration, then extrapolate that rate out for another 50 years. Then ask youself the question, "Can this really continue and have a prosperours, civil society?". So, if this situation is typical, the kid will probably be worse than her mom. And, someday the kids will simply be on the streets, like in almost the rest of the world.

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I feel sorry for the kid..He's has a alkee for a mom

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drug addiction is NOT a disease!

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I KNOW I'l catch some heat for my comments, but I don't think it's been proven that alcoholism and drug addiction are diseases. I think many people, both educated and not do their best to spread that misconception however. And even if they are diseases, they would be a disease you choose. Yes, this mom needs help, but she'll never get my sympathy. I, like the rest of you out there, feel bad for the child and I can only hope that she comes through her childhood safely and becomes a well adjusted adult.

And to the blogger who said that all drunks are bullies - you're wrong about that!!!!! That may be your personal experience, but it's just not true. I'm not a drunk myself although I have done my share of social drinking and because of that I have come to know a few people that really are alcoholics. Some of them are just fun loving people who choose to have that fun with booze or drugs and while they can't hold a job for longer than a year at a time, they were definitely not bullies. Which doesn't mean I condone or judge them. They are what they are.

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I own a preschool myself and last year this happend to me but without the parent going balistic. A mother of three small children under 7, just wen through a terrible divorce and her husband moved to Florida and she lost her mother all in two weeks. She worked as a surgeons assistant and went out after work to have a drink and well maybe to much. I knew this mother and knew she was having a very difficult time and who wouldn't? I simply pulled her aside and told her I couldn't let her kids leave, she understood and had a friend come pick them up and keep them overnight for her. I really like this parent and this was a one time thing that never happend again.

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As a Mother of five, I'm mortified by this! Granted, I do not drink, but if I did, I don't think I'd do it on the way to pick up my child.

I can't imagine how she felt when she sobered up!

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I used to manage a childcare center and this happened pretty often. One mother was a stripper and she would show up at 3 am for her son (we were open 24 hours) with a different man each time. Sometimes she would just not show up and her son would be with us for two or three days!!! She also wasn't paying her bill but the owner wouldn't let us report her or stop letting her drop her son off because she "kept him entertained". God knows how that poor little boy turned out. He'd be about 25 years old now.

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this druken loser!!!! GET A LIFE stop drinking and take care of your daughter

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Nisky,
Your comment about the mom being under stress made her drink. I'm a divorced mom taking care of my teenage daughter and I have stress in my life but I don't drink. I feel like the mom should have got the dad or a friend to pick her daughter up from school instead of going to the school drunk.

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Wow this is ridiculous! i have 2 young girls, no family to help(drug abusing in-laws, mentally unstable parents of my own who i don't have in my life) and a husband who is at work alot just to make ends meet..We have had deaths in the family, health problems with our girls and I, loss of pets, all kinds of things happening..But do i get myself piss a$$ drunk while i am supposed to be taking care of my girls?? NO! your children didn't make the choice of coming in this world.YOU made the choice to bring them into the world, and if you can't handle that, then you should give them to parents, who would love and cherish them and know that while everything else may be bad, AT LEAST you have these angels to make you smile and make your life just a little bit better with their joy for life! Maybe next time use a condom or birth control! Then if you want to destroy YOUR life you won't be dragging down the children you may have with you!Too bad this happens alot, it is obvious what it is teaching the next generation..thankfully me and my husband broke the cycle for ourselves and are trying to help our girls not to go they way of our parents and other idiots out there...but how long before the next generation just can't break that cycle?! look at all the kids already killing and becoming users themselves! This needs to stop! That poor little girl...with what me and my husband have seen with our own parents, we fully know what she is thinking and feeling, your never too young to understand and see what is going on..God Bless you sweet angel! Hang in there!

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