Drunk mom tries to pick up kid

I have to disagree with you there, Danielle, for I, too have worked in the Elementary School System for many years and I am OBLIGATED,and MANDATED to call CSB whenever I suspect alcohol or drug use, ESPECIALLY when a parent is trying to leave the building with a child. That is negligence on your part if you release a child to an intoxicated individual and could cause MAJOR legal ramifications, not only for the entities involved, whether it be a school, day care, church, etc. but to the INDIVIDUAL that allowed the child to leave with this person in the first place. I have been in situations that parents have refused to pick up severely ill children because they would rather not be bothered with it, after all, school is when they are free of responsibilities for their children and WE, as the staff, have become the primary care providers for these children. It is very sad and pathetic, but there is nothing any of us can do until the system has a better way of keeping these kids safe and with people who truly love and care about their well-being, and I'm convinced that will NEVER happen because CSB are so backed up with cases they can't possibly keep up, and their "goal" is to keep the children with the parents, whether it's mom or dad, so they keep getting put back into the situation, after a breif reprieve in foster care. I could write for hours on this subject but I think I've said my peace so just remember, parents, YOU are responsible for the well-being of YOUR children, if you don't want the responsibility, DON"T HAVE KIDS, and if you can't care for the ones you have, PLACE THEM WITH A FAMILY who can and will. THANK YOU.

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As a pre-school teacher and an assistant pre-school director I have encountered this sort of thing more than once.
I cannot understand how a parent can get wasted then think that I am going to release their child to them. I have called "the other parent" to come get the child. I have called the police to come and escort the wasted parent off the grounds.
I have and will continue to protect the children no matter what.

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Cancer is a disease. Alcoholism is a bad bad habit. Sorry, Mike. Rude crude abusers hide behind this I'm so sick, I don't know what I'm doing phony excuse. Jail time might help her, but facing up to herself will help more.

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maybe she likes a few drinks now and then! i see nothing wrong with her behavior!

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The kid is the big loser? Really. That is some insight. Controversial really, because most people would have said the late night janitor. Cutting edge stuff.

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Is the ACLU at it again?

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The school did the right thing by not allowing the DRUNK mother to take the child home. Drivers that drive DRUNK are VERY dangerous, both to the general public, and themselves.
Lets face it this "not very intelligent mother" could have killed her child, while driving home with her !

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I agree with Nina and Michelle.Alcoholism and drug addiction are NOT diseases.They are addictions,like smoking and overeating.They are things we choose to do to our bodies.With willpower and support they can be overcome.Try that with ALS or Parkinsons.Shame on this woman.I hope this is a wakeup call and she gets the help she needs.

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I'm 17 and haven't lived with my dad sicne i was younger. My dad is an abusive alcoholic, he's always drank .... alot, about 60% of the time he is drunk. It has really affected me. He's done what this woman has done many times. He used to pick me up wasted and pissed off from school, heck one time he was so wasted he forgot to come pick me up at all and I had to walk home which was atleast 2
miles. I think this woman should have her kids taken away. I know from experience that having an alcoholic parent, an abusive one is really going to mess you up. I have a lot of emotional problems. Most extreme alcoholics do not quit. I am hoping though that maybe if they take away her kids then maybe she will open up her eyes and see what
is really important, sober up for good and get her kids back.

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Amen to the people who believe the "disease" of addiction is a CHOICE , after all, you don't see people on the street selling bags of cancer or tuberculosis.....

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My mother came to my fifth grade play so drunk that they did not let her in. From the stage I could see her becoming combatative with the faculty and causing a scene. I won't go into what home life was like. At 9 years of age, I didn't grasp the essence of the situation. Without couseling, that girl, like me, will be haunted by that vision of her mother eternally.

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I'll lay a dollar on a dime that 99% of all you who left a comment are doped up or drunk right now

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Oh yeah, my mother eventually died from alcoholism. Cirhosis of the liver which leads to liver failure which leads to jaundice (liquid waste re-entering the blood system which gives the entire body the hue of a banana), and eventually she drowned (aspirated) in her own vomit at the age of 53 when I was 21. Remember that alcohol is legal in this country. Remember that the government makes massive amounts of revenue from it's sale even though it is one of the single largest cause of crime, violence, and death in this country. It tears families into unrecognizable shreds.

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Remember, if you do have to drive drunk to pick up your kid, never drive home drunk with them on your lap, or even allow them in the passenger compartment. The best place for a drunk parent to safely transport their child is by bungy cording them in the trunk so they can't roll around. This also puts them far away from a front end collision.

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Individual responsibility? Some are taught this as a child. Others never learn and sometimes wind up in jail.

From the info we have it is too soon to form an opinion as to cause of drunkedness but the childs caregivers did the right thing. Some people have "common sense". What will it be for you?

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I THINK THE "EXPERTS" LABELED ALCOHOLISM AS A DISEASE SO YOU COULD COME TO THEM FOR THE CURE OF COUNSILING AND BE A REPEATING CUSTOMER HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT AT AA THEIR ARE NEVER ANY CURED PEOPLE. FOLKS I SPENT 2 YEARS DRUNK NOT AN ALCOLIC A DRUNK. IT TOOK SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT BOTTLE TO GET ME TO LAY IT DOWN. WHEN I MET MY NOW EX WIFE AND ADOPTED HER LITTLE GIRL AS MY OWN I REDEDICATED MY LIFE TO CHRIST AND LAID DOWN THE BOTTLE. A PERSON NEEDS SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR AND SOMETHING THEYD DIE FOR TO BE WHOLE OTHERWISE THEYLL SEARCH RESTLESSLY THROUGH BARS AND PILLS. LETS HOPE AND PRAY THIS LADY WILL FIND WHATS MISSING.

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Give her a break, what's wrong with having a couple of cold ones.

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lucky for that little girl and her mom the schoolstaff were smart enough to stand their ground....if not a different worse outcome might have happened. the mother knows that and probably thanks them for being wise enough to do what they did.alcohol makes us stupid but we never realize that at the time

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LOL,I HAVE TO LAUGH AT MODERN DAY PARANOIA OVER DRINKING.THE ARTICLE SAYS SHE WAS GROSSLY INTOXICATED,WHICH IN TODAYS TERMS MEANS SHE DRANK A BEER,AND SMELT LIKE BOOZE IN MY OPINION ANYONE WHO TRIED TO TAKE MY KID FROM ME BETTER BE PREPARED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, I WOULD DO ALOT MORE THEN SMASH A FEW BOTTLES,MORE LIKE ID SMASH YOUR HEAD LOL

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This outrageous behavior should have been rewarded with her name and photo being printed, just like they do with "Johns" and sex offenders.

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