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Filed under: Teens, Health & Safety: Babies, Nutrition: Health, Medical Conditions, Mealtime
I remember once when I was about twelve years old I got mad at my mother and kicked her. Right in the shin. The regret set in the moment my foot made contact with her leg. I don't remember my punishment, but the guilt I felt over assaulting the woman who gave me life stayed with me for a long time. She totally did not deserve that.
I am not proud of kicking my mother, but my momentary loss of control pales in comparison to what this 16-year-old Florida girl is accused of doing to her mother. It seems that her 39-year-old mom is allergic to many foods and carries an EpiPen with her at all times. After eating some food seasoned with salt, she had a severe reaction and became so ill she couldn't inject herself with the EpiPen, which would prevent her from entering anaphylactic shock. Teen daughter to the rescue! She took over and gave her mother the injection herself.
Except, it turns out that the salt was in the food because the teenager had intentionally put it there. Her 11-year-old little sister says she saw her do it and was afraid to speak up because big sis threatened to "beat her up until she was dead." Not only that, family members say this isn't the first time the girl has spiked her mother's food.
The teen doesn't deny it and tells police she just so unhappy at home and that her mom is always making her do chores and stuff. Plus, she took away her cell phone! Of course, now that she's been sent to juvenile detention and charged with aggravated domestic violence, she is very sorry. Tell it to the judge, sister.
I am not proud of kicking my mother, but my momentary loss of control pales in comparison to what this 16-year-old Florida girl is accused of doing to her mother. It seems that her 39-year-old mom is allergic to many foods and carries an EpiPen with her at all times. After eating some food seasoned with salt, she had a severe reaction and became so ill she couldn't inject herself with the EpiPen, which would prevent her from entering anaphylactic shock. Teen daughter to the rescue! She took over and gave her mother the injection herself.
Except, it turns out that the salt was in the food because the teenager had intentionally put it there. Her 11-year-old little sister says she saw her do it and was afraid to speak up because big sis threatened to "beat her up until she was dead." Not only that, family members say this isn't the first time the girl has spiked her mother's food.
The teen doesn't deny it and tells police she just so unhappy at home and that her mom is always making her do chores and stuff. Plus, she took away her cell phone! Of course, now that she's been sent to juvenile detention and charged with aggravated domestic violence, she is very sorry. Tell it to the judge, sister.
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ReaderComments (Page 5 of 21)
5-24-2008 @ 2:46PM
lajr1951 said...THIS YOUNG GIRL NEEDS HELP NOW BEFORE SHE KILL SOMEONE.HER MOTHER DOESE NOT NEEDED TO POSION BY HER DAUGHTER.YOUR LIVE NO ONE SHOULD HARM.LIVE IS TOO SHORT.I TAKE CARE OF MY 90 YEARS OLD MOTHER 24/7 .I LOVE HER.L WILL TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER.MOTHERS ARE ONLY HUMAN
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5-24-2008 @ 2:48PM
debiro1 said...Unfortunately, this girl is not so unusual. I teach middle school and many of my students would do the same thing. I've had several parents share similar stories. I've also seen them do similar acts at school. Today's parents don't seem to understand laws concerning spankings. They think the law says you can't hit children at all. What it says is you can't hit them with objects like sticks, belt buckles, etc. You can still spank them with the open hand. But it needs to be done when they're small like three or four or it does no good. However, I'd advise you do it at home because many people would misinterpret your actions and call social services. They either don't understand the difference between a beating (against the law) and a spanking (legal) or are just plain nosy. But they'll understand it when that same child commits a crime against them and/or their loved ones. And they'll be the first ones calling for them to be severely punished.
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5-25-2008 @ 4:20PM
mark said...I swear kids have easy these days, they need a time machine or something cause i'm tired of seeing kids act like this if the girl is unhappy cause mom took her cell phone and is making her do chores then she doesn't have to live at home , BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE THE OUTSIDE WORLD IS ALOT HARDER AND IF YOUR NOT PREPARED THEN YOU WILL SINK NOT SWIM.
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5-24-2008 @ 2:48PM
barbara said...Our children in the US have reached epidemic levels of being spoiled rotten with no grasp on realilty. Being a spoiled self-involved brat doesn't make her in need of therepy. Her spoiled rotten ass, with an serious scary evil streak, should do 6 months in juvy followed therepy to figure out why she would do something so horrible multiple times. If that doesn't work send her "I want my cell phone back" to military school, she'll figure out how nice her parents are then. And do it fast before she moves on to the little sister.
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5-24-2008 @ 2:49PM
ThinkAboutIt said...SOMEONE IS QUITE CONFUSED HERE: "i don't understand how this is the girls fault. i know she tried to kill someone,but she is obviously deeply troubled." THE POINT IS THAT, "SHE TRIED TO K-I-L-L SOMEONE, NAMELY HER OWN MOTHER!!! SO AT THIS POINT, THE POOR MOTHER NEEDS TO BE RELIEVED OF DUTY AND PROTECTED FROM HER OWN DAUGHTER BY KEEPING THIS ROTTEN KID IN CONFINEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE "REASON" FOR HER BEHAVIOR. WHATEVER THIS "REASON" IS, IT CAN'T BE CORRECTED OVERNIGHT, AND IN THE MEANTIME SHE NEEDS TO BE KEPT AWAY FROM HER MOTHER AND THE REST OF US.
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5-24-2008 @ 2:48PM
nvb506 said...Teenagers today expect everything handed to them but do not understand that chores are an everyday part of life. These kids are spoiled rotten by the parents, so what can we expect from them? Unfortunately, they will grow up to HAVE selfish, spoiled kids and karma will take over.
You get what you give, little girl! Your day is coming.
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5-24-2008 @ 2:51PM
Lisa said...Send her inconsiderate and selfish little butt to jail. Then let her see how hard she really can have it and how good her mom really was to her.
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5-24-2008 @ 2:57PM
Rainesama said...What is this world up to? If I were her mother, I would've killed her after the fact! You didn't want to do chores?! She took your phone?! And threatening to kill the younger sister! They should've thrown her out on the street the FIRST time she tried it!!
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5-24-2008 @ 2:52PM
Dixie said...Josie....you say you don't see how this can be the girls fault? She is 16. She knew right from wrong since the age of 3. Too many excuses are being made for these children any more. They are spoiled, selfish, self-centered brats. Anything they do can be blamed on someone else. Video games and TV makes them numb to the normal feelings a person should have. Instead of seeing violence as something bad, they see it as something fun and cool! A minority of people took prayer out of schools. A minority took away our rights to spank and control our own children. Now, the majority has no one to blame but themselves for allowing it to happen..It will get worse, too....until parents stand up and start raising their kids again.
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5-24-2008 @ 2:55PM
RANE said...NOT her fault and this girl is troubled. Hello it seems this girl needs a swift kick in the a--- she is not a little girl and is having a little temper tantum just like my 3 year old does when he does not get his way, Maybe she needs to go off to teen boot camp and learn life is not always fair and sometime in life your going to have to take responsibilty for your actions, BOO HOO she has chores, when I was 13 I had to look after both my special need brother and sister, before and after school, help with dinner, do dishes get my bro and sis to bed after making sure they had there homework done, and was bathed plus of course I had to do my own homework. I took care of my 4 neighbor kids before school so there mom could get to work. as the years when by my responsibities only grew, by the time I turned 18 and I moved in to my own place I knew how to run my own home. I dont understand what is up with teens today, if I ever thought about doing anything like that to my mom then I would not be standing, my dad even though they divorced when I was young he would have made a special 3 hr drive just to kick my tail.
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5-24-2008 @ 2:55PM
brenda said...give me a brake..this kids home life is 10 times better than mine was..my step father beat me so bad he crushed my neck..i didnt try to kill him..she should have lived with him for a while..and med???please people..drug them and they will be good???no bust their asses and they will learn that what they do will come back to bite them in the ass..all i hear is (oh dont spank your kids..it is bad to do that0well then deal with them trying to kill you then
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5-24-2008 @ 2:59PM
Noreen said...Our children today are spoiled rotten, so what can we expect?
We give them everything and expect nothing from them in return. They need to learn that chores are a part of life and that things that parents give them should be earned.
This girl will grow up to HAVE spoiled rotten children and karma will kick in. You get what you give, little girl...remember that!
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5-24-2008 @ 2:56PM
Pezcara said...WHOA, call the Mental health professionals in. It sounds like a dysfunctional family dynamic at play here. She should be evaluated,its possible that she may not be well suited in her own home at this time, another environment ie a group home may be more appropriate, in the future, MOM should serve her own dishes seperately from the children since she is so alergic to many foods, this would prevent these accidental poisonings.
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7-13-2008 @ 5:53PM
awl said...This is what happens when we allow Prayer and the Word of God which is in the Holy Bible to be put out of our schools and courtrooms. There's no respect for parents any more. As a matter of fact for adults at all. You can't have your way so what! That doesn't give you the right to try to kill or hurt your mother or anyone. Kids today are lazy! Chores around the house never hurt anyone, you have to learn how to care for yourself at one point, 16 yrs.old is not a baby. She new what she was doing. If she were abused she could have alerted the authorities and let them handle it, like now they're handling her. Pray for the family as a whole.
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5-26-2008 @ 11:22PM
ninainindia said...This has nothing to do with religion. I know plenty of people that do not believe in God that are good people with morals. It is very insulting to suggest that people without religion are bad people.
5-24-2008 @ 2:57PM
R.Smith said...This spoiled little brat, knew exactly what she was doing, and she knew that her mother would become very ill.
You know what she needs, a good American spanking, put away, and get a load of help.
She would'nt have to worry about a cell phone anymore, l could not have a child like that around me, she will kiss some one some day.
Let's watch and see
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5-24-2008 @ 2:58PM
Erin said...Nice
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5-24-2008 @ 2:59PM
Buddy Locatelli said...KIDS TODAY NEED A GOOD PUNCH IN THE MOUTH AND WHEN THE A-HOLES FROM THE H.R.S .COMES TO INVESTIGATE BOOT THEM IN THE ASS TOO.
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5-24-2008 @ 2:59PM
susan said...Why is the 16 yr. old constantly taking over for the mother. She had the kid, One thing is chores that are consistent and another is a slave.
I do not like my parents, they crossed the line with doing chores, the screaming, the yelling, the hitting, the constant grounding, and just being lazy parents(not lazy employees at work). I have no sympathy for the mother I am sure she is arrogant. I left for college and rarely go back and its been 30 yrs.
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5-24-2008 @ 3:50PM
Chris said...Having a 16 year old child make dinner does not a slave make!!!! What the hell do you think is going to teach her to fend for herself when she has to move out????
Obviously people who make comments like this STUPID one have no children of their own that has grown up to become responsible adults.. Mine have and were taught by discipline and chores... Key word here is RESPONSIBLE... They were taught how to take care of them selves when it was time....