Mom Turns Kids in For Robbery

HEY JENN, YOU SAY YOUR CHILDREN ARE YOURS AND YOU'LL TAKE CARE OF ANYTHING THEY DO. ARE YOU GOING TO PAY THE FUNERAL OF SOMEONE THEY MIGHT KILL AND SUPPORT THE CHILDREN AND WIFE OF THEIR VICTIM? WAKE UP, YOUR CHILDREN ARE NOT YOUR PROPERTY, THEY DON'T BELONG TO YOU. YOU ARE HERE TO RAISE THEM AND FILL THEIR BASIC NEEDS UNTIL THEY ARE OLD ENOUGH TO DO IT THEMSELVES AND OF COURSE YOU SHOULD LOVE THEM TOO. YOUR JOB IS TO TEACH THEM TO BE RESPONSABLE ADULTS AND TO NOT GO AROUND HURTING OTHER PEOPLE. BUT THEY DON'T BELONG TO YOU. AND WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE THIS WOMAN, JUST BECAUSE HER KIDS ARE BAD, DOESN'T MAKE HER A BAD MOTHER? I GUESS YOUR KIDS MUST BE PERFECT, NEVER COMMIT ANY MISTAKE. WAKE UP, ALL KIDS DO THINGS THEY SHOULDN'T, WE ALL DID AT SOME POINT IN OUR LIVES. YOUR KIDS ARE NO EXCEPTION AND YOU CAN'T COVER FOR THEM ALL THE TIME. ONCE THEY ARE OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT AND WRONG, THEY'RE RESPONSABLE FOR THEIR MISTAKES, NOT YOU.

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The objective is to be there for your kids BEFORE they get into trouble. A parent should always let their children know what is acceptable and what is not, and that they will be sure to do everything within their power to assure that the children behave accordingly. Believe me, my son KNOWS what will happen if he doesn't follow the rules of society. I wouldn't think twice about turning my child in if they did something that was criminal. I hope that my upbringing would prevent them from doing anything that would get them arrested, though.

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Oh yeah I agree. I'm sure she did it because she loves them.

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jenn, this mother loves her children and did the right thing. What if she hadn't of turned them in, the next time they did something like this, someone could of been hurt or worse, killed. She may have saved a life or many lives. She did take responsibility for her kids. I have 3 daughters and it would hurt me deeply to have to turn one of them over to the authorities but I would.

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Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. (Proverb 22:6)

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Good for you mom...that I know was a very hard thing to do..but you were wise enough to know that if they weren't stopped now it would keep going on until some one got hurt or worse. So sorry you had to deal with this, it's so hard for a parent to realize their little baby isn't a nice person at the moment. With you by their side they will turn out ok though...you'r a tough lady..good for you.

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I ADMIRE THIS MOTHER, SHE DID THE RIGHT THING. HER KIDS MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH HER ACTIONS RIGHT NOW, BUT ONE DAY THEY WILL THANK HER. WHAT IF THESE KIDS, HAD SHOT AND KILLED SOMEONE DURING THIS ROBBERY, HOW SAD FOR ALL INVOLVED? EVEN IN THE BIBLE, IT SAYS DON'T SPARE THE ROD ON THE CHILD. THAT MEANS THAT A LITTLE DISCIPLINE AND PUNISHMENT AT THE RIGHT TIME CAN AVOID FUTURE CONSEQUENCES. IT'S NOT EASY CALLING THE POLICE ON YOUR CHILD, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S NECESSARY. MY DAUGHTER WAS LIVING WITH ME AND ONE NIGHT JUST GOT ALL CRAZY AND STARTED THRASHING MY THINGS, AND I TOLD HER, I'M GOING TO CALL THE POLICE AND I DID AND I LOCKED HER OUT OF MY HOUSE FOR A FEW HOURS. AND I DARE ANYONE TO TELL ME I DON'T LOVE MY DAUGHTER. SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN REBELLIOUS AND I RAISED HER AND HER BROTHER BY MYSELF AND DID THE BEST I COULD, AND GAVE THEM LOTS OF LOVE. MY SON NEVER GAVE ME A HARD TIME, BUT SHE DID, SO YOU SEE IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW WELL YOU RAISE THEM, SOME ALWAYS GO AGAINST YOU. BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO LOVE THEM AND BE THERE FOR THEM. SHE DOESN'T HATE ME FOR WHAT I DID, SHE UNDERSTANDS NOW, SHE WAS WRONG AND THAT I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO.

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I applaud this mother for turning both of her children in because they both committed a very serious crime and the woman's showing tough love for them both by not simply standing by and doing nothing. I think more parents out there need to show their children that they love them, but also if they commit a very serious crime that they will face very serious consequences and that's exactly what this mother wanted both her children to face. That's called parental responsibility. I hope both children learn from this experience that what they did was wrong and that this has earned both of them winding up behind bars. If it hadn't been for this mother's actions, these kids probably would not have been caught so soon. Or if she saw it and simply didn't do anything, she'd be just as guilty. That or they could possibly go onto committing more crimes before finally being caught or wind up being shot from some business security which would have injured them seriously or fatally.

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jenn, this mother loves her children very much. She was put in a very sad situation by her kids and took a stand to do the right thing. What if the next time her children done something like this someone got killed? She may have saved a life or several for that matter. Then how could she of lived w/herself. I have 3 daughters and I love them more then anything. I have and will always do anything for them, including making sure they are honest law abiding citizens. You can NOT control the things your children do no matter how much you love them, help them out or time you spend w/them. I only hope I'd have the courage this woman has shown. My prayers are with her and her children.

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Jenn, you are totally wrong. I have six children who were raised with the same standards and values. They all turned out differently. One son was in and out of jail for 5 years for DUI's. (He is doing great NOW). Our oldest is the head of a school district and about to get his Phd. One son was once awol from the Navy, another daughter is with the Air Force special ops and the first woman to be accepted in her unit. These children are all individuals. We did our best by them, but you can't always predict how they will turn out. We loved them equally, but kids don't always follow the path you choose for them. You can't blame the mother.

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Good for you MOM, I would do the same. To Jenn who said she doesnt LOVE her kids, of course she does, she is trying to save them from being worse in their life time and hopefull her kids will get help and be better people in this crazy world so why dont you shut up Jenn and watch your own BRATS who will end up on death row...rolmfao and to you MOM, congradulations on turning your kids in and I pray they will get the help they need, your a GREAT MOM and their should be more of you around......BLESS YOU and to the Jenn who said you dont love your kids, go to HELL!!!!

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Jenn, Jenn, Jenn, I feel sorry for your children. I have seen so many children who do not have to face any consequences to their actions because their parent is always making up excuses for their behavior. These children are rude, have no empathy for others, extreamly self-centered and dishonest. This is what you are
going to raise your children to be. And when they commit a crime your going to be the parent with the stupid look on their face who says, "I don't know what happened, I did the best I could." You need to take a look at your parenting skills before you ever commit on how another parent feels about their child.

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Maybe if Mom would have beat the kids when they were growing up they wouldn't have done what they did later.

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I loved your commit. So true, so true. What if it was her children who were on the receiving end of the guns. I wonder what she would have wanted the mother or the courts to do to these children then......you wanna bet she would be the first one to tell the Judge to throw the book at them to teach them a lesson....I wonder???

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First-- KUDOS to the mom. Second-----I sympathize with her. Yes, she did the right thing. I would have myself. Having said that, being a mother myself, I know how difficult and shocking it must have been to recognize your own children commiting a crime. Espeically, if they were cunning enough to have mom believe they weren't capable of such atrocities. You know, the sweet kid when mom's around and then the drug dealing, robber, etc. when out and about. I think that it's sweeter justice that they were turned in by their own mother. Now they know, don' t F with mom. They might have just been those kind of out of control teens and this was her vintication. She finally had something on them. Who knows the truth but them. She did the right thing regardless. One for you mom.

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Welk, this is not simply a solution of beating your children to become more responsible. There are other alternatives to raising your children and no parent should physically beat their children. They have to continually remind them time after time that robbing is morally wrong and that this will involve very serious consequences which means getting into trouble with the law and going to jail or to prison.

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Way to go Mom. You did the right thing. Only question I would ask is, Where were you when your kids were going bad before they robbed the store?

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