6-Year-Old Misses School Bus, Takes Family Car Instead

i agree with you melissa 100% as well you said everything i have been wanting to write on here and i give you props for saying what you believe in and if others dont like it oh well they can deal with it because everyone is entitled to an opinion to this issue and thats why its called freedom of speech and this comment board is here so we can express ourselves

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It is a shame that the 6 year old stole the keys to the car and tried
to drive to school, but to take the children away. Glad the child was
not hurt. Granted the parents should be up in the morning to make
sure the kids eat and get off to school on time. Do the parents have
a court date? Let the judge decide if the kids should be taken away
and what punishment the parents recieve, like coummunity service at
the school for so many hours.
Take the video games away from the children if they are not at the
proper age to view or play them. Parents today spare the rod too much
as not to hurt little Johnny or Susie's feelings so they might not
hate them as parents. The problem with kids today is they feel
everything should be handed to them, and the parents do it instead of
being parents and parenting. So the easiest thing to do is give them
everything so little Johnny and Susie do not whine and cry. BE
PARENTS FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE!!!!

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Stop, please, from assuming anything. Did you consider that mom was up, sent him off to school thinking he did catch the bus? Then she took the opportunity to catch an extra hour of sleep after spending the day before cleaning, cooking, washing & ironing clothes, etc. After all, the initial report is from a 5 year old boy who TOOK the family car. We might not have the whole story here.

And what is wrong with a society that would consider leaving your keys where you can find them at a glance a CRIME? I would wage a bet that most everyone has their car keys somewhere in plain view in the home.

This is a gutsy littly boy. It's wonderful that he wanted to get to school, but he surely knows he is not supposed to drive the family car. Perhaps the police and the school should support the parents by reprimanding him for breaking the law. Could he be given community service like cleaning the family car for a month, inside and out. He might think twice about doing it again. Owning and driving a car comes with responsibility. Of course, the car is damaged, so he could earn money by doing reasonable chores around the house to pay for the repair. Oh, I forgot, they took the kids away. How silly of me. Now the boy feels responsible for being separated from family. That will do him so much good. Right?

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Sooo, I slept through my alarm at 3 a.m. a few nights ago (I get up to take my 2 yr old potty), and my daughter wet her bed. She got up to come and tell me, and she had taken her panties and pants off already....Does that make me a bad, lazy mom? No, it makes me a tired as hell single mom who works her butt off everyday, at work and at home. Did anyone think about that? Yes, her son could have been seriously hurt or even killed, but people, please don't tell me you have NEVER made a mistake in your life, or when it comes to raising your children....if you tell me that you are up EVERY SINGLE MORNING making eggs, pancakes, and what not, then I will have to call you out on that....Unless your first name is Betty or Martha (as in Crocker or Stewart), there is no way in hell you are that perfect!

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Ok so Mom overslept. However does this happen often? I worked in a 1st grade class for years and at 6 they are no longer babies. Who knows what the real story is. It could be he has a jerky teacher or aide in the school that gives him a hard time for not coming for breakfast. Ive seen some real rough teachers that are rough on 6 year olds. I have also seen 6 year olds that play Mature video games. These kids are usually those of young parents or problemed parents or large families that have older siblings. It could also be that the Mom slacks and refuses to bring him to school. Teachers often get on the kids for missing school too even though they have no control. So much missing in this story. Glad the kid is ok.

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Yes Melissa, I do get up every morning and make my children their breakfast and I drive them to school every morning and pick them up and I'm NEVER late! I was raised that way and so that is the way I am with my own children. So you can say your going to "call me out" on that one, but if you came to my house your eyes would pop out of your head!!! No matter what time, day or night, my house is spotless! My children pick up after themselves because everything has a place, I cook dinner every night, make breakfast every morning, drive my children to school. So call me "martha"! I love doing arts and crafts with my children, I love sending out thank you cards and making christmas wreaths! I LOVE being a mother and taking my children to the park, the swim club, play dates....That's why I got married and had children! I DO NOT want to hear that she was tired, she works to many jobs and over slept one time. BULL!!! For them to take the children away means she has done this OVER AND OVER AGAIN! As I wrote earlier, this child could have died because his mother can't get her lazy butt up! SHE WASN'T ALOUD TO BE LEFT ALONE WITH HER CHILDREN!!!!!! She's trash!!!!!!
For any mother out there feeling bad for this little boys mother tells me a lot about the kind of parent you are!

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b.t.w-the brother that took my mothers car for a ride- he was always
into everything- now is driving cars, flying his own airplane and
working for a top government agency in satellite navigation.....imagine that. This never would have been if the authorities took him away from our parents. Neither would I have had
the education opportunities given had I been taken
The devastation is imaginable to me...
This story and it's consequences are absurd.

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I live in this exact area. He went past my home to get to where he was going. I did not see the incident though. My concern is that the complete story is not being told by the press. There was a court ordered (SS involvement) with this family and the police have responded before to their apartment where others live. This issue has occurred before. I have also learned that both parents have some type of retardation. If this is so then where were services from SS and training from them to help the family esp. after they were aware of this family's situation. Getting help in this area for mental health support and other services from ss/etc. is a difficult process. You know lack of funds, not enough workers, etc.
From Virginia.

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even if the child is not being fed breakfast at home the mother should have still been up. you don't see a six year old off to the bus stop. when I used to ride the school bus at the age of nine my father would not leave until the bus got there. the neighbors and he would take turns watching us at the bus stop. if the child would have gotten kidnapped then everyone would be on here saying she shouldn't have left him alone. anything can happen and as a parent you have to be prepared for all possibilities because your child will not be. I used to love school when I was younger also but give me any reason to miss it and I would. it sounded like he was a little too anxious to be out of there. I have a nephew the same age and he would never do that. if by chance his mother overslept he would wake her even though he gets himself ready in the morning. if you're that tired you make sure your child is OK and safe before you take that nap. I have three other siblings and this never would have happened in my house. I'm ashamed of this woman as a mother.

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