Need your oppinion.....

mummy2girls wrote: ok... what do you think of this.... I know how i feel.... My SIL has 2 girls, ages 5 years and 2 years. Her oldest started school and has to be walked to the bus stop a couple blocks from the house to get on her school bus. When her hubby is out of town working which is 2 weeks at a time( 2 weeks home, 2 weeks away, etc) she is going to leave her 2 year old in the house alone while she takes her 5 year old and waits for the bus. so she will be gone 10 minutes or more at a time. If the bus is on time! She will lock her in teh house and go... And this is on the COOOOOLD days only. her 2 year old is not a child you can leave alone as she get sinto EVERYTHING! If she can touch it she will and if she cant she will find a way to get it. She comes to my house 2 times a week so she can have me time. and she has crawled onto my end tables and started jumping on them when i was in teh washroom, and she always took my water bottle opened it and poured water everywhere and played in it. and this si just minor stuff.

so would you do this??

moped replied: Not cool!!! Not even a little!

bluebear replied: I assume the 2 year old would be locked in a bedroom when this happens; I used to be alone in my house for hours when I was that age while my dad went to cut the grass.

luvbug00 replied: bluebear not gonna lie that is disturbing.

Shelly in my state that is sooo illegal. It's so irresponsible it's scary.
it's one of situations where something goes wrong ..not a matter of IF, it's a matter of WHEN.

mummy2girls replied:
oh i know nadia... its scarey!! But she thinks its safer then to drag her daughter out in -40 to wait for the bus...

mummy2girls replied:
nope she would have free reign of the house

luvbug00 replied: I have 3 words for her:
down-feather-jacket.
I cant find the logic.

Kid cold, warm milk when she comes in VS. kid swallows toy and chokes possible death.

What does the dad have to say about this? maybe someone should mention this to him. see what he thinks.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: Please take this with a grain of salt... but having met your sister in law and seen her behavior towards you and towards other people, I think I can safely say that she is the most irresponsible parent and overgrown selfish little twit I have ever met.

I think that in her heart she believes that she is doing the right thing.. but she deserves to be taken out back and slapped.

mummy2girls replied:
Thanks for the chuckle Vay:) !!!! yes she can be very abrubt with me and people and VERY VERY critical! Was she that bad to me when you came a couple years ago? My sister saw it, and now you say you saw it, i guess I must be so immune to the behaviour it seems normal to me. The one thing that stands out to me is at the hall decoratinga nd aron called me to see Jenna.... I wanted to slap her!

My3LilMonkeys replied: In a similar situation here.....DH and Madison are always still asleep when I take Brooke to the bus - 5 houses away. Bobby is 2, gets into everything, and sometimes is awake, sometimes is not. When he is awake, there is absolutely NO way I would leave him in the house. Even if it's -20 degrees outside, I'd bundle him in a snowsuit and he'd be going with me.

CantWait replied:
This. I don't care how good or bad a 2 year old is.

ZandersMama replied: not a chance. zans school is 2 minutes and zavier comes with me. i wont leave him in the house to go anywhere. and zav will be 4 this friday.

~Roo'sMama~ replied: I'd take her with too, as much of a pain it might be! Do they have to walk, or could they drive? In extremely cold temps I wouldn't just be worried about my two year old getting cold but the other one too!

msoulz replied: Not a snowball's chance in you-know-where would I leave a two year old alone. When Erin was that age we walked Jake to the bus stop in the morning. Or should I say I walked and she strolled. And the bus stop is about 100 yards from my house. Get a coat/boots/whatever and take her. She can use the 10 minutes of fresh air.

Or, if it's really bad, put them both in the car and drive. We did that a few times if it was pouring rain or below zero temps.

Scary ...

MommyToAshley replied:
I was going to say the same thing, can't she just wait in the car at the bus stop with the kids or drive to school when it is extreme temps.

stella6979 replied: Nope, wouldn't do it. Avery's bus stop is right around the block and once this baby comes I will be taking her with me no matter what. I just don't understand how anyone would think it's ok to leave a small child alone in a house unless you are right outside the door. I mean really, to walk a couple of blocks, wait for the bus and then walk back would take at least 10-15 minutes if not more and aside from the possibility of the child harming himself/herself, what if there was a fire or something? Not smart at all!!!!!!

luvbug00 replied: stella6979 are you preggers??!! and it's a girl??!! Did I miss an announcement??
oh i am so slooooooooooow...

mummy2girls replied: I feel the same about it all. now the question is who is going to confront her. marcus says without hesitation I WILL!!!! LOL just warn me when and then ill just run and hide...HAHAHAHA

stella6979 replied:
Hmmmm I thought I announced it but maybe I didn't. Yes, I am due October 18th and we are expecting a girl.

luvbug00 replied: I'm telling you, I am soooo slow with realizing things..

CONGRATS!!!!!! Thrilled for you!

mummy2girls replied:
yes of course she can drive them in extremem temps... or just drive to teh stop but thats somethings he doesnt want to do. she thinks its easier to just bundle up one child in the cold weather and let the other stay inside. I have seen accidents being in the feild i am and it just takes a second when your in teh washroom or whereevr for them to fall of the couch, bang the head on something, get into stuff. My place is so safe and secure because of my dayhome so leaving them while i go to teh washroom i know they will be safe. Meds locked away, cleaning supllies put away and locked away, drawers locked, cupboards locked, fridge, stove and oven secure! but her place is teh opposite!!!

my2monkeyboys replied: I don't think leaving the 2-yr-old in the house alone is really the issue, as you could leave her in her crib where she is safe, just like she is at night.
However, I wouldn't do it simply bc someone could break-in or a fire could start... just too scary!!!

mummy2girls replied:
she isnt in a crib anymore:)