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Originally posted by AlphaFrog
Quick Update....
Unfortunatly nothing that helps the situation much but it's still hilarious....
Yesterday I had to take the mother to work so I could use her van to schlep the kids around the city and pick her husband up from work (he doesn't have his US liscence yet). ANd after I pick up her husband he's in charge so I get to go home. She got off work early and tried to call her husband but he didn't answer the phone-4 times within two hours. When I went to get her she was halfway home walking and VERY pissed (not at me because she didn't have my number to let me know that she was off early...it's stored on the cell phone that she gave to him so she could call him...) When we got back home (we live two houses apart, which makes it even better  ) her husband had let the kids go across the street to a neighbor's who is known for not watching her kids (normally if the monster kids are outside the mother is stalking them like crazy making sure they don't leave the boundries, etc...) well...the 3 year old was actually playing in the road... (not really all that dangerous being that it's a tiny side street, but still..... I'm sure her husband got a new @$$hole when she got ahold of him!
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Not to belabor this point....BUT....
there is some sort of intervention needed for these children. Lack of medical care (bad dental care can effect many things in a growing child...including heart muscle development
, lack of proper supervision and guidance are BIG issues. The fact that a 3 year old was playing in the street WITHOUT supervision (not saying playing in the street in and of itself is bad...no supervision is bad) IS BAD. Not only for risk of getting hurt, but children vanish at a terrible rate in today's world.
Stress to you while you are pregnant is a bad thing as well. As you get further and further along in your pregnancy, you will find caring for these children will be more and more difficult. I suggest helping the mom find quality day care. With her paying you so little (way way way too little), it makes me wonder if affordability is an issue. There are ways to track down assistance for day care. You and the family in question would be best served by you using your energeries to help her locate quality, affordable, permanent day care, WITH assistance if she needs.
Good luck