New Jersey Tanning Booth Mom

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

According to the mother the daughter was in the same room as the tanning booth, she never got into the booth or tanned. I'm willing the give her the benefit of the doubt and say that this lady is getting a raw deal here. Yes, she may be a tanning freak but that doesn't mean she should be arrested and her kid taken away from her.

It is not difficult to determine whether someone (a child in this instance) was in a tanning booth. If the child was only in the same room, and there is no excessive heat or anything to cause the child harm, I am sure they will get this cleared and taken care of. Tans are not difficult to detect and neither are the effects of tanning booths on the skin.

As for this woman's addiction, as with that show Strange Addictions, there are aspects of these addictions that can harm not only the addicted adults but also the children.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

As for this woman's addiction, as with that show Strange Addictions, there are aspects of these addictions that can harm not only the addicted adults but also the children.

I understand your point but do you really think that she is unfit to be a parent because of her tanning addiction (being if she really is addicted to tanning and the kid is not being forced or encouraged to tan)? Shall we also pull kids out of homes where the parent is an alcoholic, shopaholic, smoker, gambler, promiscuous, an unhealthy eater, etc etc etc?

There is no such thing as a perfect parent so where do you draw the line?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I understand your point but do you really think that she is unfit to be a parent because of her tanning addiction (being if she really is addicted to tanning and the kid is not being forced or encouraged to tan)?

I would not know. I am not the one doing the investigation. The investigators will find whatever they find and determine whether her addiction poses a problem.

[Sciencewoman]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

It is not difficult to determine whether someone (a child in this instance) was in a tanning booth. If the child was only in the same room, and there is no excessive heat or anything to cause the child harm, I am sure they will get this cleared and taken care of. Tans are not difficult to detect and neither are the effects of tanning booths on the skin.

The girl showed up at school with a sunburn. I'm thinking that mom's excessive tanning raised a red flag with the school staff...but from what I've heard, the investigation began due to the daughter's sunburn, not her presence at the tanning salon and whether she was in the bed or just in the room.

[amIblue?]

It's been a very long time since I have visited a tanning bed, but is it even safe for another person to be in the room while one is on?

Sorry if this is a dumb question.