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Originally Posted by Marhcarter  As an ED nurse, I am obligated by law to report any suspected abuse or neglect. This little nugget wasn't neglected; they seemed to care and were doing the best they could with the resources they had, but my point is they have no resources and both were dumb as a box of rocks. Unfortunately, I see this stuff every day. People who shouldn't have a puppy, much less kids. There was another woman, younger than me, not a tooth in her head (nor her daughters) who was bragging on her 15th grandchild. Really????? Just frustrating. |
I'll give the first couple points for at least trying. All too often on my end of it we see parents who really and truly don't give a flying f... They have the latest iPhone, perfect nails and tats, but they won't even buy a car seat or show up for a scheduled discharge teaching class. Forget follow up visits, that cuts in to t.v. time.
As for your second person, I can relate to that, too. I've been told, point blank, that they were happy this child was going to have medical issues because it meant more money from the government.
It makes me very, very sad to send some of our babies home, knowing that they will be neglected and even abused. Unfortunately DFACS here won't bother with them until something actually does happen.