Why are some parents so stupid??????

Question

It makes me wonder how some parents can be so stupid and lock their child in a hot car while they shop, Or let a 3 year old play outside by themselves and the wonder why little billy slipped in to the pool and drowned or why little noah climbed inside the SUV to play hide n seek in scorching weather..... If you going to become a parent then be a parent and watch your children.. there are far too many accidents!!!! and the needless suffering of children due to mindless parents or guardians is intolerable.

By the way I do have a 6 year old son who is absolutely amazing, I dont claim to be a perfect parent but when I was out searching for little Noah into the wee hours of the morning asking why my neighbour just couldn't sit outside with her kids once in a while your sympathy begins to wear thin for other idiots .....my son is just that, mine.... he is my responsibility and i dont need a soapbox to stand on to tell you that

Answer 1

I understand completely. I see parents all the time not paying any attention to their kids and you want to grab them and run. Now I have made my fair share of mistakes as a parent, when my first son was 3 weeks old I actually left him at the register at the local supermarket. I got all the way out to the car and BAM!! I left the baby! Everyone laughed when I went back in ( i am a regular so they knew me) but I was mortified. All parents make mistakes but when you do the really stupid things like leaving kids in the car, or someone snatches your 3 year old out of the yard because you did not want to stay outside with him, I just cringe. But in defense, sometimes things just happen, your toddler learns to open the door while you are in the restroom and gets outside, or your 5 year old cuts the corner at the store and hides, you get blamed for being a neglectful parent, when all you were trying to do is catch up. We are all human and make mistakes so don't be quick to judge in some circumstances, in others that are heinous and abusive...get on your soap box and preach!!

Answer 2

Some parents are stupid and very careless but even some wonderfull parents have had their moments. No one is perfect and though we try to be the best sometimes fate has another plan. I know a lady who was doing the dishes and in a matter of minutes her 3 yr old managed to get out of the house. When she finished the dishes and realized her baby wasn't there she went crazy looking for her and found her dead in the pool. I don't consider her a bad mother, it was an unfortunate accident.My sister once got out of her mini van to pump gas and her 6 month old twins were in their car seats sleeping. When she closed the door it automatically locked. It was a hot summer day and the kids were in the car for like 45 minutes before the fire department came and opened the car for her. She's not a bad mother either.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, you do not need to have a license to have children. Nor are parents-to-be required to take parenting classes. Then you have people having children for all the wrong reasons. The need to have a heir (boy) or in the hopes of keeping a man.

I commend you for taking responsibility for your child. As all parents should be doing. It drives me nuts to see all the abuse and neglect that goes on in this world. Or for that matter the expectations of parents that others should help them with their children.

There was a story in the news a few weeks back about a mother you alleges that a bus driver refused to let her on the bus at a stop and took off. Waiting for the next bus would have made her late. The mother was taking her son to see a specialist at the hospital. She had been waiting a month to get an appointment. Never did this mother take any responsibility for the missed appointment. If my child needed to see a specialist, I would have made sure that I was on an earlier bus just in case. Or I would have sprung for a cab. Or I would have asked someone to drive me. NOT this mother, it was the bus driver's fault. In our city, it is quite normal for a bus not to let passengers on because there is no room or buses to be late due to construction delays, weather, etc.

Answer 4

Parents are not necessarily stupid...they are just to immature to realize that they are parents now. They sem to not notice that their children need them more than anyone else. Some parents also decide that since they got pregnant by accident, they should not have to put up with their "unwanted" child. Parents who decide not to take part in their childs lives are irresponsible and immature. So the child is best to be with another mature family member, or a very qualified foster home. I have seen it many times, where a parent would rather go out drinking and partying mostly everynight. I mean, yes parents can still have their ocassional fun, night out...but they also have to open up and see that they are not alone now...So, I hope this helps you...Just try to convince all parents you know, to be less irritating, and more comforting to their child.

Answer 5

Yeah, but M n M, there's a difference between accidents and just plain laziness, ignorance, and stupidity. Being a parent requires more then just loving a child. And if you really love your child, you should be responsible for them no matter what. Letting your toddler play outside by himself is no accident. Neither is leaving him in the car, just because you don't want to deal with him in the supermarket.. being irresponsible and inconsiderate of your child's health DOES make you less of a parent.

Answer 6

A question that I have wondered for years, and in fact have personally asked some stupid parents. For some its too easy to pop out kids and let the neighborhood watch them, while they are inside too busy with the pool man and waiting to pop out another one.
Is sad to say also, that common sense just got shot out the window anymore when it comes to parenting. So many raise their kids on books, because they once heard someone say that you can't put baby lotion on your baby, or you absolutely can not do this or that or the next thing.
I agree with you so much on that. To bad that its the stupid ones who do cause the deaths of their children, because of pure lack of brain, are able to have 4-8 kids.
Wish it could be stopped but unfortunately it can't.

Answer 7

People have to get a license for driving, hunting, fishing, diving, all sorts of things, but nobody needs a license to raise a kid. Maybe people should be required to take lessons and pass a test first. Seriously. Some people just don't give a rat's *ss and are too busy doing their own thing to keep an eye on their kids. Some people are so ignorant, they should be sterilised before they have a chance to reproduce.

Answer 8

Unfortunately, there is no test you must pass to become a parent... and laws are not strict enough to scare parents away from making idiotic decisions. 5 children under 10 years old just died in a housefire last night... they think now that the parents left them alone and lied about there supposedly being a babysitter there. ...And they probably won't even go to jail. I want to adopt children one day in addition to having my own. Maybe it will make a difference, who knows.

Answer 9

omg i no! if u love the kid so much how do you forget about them? it isnt THAT hard to at least make sure the kids dont kill themselves i had to watch three of them by myself no adults around for an entire day and i can proudly say they are all still breathing right now. (we have a pool and a lake behind our house and i took them around both and none fell in ! ha imagine that) i realize it gets tireing after a while and i dont think i would be able to do it for years but im not having kids! if you cant take care of them dont have them. it isnt that hard to figure out

Answer 10

I would imagine you put this on here for us to cheer you on while you stand on your soap box. Do you have children? The more you have the harder it is to watch them every single minute. You may be in the bathroom wiping a toddler's bottom for 2 minutes while another child has a terrible accident. Accidents happen to good parents. Sometime I get tired of the rants on here from hypothetical parents. Those lovely people who do not have children yet but know how to be perfect parents.