I know I'm thinking ahead of myself, but since people think I don't know any better & that I'm crazy, they think I don't deserve any kids. I'll be 24 next month & I already have my college degree. This scenario has happened to me with my nieces & nephews, & I'm just wondering, "What if this happened with my own kids & how should I deal with it?" If I had a 1-yr. old baby who was the type to always throw temper tantrums & try to squirm out of my arms in public because he wants to run in the street & I stop him, & some stranger comes & tells me, "Leave him alone!"
Now who is a complete stranger to tell you to leave your own kid alone & then threaten to call CPS on you, saying you're bothering your OWN kid who YOU carried for 9 months, especially if you're trying to save your kid from danger?
That scenario has happened to me with my own nieces & nephews.
What should I do in this situation?
2007-07-23 11:39:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
You could respond with " CPS is busy with parents who endanger and beat their children, I am trying to keep my baby safe." Otherwise I would ignore them. They have no idea what is going on and honestly I think CPS would laugh at them. On another note, why would anyone say you do not deserve children? That is harsh.
2007-07-23 11:50:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I work for CPS...ignore it. If you were simply trying to protect your nephew from running into the street by carrying him and he was squirming and yelling then CPS will know the difference. They aren't going to take that child from you...but if they happen to go to where the child lives and there is NO FOOD, house filthy, then they will give you time to clean things up and come back out. If you change everything that they tell you to change then you will be ok. I know it sucks to have CPS called on you because you just don't want to be questioned. People do abuse the number and threaten way too much. It isn't cool to do that, unless you really know that the child is being abused and neglected. I am sorry that this happened to you, and hopefully it clears up.
No CPS does not need a name, they just need to know where the child lives. People can follow you home and they can get your license plate number and call it in. I have many times reported people who drive with their babies in their lap and drive with their 2 and 3 year olds run around in the back seat with NO CHILD SEAT!!!!
2007-07-23 18:50:38 · answer #2 · answered by Amy V 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tell them to make a phone call and let the person on the other end of the line know that some crazy lady is trying to stop a kid from running on the street.
They should have nothing to say after this.
2007-07-23 18:51:13 · answer #3 · answered by heatedwirez 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If they are your niece or nephew and they are thoroughgoing a fit I would tell them that you will not take care of them again if they act that way. As long as you are giving them a bear hug type of holding them. You should be okay. That's how we were instructed to restrain my great niece and nephews by the people in the Tulsa children's hospital. They were adopted by my niece from the OK State foster system and we found out they had developmental and mental problems because their bio. mother took drugs. You might tell your nieces and nephews that they need to be treated like mentally handicapped children who live in hospitals. Maybe they might straiten up.
2007-07-23 19:40:42 · answer #4 · answered by Reta, Bears mommy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell the stranger that you are doing what you need to in order to keep the child safe. Then ignore the idiot. I would never go up to a stranger unless I saw abuse that I thought I could stop. People can't seem to mind their own business.
2007-07-23 19:13:39 · answer #5 · answered by Patti C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look the person square in the eye, and say Thank you, but I have this under control.
If that was your child, would you want them running out in the street?? NO!
If they were running around a backyard, with supervision, it is a totally different story, but its a street, regardless if it is busy or not, they still shouldn't be running in it!
2007-07-23 18:48:54 · answer #6 · answered by Jennifer 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
tell the stranger 2 mind his own business and unless he or she is related 2 the kid then stay out of it
2007-07-23 19:26:22 · answer #7 · answered by nick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People really can be nosy imbeciles !!
" Excuse me, but I didn't see you run
out to the street to protect the child ,,,,
so please take your concern elsewhere" !!
People really have no idea the problems they
cause with false reporting . Parenting really
has become a nightmare .
Good luck and best wishes !!
2007-07-23 22:14:58 · answer #8 · answered by iambettyboop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd tell them I'll call CPS for them... call their bluff.
Really, there's nothing you can do or say in that situation. I guess you can politly teel tehm to mind their own business.
2007-07-23 18:57:49 · answer #9 · answered by Cat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ignore the complete stranger and tend to your child this person doesnt know you so how could they turn you in. think about it. you said complete stranger which means this person doesnt know you so how could they go to cps. to report someone you need their name
2007-07-23 18:44:34 · answer #10 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋