Kids for free!!! Who wants one?
By gmakesmoney
@gmakesmoney (2923)
United States
July 29, 2007 7:59pm CST
I've decided that I am just going to start giving away my neighbors children, free to a good home. She literally has a dozen of them and if you've read my earlier posts... they could use a good home.
This woman is gone yet again so of course her kids are locked out of the apartment and running around my yard throwing their wrappers and trash everywhere, my porch and now climbing all over our car. After countless hours of this and constantly having to make sure my apartment isn't on fire (the kids play with lighters and fireworks nonstop)... I'm just feeling sick and tired and stressed. I know they are not bad kids, and I try not to get mad at them, they are products of their home enviroment and lack of care.
I still get pretty fustrated though. I mean one can only take so much of children screaming the f-word at each other w/out wanting to run outside handing out time outs and soapy mouth rinses to them all.
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11 responses
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
30 Jul 07
Yeesh......you're present area where you live only sounds a little above the area you moved from--I have to laugh...parents will shun their kids from movies and such that have foul language...are they kidding? Kids know foul language by the time they're four nowadays and thats due in part from the parents...What kind of jerk mother is this anyway who lets her kids roam about like this...how old are they...very young??
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@gmakesmoney (2923)
• United States
30 Jul 07
I know, I think they get it from her since she calls them little sh*ts and they call her a dirty wh*re. The youngest seem to be about 3, they look like triplets since there's 3 of them and the oldest is about 14. I think she's just plain on f*cuktarded!
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
30 Jul 07
Apparently they range in age from 3 years to 14 years. If they want to go to the toliet whilst their mother is "away", they do it behind a bush in someone elses yard.
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
30 Jul 07
That's awful. On one hand I'd say call the police or whatever authority needs to get involved but on one hand I think about how overloaded the system is and hearing stories about children getting separated sent to bad foster homes getting abused or just staying in a group home. I don't know what's worse putting them in the system or keeping them in a dysfunctional home.
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@gmakesmoney (2923)
• United States
30 Jul 07
I have tried the police several times who did not give a rat's behind about the situation and already knew of the family. I hear those stories too and it breaks my heart, I know that if I called there is no way they can place all 12 kids in one home together (plus the one in her womb) but at the same time I hate watching them get hurt time and time again or watch them run around all day with no water on 100+ days. It's a hard situation.
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
30 Jul 07
How old are thyese kids? I can't belioeve she locks them out when she goes out?
What happens if one wants to use the toliet?
For that matter, why does she leave them home alone anyway?
Is there a partner?
Why do they have to use your yard?
I woiuld suggest that this woman is neglecting her children? Even if there are one or two teenagers, they should not be given responsibility for young ones.
I would be almost certain this Mother needs reporting to the welfare authorities.
@gmakesmoney (2923)
• United States
30 Jul 07
It is crazy, I think she is neglecting them badly. To answer your questions: the kids range in age from 3 years old to 14, if she leaves her apartment for a while she will lock them outside no matter how hot it is, if they have to use the bathroom they do so in the various bushes around the apartment complex, there's not a partner and they use my yard because she doesn't want them messing up hers... in our apartment complex there are large yards between buildings plus you get a little garden area and you have to keep both clean.
@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
30 Jul 07
Are the kids old enough to be there alone?..Did you call the police? It sure doesn't sound like they have a very good home life..Is the mother working? It is too bad that you have to go through this, especially with the rude language. It would be so nice if everyone took care of their children the right way...
@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
30 Jul 07
Very sad story...I can't believe no one has stepped in..Some people just don't want to get involved...
@gmakesmoney (2923)
• United States
30 Jul 07
I think the oldest is old enough but not to handle 11 other little brothers too! Now that you mention it she does work, I'll give you a hint... for this "position" she has to lay flat on her back (sometimes) and not only is she a great mom but she works from home and kicks her kids out when she's "working". That's the one time I am glad that she does kick them out!
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
30 Jul 07
The signs are there, but nobody is seeing them, and if they are then they are ignoring them..Why does someone have to die or be critically injured before something is done?...They will probably be just like the mother when they grow up..this will be very sad, because it is all they know...I just pray they don't have 12 kids each.....she is not setting a very good example...
@jhoannapena (342)
• Philippines
30 Jul 07
Where is the mother? How many kids does she have? I didn't get the chance to read your previous discussion so I am confused right now. Can you tell me which country they are in?
@gmakesmoney (2923)
• United States
30 Jul 07
She has 12 boys and one on the way, they are in the United States and she's home mostly but locks her children out.
@cyberopjames (483)
• United States
30 Jul 07
I don't know what country that you are in. I know that if you call child services here in Florida in the United States you would have everyone one show up. From the police down to Child Services. I know we here about it on the news everyday about a child being left somewhere. The mother going to jail for leaving a child in a running car while she runs in to grab milk for her child or she running in to get her hair done. The only advice I can give you is what others have said and that is to call the police and child services. Take video of the kids going wild. Contact your local news and let them know what is going on. You never know if the news made a report about it your local police would have to do something.
@gmakesmoney (2923)
• United States
30 Jul 07
I am in Alabama and I have called the police, sometimes several times in a day and it's rare when they do show up. Once they even stopped and asked the boys if they were the ones that called the police. Recently one of the kids got burnt with a firework and while the fire and ambulance showed and stopped, the police just cruised by and never stopped. Lots of people complain about this mother and for some unknown reason nothing is ever done.
@cyberopjames (483)
• United States
31 Jul 07
Wall as I said the best thing to do in that case is call local news and see if they can help. That is the best thing I can tell you. I am done on this topic.
@cyberopjames (483)
• United States
30 Jul 07
Well I know here where I live we have WPEC News 12 and you can report anything and not have to worry about being found out as the one that spilled the beans. They will follow up with the story and if you do not give them your information. They will follow up with the story anyway.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
30 Jul 07
i will definitely call the police or the children services and make a report about this if i am in your position... sounds very very bad to me... i think you really have to make a phone call and let the authorities take care of the situation... otherwise, the children will always harass your house again and again and you won't be able to live in peace... good luck...
@gmakesmoney (2923)
• United States
30 Jul 07
Thanks. I did try the police but they've done nothing.
@livewyre (2450)
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30 Jul 07
When I was young, neighbours would habitually look after each others kids if their parents were not home. There would be no question of kids running riot and upsetting people because everyone was considered as Auntie so and so, or Uncle so and so - how sad that our first call nowadays is to a local government agency.
they sound like a real handful and I am sure it is terrifying to have them running round like that - I have a really radical idea though... next time why not ask them in for a drink and a biscuit - I know it sounds crazy, but you'd be surprised how many unruly kids would respond positively to that.. It's probably impractical, but sometimes you have to embrace the problem, and as you say, they're not really bad kids... you never know what they might offer back.
@brian_s (570)
• United States
30 Jul 07
I would say that if calling the cops hasn't worked, then call a lawyer. Chances are if the parent doesn't care about what their children are doing, they may still care about their money. A lawsuit may be enough motivation to start caring about what the children are up to.
Still, I think it is a good time to record in some way everything the children do to your property, either on paper, or video/photos. And report them to the cops constantly. The more pressure that the mother feels the easier it should get for you.
@cybermom45 (196)
• United States
30 Jul 07
For the sake of these children you really need to call children's resourses.It's anonymous. The Mother need not know you did it. But those children need a safe place to live. and a good environment to grow up in.
