Chicagoist: And We Thought the CTA was Bad

JimW

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:59:04 -0600

K - You're right, it certainly can happen. I've just grown tired over the years of parents who seem to hold everyone except themselves accountable for the wellbeing of their children and jumped to the conclusion that this was another of those cases.

K.

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:57:22 -0600

JimW, if you follow the link and read the article, the woman was running errands, realized she wouldn't be home in time, dashed to the school, and just missed him leaving. She then went thru a whole crazy fire drill trying to find out where he was. I initially had the same thought as you, until I read the article, and I was sort of sympathetic. Until I read it was the second time she'd done that. Dumbass. Having said that, any parent can get stuck in traffic, lose track of time, or delayed at an appointment, just once, and the thought that people are being PAID to make sure their kids are okay and then not doing the job is bothersome.

JimW

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:26:57 -0600

So where was this parent who's all upset that her kid got left in the rain? Why wasn't she there to meet the bus? Why was the kid locked out? Yeah, the bus driver shouldn't have abandoned the kid, but what if the parents of all the kids were as remiss as this one?

Kelly

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:12:33 -0600

You should've shown the 'lil boy's picture. He's so adorable it's not even funny. I can't imagine any lad or lass outside by themselves at that age with no supervision. It's truly frightening. Especially in Harvey.