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In article , Vox Humana at
wrote on 1/23/05 17:23:

>
> "Siobhan Perricone" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 22 Jan 2005 19:48:05 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:
>>
>>>> "Edwin Pawlowski"
>>>>
>>>> I worked, she stayed home and took care of the house and kids. That gave
>>>> them plenty of real Useful Skills for life rather than learning from a
> day
>>>> care center.
>>>
>>> Day Care Center is simply a politically correct euphemism for
> "Orphanage",
>>> where unwanted children are dumped off so those certain immature,
> selfish, self
>>> centered individuals who are incapable of accepting the responsibility
> can
>>> rationalize their claim to parenthood.
>>
>> No, it's just a fancy name for "babysitter" There have always been
>> babysitters, there always will. Anyone who expects parents to raise
>> children with any assistance is living in a dream world. Oh right... it's
>> you, Sheldon.
>>
>
> From the way I see parents treating their children at the supermarket, I
> think many would be better off in daycare. At least daycare providers have
> to be certified in most areas. The facilities are inspected, and there is
> some expectation that the children won't be verbally or physically abused.
>
>
Regarding children running amok at the supermarket...do their parents
realize the liability to which they're exposing themselves? Consider, for
example, an employee handling a pot of hot soup, such as refilling the
container from which patrons can serve their own portions. A kid zooming
about the store collides with this worker, and hot soup is not only splashed
on the employee, but it creates a slipping hazard. Anyone not watching his
step could easily find himself also on the floor, possibly injured...to say
nothing of the kid's own harm, such as being scalded by hot soup.

Then there are the endangerment issues, which encompass a wide range of
things. Abduction is one thing; "I turned my back on Jimmy for only a
moment, and when I turned around again, he was gone." Three weeks later,
Jimmy's body is found in a ditch someplace.

I used to work in a computer superstore as a cashier. in additions to having
demo models of the stuff we sold, we also had demos of games, as well as a
kids section. One day, a woman dropped of a small boy, which I believe was
her nephew, while she went to work. The idea was that he could amuse himself
at the store for about TWO HOURS while he waited for his mother to pick him
up. When we learned about this, we notified the police, who took the boy
into custody. Apparently, these two women - the boy's mother and his aunt -
thought it would be "convenient" and "cheap" to let the store personnel keep
an eye on the kid for that two-hour period.

I don't know the ending to that story, but I'll bet the two women were
charged with child endangerment. :-)

Dieter Zakas