A blog reader called CPS on blogger Brandy Douglass regarding this post about her son's decision to trade his calculator for Pokemon cards.
It is not fun to have CPS show up at your door.
It happened to me twice. One time a vindictive former "friend" whom I'd called the police on because she was sending semi-threatening letters to me (made from letters and words cut from newspapers and magazines stating things like "men and boys get your hand jobs here", mind) called CPS to tell them that I made my then eleven year old son sleep in the same bed with me. Of course it was not true and my poor son was traumatized by the thought that he might be taken away and put in a foster home.
The second time it was some interfering idiot parent from my son's school. My son had complained to a few friends that I made him eat apples or some other real food before he could have candy. One of these friends' parents interpreted that I only fed the poor child apples. My son was afraid that I was angry at him. I wasn't, but I wished that I could find the stupid parent who hadn't bothered to confirm with me what was going on before she called CPS.
My son is now 21 and lives in his own apartment. However, I still blog under a pseudonym because there are plenty of idiots and freaks out there who could stalk me, think it was funny to report me to animal control for having too many animals (I have 5 cats and the city legally permits four) or call my work to tell them about my blogging activities since I sometimes express controversial opinions.
I'm sorry you had to go through this crap.
1 comments:
I'm sorry you had to go through this too. This is no tool to be used in a vindictive manner.
Personally I'd never make such call even if there would be a reason to do so.
1. It's none of my effin business.
2. Chances are the kids will NOT be better off in the foster care system.
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