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JDS84 · 01-03-2003, 08:57 PM

I have been debating over I should report this or not. I have a cousin who is 10 years old and he is really hard to control. The reason why he is hard to control is his parents go divorced. Well anyways his mom always locks him in the bathroom when she can't do anything with him. What should I do?

Warm & Fuzzy · 01-03-2003, 09:01 PM

Well, I don't think being locked in the bathroom is really that bad. I mean, I was always locked in the bathroom myself when I was younger.

However, I think you should definitely report it. It could really affect your cousin physically and/or mentally in the future if something's not done about it.

InspectorExstead · 01-03-2003, 09:09 PM

i agree with jenny. you should report it just to be safe. you may even prevent abuse. don't take that the wrong way...i'm not saying that she's capable of abuse, but, you never know.

Brian · 01-03-2003, 09:34 PM

I saw an ad for preventing child abuse and neglect the other day. It said that it's not just about reporting abuse, it's about preventing it before it happens. I would hate to be a snitch, but I would report it because it is against the law to not report child abuse.

Brandon · 01-03-2003, 09:35 PM

OMG!!!

that mom needs pimp slapped... that could REALLY effect him when he's older... c'mon, 'Mommie Dearest'...HELLO!!! report it!!! just today i watched a commercial. all it did was show a closet door, and the narrator said 'this might just be a place to hang your coat. but, to others, it where there parents teach them a lesson' or something like that. it was sad just to even see the closet. u should really report. what a cruel mother.

fr00ti · 01-03-2003, 09:39 PM

Well I dont think you should report it unless they are starving him or something. I mean If the kid acts real bad he deserves to be punished.

Brian · 01-03-2003, 09:41 PM

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Originally posted by Buffy&Angelique
OMG!!! that mom needs pimp slapped... that could REALLY effect him when he's older... c'mon, 'Mommie Dearest'...HELLO!!! report it!!! just today i watched a commercial. all it did was show a closet door, and the narrator said 'this might just be a place to hang your coat. but, to others, it where there parents teach them a lesson' or something like that. it was sad just to even see the closet. u should really report. what a cruel mother.

I think that was the ad I was referring to.

Brandon · 01-03-2003, 09:41 PM

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Originally posted by MaRtInA_GuRL
Well I dont think you should report it unless they are starving him or something. I mean If the kid acts real bad he deserves to be punished.

but, locked in a bathroom?? gimme a break!

britt britt · 01-03-2003, 09:51 PM

yeah, report it! There's a woman down where my grandmother lives and she has two little girls and won't let them see their father and she treats them like crap, dosen't buy them clothes and won't let them have anything nice and she hardly feeds them they go to my cousins house and they feed them there. its a sin and I don't know why she hasn't been reported but they better do it soon.

White_Daisy · 01-03-2003, 09:53 PM

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Originally posted by Buffy&Angelique

but, locked in a bathroom?? gimme a break!

Yeah, I have to agree. You can't define child abuse with something like "unless they're starving him" or if he was being "really bad." Those things have a serious effect on a child. Especially such a young one. I'd report it.

White_Daisy · 01-03-2003, 09:54 PM

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Originally posted by britt britt
yeah, report it! There's a woman down where my grandmother lives and she has two little girls and won't let them see their father and she treats them like crap, dosen't buy them clothes and won't let them have anything nice and she hardly feeds them they go to my cousins house and they feed them there. its a sin and I don't know why she hasn't been reported but they better do it soon.

I'm not being obnoxious or rude, but you can't wait for someone else to report it because they're probably thinking the same thing. I think that if you notice it, you should report it. Even if you think someone else will do it, you cannot take a chance with child abuse.

laceyinthesky · 01-04-2003, 12:00 AM

Come on... being sent to the bathroom isn't extremely different from being sent to your room. As long as she's not beating her child and checks on him to make sure he's alright and doesn't leave him in there for hours, I don't think it's as terrible as you all are making it out to be. What, were none of you disciplined as children? I don't want to hear replies like, "Yes! I was disciplined! I was grounded once." ..nothing like that, please.

Janice · 01-04-2003, 12:09 AM

Hold (and hang up) the phone there. Unless this child is being locked up for hours upon end, then I don't think this is child abuse. As Lacey stated, kids are sent to their rooms all the time, and this is a room, not a closet.
Unless there are other examples you can cite, then I wouldn't report it. These things have a way of taking on a life of their own sometimes, and innocent parents often have their kids taken away from them while victims of a witch hunt.
You haven't convinced me that this is anything more than a "time-out"

AnaheimPMWitch · 01-04-2003, 12:10 AM

I would Definetly Report it But thats Just Me

~*Hannah_Lee*~ · 01-04-2003, 12:13 AM

I think you have to trust your gut on this one. If you think that it is abuse, report it........you have to trust your instincts on this one just to be safe.

01-03-2003, 08:57 PM	#1
JDS84 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 11, 2001 Location: My Old Kentucky Home Posts: 3,377	Should I Report This Or Not!!!! I have been debating over I should report this or not. I have a cousin who is 10 years old and he is really hard to control. The reason why he is hard to control is his parents go divorced. Well anyways his mom always locks him in the bathroom when she can't do anything with him. What should I do?
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01-03-2003, 09:01 PM	#2
Warm & Fuzzy Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 02, 2001 Posts: 10,254	Well, I don't think being locked in the bathroom is really that bad. I mean, I was always locked in the bathroom myself when I was younger. However, I think you should definitely report it. It could really affect your cousin physically and/or mentally in the future if something's not done about it.
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01-03-2003, 09:09 PM	#3
InspectorExstead Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Oct 29, 2001 Location: The Golden State Posts: 12,902	i agree with jenny. you should report it just to be safe. you may even prevent abuse. don't take that the wrong way...i'm not saying that she's capable of abuse, but, you never know.
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01-03-2003, 09:35 PM	#5
Brandon Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 03, 2003 Location: Hell Above The Soil Posts: 2,838	OMG!!! that mom needs pimp slapped... that could REALLY effect him when he's older... c'mon, 'Mommie Dearest'...HELLO!!! report it!!! just today i watched a commercial. all it did was show a closet door, and the narrator said 'this might just be a place to hang your coat. but, to others, it where there parents teach them a lesson' or something like that. it was sad just to even see the closet. u should really report. what a cruel mother.
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01-03-2003, 09:39 PM	#6
fr00ti Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 16, 2002 Posts: 12,846	Well I dont think you should report it unless they are starving him or something. I mean If the kid acts real bad he deserves to be punished.
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01-03-2003, 09:34 PM	#4
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	I saw an ad for preventing child abuse and neglect the other day. It said that it's not just about reporting abuse, it's about preventing it before it happens. I would hate to be a snitch, but I would report it because it is against the law to not report child abuse.

01-03-2003, 09:51 PM	#9
britt britt Catherine O'Hara Senior Member Join Date: Apr 28, 2002 Location: canada Posts: 2,690	yeah, report it! There's a woman down where my grandmother lives and she has two little girls and won't let them see their father and she treats them like crap, dosen't buy them clothes and won't let them have anything nice and she hardly feeds them they go to my cousins house and they feed them there. its a sin and I don't know why she hasn't been reported but they better do it soon.
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01-04-2003, 12:00 AM	#12
laceyinthesky Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 13, 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,906	Come on... being sent to the bathroom isn't extremely different from being sent to your room. As long as she's not beating her child and checks on him to make sure he's alright and doesn't leave him in there for hours, I don't think it's as terrible as you all are making it out to be. What, were none of you disciplined as children? I don't want to hear replies like, "Yes! I was disciplined! I was grounded once." ..nothing like that, please.

01-04-2003, 12:09 AM	#13
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Hold (and hang up) the phone there. Unless this child is being locked up for hours upon end, then I don't think this is child abuse. As Lacey stated, kids are sent to their rooms all the time, and this is a room, not a closet. Unless there are other examples you can cite, then I wouldn't report it. These things have a way of taking on a life of their own sometimes, and innocent parents often have their kids taken away from them while victims of a witch hunt. You haven't convinced me that this is anything more than a "time-out"

01-04-2003, 12:10 AM	#14
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01-04-2003, 12:13 AM	#15
~Hannah_Lee~ Let's dance in style Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 09, 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,358	I think you have to trust your gut on this one. If you think that it is abuse, report it........you have to trust your instincts on this one just to be safe.
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