Posted on 02/21/2008 7:54:03 AM PST by Pyro7480
OCALA, Fla. (AP) - Police say a mother of 4 teenage boys has been charged with neglect after saying she was going "on strike" because she was fed up with them.
Ocala police say 43-year-old Melissa Dean told the Department of Children and Families that she went on strike because no one would help her with the boys ages 17, 16, 14 and 13.
Police have gone to Dean's home 12 times since September 2007 due to the boys' misbehavior.
Dean tells the DCF that she thought there would be peace if she gave up her bedroom to 1 of the children.
She said she supervised them by making frequent calls and bringing meals to the house.
Exactly. Her husband, the boys' father, who lives at home with them, should take a direct approach.
Now that she has been arrested, will the boys go into foster care? Maybe the state can send them to military school instead of paying foster parents. That might straighten them up.
"That's the second biggest flaming bag of poo on the doorstep I've ever seen!"
Hey, I’m supporting her. I don’t think the state has any business arresting or charging her when they refuse to arrest and charge the boys when they engage in criminal behavior.
P.S. Nobody is going to hire these kids. The state should have hauled them off to one of those juvy boot camps a long time ago.
Guilty???
Ohhhh you are gonna get it when najida shows up!
(I’d hit it. With a Louisville Slugger!)
nah.....private joke.
Now, now.
Let's not over-react when we all know that the boys just need a "timeout" to get them straightened out.
< /sarcasm > Because I learned all to well that no matter how obvious, NEVER forget to use the < /sarcasm > tag.
Would you really let one of these kids onto your property with a can of gasoline?? Be my guest. Sure ain’t gonna happen at MY home!
Teenaged boys are hardly boys — except emotionally. I like the Louisville therapy idea.
Mom may have contributed to the situation in a number of ways but sheesh no need to beat her up.
"All they need is just love and supervision," said Gene Pennington, who lives across the street from the family.
So, Gene, how about YOU go over there and love them and supervise them.
That's a lot of kids to take care of while they're young (4 in 5 years). Parenting skills do not come naturally. They have to be learned. She probably threw up her hands very early in their lives because they were more than she could handle.
Maybe 'Dad' decided to dump her and run off with a SYT and left no way for her to get in contact with him. Wouldn't be the first time.
I think she’s on to something here. Isn’t the outcome of most Florida child neglect cases to remove the children?
Just whom does she expect to “help” raise her sons after she allowed them to get out of control?
Sounds like: I created a problem; now it’s yours.
Exactly. It seems that of the two parents, only Mom is the one who did the right thing.
How do we know that Dad didn't dump her for a SYT and took off for Tahiti leaving no forwarding address?
Good point. (lol!) Or, maybe a cut in their allowance? /s
did you happen to notice that she left to live with her BOYFRIEND? could be she should have been concentrating on raising those boys instead of dating.
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