Of course you are not wrong! The woman thought of nothing but herself. Poor kids. Hope the 9-year old gets a real mother after this.

Oh gosh, that breaks my heart!!!
9 year old was in no way old enough to be there alone, let alone with a 3 year old.
I think she should be locked up and the key thrown away!!

Nothing surprises me anymore.

Sickens me! Poor babies!

That doesn't surprise me b/c my own mother used to do that when I was that age and younger. I would wake up in the middle of the night (due to my little 1 year old sister waking me) to find my mom gone, usually to some bar/dance club. Sometimes a note would be left. Poor babies!!

Blessings to all,
Haley

hale_bopp, that breaks my heart :o(

You know I'd have a hard time leaving a 9 year old home alone, but it seems like a lot of people around here think 9 is a fine age to be left alone. There's even a "home alone" class for 9 years old up at our Rec Center. Of course the fact that she left the oven on and went to a party doesn't help. But, I'm not really sure which of her evils is the worse.. she leaves a 9 year old home with a 3 year old, she goes to a party, or she leaves the oven on (stupid).

I'm wondering what they are going to get her on. It's sort of a combination of the 3 that seems most bothersome to me. I'm not sure people would be so upset if she left them alone to go to work or to take a neighbor to the hospital - but I'm pretty sure the law can't pick and choose what she is allowed to leave them alone to do. I wish more states would have actual babysitting ages set. Without them, it can leave the door open to problems like this happening.

I am so sorry for the poor innocent children and babies who are basically left by themselves to make it in this old world. They need to get her for voluntary manslaughter, at the least.

Is this the same case where it was the 9year old's birthday and she told him she was going out to get a card or ice cream or something for his BD? While she was out she got drunk.

There is no punishment sufficient enough for that.

Sue

I agree with the others that this doesn't surprise me. After reading about that monster in Austria who had his daughter locked up for 24 years and was raping her all that time and she was having his children, that just tops it for me.

But it is sad Glenda. Extremely sad.

I also wish more things were made into laws so there wouldn't be a question. One of my neighbors told me the other day that a lady at her church got into trouble for leaving her kids in the car while she was inside QuikTrip. The excuse was that the lady could see the vehicle from the store and the vehicle was left running. My neighbor thought the police were too strict. I didn't. My three kids are close together in age. If I didn't get a receipt at the pump when I filled up with gas, I had a baby and two toddlers to get into the store. I have always taken them with me. It's inconvenient, but neccessary.

Sue, this gal is from my area, AL.
I'm watching the morning news to see if anything is updated on the story.

In our local news a few wks ago, they told about this couple whose youngest child died (few wks old). Man was charged with the babies death; she was charged with not getting medical attention until it was too late. This was her 8th child. Her first 7 had already all been taken from her over the years. She had had the same charges filed against her with another child in another state, but the child had lived. Now tell me why she was even allowed to have that 8th child in her care at all?

Shirley