Arizona mom says she no longer wants her kids

[Karen]

With the boy's tale of her spending all the money on alcohol, and drug paraphernalia found, I am guessing she is in the throes of addiction. Not that this excuses her behavior one bit, but maybe the courts will force her into rehab of some sort.

Still glad that the elder boy had the presence of mind to call the police, he at least has a level head on his shoulders. Hope both boys get some serious counseling, and that their father is a more responsible person.

You know, so many people think when a couple splits that the children are automatically better of with the mother, and that just is not always true!

[momcat]

You know, so many people think when a couple splits that the children are automatically better of with the mother, and that just is not always true!

Karen, I see this in my job just about every day. This attitude by the courts is changing but slowly. More fathers are petitioning for custody now and we're seeing more court orders giving dad custody either as parent of primary residence or parent of alternate residence. Some states order "shared custody" where the kids spend part of the week with mom and part of the week with dad.

Sadly, there's no easy answer to this. Too many parents still try to get back at each other by using the kids as the weapon. For the sake of the kids, I hope they grow up.

[sana]

OMG! The children mst be feeling dreadful. This is so sad. The mother needs to visit the gas chamber and she should go in it to check if the fire's warm.

[sana]

and btw children make life happier and fun, guess she didn't know how to have it.

[Marigold2]

She is a poster child herself for Pro-Choice. And that is why I have always been Pro-C, because sometimes it is the kindest thing to do for the baby and the mother.
Actually she did a really good thing by informing the police she didn't want them any more. That took guts. There are thousands of women who feel the same way and they don't say anything to the police they simply keep ignoring and abusing their children. At least with her speaking up these kids do stand a small chance with therapy, they might be ok.
I would offer her free sterilization. In fact if you give up your kids or are charged with abuse it should be a law, some bleeding heart will nix it of course but it does make such sense.
As long as we don't provide free birth control but do provide free healthcare and monies for children born to women like this we will continue to have a problem.

[Marigold2]

This statment is true for some but not all people, many women and couples are remaining childless now a days and finding greater happiness that way. Childless couples usually have more monies, more free time and from all the couples I have seen the childless ones are the happiest and the best freinds to each other. They have a lot less stress and more time to enjoy each other and life in general.

and btw children make life happier and fun, guess she didn't know how to have it.

[snakemama]

and btw children make life happier and fun, guess she didn't know how to have it.

I have to ditto what Marigold said. My husband and I are childfree and VERY happy to be so. Just because having kids made you happy doesn't mean it will everyone. Having snakes makes me happy, doesn't mean it will do the same for everyone.