One time, I was this mother trying to make ends meet alone and to provide for my child,I worked full time and had another self employed job ,My job was just two blocks away and my child’s school was a half block away, My son was only eight old,he came early from school and I wasn’t notified ,My son waited for me sitting at the stairs and some one reported me that my child was outside,The police came and I was over head worried,but they saw I just came out of work because I had my job badge and they told me not worry because the neighbor on the side and the one downstairs told them, they were watching my boy’ I was always grateful to those neighbors .😊
I grew up with the Latch Key era. My bf mom worked a real job and cleaned office buildings after work. Her mom would pin the house key to her under shirt. After school she would go home lock the door until her mom got home😢 when I grew up and became a mom I thought about my friends mom. She was an amazing HARD WORKER and BEAUTIFUL WOMAN. Damn the system makes it so hard for INNOCENT PEOPLE 😐
I feel that in my heart , because I know both my parents worked and I know I had to be dropped off at home and stay alone till they got off work . I was in my room with my huge dog. , or next door with the neighbor who loved me like her own till my siblings got out of school. They were older. But if someone asked I said moms in the shower and told me not to open the door for ypu because your creepy talk to my neighbor lol .
Man, I remember being a latch key kid. There were four of us kids and the oldest one was maybe twelve and watching the rest of us for a couple hours everyday after school until the adults got home. No one thought anything of it back then.
It was too bad that there didn't seem to be any neighbors in that building who could offer to watch Abby for a few hours a week. Too many families even today are too isolated.
My children were taken from my husband and I over 30 years ago because of misunderstandings such as this. As a Christian, the first thing I did was contact my parents and my pastor and his wife. We prayed and interceded for the situation. The original judge on the case, who was sympathetic to children services, was called out to another case in the county. The replacement judge didn't like how children services worked against parents, and our children were home by the end of that day. They had been gone for one week. My parents helped us to retain our own attorney. I do believe that through prayer, The Lord intervened, and returned our children to us. The judge said that our children should never have been taken from us. God is my vindicator. Praise Him, for He is always there for you in ALL WAYS!
that must be why hé unalived my babyboy because of meningitis... and NO....I will never praise him for doing so... btw...9 months later, he took my husband...
Sadly the system is more for themselves than children😢. This movie is heartbreaking. I totally understand and resonate with this characters situation and been there myself back in 2016. I had a horrible reaction to epilepsy med after diagnosis and my ex took our son and deemed me unfit. I had to fight hard to get my kid back.
Next excuse, I was an alcoholic, because I had a couple drinks on the weekends! I was busy with sleepovers, schoolwork and extracurricular activities. They put me in criminal counseling, with rapists, drug dealers, and a bank robber. I know it sounds crazy,,,it is. He has worked the system. My girls begged fore to come home and now I don't see them at all! By the way, I don't even have a speeding ticket. Please, if you can help me, please respond. Thank you
I was unfit because I lost my job, and I was on anxiety meds. I was unfit. My husband works for his wealthy family and the courts refuse to hear my childrens statements! I never even spanked my children! Not once! They are beautiful, sweet loving girls, who asked to speak on my behalf and were refused! The courts don't care about children nor family, just a paycheck
50 years ago in Australia anyway they didn't have child care facilities, no pre school, so families and friends were your baby sitters. It was certainly hard to be a single mum .Single mums back then had a hard time getting people to rent a house to them ,it was hard
The only "crime" she committed was keeping her precious child as a single mom and being afflicted by poverty. You can be married, have a messy house, barely feed your child; be poor as church mice and you won't be scrutinized by society. But the second a mother is alone, working, trying to go to school to improve their child's life, you're expected to become a super hero who needs no sleep and keep up with your house; make healthy meals; get to all school functions; etc. otherwise you're a deemed a "bad mom" by everyone who hasn't spent one day in your shoes.
I don't leave my kids home alone until they are at least 13 years old at a minimum. If I have to leave my little kids home, they stay with my 18 and 17 year old daughters. Even still, someone called CPS on me alleging physical abuse because my 17 year old daughter had bruising on her shins from falling on the pavement outside and because she was walking alone. She is old enough and competent enough to drive a car. Therefore she is legally allowed to walk by herself. She had a mobile phone.
That story about your seventeen year old is crazy. I'm so sorry for you both. I grew up in Scotland in the seventies and eighties and walked to school on my own from age 5.aged about nine we got a dog and I took her for walks on my own before and after school, even in the dark. Now I hear parents saying their child can't leave the house alone until they are 16. It's sad and must be so frustrating for the kids.
The sad part about all this is that not much has changed. People assume things without asking just so the paperwork shuffle can happen. - Easy to blame the social workers, but they're overloaded. Many of them seem to care less, or maybe they're just white knucking this broken system. - Friends/family may have good intentions, but have their own issues. We just have to keep working on fixing the system, which needs a major overhaul. We need to be a community again - help someone you k ow is struggling, not just monetarily, but with a listening ear, pointing to resources, just taking a general interest in people. - VOTE for people thT care about theee issues. Just because you're not experiencing these things doesn't mean you should close yourself off from it. Strong voices are needed to speak up for those who can't.
WOW those days are long gone as so many children die at the hands of their parents or guardians. These children are neglected or abused on a daily basis. Times sure have changed.
Please remember all this was MANY years ago. And man were the laws then and courts…wow. A child today reports an assault and is sometimes put back in the Home and they took her away back then for one incident one nigjr
The child welfare system in US is so bad, in caring for the child they need to care also for the parents and help them get better at the job of being parent, not being against them!
is sad some parents havecto do that . back in my country ( dont live not more there I move in myvteens years). anyway single moms leave kids alone our next door neighbore she leave her 8 year old girl lock up until she come home . she have to coon supper for her mom and baby sister and God for bet if she not have that ready when she come home . this was in the 80s. some kids less lucky they can be a fire , and lose there lives bc there lock up at home and cant scape. so sad all toughter.
Pray for my daughter and grandsons. We are fighting the DFS for past 2 years and 10 months. Pray for the new lawyer to convince judge, daughter has done service agreement and can have her children again. Caseworker went to school with my daughter and a BIG conflict of interest. PRAY! PRAY! PRAY! PRAY! FOR US! Next court this April 7! Thank you!
Although i understand this mother, the suffragette, the system; in the end i have to agree with you. Never take chances with your kids. Worst case scenario just take them with you.
I hear you. When I was 8, my mom went to work and my senior ill father never paid attention to what I was doing. I more like took care of HIM. I never did anything except watch TV or play with my toys
What a great system we have you slap the hand of a child killer but you don’t look or see a real good mother spend time with people don’t assume everyone is alike that black women needs her attitude adjusted do your job see the people get to know them she never hid anything if she didn’t care why fight The System is Messed up 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
This is why you do not leave kids alone. In Oregon we have a state law that children under 12 cannot be left alone at home. At least that was the law when I was 12. I am now 61 years old. There were 4 of us siblings. None of us were left alone at home until I was at least 15. My siblings hated it, but i was the oldest. I did not like it either being left with two very wild special children who were 13 years old, and then a younger sister about 5 years younger than myself. Those three got into so much mischief. I was the one who got physically punished for it too. I formed the opinion that a teenager should NOT baby sit fellow teenagers who have mental health issues, nor developmentally disabled or mentally challenged either. Which was my case. Children should not be responsible for another child who is strong willed. I think once an older siblbing reaches 19 that might be different. AS for me it was a set up for total disaster. My brothers are now in their late 50's the one who is mentally challenged finally understands the emotional damage we all suffered. He apologized for his part in what happened, his slightly older twin who has a slighly higher IQ seems to think the world owes him. He is very spoiled. AS for my younger sister, she is a real sweetheart, having patched up our relationship a long time ago. WE now live together and help each other, both us having disabling health conditions. WE realize if we ever had children, we would have done things differently, no latch key kids, for those who know what that is, as my own Dad was a latch key kid, he is 83 now. Now days, I think children under the age of 16 should not be left unsupervised due to drugs, and sex traffickers and such that is out there. Today, I would NOT allow my kids to walk to school by themselves, they could be abducted. NO thanks. But I remember being 6 years old and walking several blocks to school alone, getting beat up, and knocked around, and being told to have s "stiff upper lip" and stand up for myself. And I was a girl. Today, my Dad regrets his style of parenting and the damage it caused us. I stopped the movie to comment, as it is affecting my PTSD just at the point the mother finds her child now gone from the home. I do not know if I can watch this movie. The police already have a bad, mis-judged situation--and having gone through that mess as kid, when nothing was really wrong.. then having been messed with by a pedophile which was never caught who tried to murder me, taking me some 40 years of depression to get over--this movie might be too much for me. I do love Valerie Bertinelli, she is a great actress, and has aged wonderfully over the years. I will not spoil the movie. But man, parents do not leave your children under age alone. Things can happen, because they have free spirits, and do not plan to disobey you, just things happen because they are joyful, sweet children, fun loving, and cannot think about consequences of their actions. By the time I was 15, I knew what was a true emergency to call 911 and what would end up looking like child neglect from my parents, and over active siblings, and my inablility to control the situation. Never called 911 for anything. NOT unless there was fire, we never never had that, thank God.
We stayed at home since 11 yrs old. We walked several blocks to grade school. The real issue was my mom bringing a friend into our lives that started r4ping me at age 4 yrs old. I have ptsd for far different reasons than you. I survived my childhood. We all survive. I used to share gory details of my childhood but at some point you have to move on. I'm 50. I never required my loved ones to appollogize to me in order to be in my life. We were all just trying to get through the nightmare . Especially the disabled ones Jesus
@@aliciacarstensen7904 I never required anyone to apologize to me either. My Dad did it because he had an eipiphany from God. By the time he apologized I had already forgiven him decades earlier. I took many psychology classe in college, and minored in it. I also had two decades of personal counseling. I grew to understand the culture my parents were raised in, and it gave me compassion for them. I cried for them, realizing that both my parents, and their parents were also abuse victims. There is abuse to the point of murdering children going back 4 generations. It was hidden by family members. It only recently came out about 5 years ago! This can really warp a person, knowing that your siblings were murdered by abuse, then as the youngest, your parents moved to another state, having never been caught, to start over, making you the eldest sibling. This is what happened in my family. Then it carried to the next generation--thankfully no more murders, but physical and mental abuse to the extreme which lead to seriously broken relationships with aunts/uncles--my parents siblings. It has taken the love of Jesus Christ to heal us all. Finally with the nieces and nephews from all these families, it took our generation to stop the abuse. My siblings and I all wound up sterile and unable to have children. NONE of us married. My cousins married all have broken marriages. Finally they understand why! We had a very good family reunion, and all the dirt is buried and we just all hung out loving each other. The pedophile I ran into tortured me for hours sexually. ONce he knocked me unconscious, thought he had killed me. I was barely conscious, as he discussed with his wife about what to do with my body. I had also puked on myself. They called my parents breeders, and discussed all the others they had murdered and gotten away with. While they were not caught for what they did to me, eventually they were caught, and all died in prision. Yes, I had nightmarees for years about being buried alive as that was their plan. My history is too complicated to discuss here. But it left me with decades of PTSD on top of a very dysfunctional family with parents who themselves were severly physical abused. My mother started working on the farm at age 4. She was baling hay at age 7. could not lift the bales, but she wrapped wire. Her 6 year old brother drove the truck, with heavy wooden blocks tried to the gas pedals so he could reach them. From the road it looked as if the truck drove itself. They were beaten senseless if they did not complete their work. I am sure YOUR experience is vastly different from my family. My Dad was expected at age 7 to do his homework from school, then clean the house, and make dinner for everyone by the time his parents came home from work. If not done, his legs were beaten until he physically bled. He saw no problem beating his kds with a board. I was age 17 when he hit me so hard, bloodied my lip and sent me flying across the room. He was mad that I tried to commit suicide. Sent me to school in shock, no medical help. I od's on pills and was hallucinating. I have no memory of three weeks of my life. School freaked out--had no idea what to do. Yes, I am sure my life is very different from yours. I forgave my parents long, long time ago. But my Dad apologized because of his own conscious--after making things right with God--he felt the need to apologize. I accepted. WE know have the best relationship ever! I treasure each day I have with him, and I praise God for healing our family of all the pain and sorrow. There is life after sexual abuse, there is life after physical abuse. I am just sorry my mother died in 2018 and did not live long enough to forgive HER own brother for his abuse of her--and make things right with HER siblings. That is a sad thing. Michelle Reed
I agree that no child or teen should be required to babysit a sibling and that no child under 12 should be left alone for hours. But over 13 and over is old enough to stay home alone for a few hours. And with the "buddy system" or a group, kids over 7 should be able to walk a short distance to school. While it's good to keep our kids reasonably safe, we mustn't helicopter parent our kids. Any of the neighbors in that apartment building could have offered to watch Abby for a few hours per week.
@@Mama_x2014 Which is why we need more daycare options that are affordable and that are flexible...so that parents working and parents acquiring an education are not compelled to leave their young children alone.
Yeah, You Tube is getting REALLY BAD! about their advertisements. That was I why gave up watching TV and started watching You Tube, because TV has way more commercial time, than program time.
All the kid had to do was watch tv until then get in bed and sleep no the little brat couldnt listen and caused all that grief heartache slander libel for her mom i would have let child services keep her be a good lesson for the brat do as you are told
The serious question is : Why are mothers who give everything for their children ALONE are so much attached. WHERE ARE THE LITTLE AS...ES WHO ARE PART OF THE PREGNANCY. ASK THEM TO PAY OR SHUT UP AND STOP JUDGING A HURTING THE KIDS;
What a justice is this from back then like doing all this staff to a child that don't know what's going on around her. Government is benefiting on all this thinking all same scenario. So sad for the child and mom
Such an over smart child. Begged her mum to let her stay by herself and then tried to be extra smart. Hate it when child don’t follow rules and always want to have their way. Sometime tough love might not be what your child understands but definitely what you child need. The mother should have been adamant about not keeping her u attended.the child got her mother into all kinds of trouble and yet the child is the one who is given all the kindness. While the mother is looked at like the criminal. Her only crime is trying to give her child a better life and giving into the demand of her whinny too smart for her own liking child
Instead of doing this, why don't these hypocrites invade, and actually do something about, these neighborhoods where innocent animals are hoarded, abused, and neglected?
Why wasn’t the mother told about what went on in the apartment before she got there like the kid blew the fuse, Etc… that lawyer should’ve had all that information when they went to court, and she needs to sue them people, but examining that child with her, her permission and her not being there, I do hope this is not a true movie..
Me again, I was ridiculed, when my daughter ran to me and I told her this "would all be over soon"! The judge and state didn't care to see my interactions with my children!
I have to add there are obviously cases where a child SHOULD be taken away from a home. In the case of parents using drugs; drinking out of control; putting their needs before their child's; etc. The thing is that wealthy, married people also fall in to the category of bad parents. In fact, IMO, they can be some of the worst. They can pay to hide abuse, drugs, etc. I just think it's unfair that single, poor parents are typically scrutinized unfairly vs married (rich or poor).
How is chipped paint a danger? I can see them not understanding about the rest of the things, although I do not agree. But how do they include chipped pain as part of dangerous living conditions?
my mom struggled. she went to work came home cooked and washed and ironed for neighbors. dad never brought money home spent it on his little whores started a new new family then begged my mom to let him out of paying child support.
She make mistakes was afraid because of the lite so she call the police 🚓🚨 I think is illegal to live the kids alone at home I am single mother so I always had someone watching my son.Is hard if u don't have anyone to help U😢
Yet another movie with no ending! The people who write, produce, etc., these movies get paid MEGA bucks for what they do compared to other professions, and yet they are too lazy to write/produce an ending! And why is it that some single mothers can produce another baby every few months just to up their welfare benefits, while others are struggling along, raising their child(ren) the best way they can, “ineligible” for welfare benefits working one + jobs to support them, only to have CPS breathing down their necks, looking for any flimsy excuse they can to take the children away from them, and deem them an unfit parent, when they are most likely (generally speaking) the most loving and fit parents there are?
That is so silly to call 911 like that. Though, 8 is awfully young. My parents wouldn't let me stay home alone and watch my little brother until I was 14. Of course, my dad was ultra-strict. That ended up backfiring badly.
One time, I was this mother trying to make ends meet alone and to provide for my child,I worked full time and had another self employed job ,My job was just two blocks away and my child’s school was a half block away, My son was only eight old,he came early from school and I wasn’t notified ,My son waited for me sitting at the stairs and some one reported me that my child was outside,The police came and I was over head worried,but they saw I just came out of work because I had my job badge and they told me not worry because the neighbor on the side and the one downstairs told them, they were watching my boy’ I was always grateful to those neighbors .😊
It was a different time back then. When people really care For each other😊❤
I grew up with the Latch Key era. My bf mom worked a real job and cleaned office buildings after work. Her mom would pin the house key to her under shirt. After school she would go home lock the door until her mom got home😢 when I grew up and became a mom I thought about my friends mom. She was an amazing HARD WORKER and BEAUTIFUL WOMAN. Damn the system makes it so hard for INNOCENT PEOPLE 😐
I feel that in my heart , because I know both my parents worked and I know I had to be dropped off at home and stay alone till they got off work . I was in my room with my huge dog. , or next door with the neighbor who loved me like her own till my siblings got out of school. They were older. But if someone asked I said moms in the shower and told me not to open the door for ypu because your creepy talk to my neighbor lol .
@@katyv7722I think this is still normal. My step daughter has been coming home from school alone since she was 11. We both work.
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Man, I remember being a latch key kid. There were four of us kids and the oldest one was maybe twelve and watching the rest of us for a couple hours everyday after school until the adults got home. No one thought anything of it back then.
my grandteenagers are too...but they know they can always hang out at my house with there friends...
It was too bad that there didn't seem to be any neighbors in that building who could offer to watch Abby for a few hours a week.
Too many families even today are too isolated.
And what about the "father' who enjoyed impregnating her ???
Nobody cares anymore!!
People just do not care anymore!God bless
My children were taken from my husband and I over 30 years ago because of misunderstandings such as this. As a Christian, the first thing I did was contact my parents and my pastor and his wife. We prayed and interceded for the situation. The original judge on the case, who was sympathetic to children services, was called out to another case in the county. The replacement judge didn't like how children services worked against parents, and our children were home by the end of that day. They had been gone for one week. My parents helped us to retain our own attorney. I do believe that through prayer, The Lord intervened, and returned our children to us. The judge said that our children should never have been taken from us. God is my vindicator. Praise Him, for He is always there for you in ALL WAYS!
Amen on your story.
God will never leave nor forsake you sweet sister;blessings and love I too believe the government should stay out of family thats between you and God
PS Never leave your children alone!
that must be why hé unalived my babyboy because of meningitis...
and NO....I will never praise him for doing so...
btw...9 months later, he took my husband...
Glory to God. Thank you for sharing
I love movies with her 😍
Sadly the system is more for themselves than children😢. This movie is heartbreaking. I totally understand and resonate with this characters situation and been there myself back in 2016. I had a horrible reaction to epilepsy med after diagnosis and my ex took our son and deemed me unfit. I had to fight hard to get my kid back.
Next excuse, I was an alcoholic, because I had a couple drinks on the weekends! I was busy with sleepovers, schoolwork and extracurricular activities. They put me in criminal counseling, with rapists, drug dealers, and a bank robber. I know it sounds crazy,,,it is. He has worked the system. My girls begged fore to come home and now I don't see them at all! By the way, I don't even have a speeding ticket. Please, if you can help me, please respond. Thank you
My husband framed me. He's on drugs it's ok to the courts. I've spent so much money and no one helps me
I was unfit because I lost my job, and I was on anxiety meds. I was unfit. My husband works for his wealthy family and the courts refuse to hear my childrens statements! I never even spanked my children! Not once! They are beautiful, sweet loving girls, who asked to speak on my behalf and were refused! The courts don't care about children nor family, just a paycheck
@@tamararajner4909 absolutely, so sorry about your situation, hope things look up soon for you.
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The court system ruined my life, my home my marriage, my children's lives! They have no proof and dont care!
Me to 🥺
Gotta love a good Val Bert Lifetime movie
Some parents don't have a he help for someone to watch their kids. Don't judge
50 years ago in Australia anyway they didn't have child care facilities, no pre school, so families and friends were your baby sitters. It was certainly hard to be a single mum .Single mums back then had a hard time getting people to rent a house to them ,it was hard
You know what also child abuse is? Having these young child actors playing such intense and inappropriate emotiional roles.
Thank You for sharing this movie with us!! This is my first time watching this movie, and it's a good one!🥰🥰
yep...and the sad part is....
this will be happening again under project 2025....
The only "crime" she committed was keeping her precious child as a single mom and being afflicted by poverty. You can be married, have a messy house, barely feed your child; be poor as church mice and you won't be scrutinized by society. But the second a mother is alone, working, trying to go to school to improve their child's life, you're expected to become a super hero who needs no sleep and keep up with your house; make healthy meals; get to all school functions; etc. otherwise you're a deemed a "bad mom" by everyone who hasn't spent one day in your shoes.
Single moms are the ones who are constantly boring the world with their claims of being 'superwomen/super heroes! Not society!!
Older movies are the best. TFS Wish it was less blurry but it can't be helped.
I don't leave my kids home alone until they are at least 13 years old at a minimum. If I have to leave my little kids home, they stay with my 18 and 17 year old daughters.
Even still, someone called CPS on me alleging physical abuse because my 17 year old daughter had bruising on her shins from falling on the pavement outside and because she was walking alone. She is old enough and competent enough to drive a car. Therefore she is legally allowed to walk by herself. She had a mobile phone.
That story about your seventeen year old is crazy. I'm so sorry for you both. I grew up in Scotland in the seventies and eighties and walked to school on my own from age 5.aged about nine we got a dog and I took her for walks on my own before and after school, even in the dark. Now I hear parents saying their child can't leave the house alone until they are 16. It's sad and must be so frustrating for the kids.
This was a great movie 😊
What a great haul love everything, love the dolls ❤😊😊
Heh?
That would kill me to be separated from my kid he is my everything the girl crying for her mom as they pulled her apart from her 😢😢😢
It’s not easy, I’ve been there
Philippians 4:6
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
Your comment has nothing to do with real life every day struggles to survive.
Thank you soooo much this means a lot too me ❤
Her kid is very annoying
On 2nd thought not that bad,
She does what she's told goes to bed when told that's good
You're an idiot!!!
The sad part about all this is that not much has changed.
People assume things without asking just so the paperwork shuffle can happen.
- Easy to blame the social workers, but they're overloaded. Many of them seem to care less, or maybe they're just white knucking this broken system.
- Friends/family may have good intentions, but have their own issues.
We just have to keep working on fixing the system, which needs a major overhaul.
We need to be a community again - help someone you k ow is struggling, not just monetarily, but with a listening ear, pointing to resources, just taking a general interest in people.
- VOTE for people thT care about theee issues. Just because you're not experiencing these things doesn't mean you should close yourself off from it.
Strong voices are needed to speak up for those who can't.
Child not mature enough to be left alone by herself. Age isn't the problem -many older kids are too immature also.
I object! Adults can be immature as well.
I am happy like they give me my child back❤
WOW those days are long gone as so many children die at the hands of their parents or guardians. These children are neglected or abused on a daily basis. Times sure have changed.
Parents still abuse there children, nothing has changed, different day, same bull shit. God bless you all 🙏
No investigation to put the child with someone else is terrible 😭
I can relate u love u kid with all my heart but nobody can help u 💞
How are they going to have a man examine an 8 year old horrible!
Please remember all this was MANY years ago. And man were the laws then and courts…wow. A child today reports an assault and is sometimes put back in the
Home and they took her away back then for one incident one nigjr
He's a Doctor! smh some People!
@@justinp3931Men still make the laws. Look at how the USA has regressed with Trump.
@aussiemouth747 Had improved with Yrump. Regressed with sleepy,corrupt Biden.
I was thinking the same thing! A man examining an 8 year old is totally wrong!
I haven't left my kids on there own but i was left on my own as a kid
Same here time has changed. Sadly often they don’t have anyone they can rely on .
I worked two jobs to raise my three children but they were taken care of and happy but did not leave them alone
Well feel blessed not everyone is that lucky and blessed to have help with their children
The child welfare system in US is so bad, in caring for the child they need to care also for the parents and help them get better at the job of being parent, not being against them!
That child was too young to be left alone. I know life can be tough, but it's just inappropriate.
No one should live a child alone
It broke my heart 😢😅😂 I
Was once a single mom
This sad and depressing to watch 😢😂😅
is sad some parents havecto do that . back in my country ( dont live not more there I move in myvteens years). anyway single moms leave kids alone our next door neighbore she leave her 8 year old girl lock up until she come home . she have to coon supper for her mom and baby sister and God for bet if she not have that ready when she come home . this was in the 80s. some kids less lucky they can be a fire , and lose there lives bc there lock up at home and cant scape. so sad all toughter.
Pray for my daughter and grandsons. We are fighting the DFS for past 2 years and 10 months. Pray for the new lawyer to convince judge, daughter has done service agreement and can have her children again. Caseworker went to school with my daughter and a BIG conflict of interest.
PRAY! PRAY! PRAY! PRAY! FOR US! Next court this April 7! Thank you!
Why would anyone listen to an 8yo who wants to stay home cause they promise they will be good….nothing but bad can happen
Although i understand this mother, the suffragette, the system; in the end i have to agree with you. Never take chances with your kids. Worst case scenario just take them with you.
I hear you. When I was 8, my mom went to work and my senior ill father never paid attention to what I was doing. I more like took care of HIM. I never did anything except watch TV or play with my toys
Agreed I didn’t leave my oldest until they were 12 and never at night
She put her child in danger. Eight is too young to be left alone at home.
Wonderful, Very Good Movie!! 😊🥰😁
It's Worth Watching!! I Highly Recommend It!!
In England kids go to high school at 11
What a great system we have you slap the hand of a child killer but you don’t look or see a real good mother spend time with people don’t assume everyone is alike that black women needs her attitude adjusted do your job see the people get to know them she never hid anything if she didn’t care why fight The System is Messed up 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Interesting.
Imagine when the color of the roles are reversed.
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It can and does happen both ways. Is this the first time you realized that?? 😳
Things have changed now but back then it was hard
שום דבר לא השתנה. להיפך. הסחר בילדים גדל סביב כל העולם.
This is why you do not leave kids alone. In Oregon we have a state law that children under 12 cannot be left alone at home. At least that was the law when I was 12. I am now 61 years old. There were 4 of us siblings. None of us were left alone at home until I was at least 15. My siblings hated it, but i was the oldest. I did not like it either being left with two very wild special children who were 13 years old, and then a younger sister about 5 years younger than myself. Those three got into so much mischief. I was the one who got physically punished for it too. I formed the opinion that a teenager should NOT baby sit fellow teenagers who have mental health issues, nor developmentally disabled or mentally challenged either. Which was my case. Children should not be responsible for another child who is strong willed. I think once an older siblbing reaches 19 that might be different. AS for me it was a set up for total disaster. My brothers are now in their late 50's the one who is mentally challenged finally understands the emotional damage we all suffered. He apologized for his part in what happened, his slightly older twin who has a slighly higher IQ seems to think the world owes him. He is very spoiled. AS for my younger sister, she is a real sweetheart, having patched up our relationship a long time ago. WE now live together and help each other, both us having disabling health conditions. WE realize if we ever had children, we would have done things differently, no latch key kids, for those who know what that is, as my own Dad was a latch key kid, he is 83 now. Now days, I think children under the age of 16 should not be left unsupervised due to drugs, and sex traffickers and such that is out there.
Today, I would NOT allow my kids to walk to school by themselves, they could be abducted. NO thanks. But I remember being 6 years old and walking several blocks to school alone, getting beat up, and knocked around, and being told to have s "stiff upper lip" and stand up for myself. And I was a girl. Today, my Dad regrets his style of parenting and the damage it caused us.
I stopped the movie to comment, as it is affecting my PTSD just at the point the mother finds her child now gone from the home. I do not know if I can watch this movie. The police already have a bad, mis-judged situation--and having gone through that mess as kid, when nothing was really wrong.. then having been messed with by a pedophile which was never caught who tried to murder me, taking me some 40 years of depression to get over--this movie might be too much for me.
I do love Valerie Bertinelli, she is a great actress, and has aged wonderfully over the years. I will not spoil the movie. But man, parents do not leave your children under age alone. Things can happen, because they have free spirits, and do not plan to disobey you, just things happen because they are joyful, sweet children, fun loving, and cannot think about consequences of their actions. By the time I was 15, I knew what was a true emergency to call 911 and what would end up looking like child neglect from my parents, and over active siblings, and my inablility to control the situation. Never called 911 for anything. NOT unless there was fire, we never never had that, thank God.
We stayed at home since 11 yrs old. We walked several blocks to grade school. The real issue was my mom bringing a friend into our lives that started r4ping me at age 4 yrs old. I have ptsd for far different reasons than you. I survived my childhood. We all survive. I used to share gory details of my childhood but at some point you have to move on. I'm 50. I never required my loved ones to appollogize to me in order to be in my life. We were all just trying to get through the nightmare . Especially the disabled ones Jesus
@@aliciacarstensen7904 I never required anyone to apologize to me either. My Dad did it because he had an eipiphany from God. By the time he apologized I had already forgiven him decades earlier. I took many psychology classe in college, and minored in it. I also had two decades of personal counseling. I grew to understand the culture my parents were raised in, and it gave me compassion for them. I cried for them, realizing that both my parents, and their parents were also abuse victims. There is abuse to the point of murdering children going back 4 generations. It was hidden by family members. It only recently came out about 5 years ago! This can really warp a person, knowing that your siblings were murdered by abuse, then as the youngest, your parents moved to another state, having never been caught, to start over, making you the eldest sibling. This is what happened in my family. Then it carried to the next generation--thankfully no more murders, but physical and mental abuse to the extreme which lead to seriously broken relationships with aunts/uncles--my parents siblings. It has taken the love of Jesus Christ to heal us all. Finally with the nieces and nephews from all these families, it took our generation to stop the abuse.
My siblings and I all wound up sterile and unable to have children. NONE of us married. My cousins married all have broken marriages. Finally they understand why! We had a very good family reunion, and all the dirt is buried and we just all hung out loving each other.
The pedophile I ran into tortured me for hours sexually. ONce he knocked me unconscious, thought he had killed me. I was barely conscious, as he discussed with his wife about what to do with my body. I had also puked on myself. They called my parents breeders, and discussed all the others they had murdered and gotten away with. While they were not caught for what they did to me, eventually they were caught, and all died in prision. Yes, I had nightmarees for years about being buried alive as that was their plan. My history is too complicated to discuss here. But it left me with decades of PTSD on top of a very dysfunctional family with parents who themselves were severly physical abused. My mother started working on the farm at age 4. She was baling hay at age 7. could not lift the bales, but she wrapped wire. Her 6 year old brother drove the truck, with heavy wooden blocks tried to the gas pedals so he could reach them. From the road it looked as if the truck drove itself. They were beaten senseless if they did not complete their work. I am sure YOUR experience is vastly different from my family.
My Dad was expected at age 7 to do his homework from school, then clean the house, and make dinner for everyone by the time his parents came home from work. If not done, his legs were beaten until he physically bled. He saw no problem beating his kds with a board. I was age 17 when he hit me so hard, bloodied my lip and sent me flying across the room. He was mad that I tried to commit suicide. Sent me to school in shock, no medical help. I od's on pills and was hallucinating. I have no memory of three weeks of my life. School freaked out--had no idea what to do. Yes, I am sure my life is very different from yours. I forgave my parents long, long time ago. But my Dad apologized because of his own conscious--after making things right with God--he felt the need to apologize. I accepted. WE know have the best relationship ever! I treasure each day I have with him, and I praise God for healing our family of all the pain and sorrow. There is life after sexual abuse, there is life after physical abuse. I am just sorry my mother died in 2018 and did not live long enough to forgive HER own brother for his abuse of her--and make things right with HER siblings. That is a sad thing. Michelle Reed
I agree that no child or teen should be required to babysit a sibling and that no child under 12 should be left alone for hours.
But over 13 and over is old enough to stay home alone for a few hours.
And with the "buddy system" or a group, kids over 7 should be able to walk a short distance to school.
While it's good to keep our kids reasonably safe, we mustn't helicopter parent our kids.
Any of the neighbors in that apartment building could have offered to watch Abby for a few hours per week.
I couldn’t leave my kid left alone that’s just crazy too many psychos out there
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Which is why we need more daycare options that are affordable and that are flexible...so that parents working and parents acquiring an education are not compelled to leave their young children alone.
OMG IM CRYING. THE SYSTEM SUCKS 😡
Exactly right saying abuse that not really happen but the doctor did it
I love this movie
One minute 20 secs into the intro & first advert pops up … really? 🙋🏻♀️🇬🇧
Yeah, You Tube is getting REALLY BAD! about their advertisements. That was I why gave up watching TV and started watching You Tube, because TV has way more commercial time, than program time.
These situations are hard. My dad abused my mom, sisters and I. Forced to lie. He got away with it....
All the kid had to do was watch tv until then get in bed and sleep no the little brat couldnt listen and caused all that grief heartache slander libel for her mom i would have let child services keep her be a good lesson for the brat do as you are told
They need to sue
The serious question is : Why are mothers who give everything for their children ALONE are so much attached. WHERE ARE THE LITTLE AS...ES WHO ARE PART OF THE PREGNANCY. ASK THEM TO PAY OR SHUT UP AND STOP JUDGING A HURTING THE KIDS;
What a justice is this from back then like doing all this staff to a child that don't know what's going on around her. Government is benefiting on all this thinking all same scenario. So sad for the child and mom
Great job 👍
Such an over smart child. Begged her mum to let her stay by herself and then tried to be extra smart. Hate it when child don’t follow rules and always want to have their way. Sometime tough love might not be what your child understands but definitely what you child need. The mother should have been adamant about not keeping her u attended.the child got her mother into all kinds of trouble and yet the child is the one who is given all the kindness. While the mother is looked at like the criminal. Her only crime is trying to give her child a better life and giving into the demand of her whinny too smart for her own liking child
I agree
I love Valerie
She was being stupid that little girl was to little to be home alone
I was in the 6th grade when this aired
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Look what the city did to this child!
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The laws have changed ALOT since then wow
Thank god these movies are made so that the parents and neighbours and relatives are aware of what will happen if a similar incident takes place.
Instead of doing this, why don't these hypocrites invade, and actually do something about, these neighborhoods where innocent animals are hoarded, abused, and neglected?
Why wasn’t the mother told about what went on in the apartment before she got there like the kid blew the fuse, Etc… that lawyer should’ve had all that information when they went to court, and she needs to sue them people, but examining that child with her, her permission and her not being there, I do hope this is not a true movie..
The reaction and assumptions of all the authorities, is atrocious. A bunch of morons
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Me again, I was ridiculed, when my daughter ran to me and I told her this "would all be over soon"! The judge and state didn't care to see my interactions with my children!
POOR MOTHER. I THINK THE SISTEM MAKEVTHE POOR KIDS WORSE, JUST GOD KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON WITH KIDS IN THERE CARE.
I have to add there are obviously cases where a child SHOULD be taken away from a home. In the case of parents using drugs; drinking out of control; putting their needs before their child's; etc. The thing is that wealthy, married people also fall in to the category of bad parents. In fact, IMO, they can be some of the worst. They can pay to hide abuse, drugs, etc. I just think it's unfair that single, poor parents are typically scrutinized unfairly vs married (rich or poor).
Who taught her how to plug in and use a blender and vacuum cleaner omg🤔🤔
Thelma from Amen
How is chipped paint a danger? I can see them not understanding about the rest of the things, although I do not agree. But how do they include chipped pain as part of dangerous living conditions?
Is all of the movie this awful
and those situations are going to happen again under project 2025....
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my mom struggled. she went to work came home cooked and washed and ironed for neighbors. dad never brought money home spent it on his little whores started a new new family then begged my mom to let him out of paying child support.
That kid was so annoying
Your heart is so small
I think her acting is incredibly convincing. She’s a sweetheart. A heart wrenching performance from both the mother and daughter characters.
That child is a total moron!
She make mistakes was afraid because of the lite so she call the police 🚓🚨 I think is illegal to live the kids alone at home I am single mother so I always had someone watching my son.Is hard if u don't have anyone to help U😢
lol. That’s your take home?
NO GOOD...TOO BLURRY
I don't have kids.
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Yet another movie with no ending! The people who write, produce, etc., these movies get paid MEGA bucks for what they do compared to other professions, and yet they are too lazy to write/produce an ending! And why is it that some single mothers can produce another baby every few months just to up their welfare benefits, while others are struggling along, raising their child(ren) the best way they can, “ineligible” for welfare benefits working one + jobs to support them, only to have CPS breathing down their necks, looking for any flimsy excuse they can to take the children away from them, and deem them an unfit parent, when they are most likely (generally speaking) the most loving and fit parents there are?
The mother has terrible attitude.
poor quality
You didnt have a good childhood makes you a nasty thing. Ruining people
I feel like I have seen this movie before
Lil girl pissed my off fr keep her ass there
That is so silly to call 911 like that. Though, 8 is awfully young. My parents wouldn't let me stay home alone and watch my little brother until I was 14. Of course, my dad was ultra-strict. That ended up backfiring badly.
Some parents don't have a he help for someone to watch their kids. Don't judge