Parents who left their kids home alone
- Thread starter Dana Dane
- Start date
.. for real..
I dont even know how reply to this ignorant ass shit..
ACCIDENTS happen when I'm AT HOME with my kids-- IN THE SAME ROOM EVEN.. my sons are 11 & 13.. theyre playin' some WWE shit on the XBox, next thing I know theyre figure 4 and headlocking each other.. they knock over a tall ass vase with bamboo in it- the bamboo knocks over a glass of ice-water that was on the edge of the counter AT THE SAME TIME my older boy jumps up to figure out what the fuck theyve done broke now and he steps back barefoot into the broken glass .... theres blood everywhere like someone got their arm chopped off... .. how they could leave them babies I'll never know..
Props:
S.SAVAGE
yeahhh i hella heard about this on the news.
about the dogs/puppies... apparently the parents LOOKED around for a dog sitter for them and they actually cared about them more and didn't even think about babysitters..
oh and the mother is actually the step-mother because the mother died awhile back. the news stated clearly that the recently married couple wanted to have a honeymoon vacation WITHOUT the children annoying them.
they didn't even set out meals or prepare any food for them either.. the children said that they "ate a lot of cereal".. and yeah, the older son did say that he was glad his dad got arrested...
about the dogs/puppies... apparently the parents LOOKED around for a dog sitter for them and they actually cared about them more and didn't even think about babysitters..
oh and the mother is actually the step-mother because the mother died awhile back. the news stated clearly that the recently married couple wanted to have a honeymoon vacation WITHOUT the children annoying them.
they didn't even set out meals or prepare any food for them either.. the children said that they "ate a lot of cereal".. and yeah, the older son did say that he was glad his dad got arrested...
here's the story
Police: Couple left kids, went to Vegas
They got a dog sitter but no baby sitter for two boys
By JULIANA BARBASSA
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Last Updated: January 5, 2006, 08:48:49 AM PST
MANTECA — A husband and wife who found a dog sitter for their new puppies, but left their 9-year-old son home to care for his younger autistic brother while they celebrated the new year in Las Vegas, were arrested Wednesday, police said.
Jacob Calero, 39, and his wife, Michelle De La Vega, 32, left Calero's sons — Joshua, 9, and Jason, 5 — at their San Ramon home early Friday while the newlyweds headed out of town for a five-day trip, police said.
The children's mother, Cristina Calero, died of breast cancer in 2003 and Jacob Calero married De La Vega last year.
Joshua, interviewed Wednesday at his grandmother's apartment in Manteca, said his dad and stepmother got each other puppies for Christmas, and went so far as to bring the pug and the poodle-Maltese mix to De La Vega's mother before leaving town.
"I thought they loved them more than us," the boy said.
Libbey Holden, the boys' maternal grandmother, said she called police after she suspected the couple had left the children behind.
"I had big concerns," Holden said Wednesday, sitting in her apartment filled with family pictures, including smiling portraits of her late daughter. "These kids are helpless."
Police said they found the children asleep in their beds Saturday night, a day after being left alone. A gas fireplace was turned on, but they found nothing out of the ordinary.
"It appears that the food and the environment were set up for them to be alone," San Ramon police Sgt. Brian Kalinowski said.
Police use ladder to get in
The older boy said he was told not to answer the door, so officers had to use a ladder to enter the home through an unlocked second-floor balcony door.
Kalinowski said arresting the husband and wife on suspicion of two felony counts each of child endangerment was a "no-brainer."
They were being held at the Martinez jail on $200,000 bail each.
Joshua, who said he was glad his dad was arrested, explained that he and his brother ate cereal for breakfast and cooked frozen dinners in the microwave for lunch and dinner. He said his dad and stepmother left while they were asleep. They had asked him to watch his younger brother, but didn't tell him where they were staying, he said.
"They shouldn't leave us alone," Joshua said, sitting in the living room of his grandmother's apartment. "I didn't know who I could call in an emergency. Even if I called my father, he's far away, so there wouldn't be much he could do."
Holden said she tried calling Calero, but couldn't reach him.
Worried, she consulted friends, and finally decided to call authorities.
Officers began calling Calero's cell phone Saturday, but he didn't call back until Tuesday.
"It seems to me that, as a parent, you would take a plane, train or automobile to come back to your kids as soon as possible," Kalinowski said. "We get the sense that they felt no urgency for them to return home."
Joshua said it wasn't the first time he and his brother had been left home alone. Last fall, his dad and stepmother kept him out of school for a week so he could baby sit his brother while they went away.
Police: Couple left kids, went to Vegas
They got a dog sitter but no baby sitter for two boys
By JULIANA BARBASSA
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Last Updated: January 5, 2006, 08:48:49 AM PST
MANTECA — A husband and wife who found a dog sitter for their new puppies, but left their 9-year-old son home to care for his younger autistic brother while they celebrated the new year in Las Vegas, were arrested Wednesday, police said.
Jacob Calero, 39, and his wife, Michelle De La Vega, 32, left Calero's sons — Joshua, 9, and Jason, 5 — at their San Ramon home early Friday while the newlyweds headed out of town for a five-day trip, police said.
The children's mother, Cristina Calero, died of breast cancer in 2003 and Jacob Calero married De La Vega last year.
Joshua, interviewed Wednesday at his grandmother's apartment in Manteca, said his dad and stepmother got each other puppies for Christmas, and went so far as to bring the pug and the poodle-Maltese mix to De La Vega's mother before leaving town.
"I thought they loved them more than us," the boy said.
Libbey Holden, the boys' maternal grandmother, said she called police after she suspected the couple had left the children behind.
"I had big concerns," Holden said Wednesday, sitting in her apartment filled with family pictures, including smiling portraits of her late daughter. "These kids are helpless."
Police said they found the children asleep in their beds Saturday night, a day after being left alone. A gas fireplace was turned on, but they found nothing out of the ordinary.
"It appears that the food and the environment were set up for them to be alone," San Ramon police Sgt. Brian Kalinowski said.
Police use ladder to get in
The older boy said he was told not to answer the door, so officers had to use a ladder to enter the home through an unlocked second-floor balcony door.
Kalinowski said arresting the husband and wife on suspicion of two felony counts each of child endangerment was a "no-brainer."
They were being held at the Martinez jail on $200,000 bail each.
Joshua, who said he was glad his dad was arrested, explained that he and his brother ate cereal for breakfast and cooked frozen dinners in the microwave for lunch and dinner. He said his dad and stepmother left while they were asleep. They had asked him to watch his younger brother, but didn't tell him where they were staying, he said.
"They shouldn't leave us alone," Joshua said, sitting in the living room of his grandmother's apartment. "I didn't know who I could call in an emergency. Even if I called my father, he's far away, so there wouldn't be much he could do."
Holden said she tried calling Calero, but couldn't reach him.
Worried, she consulted friends, and finally decided to call authorities.
Officers began calling Calero's cell phone Saturday, but he didn't call back until Tuesday.
"It seems to me that, as a parent, you would take a plane, train or automobile to come back to your kids as soon as possible," Kalinowski said. "We get the sense that they felt no urgency for them to return home."
Joshua said it wasn't the first time he and his brother had been left home alone. Last fall, his dad and stepmother kept him out of school for a week so he could baby sit his brother while they went away.
.. you mention a couple hours.. you mention being left at a friends house.. these kids were left 'alone' for days at a time. Its more than obvious that those boys were an inconvenience to their own father and new mommy. The boy states this isnt the first time theyve been left alone- so this isnt just 'one mistake' these parents made..
Sure. There are kids that are treated far worse than these kids but it still doesnt make this situation any less of an issue.
I can only imagine how much that 9 year old boy has to do in that house... its sad to me that he's been made to grow up so fast.. it may be 'reality' or the way a lot of the world is today.. but again.. it doesnt make it any less of a bad situation..
Props:
S.SAVAGE
Turn bitch..? My sons are almost 12 & 14 and theyre leaders... they know all about responsibility - theyre respectful- they work hard and earn a lot of what they have- I'm not a mom that sits at home baking cookies- I work 50/hrs week so I'm not there when they get home from school- but they let themselves in, make something to eat and when I get home a couple hours later I make them dinner and do what needs to be done.
I dont leave them at home by themselves if I go out of town for the week-end-- I send them to their Gramma's or their cousins so they can go to the Rec Center or go to a game.. I sure as hell never left them home alone for a WEEK.
Are my kids spoiled..? fuck yeah.. they stay fitted, have Ipods, tvs, a EBox, etc.. but theyre happy, well adjusted and know they can count on their 'parent' to be there for them.. stability, trust.. it has to be there.
Its my JOB as a parent to allow my sons to have a childhood, to have them learn by example, trial and error.. and to keep them SAFE-- they have the rest of their lives to be an adult.
Props:
S.SAVAGE
shit im not gonna front..... i would go out and my ex that had 2 kids would want to join me sometimes, the father and his family were foul cause they would rarely take the kids, and her family was all in puerto rico so she was assed out. she would just say fuck it and put them to sleep then bounce. we would be out till 2, sometimes comeback for a sec to check on them and then grab a bite to eat and come back. no question that i felt foul as shit doing this tho. its a fucked up situation tho cause she would be on the verge of going crazy, needing some time for herself and she just couldnt do it. its a fucked up situation. i kind of understood what was really going down just cause my pops was a drunk ass muthafucka that would promise to pick me up on a weekend and not show up or answer his phone , so i knew how it affected my mother, and how it then affected my girlfriend. im no longer with her tho but if she needs someone to watch the kids for a few hours ill help out (not without a free dinner tho haha) im not trying to flip the script like this shit is all good, its just a fucked up situation.