@cheyennehuntca: There’s a lot of conversation about a Florida mother who was arrested after leaving her younger children under the care of her 14 year old and a part time nanny while on a work trip, but are we asking the right questions? The discussion is currently centered on whether or not a 14 year old should be legally allowed to babysit their siblings, but I’m more interested in scrutinizing the system that puts families in that position in the first place.
isnt Florida one of the states that says a 14 yr old has to have a baby if she gets r*ped and pregnant? interesting...
2026-10-31 18:38:16
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Luca Lemon :
The math isn’t mathing for me on this one. One night, maybe. But, six days??? That’s an unusually long business trip. And, while there are those bosses that say if you don’t go you’re fired, that’s also not typical.
2026-10-31 19:46:33
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Mayamona :
I believe it was also reported that she was on a work trip and her job was being threatened if she hadn't attended
2026-10-31 22:17:22
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seany_boy :
If she wasn’t comfortable leaving the kids with him in the first place, why would anyone else ever think it’s safe for them to be with him…
2026-10-31 19:11:34
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ProCraftinator 🎨 :
Women are villainized no matter what we do.
2026-10-31 18:00:25
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Hi, It's Squiggs :
I first heard this as she took a trip to Las Vegas. The “work trip” part of this was left out entirely.
2026-10-31 18:55:43
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𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐬•𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬 🇵🇸 :
I was babysitting at 12. I had younger siblings that I took care of. This is not new. And if we can get pregnant and have no choice but to have the baby at that age, I think we are capable of watching younger siblings.
2026-10-31 18:57:06
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meltyourpopsicle :
I started watching my siblings around 9 or 10, I started watching other people’s children at 11. I was a full time nanny at 16.
2026-10-31 20:26:46
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pakalachian :
My parents - a doctor and nurse - left me, a 14-year old, in charge of my three younger siblings for A MONTH. They were out of the country! We were totally fine.
2026-10-31 19:10:29
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bridgetcheocheo :
I was babysitting at that age 🤷🏻♀️
2026-10-31 18:31:22
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Ruth Tucker UGC :
And I am going to guess that if she hadn't gone on the trip she would lose her job.
2026-10-31 19:49:45
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Neurospicy Bog Witch :
This was normal when I was a kid. (Gen X). And it wasn’t great. But also, this is a complicated issue. We must do better. Employers must do better. Society must do better. Help people who need help. 💙
2026-10-31 20:01:12
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Kristiemaewolfe :
Man, I was raised in the 90s with both parents and they still left us at home.
2026-10-31 18:45:42
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stick :
100% right
2026-10-31 21:00:02
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Stephanie Michelle :
I had a full time summer job babysitting 2 kids under 6 years old when I was 13. This is insane.
2026-10-31 19:14:24
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Ghosts&Goodies :
I’ve been a single working mom. What she did is DISGUSTING and she deserves the charges. You don’t have child care? YOU DONT GO
2026-10-31 19:17:38
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120_minutes_to_go :
I was babysitting kids when I was 14. However, the system is totally fucked!! She shouldn’t be expected to go on work trips
2026-10-31 21:36:55
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B.U :
Ohhhh???? The news headline literally said “trip to Vegas “ and left out the work part. WOW
2026-10-31 19:30:00
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dontcare628 :
Thank you for speaking up for single moms. I guarantee she'd have been in huge trouble at her job if she hadn't gone on that work trip.
2026-10-31 17:39:37
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HeatherReadsNews :
okay, so this abusive AF man is the reason this happened. ugh
2026-10-31 20:30:17
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✨ Mystery ✨ :
What’s crazy is this was done all the time in the past. My parents went on vacations to the Virgin Islands and just left me, starting at 11 years old, and my brother, 13 years old, alone. We had to get up go to school make her own meals, etc. No one even thought twice about it. (to be fair one of my dad’s friends was a police officer that we knew we could call if needed).
2026-10-31 18:35:38
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ceilings :
my moms did this with 5 kids. I feel bad for my sister who was the 14 year old with 4 younger brothers
2026-10-31 17:19:44
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BetterOffAutistic :
This sucks for everyone. I was the 14 yo who was expected to do all this crap. It was REALLY unfair to me and to my siblings bc I was a child unable to handle managing a bunch of other kids. I ended up locking them in their rooms so I could do all the house chores. That's not good for anyone! We need free childcare asap
2026-10-31 18:41:05
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Rebekah Harkness :
I was watching my brother overnight at that age, I also babysat babies at that age.
2026-10-31 18:07:10
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DaveMac :
Well presented! Thanks for the insight! (Headlines just don't tell the story!) ^.^
2026-10-31 17:24:22
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