I'm constantly stunned by the ridiculous stories of awful parenting that appear in the news (which also makes me wonder about what doesn't appear). Just to keep track of some of these terrific examples of terrible parenting, I've created a new content category: Bad Parents
So, if you're ever feeling a tad guilty for saying 'no' to your kid's request for ice cream or for just not having the time to take him to band practice and soccer practice and drama club and Scouts, etc., check back here for some positive reinforcement; at least you're not as bad as these miserable parents. Alternately, send your kid a link to this category to remind him how lucky he is.
To kick off the new category, here's a story from the AP as reported by CNN:
Couple finishes restaurant meal while child tied in hot carCHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (AP) -- Police in northwest Georgia have rescued a boy from a hot car where his mother's companion is accused of tying him up.
Ringgold, Georgia, police say a Cracker Barrel restaurant employee called police after seeing Raymond Minchew take the 6-year-old out of the restaurant and return without him -- then finished eating his meal. Ringgold is about 13 miles southeast of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Police found the bound boy sitting in the car, crying.
Sergeant John Gass says the child was soaked with sweat and had a rope tied to one of his ankles. Gass says the temperature was in the 80s Saturday in Ringgold.
The 61-year-old Minchew and the boy's mother -- 35-year-old Rachel Gilchrist -- were arrested and charged with cruelty to children and concealing a weapon. There was a handgun in the car.
Investigators believe the boy was in the hot car for about a half hour.
Police Sergeant John Gass says the couple contended the boy had misbehaved, although witnesses at the restaurant disagreed.
The boy has been placed in protective custody.
Original story (CNN.com)
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