Latchkey kids! - Page 2

Originally posted by: aarundhati

Agree with u Sujathaji...but just as Nidhi was forced to leave the kid alone...as she had a hospital emergency...it was a question of life and death for someone else...this disobidient girl was not ready to accompany her...so poor Nidhi had no option but to leave her on her own...all parents , I am sure do this, when forced to and not very willingly...toh I think at times, situations r unavoidable...!

Aarundhathi...she is a child...and you do not give in to every whim and fancy of a child..

But yes, parents do not do this willingly or happily...and yet this is a situation fraught with danger...that is what I was pointing to...

Originally posted by: Sujatha.rao

Aarundhathi...she is a child...and you do not give in to every whim and fancy of a child..

But yes, parents do not do this willingly or happily...and yet this is a situation fraught with danger...that is what I was pointing to...

Originally posted by: fanktlk

If it were her own.. or mine for that matter.. I could have forced the child to accompany.. I would probably.. whacked the kid on the back and pulled her along...

But what can you do during temporary custody?? Can you exercise the same right and force the child to come along? What if the child chooses to run away again?

In such a situation... won't you give in??

No Divya...I wouldn't...for the simple reason that my responsibilities are far greater...wouldn't you take extra care of your neighbour's kid when he or she is left in your custody...it is like that...and besides, they have assured the police that the child is their responsibility...so, there are legal consequences to be faced apart from everything else...so, it was a big mistake for sure on Nidhi's part...!

Forget this, what if the child had still run away...and the police actually found the parents...and brought them along to take custody of the child...what would have happened then?