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Michigan Mother in Trouble for Helping out Friends?

The story has been out for two days now! A mother in Michigan is in trouble with the state for putting three neighborhood children on the bus in the morning. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Why in the world would this be an issue? Perhaps people have nothing better to do then to worry about a mom who is helping out. I am so appalled by this! With the economy it is more and more important that friends and neighbors use each other as resources. My parents cannot afford to pay their friends to help out. It is like a barter. You help me and I will help you. So why is this wrong all of a sudden?

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As a mother with three children I certainly ask friends to help out from time to time. They ask me for help as well. That is whay friends and family are for. This woman is not profiting, she is helping. I am so flabbergasted by this entire situation! My mother in law is forever talking about “big brother” watching. I usually blow her off and poo poo the allegations. Then a story like this comes along and I have to say that I agree!

What do you all think about this case? Do you think that this mother should be a liscensed daycare because she puts three kids on the bus for FREE? Join in and let me know what you think. I am always interested in opinions!

Becca

Police Crack Down On Babysitters (themoderatevoice.com)
State to ‘Daycare’ Mom: Ditch Neighborhood Kids (abcnews.go.com)

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OK I know… it is not what you are thinking. It is so much cleaner and better then what you are thinking. This is a G rated site you know.

About a month ago my mother in law had advised me to put Vicks Vapor rub on little Analiese’s feet. I had though that she was nuts! Why would I put Vick’s on my babies feet? So the next day my mother in law emails me an article on how putting vicks on a babies feet is actually better for the baby then putting it on their chest. I laughed and forwarded it all of my friends. I was thinking that they would also find the whole thing quite funny!

A few days later a saw one of the friends that I had emailed the article to in the Mall. She was so happy and excited. She had told me that her daughter had been sick with a cough for about a week. She had said that the poor baby had not even been able to sleep laying down so my friend had been holding he all night long! Then she went on to tell me something quite shocking. She tried the Vick’s on the feet solution out of sheer desperation and IT WORKED! She was thanking me profusely. I had to come clean and let her know that it was my mother in law who had figured it all out!

I have not had a sick child since my mother in law mentioned the Vicks on the feet trick. I am anxious to try it on someone… Darn that flu shot! I would love to hear who out there has tried it.

Becca

Flu Survival Tools (petroville.com)
Our First Brush With Illness (genbetween.com)

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