See this baby smoking a bowl? Adorable, right? His mother thought it was. So much so, she posted it on Facebook and now she's taking some heat, in the form of child protective services and the court of public opinion.
The Florida mom is first trying to convince us all it's tobacco she's smoking in that bong. Secondly, she says her 11-month-old baby is obviously not smoking, so what's the big deal?
I doubt an 11-month-old has yet to grasp holding it, but that doesn't change the fact that his mouth is on the bong. Whether you're smoking tobacco (yeah, right) or anything else, you should try to keep your developing baby away from such things. Having him lip the rim is a stupid idea, if not illegal. I mean, what's she smoking?
As if we don't know.
Should this baby's mom get in trouble with the law?
Image via News4Jax.com
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I'm more worried about the flat iron the baby is sitting on! A lot of wires to be around a baby!!
what a freakin moron. I hope this lady gets her baby taken away from her. She obviously has no idea what it means to be a mother.
the kid has his finger in the bong hole so he has definitly seen mommy smoke a few times.
People are quick to yell "CPS!" without understanding what that does to a family. It's not some benign little thing you do where a kid is rescued and put in the loving arms of someone dependable; it's often the beginning of a logistical nightmare in which kids are shunted from foster home to foster home. Dunno how many foster parents you guys know, but they're not always on the up-and-up.
That being said, without saying whether she should or shouldn't lose her child, I think this mom's an idiot -- not for smoking pot when she has a kid (please, we don't say a word about Chardonnay moms), but for thinking there would be no repercussions from posting it on the Internet.
Personally, I'm bothered when I see kids "mixing daddy's drink," pretending to swig beer, and the like; i don't see what's cute or funny about it. But that's my opinion, and not something I'd base a call to CPS on.
honustly i dont think this should have been called in for several reasons there are kids out ther being abused hit beaten punched or worse yes she was stupid for posting that online and know that it would cause her havic but this is not something to just call in i have been in foster homes and i know what its like i went cause my father sexualy mentaly and physicaly abused me and let me tell u all who keep saying that she needs her kids taking away do u know what u could be doin to that kid u could be putting herinto a sityuation more worse than what that pic shows not all foster parents are all lovey dove and all for the kids half of them only do it for the money i had been foster home to foster home to foster home and along every trip to a new home ment no friends un stable friendships causeing sevre depression and ultimoly attempting sucide and i was beat in a foster home slapped cut treated like a slave and i was only 7 years old till i was 13 is how long i went through that process i think u all should get to know the foster system befor u go saying that her kid should be taking away u dont know what u could be sending that kid into
What an idiot for A: allowing her baby to do that B: taking a photo of it C - the dumbest thing of ALL - POSTING IT ON FB.
That said though - no, the child should not be taken away, the foster system in this country is overloaded as it is, maybe some parenting classes and a few visits to the home, some sort of probationary period- that's it. Those who say (in so many circumstances) REMOVE THAT CHILD!! Are giving a knee-jerk reaction to the situation and aren't really thinking it through. Most kids I have heard talk about living in a foster home? Were miserable and hated it. Some were abused, in much worse ways than whatever the situation was at home.
No, definitely not taken away, but a good thump on the head for the mom for SURE. Dumdum.
if the picture isn't distrubing enough i can imagine a home that obviously has drug abuse and the like going on in it. so yes cps should be called, she should get in trouble for it and for anyone that says foster homes are awful then you may not know any. as i do and they are great. certainly a better home then this poor boy is living in. also if you do see a foster home that is not on the up and up then report it. don't just say it's ok to have this boy exploited and the example of poor stupid parenting. in fact i'm glad this lady was stupid enough to post this cause now instead of noone knowing about any harm or abuse that was being hidden can now come out in the open.
There are good and bad foster homes - what guarantee is there that this child, if removed would go to a good one? There is none. Regardless, the system in this country is overloaded. Good or bad - that is the main factor in trying to be a little more tolerant or at least know more about a situation before just removing a child for a facebook photo.
You have no idea what kind of home this boy is living in, judgment based on 1 photo? This is part of what is wrong with our society, people imagine an entire life for this child based on 1 photo w/o knowing anything else about his family, the home.
I guess since she has a bong in her house there must be all kinds of "hidden" abuses that will now be exposed - daily beatings and food deprivation maybe - all pot smokers are horrific abusers you know. Your post disturbs me much more than the photo does - I wish the world was less judgmental. She is probably young, thought it was funny, made a bad decision that she possibly regrets horribly and has learned a valuable lesson from - reason to take away her child? NO.
I am willing to find out more about a situation before I make a snap judgment. I am not saying what you suppose may not be the case, but without any other facts, to speak about those things (drug abuse, other hidden abuses) as if they are probable is just not the right way to approach the situation.