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In reply to the discussion: What a shock, Gorilla Killa Mom is a Jay-sus freak [View all]Ms. Toad
(38,837 posts)And my child has a chronic, life-threatening condition that not only directly threatens her life but also puts her at risk for around a dozen cancers that are generally not detectable until they are too far advanced to be treatable. It has since she was 3 years old.
So feel free to extend an apology for your insulting assumption that anyone who is critical of the mother doesn't have children, and doesn't have a clue what it feels like to have their child's life threatened. I've lived with that threat every day for the past 23 years.
When your child says he is going to go swim with the gorillas you don't just say no and turn your attention to your other children. At a minimum, you pay your full attention to that child until it is clear that the thought has left his mind. Even better, you take your children and move to an area where that temptation doesn't exist. Verbal directions that are not reinforced with redirected attention are not universally effective at that developmental age. As a professional childcare worker, she, better than most parents, should know that and take age appropriate steps to ensure his safety.