My 30's

Mother of the Year

August 18, 2009 at 9:26 pm Leave a comment

And the Nominees Are…

I am pleased to announce that we have three more potential nominees for this years’ prestigious “Mother of the Year Award.”

The first two nominees come to us from Southern California.  KCAL 9 News, reported yesterday afternoon, two women were arrested in connection with a takeover robbery of an auto supply store in Garden Grove on Sunday.  The two are expected to be charged with commercial robbery, false imprisonment and felony child endangerment. 

Child endangerment, you may ask?  Did a small child happen to be in the Pep Boys store when these two women charged in, weapons in hand?  Unfortunately, no, that was not the case.  Instead, when police located and stopped their getaway car, a 7 month old baby was found inside the car.  A baby that belonged to one of the suspects.  According to the report, the child has now been placed in protective custody.

Apparently babysitters really ARE that hard to find!  Really people?  Sigh…

The third nominee comes from a story out of today’s Denver Post.  A family on vacation was driving down Highway 82 in Colorado, when a boulder rolled off a cliff and crashed into the windshield of the family’s SUV, immediately killing the father who was driving.  In order to save her three sons, the mother, who was sitting in the passenger seat, reached over, put the car in neutral and grabbed the wheel with one hand while she pressed the break with the other.  The car went through a red light at the bottom of the hill, but eventually came to a stop, where the mother jumped out and began yelling for help.

And the Award goes to…

Thought for the day: 

If the government requires a license to drive a car, then why doesn’t it require one to procreate?   Okay, I’m stepping down from my soapbox now…

Entry filed under: Parenting. Tags: Mother of the Year, motherhood, Parenting.