I had a truly terrifying experience-THE TRUTH Pg19

[Jennasis]

Also, weren't you JUST in the hospital for an asthma related incident? You also said somewhere that you were overweight (you described yourself in a post on another thread as such). There could be a correlation between the two and the sleep issue?

 

[Coconut36]

I only saw NY....did not realize it wss NYC-makes sense, no car.

Assumptions on my part mind you..I saw NY and had no way to know it wasn't NYC

 

[Ceila]

I think troll. Isn't this a new version of the poster who took her child with autism on a train to WDW, and had a miserable time with her mother or some other relative there, or something like that? I know that poster was from NYC, was a single mother, didn't work, got no support from the children's father, the kids' ages seem to be about the same, and the posting style seems similar.

 

[Ciciwoowoo]

I think troll. Isn't this a new version of the poster who took her child with autism on a train to WDW, and had a miserable time with her mother or some other relative there, or something like that? I know that poster was from NYC, was a single mother, didn't work, got no support from the children's father, the kids' ages seem to be about the same, and the posting style seems similar.

 

[dogluva]

I think it is safe to say you really shouldn't lay back down any more and take naps when your kids are at school. If you don't have an alarm you can set you can't take the chance. I can't imagine how scared your kids must have been being held at the police station not knowing why you didn't pick them up.

IMO they SHOULD HAVE given you hell. I am sure they deal with ppl every day who don't keep up with their kids and give them all kinds of sob stories and lame excuses.

Are you a single mom? Or just a stay at home mom? What does your husband think about what happened? Nobody has HIS number to call him? I am assuming you are married since you don't mention having a job and you are napping during the day.

I don't get it either. A full night's sleep and you take nap at 10 in the morning? That does not sound healthy, especially since you slept 8 more hours.

I don't think you should be mad at the police officers. If anything, you should be grateful your kids are safe. Where I live, the kids are just dropped off. Also, why don't you have any emergency contacts? Sounds fishy.

 

[brockash]

Such a bizarre story. I agree that you should at least speak to your Dr. That seems so crazy that you'd go back to sleep 4 hrs. after getting up from a full nights sleep and then sleep again for 9 hrs. during the day, when you're used to your kids coming home and sleeping through 20 phone calls (even if it was on low.) Do you have a lot going on or have extra stresses going on? It just seems so odd...maybe take a step back and look at what all is going on in your life ect.

I'd also make sure you ALWAYS, no matter if you're planning to take a nap or not, set your alarm...probably a few alarms from now on.

 

[Becky2005]

I would be freaked out to. I think when I get to much sleep it makes me even more sleepy.

I would have been freaked out too.

I also agree with the too much sleep. I have learned on days I can sleep in, if I do for too long I feel worse than if I just got up. I also learned I can't take naps for more than 30 minutes or else I'm just useless for the rest of the day (and start having bizarre dreams too). I do set an alarm clock for naps though because I'm afraid of something like this happening.

 

[sookie]

If you are overweight - agree it could be sleep apnea. Or problems with your asthma causing you not to breathe well.
If the other poster is right.
OP, it does sound really scary. Take care of yourself!

And this would not be the first single mom I know that doesn't work - being in NYC does not have anything to do with it!! lol

 

[mamacatnv]

What else would the bus driver do? She says they called the emergency numbers and waited 2 hours, trying to figure out what you thing the bus driver should have done?

Drop the kids to find their way home like most school age kids who get off a bus. I have never lived anywhere or even heard of a place that requires a parent at the bus stop to release kids to. Our busses pull up, let the kids out and drive off, same where I grew up and everywhere I have ever lived.

Where I live they would bring them back to school and call everyone on the emergency contact list. If for some reason they couldn't reach anyone on the list they would call CPS.

Not here. Heck the school bell rings, some kids get on busses, some walk home, some get picked up by parents etc but once that bell rings or the bus door opens and drops the kidlets on the curb, that is the end of the babysitting.
Having to meet the bus or else is a totally foreign idea to me and frankly one that would really bother me.

 

[jdb in AZ]

Having to meet the bus or else is a totally foreign idea to me and frankly one that would really bother me.

Even when my kids were in kindergarten they didn't have to be met at the bus stop. Is this situation for real?

 

[mamacatnv]

Even when my kids were in kindergarten they didn't have to be met at the bus stop. Is this situation for real?

Yes. If I read this right, you are as stunned as I am.
Our Kindergartners walk to and from school if they are within a mile. Most parents pick up but its not required. Some meet the bus but again, not required. I never ever took my kids to the bus or met the bus, the bus stop was 4 houses down from me.

 

[JessicaR]

Around here the kindergarten kids must be released to a parent. I know some states that the rule is 3rd grade and under. Here they will take the kids back to the bus yard and continue to call the parents/guardians and any others on the list. If by 5:30 that hasn't happened the police are called. The thing is - why the heck didn't they send someone to the house? The police I mean once they had the kids.



I'm thinking depression. You say you are bored so you nap. In any event - get to your doctor and get checked out.

 

[S. C.]

Around here the kindergarten kids must be released to a parent. I know some states that the rule is 3rd grade and under. Here they will take the kids back to the bus yard and continue to call the parents/guardians and any others on the list. If by 5:30 that hasn't happened the police are called. The thing is - why the heck didn't they send someone to the house? The police I mean once they had the kids.



I'm thinking depression. You say you are bored so you nap. In any event - get to your doctor and get checked out.

Same thing here!

 

[mdsoccermom]

There is a lot here that perplexes me. First, do you not have anyone on your emergency contact list? Those lists don't have to be just family. You can have friends and neighbors, you know. Second, I find it hard to believe that the police did not send anyone to your house to check up on you.

I agree with others that you need to see a doctor ASAP. Also, it's probably time to start looking for some sort of job if you are that bored that you need to take a nap every single day.

 

[Minnesota!]

Drop the kids to find their way home like most school age kids who get off a bus. I have never lived anywhere or even heard of a place that requires a parent at the bus stop to release kids to. Our busses pull up, let the kids out and drive off, same where I grew up and everywhere I have ever lived.

Not here. Heck the school bell rings, some kids get on busses, some walk home, some get picked up by parents etc but once that bell rings or the bus door opens and drops the kidlets on the curb, that is the end of the babysitting.
Having to meet the bus or else is a totally foreign idea to me and frankly one that would really bother me.

Same here. Hell, our neighbors...the girls are ages 4 and 6...walk 15 houses (down a hill) each day and catch their bus on a busy road (and are let off in the same spot). No parents either way.

Teachers walk the lines (bus line, walker line, pick up line) to the outside of the building then the kids are on their own.

 

[DeluxePrincess]

Anyone else have kids in NYC schools? I know where I live, kids are let off the bus with or without a parent present. Most kids (even Kindergarten) have keys in their bookbags just in case of situations like this.

All I know is that if I lived in NYC and there was even a CHANCE that my kids would end up at the police station if I wasn't around, I would be napping with several alarms to wake me up. Most likely I wouldn't nap unless I were sick! That is a terrifying thought to me. I also would not want any chance of having the already overburdened police department have to hold my kids. Do they have someone just in charge of children who are not picked up? I can't imagine that it's only one parent a day who misses the bus pick up.

 

[Jennasis]

I'm definetly going to the doctor ASAP. I am in fact a single mom. I live alone just me and my kids. I freaked out last night trying to go to sleep . I stayed up until close to 4:00 am because I wasn't sleepy and I was afraid I'd go to sleep and not wake up. I've heard that sleep is the closest thing to death . I am really afraid because that just is not normal for me . I told my dd last night about calling 911 for emergencies and if mommy doesn't wake up. That freaked her out and made her cry .

I have thier father listed as an emergency contact . He lived with his mother for years but he moved out a couple weeks ago with some chick and I have no clue where they live. They may have went to his address and made calls but his mother is not on any papers to pick them up so they couldn't drop them off with her.

My dd knows where we live...They sat and waited for hours but didn't once suggest knocking on my door ? They know Im ALWAYS on time.They could have called the police to atleast check the apartment out. I could've been dead...maybe I actually was in some sorta coma .

I will never take a nap again while they are in school .

Folks, we've been had. Above she claims where the dad allegedly is BUT do we not recall the thread she posted in October where she said she got a call from her ex's girlfriend crying about how he had JUST MOVED OUT on her to live with the next door neighbor he had knocked up? No mention of him living with his mommy then.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2821474

ANd she claims to be a single SAHM mom, yet here she is YESTERDAY planning a cruise:

Im trying to decide on a 5 day Disney to Canada or a 7 day Norwegian to the Bahamas..Im leaning more towards Disney because of money . If I were going to the Bahamas I'd want to do excursions galore...Im really just interested in the ship experience . I may book Disney Cruise to NE this week . Thanx for letting me know Im not crazy ..I can care less about the ports. I just want to see the ship ..take a TON of photos and of course let my kids have a ball in the kids club! Ok now im exciting myself ...Im definetly booking the Disney Cruise !

May I suggest we all just let this farce die a quiet natural death?

 

[crashbb]

Assumptions on my part mind you..I saw NY and had no way to know it wasn't NYC

She said she was in NYC in previous posts. I did not go searching - she's just a memorable poster.

Drop the kids to find their way home like most school age kids who get off a bus. I have never lived anywhere or even heard of a place that requires a parent at the bus stop to release kids to. Our busses pull up, let the kids out and drive off, same where I grew up and everywhere I have ever lived.

Not here. Heck the school bell rings, some kids get on busses, some walk home, some get picked up by parents etc but once that bell rings or the bus door opens and drops the kidlets on the curb, that is the end of the babysitting.
Having to meet the bus or else is a totally foreign idea to me and frankly one that would really bother me.

In previous posts she has said that her children have special needs and go to schools for kids with special needs. In one of the posts in the thread she says that her daughter's bus has a "matron" that walks her daughter to do the door - that would make more sense if her daughter had some sort of special needs.

 

[Liberty Belle]

Drop the kids to find their way home like most school age kids who get off a bus. I have never lived anywhere or even heard of a place that requires a parent at the bus stop to release kids to. Our busses pull up, let the kids out and drive off, same where I grew up and everywhere I have ever lived.

Not here. Heck the school bell rings, some kids get on busses, some walk home, some get picked up by parents etc but once that bell rings or the bus door opens and drops the kidlets on the curb, that is the end of the babysitting.
Having to meet the bus or else is a totally foreign idea to me and frankly one that would really bother me.

It might be a situation like ours - my son was redistricted last year, but we wanted to keep him in the same school, so we have to drive him to the closest bus stop and pick him up from there if we want him to ride the bus.

It wouldn't be impossible for him to walk home, but it's across one busy street and quite a ways away. He's 8 and I wouldn't let him do it and these kids are younger.

 

[Liberty Belle]

Folks, we've been had. Above she claims where the dad allegedly is BUT do we not recall the thread she posted in October where she said she got a call from her ex's girlfriend crying about how he had JUST MOVED OUT on her to live with the next door neighbor he had knocked up? No mention of him living with his mommy then.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2821474

ANd she claims to be a single SAHM mom, yet here she is YESTERDAY planning a cruise:




May I suggest we all just let this farce die a quiet natural death?

Maybe she has money from an inheritance or some sort of trust?

I have no idea who she is. After reading all the "updates" from other posters, I vaguelly remember something about her, but not much at all.