This morning the woman in the car next to me turned around and slapped her child so hard his head [View All]

hit the window. A little kid in a car seat. I yelled and waved until she looked up and saw me--and she gave me a dirty look. I yelled at her "KNOCK IT OFF!" (She was still leaning over the seat screaming at the kid). When she realized I had seen her she gave me a look like, "What?".

And then I picked up my phone and showed it to her. This look crossed over her face and suddenly she was real sorry... she starts mouthing "NO, NO" and waving her hands at me. I called the cops and reported her.

People!! What is going on these days? I'm a teacher and a mandatory reporter for abuse and on average, per year, I make one phone call. This school year I've made ELEVEN calls about three different kids. (In December on a 27 degree day with snow coming down I was in the grocery store parking lot and a woman came walking up the street with a 3 year old, on a leash, in short pants and a t-shirt. The kid was practically blue).

Something bad is happening in my part of the country. My fear is that all these social services cuts are showing up in neglect and abuse of our most vulnerable people. Nobody is watching out for them!

My stomach knots up when I think of this poor little kid from this morning. I hope the police caught up with them fast.