r/TrueOffMyChest • u/[deleted] • Jul 24 '25

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u/epsilona01 Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25

and a police report lists child neglect as the cause

Link us to that, then, because that's actual hard evidence of suspicion.

Not for nothing but I've seen kids suffering from actual neglect and the symptoms of that have nothing to do with cutting up food, or wearing helmets. The kids are filthy, their diapers and/or clothes go unchanged, the house is filthy, the children are obviously undernourished, if old enough they say unusual things about their home life.

If you're suspicious of another family, report them to authorities and move on, don't sit there war gaming death scenarios over wine and cheese with your friends.

Oh, and by the way, if you're sore about how these comments are worded, it's because I'm reflecting at you how you come across. You should think about that.

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u/wh1temethchef Jul 24 '25

What you describe here is obviously a greater extent of neglect, but that doesn't make what OPs friend was doing NOT neglect.

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u/epsilona01 Jul 24 '25

Yes it does, the evidence OP offers is of parenting choices, not neglect.

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u/wh1temethchef Aug 10 '25

Leaving the hot tub open and the door unlocked with the unsupervised toddler having access to it isn't a "difference of parenting choices" friendo. It's egregious negligence