POP Goes the Kiddo!

Maybe you have all heard about the case of the kid in a box on the top of a moving minivan.

Since mom's mistake number one is pretty well established, I'd like to focus on her SECOND mistake. Allowing your child to take responsibility for your actions. ON TELEVISION. 'Scuse me, crazy mom. I'm talking to you. I know that your understanding of child developmental stages is, um, lacking... but I'll just let you in on a little secret. Thirteen year-olds do not have fully developed brains. That's why they don't drive. That's why there's someone older there, to ensure that they don't get bright ideas about how to transport their homelessness box. And that is also why you have control over who interviews your daughter. And also responsibility for stupid things the two of you do together. Because you're the mom. And you could have said no, and, I don't know, not driven the car with your child on top of it? And having not said no, you could have made the right choice the SECOND time a decision was placed before you, the parent, and not let your child take the fall on television. What lesson exactly were you driving home there for her?