Mom Left Kids at Daycare for Six Months? | Part 1

[@kemzyacco5629]

This is child abandonment. How is she not in jail. She's basically left them with a lady she barely knew. Where's their dad. This is nuts

[@trekgirl65]

Dad in prison, hard core crime.

[@kemzyacco5629]

@@trekgirl65 that's really unfortunate.

[@callesierra]

You are right, this is absolutely scandalous. She should be in PRISON.

[@markc7440]

Absolutely agreed!!

[@waynesalls5701]

CPS doesn’t consider this an issue only when child discipline comes into the picture maybe they’ll take action.

[@mariatomas8220]

The audiences face is my face!!! How did she not call cps?????

[@reynaolvera7526]

Literally 😳

[@NexusFantismo]

A lot of people go out of their way to protect some single moms from their terrible decisions. No matter how criminal the behavior.

[@markc7440]

She was too kind and forgiving.

[@brianaevans5952]

That's what I said. I work at a daycare and after that 10 minute grace period we're calling , after that 1st hours with no response or explanation or ETA we're calling CPS. IM NOT waiting 6 months for a parent to show back up

[@shannaholmes833]

OK they were looking at each other like “do yall here this shit”?? lol

[@anndeecosita3586]

Did you guys notice the expression the audience member gave when it came out that the mother left her children with a stranger for six months? She is unfit. I would have called CPS. Sadly, these children must not have much of a father either if he didn’t bother to find out where his children were for six months.

[@feetagain]

Came here to comment this! 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

[@jworth7203]

I’m with the woman right over the plaintiff’s left shoulder-“Excuse me, what??? I canNOT have heard that right!

[@TheAggietaylor]

😳

[@dragastarr2926]

The 3 ladies right behind her were shook

[@elizabethcosme2831]

This breaks my heart for those kids 😢. To be dumped off to a stranger. Hopefully, she was kind

[@ParadiseT-j5f]

Judge Judy holding deadbeat mothers accountable 💪🏽

[@Langley_Ackerman19]

JJ is very fair and doesn't play favorites according to sex/gender. She gets very irritated when women abuse SA/DV cases when it's not true. She also dishes out to both parents and at the same time is a proponent of rights for both parents and not just the mother.

[@Isitmorningalready2]

Someone has to!

[@MarkT1700]

​@@Langley_Ackerman19 we need more judges like that

[@godslittleprincess5454]

As she should!!

[@nikkihoffman9478]

Nice to see a switch. Some dad's should have custody over moms.

[@gogokris85]

Defendant chooses her boyfriend over her two children 13 and 8 years old. The kids have not seen their mom in six months because mom is over there loving and spending time on boyfriend. Never ever choose a man or a woman over your kids.

[@freeinghumanitynow]

When faced with the choice, most women choose the boyfriend. These women won't admit it but they really only care for their kids when the kids are babies. Once they've outgrown the baby phase, mom typically checks out.

[@Noragracee]

Sadly it happens more than we like. Poor children

[@gogokris85]

@@Noragracee poor kids. My prayers are with them because it’s not their fault that their mom is focused on her boyfriend than her own kids.

[@Noragracee]

@@gogokris85 wish I could help all children

[@gogokris85]

@@Noragracee me too. My heart and prayers go out to the 13 year old and 8 year old kids. It’s not their fault that their mom is spending more time with her boyfriend and choosing boyfriend over them.

[@emilyp5176]

I hope CPS was(were) notified about this woman….I won’t refer to her as a mother!

[@HellishSoul]

Out of curiosity, im not familiar with this CPS, is it true that CPS can be very harsh and oerhaps careless with children? (kept hearing bout bad stories bout em for a while)

[@emilyp5176]

@@HellishSoul TBH, I’m not sure how well they function. It definitely differs from state to state in the U.S… But regardless, the children are always the ones who suffer in the end!

[@BusArch42]

@@HellishSoulchild protective services. They are not fabulous but in this case kids would be moved to a foster home. I have two friends who do foster care and they are good people. You hear a lot of claims about children being taken without cause but I’ve never seen Ken yet that was not more than justified. They spend years giving the birth parents a chance to get their kids back. My one friends foster son was finally terminated parental rights ans able to be placed for adoption. He was taken at age 2 because his mom was leaving him alone while she went to work. There’s more though. Mom was a drug addict. She could not seem to stay clean. They were still doing visitation every week and then she started cancelling. She quit seeing him. It was so sad. After four more months (after two years of foster care) the judge finally couldn’t give her anymore chances. She didn’t even come to the hearing to protest. Good friends of their family want very badly to adopt him. In fact the case worker was dragging things out and they paid a lawyer to sue the state on the child’s behalf. He is placed with his permanent home now and still gets to see his foster parents and foster siblings twice a week.

[@livvyluxe2038]

If she got them when she wanted them chances are nobody called cps . The caregiver seems to have a big heart and didn’t want to put them through that which is nice but anyone who can leave kids with someone who is basically a stranger to them for that long cps should be called

[@perfectlyimperfect9129]

💯 % agree!!

[@Caribbean_gyul214]

I can’t believe she has the audacity to leave her kids there for 6 months and is in court like nothing is wrong 😳

[@caitlinwhitfield5621]

There is nothing she can do about child neglect and abandonment

[@clairemercer3099]

You can take the children into foster care.

[@robingodfrey1643]

​@@clairemercer3099She probably didn't want to put the kids through that. I'd have done the same.

[@Martin-u9e]

Why is she not in jail

[@13orangeroo]

The caretaker didn't call CPS.

[@Martin-u9e]

@@13orangeroo it's pathetic

[@momsterzz]

Female

[@watchyatone702]

White

[@marietighe6328]

Apparently she DOESN'T NEED TO BE 😂😂😂

[@MariaGonzalez-qo7in]

😮😢😮😢😮😢 This lady needs to go to jail!!!! 😡😡😡

[@taspany]

and the dad too

[@Condadoking]

​@@taspanywhat did the dad do?

[@taspany]

@@Condadoking you're joking right? Both parents abandoned the kids and you shouldn't need to ask.

[@Condadoking]

@@taspany how do you know he abandoned them? How come we can never talk about women behaving badly without people like you saying "But, men..."?

[@taspany]

@@Condadoking because they were at child care for six months? Are you that delusional?

[@rorisang88]

My children can barely survive me being away for a day. I can't imagine abandoning them like that!

[@jworth7203]

Says a lot about what these kids have been through already.

[@LucySkyDiamond]

I have a 21 year old that I have to hear from at least once a day, no way in hell would I leave a 13 and 8 year old with a stranger for 6 whole months

[@shontae445]

What kind of answer is that to the question,' were you in jail'? Defendant" no i didnt need to be" 🙄🙄

[@PartyOf8Please]

She’s wrong in that!

[@Anselmer_]

Because she probably does drugs but doesn't think she needs rehab

[@Wayniesgirl]

​​@@Anselmer_ So skinny, sunken in face, and pencil brows. Definitely drugs. Attitude checks out, too

[@L3onking]

She probably thinks she's a "functional addict" If you can't take care of your kids, you're not functional

[@Leelang931]

Exactly

[@michaelgillis9420]

The defendant is a piece of crap! Dumped her kids for 6 months? Yikes!! Granted the kids are probably better off with the daycare person.

[@EerieVonIII8574]

POC is too nice of words for this failure of a human

[@melindaboyd9050]

A child just wants their mother

[@jpbaley2016]

2:50 That smirk she gave after admitting she gave “0” cash to support her children means she abandoned them and knows it but found a loophole to prevent her from being jailed for it.

[@MrCamp]

She was pocketing the state aid she was getting for her kids and the kids weren’t even with her!

[@KatsoPravda]

Didn't see a smirk. I saw attitude.

[@MitchGrooms]

THE AUDIENCES RESPONCE IS THE BEST I HAVE SEEN SO FAR..

[@lynetterice8413]

@1:25 is golden😳😳

[@Kellendras1]

That woman in the beige cardigans eyebrows speak for us all.

[@TeresaRitchie-mb6nm]

6 MONTHS!?!

[@lawandabrown3472]

She should be in jail for this shiiii

[@elianalubuto9541]

Yeah

[@fatonyalmitchell3281]

Well she didn't need to because she Left them in daycare care kinda had a agreement 🤝 but she should did better ❤ as a mom

[@lawandabrown3472]

@@fatonyalmitchell3281 She should’ve never agreed to this.

[@fatonyalmitchell3281]

@@lawandabrown3472 perhaps.....No good deed and mom not even appreciated the help, should just paid her something Damm 😢

[@NexusFantismo]

​@@fatonyalmitchell3281 she didn't agree to do it for free, so the agreement was breached basically immediately.

[@CrystalsTrips1]

I'm happy that she gave up those children. Having s3x does not make you a parent. It's better than neglecting them

[@crimsonite2044]

That scarecrow is a criminal and should be sitting in jail

[@8213apice]

She has a lot of nerve!

[@TookieKnows]

Judge Mathis "crackhead sense" would be mad tingling right about now!!!!!

[@jenem9618]

You can tell JJ's was, too! "I don't know whether it's substance abuse..." "were you in rehabilitation for any of that time?"

[@DWilliam1]

Drug abuser…

[@VinzentC]

I thought there was a typo in the title initially. The defendant is a few vegetables short of a full salad

[@PartyOf8Please]

She’s a few fries short of a Happy Meal … along with a missing burger and the toy!

[@danettewelborn5577]

That is a dumb saying

[@MoistNasa]

A few??? She’s one tomato and the rest of the salad is missing

[@anndeecosita3586]

How does the mother know the father is out of state if she doesn’t know where he is? 🤔 Also if he is filing income tax returns, wouldn’t the state seize his refunds if there was a child support order and she is receiving Welfare benefits?

[@markc7440]

Very good points there.

[@gRinchY-op5vr]

In other words he doesn't see nor pay for his kids

[@firebenderkitty313]

If he is not on the birth certificate he wouldn't be compelled to pay.

[@kerrysater157]

You can know what state someone is in and not know where they are. This woman is ridiculous and gross but that isn't a valid point at all

[@UlricGrim]

This lady is pissing me TF off. What TF you mean you left your kids with this lady for 6 months and no support? What?!?!

[@Kellendras1]

And she has the audacity to look surprised at Judge Judy's being disgusted with her.

[@shannonbugeja3746]

Deadbeat mother whose kids aren’t a priority only her substances and boyfriend are and there’s a father who probably has the same priorities as the mother,poor kids are the ones who always suffer when the parents are losers..

[@claraandala3252]

Love the woman's expression behind the defendant 1:24

[@Rushyesgenesis]

I was just about to comment this 😂😂

[@fluffin4bean]

I read this 2 seconds before and saw it right afterwards. Hahaha!! She said 😳

[@Missmeaghanb]

😂😂😂

[@clairelangley9934]

Me too😳

[@arod1471]

That was all of our faces. 😂

[@AliciaJonestv]

How was she able to get away with this for 6 months??

[@diegogomez2520]

Oh she's BOLD !! 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@JoylynnBurns]

The daycare is a mandated reporter she should’ve reported the abandonment and not kept them…this is wrong on so many levels

[@andreabelinda1355]

Right!! That would be abuse, just abandoned them. A 13yr old& 8yr old are big enough easy to care for, they not newborns.🤷🏽‍♀️Crazy!!

[@Shastasnow]

Their development is probably crazy behind. 😢 I struggled in school could not imagine not having any support. Think of how far society could have been without crap parents like this. But just remember this is a TV show. The cases maybe real but ages and what they do here is often staged.

[@mismermaid22]

I think she did those children a HUGE favor bc they were able to see their mother and not thrown into foster care. I'm not saying what she did was okay, not at all. 6 months with their babysitter was better for them then being thrown into the system. It seems the children were well taken care of but the mother didn't financially pay her dues for the support.

[@laurenj6771]

This is a tricky situation. In an ideal world, yes CPS should have been called so the kids could be placed with a safe and loving foster home. But we all know that’s not how the system works, the kids could have been placed in a horribly abusive home and exposed to all kinds of drugs, neglect, etc and worse. I think it was a kind act of this woman to care for the children herself

[@franartis5899]

Why didn't the daycare provider call Child Protective Services? Did she get power of attorney over the children? This is so dangerous to her daycare business. She really stuck her neck out there and not in a good way.

[@drew6846]

Right? She is a mandated reporter

[@DawnRoache-y9n]

I don't understand that either, she could have easily taken care of them and still I would have reported them as abandoned.

[@shayy364]

Bcs Child protective services does nothing for kids but split them up & let the kids go with any & whoever family member without doing a back ground check sometimes they literally do nothing

[@rdl8878]

She doesn’t think she had to pay for the service? The daycare lady should have called CPS immediately.

[@Mr.Coffee89]

I could NEVER be in a relationship with someone like this and then show up in court 😮😮😮😮

[@anndeecosita3586]

I don’t know why the bf was there.

[@firebenderkitty313]

It's giving "we met in rehab"

[@Mr.Coffee89]

@@firebenderkitty313right!!!!

[@RazzLerSkedaddLer]

How do you leave your children with a baby sitter for 6 months? Smh. Selfish woman.

[@TheSassitude]

😅 At 1:24, when the defendant responds that she left her children for 6 months, see the girl directly behind her over her right shoulder wearing the beige sweater? her expression. Too cute. It's the kindest what the heck! She straightened up, and her eyesbrows went up. Wow. Talk about a visceral reaction. Very noticeable. Yep. Everyone's reaction, I'd say.

[@apollonia-ava]

Yep that’s a very normal reaction to this crazy mother’s story ! Poor children and poor lady !😢

[@uts4448]

A deadbeat. She gave the daycare lady $0 and she thinks providing dinner "every day" is enough? She probably thinks she found a loophole. What an idiot.

[@gracemunich1476]

exactly, a deplorable so called mother and downright selfish and

[@jazzya7383]

Wow… this women is a saint. Most daycares would have called cps,and the kids would go to a foster home.

[@BusArch42]

That’s exactly why she kept the kids

[@christynicholas6855]

How is this in small claims? This is completely wild.

[@zzizahacallar]

My sister in law is a deadbeat and I have zero tolerance. You chose to have them. God bless this woman.

[@anndeecosita3586]

My cousin and her ex husband were similar. They dumped their kids on his mom for years and didn’t give her any money while they led the life. My mom told the grandmother to take them to court but she didn’t want to because she would also have to file against her son. I guess at least they didn’t leave their kids with a stranger.

[@neoseoulval]

"They already had everything they needed" yes ma'am coming solely from this random lady you dumped your kids on while you drop off a singular lean cuisine at her doorstep every other night at 5pm 😭😭😭😭😭

[@lawandabrown3472]

@@neoseoulval😂😂😂😂

[@gRinchY-op5vr]

Yep, surprised JJ didn't outright say 'not from YOU' as she has done before with deadbeat parents coming on the show insisting their kids are provided for when they have contributed zilch

[@rollerbaybee4230]

I seen stray cats taken care of better than those poor kids

[@nottodaylilbaldhead]

😂😂😂 a lean cuisine at 5pm is wild....

[@deandrebrown4521]

Look at the faces of everyone when she says 6 months 😂 insane

[@simpleman3009]

That's child abandonment plain and simple

[@bja808]

This woman is as bad as Casey Anthony.

[@leelohaskin7941]

Tbh she did that juat so she could not say that she ended up harming them too I bet smh

[@mannycampo4137]

About 6 months ……. The facial expressions from the audience are of pure and utter disbelief .

[@christian.0000]

Wow! That's insane! 6 MONTHS?!?!?

[@danyeo]

People in the audience were like WTF after they heard 6 months.

[@silethaking279]

Yes…entire audience…just like me😳😳😳

[@AuntieMamie]

Who does this? These children are permanently damaged. This is not a mother. Please don’t let her have them.

[@trinity72gp]

This is crazy 🤡

[@jennifer_mertens]

That 6 months will forever be a blot on the children's childhood memories. They will either think of it as a wonderful 6 months they were free of their crazy mother or they will forever be haunted by their mother's abandonment.

[@timewithsopy]

This case is upsetting. How is this mother getting away with this? She needs to be penalized.

[@shontae445]

Love judge judy" i dont care, im on a whole different track from you"😂😂😂😂😂

[@israelcm7246]

Oh no 6 months ? Whats wrong with this lady? So unacceptable.

[@taspany]

Both parents need to be charged for abandonment

[@Nat524Ricci]

What an absolute disgrace of a Mother. Some of these cases are just so egregious and wild, they seem fake. But it isn’t fake. There are ACTUALLY people like this in our world. It’s scary!!! 😱

[@jennifernordhoff6478]

She should be in jail. Period. Why didn’t the plaintiff call CPS????

[@TrentReeves-c2k]

A perfect marriage or relationship is an illusion; there's no universal playbook for making them work. What's effective for one couple may not apply to another. Nevertheless, I've come to understand that there's always a solution to be found. Half a decade ago, my wife and I faced such trials in our marriage that divorce seemed inevitable. Yet, through perseverance and determination, we navigated through the rough waters and emerged stronger, reunited, and more resilient...

[@GregMunro]

There is a lot of sense in what you just said and I hope mine works the same way too, we are currently separated but I cant live without her, I love her so much. wish I can get her back I can do anything to have her back, we have tried therapy amongst other things

[@TrentReeves-c2k]

Its always difficult to let someone you love go, but in my case I had the help of a spiritual adviser who saved my marriage from collapsing her name is shelly renee white..

[@GregMunro]

This is helpful, I will look her up online right now...Thanks.

[@TrentReeves-c2k]

You wont regret it

[@lynnsmith9136]

My husband and I, same. Marriage is not easy, you have to work at it together

[@Bwittneeyy]

where is part two! i could never......

[@andreasfort1599]

I love Judge Judy when she tears into deadbeat parents.

[@PanamaJones7]

The audience reaction when she said “6 months” 🤦🏾‍♀️😩😂

[@Thursdaysindecember]

The plaintiff is a golden human. Yes CPS should have been called, but she seems like someone who truly cared for the kids and didn’t want them potentially lost in the foster care system. She wanted to provide for them. Give them security, stability.

[@JulianYvesVA]

it's crazy how some parents in this world are COMPLETELY NEGLIGENT of their children.....if you don't want kids, keep your legs closed !

[@americahasaproblem2632]

She was high then and she is high now.

[@latoyahynson5400]

I don't understand why she didn't call the police officers for 6 months she had her kids... she shouldn't be having kids if she can't take care of kids... she owes her money for watching her kids... she should be in jail... where is the father or fathers at... she should be really ashamed of herself girl bye.

[@txmack1]

she abandoned the children, she should not get custody back. the day care should have followed the law and turned the kids over to cps. there is so much wrong here.

[@probochronicles3991]

1:43 "Were you in jail?" "No, I didn't need to be." That's not what everyone else is thinking....

[@terellison]

Anyone else expect the answer when Judge Judy asked her if she was working to be “No, I didn’t need to be”?

[@demonictelevision9427]

Equal rights, equal accountability

[@mikeyh0]

They only talk about "equity" when they want something that someone else has. Something that person earned.

[@anndeecosita3586]

Somewhat equal accountability since the dad is in the wind.

[@katherineduke3232]

Where is the equal accountability from dad?

[@trekgirl65]

That does not apply to this old case....

[@sheldoncole1151]

Oh my goodness how could she?

[@xerxes4779]

Damn, i won't even allow my kids at a day care for extra 2 hours over the pick up time

[@FuriousStylez93]

1:55 Open & Shut Case

[@AleksFolk1]

Take her children away, give them to other family members. What a nonsensical mother/defendant.

[@septemberwashington2629]

The way she casually says she left her kids for 6 months and everyone looks at her like she's nuts lol

[@CharlotteKeyser-o9o]

She is nuts

[@TabbiTabz]

EVERYBODY LOOKING AROUND WHEN SHE SAID SIX MONTHS IS HILARIOUS LOL

[@lolamaude3449]

Geez, I can't even believe this case.... she left her children at daycare for 6 months.... what a miserable excuse for a mother. Sadly, those children should be removed for good. They hardly stand a chance because of who they were born to. Unwanted, neglectied, abandoned!

[@fatonyalmitchell3281]

Thanks goodness she pick awesome daycare ❤kids are alive and safe

[@guest4796]

Imagine how these kids felt 🫤

[@thisandthat933]

my word…this lady is unbelievable.

[@evergreentree8042]

I don't know what the law is in the US. However, I've worked in day care in two countries/continents. I'm a mandatory reporter. If a parent doesn't show up to pick up I'm calling the cops after an hour. The equivalent of CPS would be involved immediately. I believe the child care provider is also in the wrong for not blowing the whistle much sooner.

[@berniegasper7303]

This is actually very disturbing she left her 2 kids, in the care of someone for 6 months, without proper support, it gave me goosebumps

[@cathyjacobs]

She should have lost custody of both kids and spent time in jail for abandonment.

[@JoVani605]

The crazy part is she was receiving assistance and in order to receive public assistance they make you put down the child’s father to pay child support while they provide support

[@firebenderkitty313]

I wonder if the father is unemployed or working under the table.

[@immealldayeveryday9425]

Absolutely outrageous, I was definitely gonna call the cops

[@skeldare]

And who was paying for her kids to have breakfast and lunch at school?

[@BusArch42]

We are

[@K.RobertRichardson]

"Well, no, I didn't provide them with breakfast and lunch. The taxpayers took care of that for me."

[@aquamarinediamondeye8896]

As an Early Childhood Educator, I'm surprised CPS/DCF where not called!

[@TristanMaiolo]

What a POS - even my mother who is probably one of the worst mothers in the world is a better person than this POS! She has no sense of care or responsibility for her children! This makes me so angry!! Those poor poor kids 😥

[@OliviaMadison-sx7lo]

What a horrible woman... What mother leaves her children to a emergency day care.. and abandon them for 6 months... Thats a form of abuse

[@vo6172]

I will never understand people like this. The father of these kids failed these babies!! Ridiculous and outrageous 😒 🙄 May God save these babies ♡

[@gregoryhughes6097]

Leaving kids for 6 months with a stranger...dope fiend?

[@TT.3123]

Has to be.

[@firebenderkitty313]

Guarantee it. She has that look.

[@GrandMa-hm5mb]

Hey. I've had some tough days with my kids, but I would NEVER leave them at daycare for more than a month or two, TOPS!!!! Geez, Lady!

[@theTRAGICdoll-RY]

My exact face (lady from the audience) when she said 6 months @1:27 🤣

[@Beauty818V]

[@lisali8308]

Is she sick in the head or something else.You abandoned your children with someone for 6 months and you expect for her to spend her own money to provide for them.Woman your head is not correct at all.

[@joeyp7431]

Wtf didn't she ring social services

[@perfectlyimperfect9129]

Why on earth did this women not call CPS? SHE NEEDS TO BE IN PRISON AND LOSE CUSTODY OF THOSE KIDS!! THOSE POOR KIDS!! 2:49 I don't believe for 1 second that she doesn't have a substance abuse problem !!SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH HER!!

[@ikemotosystems1434]

Those poor children. To have this human being as a "mother". Boils my blood.

[@animebrat76]

That’s not a mother, that’s just a breeder. A mother is a title that is given to women who truly deserve it. She doesn’t

[@mikeaddison5697]

Everybody face in the audience, when she said she left her kids for 6months 😂😂

[@KatsoPravda]

The girl in the audience with the white sweater on---her face had me LMAO @1:25! 🤣 Actually all the women in the audience had a "WTF??!!!!" face between @1:24 - @1:27. LMAO!

[@shanawahadali1273]

It’s the way how she’s moving and speaking like she did nothing wrong !!! Wowwwww

[@sadaisyz]

The audience members reaction is both priceless and legitimate, especially the mutual 'unspoken message' between those @1:26 - I know that look and it makes it funnier every time I watch it! Bless the Plaintiff's heart for her compassion instead of taking it out on the kids or putting them in the street. EDITED: Wait, I just caught the end. The Plantiff didn't turn the kids back over and I'm assuming it was because she felt the mom was unfit....

[@ohcaptainmycaptain4829]

This happened a lot in the past. My grandma was left behind and stayed with a neighbor to help watch the neighbor's kids. Her dad sent money back. My grandma is 88 right now.

[@everydayisariceday]

California State allowed this? Crazy. Justice for the children. She is a very bad mom.

[@roclobster1211]

Poor kids

[@TinyDancerO]

She left the kids with a woman she barely knew so she could run around with her new boyfriend. The mother should be in jail.