On Oprah – An Overwhelmed Mom’s Mistake
Brenda Slaby appeared on Oprah today and it was one of the most gut-wrenching episodes I’ve seen in a while. You might remember Brenda’s name because of the tragic story she is connected to – a year ago, the former assistant principal left her 2-year-old daughter, Cecilia in the backseat for 8 hours on a hot August day. Her husband normally drove the little girl to preschool but he had a dentist appointment and, being the first day back at work after the summer break, Brenda explains that she simply forgot she had the little girl with her since it was a departure from the family’s regular routine.
Brenda said that the police were empathetic with her and that her co-workers were understanding but the school board and other families in her community wanted nothing to do with her. She became “the most hated mom.”
Honestly, this is horrible and I know it’s easy to blame her but I can’t. I have made about a million stupid mistakes as a mother of three and I can believe with 100% certainty that this could happen to anyone.
- Do you think Brenda Slaby is a bad mother?
- Do you believe that you could never make the same mistake?
- Was it right for her to lose her job?
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I was totally overwhelmed when I had to leave an abusive relationship with a 5 month old son and my older son. I may have forgotten so many other things but my kids I ALWAYS looked two or three times even after I knew I had dropped them off to make sure they were safe and well taken care of. As a newly single mom that had to go undercover to protect my children from my ex-husband I was totally overwelmed but never did I ever forget the most important people in my life. If people can’t remembers something as important as their children they definitely do not need to have any.