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Janeen,

My heart goes out to you reading your post.

I have a few thoughts:

1. the tv show will try to make it an overreacting veg mom thing.

2. if it's a money thing: you do what you have to do.

3. you need to make it about the veg as a periferal (sp?) issue.

4. this is a veg issue, but it's not. You were concerned for the safety

of your child. If they are not careful enough to watch what goes into

your child's mouth, then they have no right watching your child (or any

child with allergies, or specific dietary needs, for that matter).

5. whether on tv or not, just be the person you are. you are sorry that

it went this far. you felt your caregiver was not respecting your

reasonable expectations with respect to the care of your child, so you

took your child out of the situation. you had the info on file. you

spoke with them the first time, and then you took action against what

you saw as neglect (to carefully watch and care for a child who is too

young to care for himself).

6. before you make any choice: watch the show (several times). see if

the judge is one you feel would help your case -- this is more than you

can do with any other judge.

 

I don't think it would be a veg freak show if you make that only part

of the issue. don't go in quoting peta; go in with references to proper

child care (and what to look for in a care provider). you thought you

had found that. unfortunately, you found out later that this was not

the case, you moved your child to an environment that would better

support your values and ease your concerns.

 

As for the director not being responsible... i was a teacher. I was

responsible for what happened in my class... but liability goes high up

the chain of command. if she knew a teacher was not doing his/her job,

then she is responsible for keeping that teacher in a position where

the teacher is neglecting to meet the child's needs.

 

i hope it all works out for you.

Cindy