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Oh dear. This is such a dilemna. I agree with Cindy. I would have removed my

child too. I would speak with an attorney if possible. They are responsible

for not making your child sick and putting meat in a childs body that is not

used to it, will make them sick. What if it was peanuts and a deadly

reaction occured or dairy and they got sick? I do not know what to tell you

about whether or not to go on tv but if you do, be strong and present it

from a medical objective perspective and as she said, " You were concerned

for the safety " . My heart goes out to you.

 

Rachel

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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.

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> 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.

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> 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.

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> i hope it all works out for you.

> Cindy