I understand that parents can 'lose' it, now and then. I really do. However, the difference is how THEY REACT, when they lose it. The BEST case scenario here would have been to drive the kids home, and take some time for herself, alone. I cannot understand how she could have just left her kids by the side of the road ON A FREEWAY! The danger of that is huge. The mother needs to be repramanded as well as some mandatory anger management classes so that something like this does not happen when she gets po'd at them again. Or even something worse! Raising teenagers is hard. But you as the parent, have to be able to make good judgement calls. This was a very poor choice on the mother's part.

I would say child endangerment since it was the freeway. She should have dropped them off at the exit ramp and had their father pick them up. C'mon 15 and 11 is capable of being left outside for an hour to fend for themselves in NE OH. Don't judge the mother unless she does something horrendous. This is a dispute b/t the family and the officer but not the whole community. I feel bad for her. She does not deserve to be publicly humiliated in this situation. I like Mentor Patch but really think they could be more selective about whose picture they are going to display on their site for the world to see. This mother is not a criminal. Don't treat her as one.

Rick, I think you raise some legitimate points here that merit a response. I agree that this was predominantly a domestic situation. However, I have written about several child endangerment cases in the past. In general, when someone is accused of putting children in a dangerous situation, I think it is newsworthy -- if only to dissuade other people from taking similar actions. That does not make this mother an evil person. (Nor does it make her a criminal, as everyone is innocent until proven otherwise.)

I fully disagree with your point rick. She left her kids on the side of a freeway. I don't care how old they are no one is prepared for that. Putting your kids right next to cars screaming by going 70mph is child endangerment and is a criminal act. I fully agree with having this woman's name in the paper for everyone to see. I don't understand why we can't judge someone that commited (allegedly since she isn't guilty) an act like this. My mother spanked us when we were bad, she didn't have us left alone on a busy freeway. Personally, I don't want a mother like this in any of my neighborhoods. If she does this to her own kids, what is she capable of doing with another's kids?

i disagree with any kind of punishment. As a single parent of three, kids can and will take you there. Read the story again, they REFUSED to get in the car. So if someone drove past and say the mom smacking the crap out her girls, she would be in jail because someone figured she was child abusing them. These kids now a days have NO RESPECT. NONE!!!!! She didnt put them out they got out and refused to get back in the car. Hell i would of pulled off too. It's either that or me whip there butts. Until your put in the same situation, you never know how you'll react.

The mom didn't have to pull over on the freeway. She could have kept driving to their destination. She didn't have to leave the scene when the kids wouldn't get back in.

The kids probably got out because the argument was getting heated. As a parent in that situation, you never drive off. If anything you call the police and tell them your kids refuse to cooperate. I don't understand how you can blame any of this on the kids.

Sounds to me like mom just lost it. I have been down this road with my own daughter.

I SAY THESE KIDS NEED A GOOD A WHIPPIN. TOO MANY LAWS ABOUT KIDS. WHAT ABOUT ALL THEY GET AWAY WITH AND WE ARE JUST SUPPOSE TO SAY NOTHING. SAY OR DO ANYTHING BACK TO THEM AND YOU GO TO JAIL. I SAY AT LEAST SHE LEFT THE AREA TO GET AWAY FROM THEM.. SOME OF THESE KIDS NEED TO LEARN THEY ARE NOT ADULTS AND SHOULD LEARN
ELOISE
TO LISTEN INSTEAD OF TRYING TO BOSS THE PARENTS. AND THEY GET AWAY WITH SAYING ANYTHING THEY FEEL LIKE SAYING. I SAY TAKE AWAY ALL THOSE CELL PHONES, VIDEO GAMES AND ALL OF THAT OTHER STUFF AND MAYBE THEY WILL LEARN SOME COMMON SENSE. I CAN SAY THE MOTHER DID WHAT SHE HAD TO DO AT THE TIME. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SOME GIRLS IN MY AREA, AND WHEN I CALL THE POLICE THE GIRL STARTED CRYING LIKE A BABY. SHE WAS NOT CRYING WHEN SHE DAMAGED BY PROPERTY. EVERYTHING I THINK ABOUT HER I FEEL LIKE FIXING HER UP BECAUSE NOTHING WAS DONE. IT WAS ALL MY FAULT.
I FEEL THE MOTHER DID WHAT SHE HAD TO DO.