so_pitted_wabamFeb 25

TIL You can leagally drop your baby off at the fire station in all 50 states

https://lemmy.zip/post/59729703

TIL You can leagally drop your baby off at the fire station in all 50 states - Lemmy.zip

Pretty wild! All states give you at least 30 days to dump your baby, no strings attached. Some states give you 60 days! I feel like more people should know about this! It seems like a highly under utilized ability.

Show threadYellowParentiFeb 25
Nebraska had no age limit for a bit. Guy dropped off 9 of his 10 kids(1 was 18) cause he felt overwhelmed after his wife died a year earlier.
How a law meant to curb infanticide was used to abandon teens | CBC Radio

With good intentions, Nebraska passed its Safe Haven Law in 2008 without an age restriction. Many didn't expect older children would be dropped off.

CBC
Show threadCarighan MaconarFeb 25
I’m more concerned how he had ten kids and then felt overwhelmed when his wife left him. Like what the fuck?!
Show threadRubanski
Because he didn’t do Jack raising them probably
Feb 25 at 7:41amWeb
Show thread[deleted]Feb 25
Or doubling the responsibilities was too much.
Show threadRubanskiFeb 25
If doubling was to much, it would have been enough to “only” drop 4-5
Show thread[deleted]Feb 25

As long as we are doing hypothetical, he may have been working long hours to pay for all the costs while she was stay at home. When she died, working all the time and trying to care for kids and grieving is going to be massively stressful. Bot to mention the aunt for 7 of the kids decided to have a custody battle so lots and lots of possible things leading to being overwhelmed.

But you clearly assume he is a deadbeat because he’s a man. Have fun with that.

Show threadRubanskiFeb 25
What has him being a man to do with all that
Show thread[deleted]Feb 25

Because he didn’t do Jack raising them probably

Would you have assumed the sameblack of parenting if the father had died and the mother dropped off the kids?

Show threadRubanskiFeb 25
I don’t think there is enough background story to think the mother would have been a much better parent, giving up ALL children
Show threadClentFeb 25
The fact that you can claim you need more information if it was a gender reversal, is exactly what they were pointing out.
Show threadsome_kind_of_guyFeb 25
Double it and pass it to the next person