A mother left her two young sons at home with a pan of soup and some money to fend for themselves while she flew to Paris to plan her wedding. The picture is not related to the article. [Courtesy of Pixabay]
There are many different parenting styles that parents adopt and pursue. A mother from the UK went with tough love and parents on social media are shocked with her decision.
A single mother from Bradford in West Yorkshire, England, who decided to leave her two sons aged 11 and 6 at home and go to Paris, France to plan her wedding.
The single mother in her 30s met her soon-to-be-husband online and she had a big plant to have her wedding in Paris. She initially was going to leave her kids to stay with a friend, but according to her statement in the court, her oldest "persuaded" her to leave them home instead and she complied as he wished. She left a pan of soup and some money for the boys.
When the mother did not come to pick her youngest son up and the older son showed up instead, a teacher asked him where his mother was. The younger boy told his teacher that his mom was in France. The school alerted the authorities and both boys were placed in temporary housing until their mother return.
She returned the following day and was arrested. The mother pled guilty to two charges of child neglect.
In the court, she was initially sentenced to six months in jail but the judge suspended her jail terms for 12 months because she still wanted to go ahead with her wedding, the boys were recently returned to live with her, and she was otherwise a good mother to her boys. The mother sincerely expressed that she realized she made a "terrible mistake". Now both boys have passports so next time they will go to France with her.
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