Nebraska Trip

Two more teens have been dropped off in separate Nebraska hospitals bringing the total to 26 kids under 18 that have been abandoned by their parents. While I'm sure that in many of these cases, the parents are unable to care for the kids because of financial limitations or maybe psychological problems, but as more and more teens are dropped off I can GUARANTEE that most of those older kids just got too lippy, stayed out too late or disobeyed once too often and mom and dad put them in the car and headed to Nebraska. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081103/ap_on_re_us/safe_haven) One of the teens that was just "dropped off" was a 16 year old girl that had no idea she was being left permanently at the hospital. Unfortunately, I have lost the element of surprise when it comes to "the boy". Too many times over the last couple weeks, I have threatened to drop him off in Nebraska. I am currently researching how long it takes to get to Nebraska, so that I can plan accordingly. "The boy" is pretty smart, so I'm sure that once he realizes that we're not just going on "a ride", but rather on a road trip, I won't be able to make any stops, so I have to make sure I can get to the hospital on one tank of gas. And after listening to some of my friends, I think I may just put a call out to fed-up parents (I am at the front of the line), rent a van and take a carload of them down. That way, all the "think they're grown, think they can make their own decisions, think that they don't need us parents for anything, think that they can go where they want, when they want, think that they don't have to make contributions to the family, think that they can talk to us parents any old way" teens can keep each other company at the hospital until the county comes and picks them up! So, if you're looking for me and can't find me at home or work, try me on my cell, I may be on my way to Nebraska.