Mom tries to give kid away on Craigslist
Now that Nebraska is no longer a legal dumping ground for kids, some moms are getting desperate; on Friday, one meth-addicted mother tried to give away her toddler on Craigslist.
The ad was posted in the “volunteers” section of the Omaha Craigslist on Friday morning, according to the Omaha World-Herald. (The ad has since been removed.) Under the subject line “help my baby,” the mother, who has not been identified, pleaded: ”he is adorable. . . . (He) deserves a mommy that is not addicted to Meth . . . unfortunately I am!…I am scared . . . I am desperate . . . can anyone help me . . . can anyone help (him)? PLEASE. . . BEFORE I do something CRAZY!”
A caller to a child abuse hotline alerted authorities, who found the mother and removed the one and a half year old from her custody. The mother, who is in her 20s, is being investigated by police, and a judge will determine if the child should remain in foster care.
In 2008, as Minor Troubles readers will recall, Nebraska suffered a rash of parents relinquishing kids, some as old as teenagers, since its safe haven law had no age limit. In November 2008, legislators changed the law so that only a baby in the first month of life could be given up with no questions asked.
