Mum who put son with Down’s syndrome in washing machine says she had to flee her home

[LukeB]

Courtney Stewart hit the headlines when she posted an image of her son in a washing machine on Facebook.

The 21-year-old mum explained she took the photo after her inquisitive 2-year-old, Caleb, climbed into the unplugged kitchen appliance while they were playing peek-a-boo.

The image was reported to the police, she received a visit from social services and while neither authority pressed the issue, Ms Stewart was the subject of a backlash of abuse after the snap went viral.

She revealed: ‘A cruel Facebook page demonising me because I have a disabled child was set up in my name and the photo went viral, making me the world’s most hated mum.

Some critics even went as far to say if Caleb wasn’t removed by social services, they’d take him themselves.

The young mum was so frightened she even requested police watch her home in Erskine, Renfreshire.

When the threats didn’t stop, she packed up and left the property, only returning last week.

Ms Stewart admits she regrets taking the photo, in a chat with Mail Online, she blasts it as a silly mistake.

But she doesn’t feel she’s been treated fairly, adding: ‘What people couldn’t hear because the sound was removed was Caleb laughing during our rough and tumble game.

‘I didn’t deserve to be judged as a monster. Most upsetting is the thought that people pity Caleb having me as a mum – he is such a happy little boy and he couldn’t have a more loving family.’

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http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/15/mum-who-put-downs-syndrome-son-in-washing-machine-says-she-had-to-flee-her-home-5344222/

[MB.]

http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article6256628.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Courtney-Stewart.jpg

I mean he's pretty clearly laughing

[LukeB]

to me he looks scared but you know why would anyone put a baby in a washing machine? I mean it's not funny..

[MB.]

why would anyone put a baby in a washing machine

climbed into the unplugged kitchen appliance while they were playing peek-a-boo

Did you even read the article

[LukeB]

Did you even read the article

Yes, playing peek-a-boo doesn't mean oh lets put a baby in a washing machine to play. there are other ways of playing peek-a-boo

[Kizzy]

My daughter was a bugger for this ... seriously :/

[MB.]

She didn't put him in there, he climbed in there and he found it funny. :umm2: You didn't read the article then.

[LukeB]

She didn't put him in there, he climbed in there and he found it funny. :umm2: You didn't read the article then.

the first thing you would do is get him out straight away :umm2:
she's getting hate for a reason so...

[Liam-]

If he climbed in there he climbed in there, there's no harm done really if the kid was laughing.. but, if they were playing peek-a-boo, was there much need to hold the door closed while he was in there? :shrug:

[Liam-]

Also, I don't see what difference the kid having Down's Syndrome makes it doesn't exactly change the story in any way, to me that's just a tactic being used to get people to hate this woman even more.

[MB.]

the first thing you would do is get him out straight away :umm2:
she's getting hate for a reason so...

That's what babies do. They explore, they learn things, they have fun. Direct your hate somewhere that's useful.

[Crimson Dynamo]

The utter stupidity of taking a pic and putting in it twatbook

she deserves all she gets the silly mare

[LukeB]

That's what babies do. They explore, they learn things, they have fun. Direct your hate somewhere that's useful.

well obviously... but any other parent will get the baby out straight away and not oh lets close the door and play peek-a-boo. soo funny hahahahaha, and put it on facebook for everyone to see because i find this hilarious. Back fired didn't it :hee:

[LukeB]

The utter stupidity of taking a pic and putting in it twatbook

she deserves all she gets the silly mare

Yeah i know, she can't expect everyone to be pleased about the picture, she must be stupid to think it won't be a problem. Pictures like that are bound to get hate and talked about. Everything gets shared on Social Media. don't feel sorry for her one bit.

[Amy Jade]

I honestly don't think she's evil, naive yeah but if she has been investigated and deemed fit to keep him then she's obviously not a crap mother.

[Liam-]

I don't think she should be demonised for this, okay yeah it's not exactly clever bragging about closing the door of a washing machine with your kid inside, but that's one moment, does it make her a bad mum? no, does it make her a bad person? definitely not, the over the top hate she's getting is a bit barbaric, the kid obviously wasn't hurt or ~traumatised~ as some people are making him out to be, I think it's about time people started looking at the bigger overall picture rather than taking one moment in time (Whitney promo) and running with it for all it's worth - which in this instance, is not very much.

[LukeB]

I honestly don't think she's evil, naive yeah but if she has been investigated and deemed fit to keep him then she's obviously not a crap mother.

I said the evil bit in anger didn't mean it in that way :laugh:

But I think she's just stupid and I felt it was bang out of order to do even do that, some comments are OTT but mine was in anger and people do say stuff in anger. If I was her I would have taken the baby out of the washing machine straight away, wouldn't dream of shutting the door because to me that's cruel. She wouldn't have been in this mess if she wasn't silly enough to post it on social media.

[Niamh.]

Also, I don't see what difference the kid having Down's Syndrome makes it doesn't exactly change the story in any way, to me that's just a tactic being used to get people to hate this woman even more.

Absolutely. Toddlers in general are always up to stuff like this, I feel sorry for this woman, another case of social media lynch mob strikes again

[LukeB]

Absolutely. Toddlers in general are always up to stuff like this, I feel sorry for this woman, another case of social media lynch mob strikes again

But it is her own fault for posting it on facebook herself,I agree Toddlers do things but the first thing you would do is get the baby out straight away, I mean anything could have happened you just don't know, if you know what I mean. I would still have been annoyed if he didn't have a disability because everyone is the same and I treat everyone the same.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Absolutely. Toddlers in general are always up to stuff like this, I feel sorry for this woman, another case of social media lynch mob strikes again

my first thought would have been

what if the door does not open?

not haha, where is my phone

[LukeB]

my first thought would have been

what if the door does not open?

not haha, where is my phone

yeah this is what i mean by anything could have happened,life is so unpredictable.

[Samuel.]

I don't think she should be demonised for this, okay yeah it's not exactly clever bragging about closing the door of a washing machine with your kid inside, but that's one moment, does it make her a bad mum? no, does it make her a bad person? definitely not, the over the top hate she's getting is a bit barbaric, the kid obviously wasn't hurt or ~traumatised~ as some people are making him out to be, I think it's about time people started looking at the bigger overall picture rather than taking one moment in time (Whitney promo) and running with it for all it's worth - which in this instance, is not very much.

Exactly this.

Stories like these annoy me so much. People are so willing to be narrow minded and spew hate at any chance they get. It's a complete non-story that has been spinned for people to vent their anger and faux righteousness to feel empowered at the expense of others, as it turns out people love demonising anything and anybody at any opportunity. It's utter bollocks.

[Liam-]

What is going to happen to a child in an unplugged washing machine? the door wasn't fully closed, it was being held closed, so the kid wasn't technically locked in, he was in no real danger.

[Cherie]

Petty sure alot of families have pics like these of toddlers in situations they shouldn't be in, it was naive of her to post it on social media given how easily people get offended and take any opportunity to have a go, but being driven from her house is OTT, I wonder if the people who have caused this realise how upsetting it is for her son to have to relocate somewhere else :umm2:

[Crimson Dynamo]

What is going to happen to a child in an unplugged washing machine? the door wasn't fully closed, it was being held closed, so the kid wasn't technically locked in, he was in no real danger.

As i have posted earlier, the holes in the barrel can be sharp and damaged due to coins etc so it is no place for a child and he could have grabbed the door by error and gut shut in and then to open it it would need to be switched on


its immense stupidity

[LukeB]

As i have posted earlier, the holes in the barrel can be sharp and damaged due to coins etc so it is no place for a child and he could have grabbed the door by error and gut shut in and then to open it it would need to be switched on


its immense stupidity

:clap1:

[Niamh.]

Petty sure alot of families have pics like these of toddlers in situations they shouldn't be in, it was naive of her to post it on social media given how easily people get offended and take any opportunity to have a go, but being driven from her house is OTT, I wonder if the people who have caused this realise how upsetting it is for her son to have to relocate somewhere else :umm2:

Exactly. Someone brought it up on the last thread about this story but I will bring it up again, I wonder if all these people demonising her and driving her out of her home have a good laugh at the kids clips on you've been framed?

[Liam-]

As i have posted earlier, the holes in the barrel can be sharp and damaged due to coins etc so it is no place for a child and he could have grabbed the door by error and gut shut in and then to open it it would need to be switched on


its immense stupidity

So you're hating on her, on the off chance that she puts coins or other foreign objects through the washing machine? there's also nothing on the inside of a washing machine door that is able to be held onto, especially not by a baby, so the chance of the kid being able to grab hold onto the door and shut it from the inside, is incredibly slim, impossible at most.

[Niamh.]

So you're hating on her, on the off chance that she puts coins or other foreign objects through the washing machine? there's also nothing on the inside of a washing machine door that is able to be held onto, especially not by a baby, so the chance of the kid being able to grab hold onto the door and shut it from the inside, is incredibly slim, impossible at most.

and to add to that, my washing machine doesn't need to be turned on to open the door if the machine is off :conf:

[LukeB]

I nearly went into a unplugged washing machine once and my mother stopped me straight away because a washing machine is no place for a baby unplugged or plugged. Life is unpredictable and that is a fact.. anything can happen and you just don't even know it. The hate is OTT but you can't expect people to be pleased/happy with what happened.

It's her own fault

[Liam-]

and to add to that, my washing machine doesn't need to be turned on to open the door if the machine is off :conf:

Mine either :laugh:

The doors aren't electronically controlled, it's a simple latch mechanism, able to be opened any time, on or off.

[Niamh.]

Mine either :laugh:

The doors aren't electronically controlled, it's a simple latch mechanism, able to be opened any time, on or off.

The only time mine won't open is if there's a wash on other than that in can be opened or closed anytime

[Liam-]

The only time mine won't open is if there's a wash on other than that in can be opened or closed anytime

Oh well yeah, then they're electronically shut.

This washing machine obviously wasn't on, so the door would have been able to be opened if by some unknown miracle this kid happened to shut it, no real danger, no real issue :clap1:

[Niamh.]

Oh well yeah, then they're electronically shut.

This washing machine obviously wasn't on, so the door would have been able to be opened if by some unknown miracle this kid happened to shut it, no real danger, no real issue :clap1:

Yeah, it'd be almost impossible for him to close the door himself from the inside

[Crimson Dynamo]

So you're hating on her, on the off chance that she puts coins or other foreign objects through the washing machine? there's also nothing on the inside of a washing machine door that is able to be held onto, especially not by a baby, so the chance of the kid being able to grab hold onto the door and shut it from the inside, is incredibly slim, impossible at most.

Its almost impossibly slim for a child to hang itsself on a cord of a set of blinds, yet every year it happens


thousands of children die every day from almost impossible situations


and everyone washes clothes with coins in their trousers from time to time

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2870224/Father-28-charged-capital-murder-four-year-old-son-dies-injured-washing-machine.html

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/7-year-old-boy-dies-after-being-locked-inside-washer-dryer

"Police said the boy had gotten into the drum and was trapped after the door closed behind him, locking him in."

http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1316599/toddlers-death-washing-machine-incident-not-homicide-police

Two toddler sisters died after crawling into a washing machine at their home and accidentally turning it on.

Police have ruled out the possibility of homicide after the pair, aged 2 and 3 (earlier media reports said she was 4), were found dead hours after a spin cycle had been activated at their home in a suburban town in Jiangxi province on Saturday, Xinhua reported on Tuesday.

there are plenty more

[Crimson Dynamo]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/fiveyearold-girl-survives-getting-trapped-in-washing-machine-spin-cycle-in-america-9708416.html

It was unclear how the door managed to close and lock the girl inside but the spin cycle was activated for several minutes before the woman noticed what had happened.

[Niamh.]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/fiveyearold-girl-survives-getting-trapped-in-washing-machine-spin-cycle-in-america-9708416.html

It was unclear how the door managed to close and lock the girl inside but the spin cycle was activated for several minutes before the woman noticed what had happened.

The machine was unplugged so no chance of that happening, is there?

[Crimson Dynamo]

The machine was unplugged so no chance of that happening, is there?

Says she after the fact

how many folks do you know who unplug their washing machine?

[Niamh.]

Says she after the fact

how many folks do you know who unplug their washing machine?

so you only believe what supports your view of the article then? :laugh:

Honestly, it's not the first thing I check when I go round to someones house and it's not a common topic of conversation but I know I turn the socket switch off at the wall on mine when I'm not using it

[Crimson Dynamo]

so you only believe what supports your view of the article then? :laugh:

Honestly, it's not the first thing I check when I go round to someones house and it's not a common topic of conversation but I know I turn the socket switch off at the wall on mine when I'm not using it

I would wager not many on here, who own machines unplug them

[Niamh.]

I would wager not many on here, who own machines unplug them

Speculation your honour

[RichardG]

Maybe it was a mistake and she should've removed him straight away, but regardless the baby survived unharmed, social services aren't concerned, and I'm sure she won't do it again. Time to move on, people.

[Marsh.]

She revealed: ‘A cruel Facebook page demonising me because I have a disabled child was set up in my name and the photo went viral, making me the world’s most hated mum.


Now, now, that's stretching the truth a bit love.

[Marsh.]

Maybe it was a mistake and she should've removed him straight away, but regardless the baby survived unharmed, social services aren't concerned, and I'm sure she won't do it again. Time to move on, people.

I don't think we have any reason to believe this woman is a crap mother with the information provided in the article BUT I will say social services failed to spot anything wrong with Baby P's situation before that ended in tragedy.

[Niamh.]

Now, now, that's stretching the truth a bit love.

I would read into that, that if her child didn't have Down's Syndrome, people wouldn't have been as bothered and she's probably correct about that too

[Niamh.]

I don't think we have any reason to believe this woman is a crap mother with the information provided in the article BUT I will say social services failed to spot anything wrong with Baby P's situation before that ended in tragedy.

You're comparing those two cases? Really?

[Marsh.]

You're comparing those two cases? Really?

:laugh: No. Hence why I said we have no reason to believe there's anything wrong with this lady as a mother.

I was just pointing out that "social services see nothing wrong" isn't a 100% ironclad proof of anything unfortunately.

[LukeB]

I would read into that, that if her child didn't have Down's Syndrome, people wouldn't have been as bothered and she's probably correct about that too

I know I would still be bothered if the baby didn't have Down Syndrome as I treat everyone the same

[LukeB]

I still find it hard to understand why she even put the picture on facebook. She probs thought people would find it hilarious because why else would she post that? She should have known she would get so much slack for it.

[Marsh.]

I would read into that, that if her child didn't have Down's Syndrome, people wouldn't have been as bothered and she's probably correct about that too

Probably true tbh.

But I would say there'd be some form of backlash if the boy hadn't been disabled, the child in the washing machine has been a news item for a long time from what I remember. :laugh: Like, personally, looking at that photo I wouldn't immediately know he was down syndrome.

[Niamh.]

Probably true tbh.

But I would say there'd be some form of backlash if the boy hadn't been disabled, the child in the washing machine has been a news item for a long time from what I remember. :laugh: Like, personally, looking at that photo I wouldn't immediately know he was down syndrome.

I'd imagine the people who were her fb friends probably knew that he was and presumably they're the ones who pushed this story on and got it so much publicity and no doubt made sure that people were aware he had Down's Syndrome

[Kazanne]

Someone is holding the door either open or shut,you decide.

[LukeB]

and if she wanted to play peek-a-boo she should have picked him up and used her hand and if that was hard(depending if she's using one or two hands to hold him) then put him somewhere appropriate like a child seat. A washing machine isn't a place for a baby unplugged or plugged. It's not a toy to play peek-a-boo.

[Marsh.]

I wonder if it would be defended if she placed her baby in an "unplugged" oven. :smug:

[LukeB]

I wonder if it would be defended if she placed her baby in an "unplugged" oven. :smug:

to play peek-a-boo?

[Niamh.]

I wonder if it would be defended if she placed her baby in an "unplugged" oven. :smug:

she didn't place her baby anywhere, he got in and she took a photo

[Cherie]

she didn't place her baby anywhere, he got in and she took a photo

We can't have facts put in the way now can we :hee:

Btw the title is misleading and does not tally with the article

[LukeB]

she didn't place her baby anywhere, he got in and she took a photo

But was closing the door or even slightly appropriate?, was even taking the photo necessary? I mean i take photos for memories or if i see something funny. A baby in a washing machine isn't funny to me. I would get the baby away or out of there straight away :laugh:

[LukeB]

We can't have facts put in the way now can we :hee:

Btw the title is misleading and does not tally with the article

copied it word for word
http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/15/mum-who-put-downs-syndrome-son-in-washing-machine-says-she-had-to-flee-her-home-5344222/

[Niamh.]

But was closing the door or even slightly appropriate?, was even taking the photo necessary? I mean i take photos for memories or if i see something funny. A baby in a washing machine isn't funny to me. I would get the baby away or out of there straight away :laugh:

You can clearly see she's holding the door so it's not actually closed, you can also see the baby is laughing not distressed, big mountain out of a molehill here and ultimately all this "out rage" has probably caused actual distress to this baby now because of what it's done to his mother and the stress of her having to move etc

[Cherie]

copied it word for word
http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/15/mum-who-put-downs-syndrome-son-in-washing-machine-says-she-had-to-flee-her-home-5344222/

The article clearly says he climbed in, rags are notorious for manipulating the truth to chase a headline

[LukeB]

You can clearly see she's holding the door so it's not actually closed, you can also see the baby is laughing not distressed, big mountain out of a molehill here and ultimately all this "out rage" has probably caused actual distress to this baby now because of what it's done to his mother and the stress of her having to move etc

But it's still wasn't appropriate, and babies laugh at anything really. It's the fact it's a washing machine which isn't a place for a baby like i said before. She should have thought of all this before putting it on facebook herself. I hope she learns from this, because putting a picture of something that can anger people isn't going to go down well. She should use her brain next time if she puts something inappropriate up. None of this would have happened if she did used her brain.

[Marsh.]

she didn't place her baby anywhere, he got in and she took a photo

:fan:

[Marsh.]

You can clearly see she's holding the door so it's not actually closed, you can also see the baby is laughing not distressed, big mountain out of a molehill here and ultimately all this "out rage" has probably caused actual distress to this baby now because of what it's done to his mother and the stress of her having to move etc

The stress caused by the massive over the top Facebook reaction and the disgusting threats don't make the actual original thing any better though. :smug:

[Niamh.]

The stress caused by the massive over the top Facebook reaction and the disgusting threats don't make the actual original thing any better though. :smug:

Meh, I don't think it was that bad, my cat regularly jumps in the washing machine and dryer :shrug:

[Marsh.]

Meh, I don't think it was that bad, my cat regularly jumps in the washing machine and dryer :shrug:

Do you close the door and take a picture or take the cat out? :laugh:

Personally, I'd close the door and switch it on. Cats scare me. :worry:

[Niamh.]

Do you close the door and take a picture or take the cat out? :laugh:

Personally, I'd close the door and switch it on. Cats scare me. :worry:

I don't take him out or take a picture, he just comes out himself when he wants to :laugh:

[Marsh.]

*calls RSPCA*

[Amy Jade]

the scary fact is that those wishing for the baby taken off her and her death are the ones with real issues not a woman taking a picture of a SMILING child who happened to climb into an unplugged washing machine and she found it funny.

Is she naive to post it on facebook...yes. does she deserve to be called horrible names and drove out of her home? not at all. The people causing her so much stress with the threats are the ones causing that baby real harm.

[Vanessa]

The washing machine was not on, thank god.

[Niamh.]

*calls RSPCA*

I doubt they'll fly to Ireland to get me, they have no jurisdiction here anyhow :idc:

[Niamh.]

the scary fact is that those wishing for the baby taken off her and her death are the ones with real issues not a woman taking a picture of a SMILING child who happened to climb into an unplugged washing machine and she found it funny.

Is she naive to post it on facebook...yes. does she deserve to be called horrible names and drove out of her home? not at all. The people causing her so much stress with the threats are the ones causing that baby real harm.

:clap1:

[Ammi]

..it was a silly thing to do/the posting of it on Facebook and she knows and has said that she regrets posting it..(because people will judge others/that’s what some people do, isn’t it..)… but I wonder how many of those people who have cast negative and quite awful judgement on her, with some of the comments in the newspaper have also done ‘silly things’ that they also regret…he seems like a very happy child and she seems like a very devoted and loving mother, there was no ‘abuse’, there was no mistreatment to see, there was only a mum taking a photo for a few seconds of her child who had climbed into the machine and who posted it on a media site…personally I think that parenting a child in a negative environment of needlessly judging others is far, far more harmful and detrimental to that child in what they’re absorbing than a few seconds taken for a photograph and a not very well thought out social media posting…

[Niamh.]

..it was a silly thing to do/the posting of it on Facebook and she knows and has said that she regrets posting it..(because people will judge others/that’s what some people do, isn’t it..)… but I wonder how many of those people who have cast negative and quite awful judgement on her, with some of the comments in the newspaper have also done ‘silly things’ that they also regret…he seems like a very happy child and she seems like a very devoted and loving mother, there was no ‘abuse’, there was no mistreatment to see, there was only a mum taking a photo for a few seconds of her child who had climbed into the machine and who posted it on a media site…personally I think that parenting a child in a negative environment of needlessly judging others is far, far more harmful and detrimental to that child in what they’re absorbing than a few seconds taken for a photograph and a not very well thought out social media posting…

:clap1:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Neem guilty about abusing her ghastly ghost cat

[Vanessa]

It was a silly thing to do, but no harm done. Washing machine was unplugged.

[Crimson Dynamo]

It was a silly thing to do, but no harm done. Washing machine was unplugged.

I very much doubt it was Vanessa

[Marsh.]

I plugged it back in myself to give my cum sock a wash so she's a liar.

[AnnieK]

Seems to have been hugely blown out of proportion to me. They were playing, the child climb in, she thought it was cute and hilarious, took a picture, thought she'd share with her "friends" and pow....all this happens. She is now a nervous wreck, which is far more damaging to the child's well being than the 30 seconds or whatever he was in the machine. she was obviously closely observing him as she was able to take the pic so he really wasn't in any immediate and present danger. Leave them alone

[Dollface]

What's more concerning is the video she posted of herself throwing (literally, throwing) her baby around on a bouncy castle

[Northern Monkey]

I plugged it back in myself to give my cum sock a wash so she's a liar.

WTF?:joker: :joker:

[Dollface]

The people sticking up for her really need to see that video

[LukeB]

What's more concerning is the video she posted of herself throwing (literally, throwing) her baby around on a bouncy castle

:umm2: I know it's a bouncy castle but still why would anyone throw a baby? ffs what is wrong with people these days!

[Northern Monkey]

http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article6256628.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Courtney-Stewart.jpg

I mean he's pretty clearly laughing
Idk that looks pretty ****ing horrifying to me.

[Moosething]

the scary fact is that those wishing for the baby taken off her and her death are the ones with real issues not a woman taking a picture of a SMILING child who happened to climb into an unplugged washing machine and she found it funny.

Is she naive to post it on facebook...yes. does she deserve to be called horrible names and drove out of her home? not at all. The people causing her so much stress with the threats are the ones causing that baby real harm.

^ This


The reaction is so OTT omg

[Crimson Dynamo]

^ This


The reaction is so OTT omg

and you know that it was unplugged how?

[Jake.]

****ing hell, what a pathetic story.. I feel for the woman, the fact that people have brought the fact the kid has downs syndrome into this is sad in itself

[Marsh.]

Would you put a kid with no legs on a bike?

[T*]

Speculation your honour

tbf we don't unplug ours

[T*]

This could've ended very badly.. It's like those stories you hear of kids playing Hide and Seek and hiding in those old fridges that used to automatically lock themselves from the outside

[Marsh.]

tbf we don't unplug ours

ooh, matron

[Jake.]

This could've ended very badly.. It's like those stories you hear of kids playing Hide and Seek and hiding in those old fridges that used to automatically lock themselves from the outside

But it didn't.. And it wasn't a fridge.. And I'm sure she knows to be more careful

[Ashley.]

Would you put a kid with no legs on a bike?

I thought about this for way too long.

[Marsh.]

I thought about this for way too long.

:joker:

[Kazanne]

Aren't most washers fixed into the wall nowadays,no visable plug,it's usually fixed at the back of the washer with ,just a switch and tbh you cant really tell if the kid is laughing or yelling,but it all ended ok,FB isn't really the place to post those kinds of pics.

[LukeB]

****ing hell, what a pathetic story.. I feel for the woman, the fact that people have brought the fact the kid has downs syndrome into this is sad in itself

Why? she was stupid enough to post it on facebook which is bound to get hate, I doubt no one is that stupid to think everyone is going to love what she did. It's her own fault she's in this mess and getting comments. Some are vile but that's what putting things like that on social media does.

[LukeB]

Aren't most washers fixed into the wall nowadays,no visable plug,it's usually fixed at the back of the washer with ,just a switch and tbh you cant really tell if the kid is laughing or yelling,but it all ended ok,FB isn't really the place to post those kinds of pics.

Yeah it's hard to tell what's his reaction is tbh,
If you don't like hate comments then don't post things which can anger people on facebook simples :laugh:

[LukeB]

This is the same woman who threw her baby on a bouncy castle, and the video is uncomfortable.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3173148/Mother-s-syndrome-boy-washing-machine-caught-video-throwing-youngster-bouncy-castle.html

[Will.]

I'd love to climb into a washing machine, if I'd fit into one...

http://i.imgur.com/jTFj3LN.jpg

[AnnieK]

Dear god.....she was close enough to take a pic...it's not Kielce she was in another room..ffs she took a pic coz she thought it was funny / cute...hang her and be done with it.......but there by there but the grace of God when you when /if you have kids that do something that you think is funny but other people take offence at ....

[Cherie]

This is the same woman who threw her baby on a bouncy castle, and the video is uncomfortable.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3173148/Mother-s-syndrome-boy-washing-machine-caught-video-throwing-youngster-bouncy-castle.html

Okay I've changed my mind after seeing that, that is disturbing

[Niamh.]

Neem guilty about abusing her ghastly ghost cat

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10985874_10153563895163421_2762583532732219798_n.j pg?oh=ad3d91be7dde58e337a71790816c79a5&oe=5673C1F3

[LukeB]

cute cat :flutter: can i have he/her?

[Marsh.]

Dear god.....she was close enough to take a pic...it's not Kielce she was in another room..ffs she took a pic coz she thought it was funny / cute...hang her and be done with it.......but there by there but the grace of God when you when /if you have kids that do something that you think is funny but other people take offence at ....

Just the other day my eldest son held a butcher knife to my 98 year old granny's throat.

Oh how we laughed.

[Niamh.]

Okay I've changed my mind after seeing that, that is disturbing

oh ok, now that is bad :/

[Niamh.]

cute cat :flutter: can i have he/her?

him and no he's my baby :love:

[AnnieK]

Just the other day my eldest son held a butcher knife to my 98 year old granny's throat.

Oh how we laughed.

**** off marsh.......

[Cherie]

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10985874_10153563895163421_2762583532732219798_n.j pg?oh=ad3d91be7dde58e337a71790816c79a5&oe=5673C1F3

A Primarni cat

[Marsh.]

**** off marsh.......

:fist:

[Niamh.]

A Primarni cat

top of the range :fan:

[LukeB]

Okay I've changed my mind after seeing that, that is disturbing

It looked like she threw him hard and the dragging him was uncomfortable to watch as well.

[Cherie]

It looked like she threw him hard and the dragging him was uncomfortable to watch as well.

It was

[kirklancaster]

Just the other day my eldest son held a butcher knife to my 98 year old granny's throat.

Oh how we laughed.

:laugh::laugh::laugh: I love you Marsh (even if noone else does :hehe:)

[Denver]

Its the social media freaks attacking her that shouldn't have kids

[Amy Jade]

I wish there was sound in the video, it does indeed look awful but he may have been laughing? still feel it was too rough though.

[Denver]

I wish there was sound in the video, it does indeed look awful but he may have been laughing? still feel it was too rough though.

It wont let me watch it, is it definitely the same women?

[Marsh.]

Not a good advert for teenage mothers.

[LukeB]

Its the social media freaks attacking her that shouldn't have kids

But they wouldn't have reacted if she wasn't silly enough to post it on facebook, no one can expect to get praised for things like that. That picture is defiantly going to get an reaction so it's really her own fault.

[Ammi]

....hmmm last post but I worked for many years with a Down Syndrome child and I do know that with her, removing or moving her from a place she wanted to be at a moment in time was never a good idea and always inevitably caused a complete 'meltdown' if it had to be done...the act of 'removing', the whole physical contact of that, had to always be on her terms for her to stay calm... so that would be something to be considered as well and that mum, knowing her son's sensory limitations may have felt the 'safest' was to 'laugh with him' and then allow him to come out on his own and help him gently when he was ready...also, if he saw the washing machine as a 'cocoon' then it would make sense to me that she would keep it always unplugged....

..I don't see anything that would indicate a 'bad parent' in any way, she's a single mum I think..?..and seems to be doing a great job with her son and I also know how challenging a Down Syndrome child can be even with two active parents....her only silliness and naivety was to post the pic on a Social Media site but she's surely realised that now with a thud...the bouncy castle vid, well that's a few seconds in their lives and there are many, many pics of an extremely happy child...the police have investigated as have social workers and they seem perfectly happy so far as I can see so I'll assume that her parenting is perfectly fine and that she's doing a fine job and well done her.... a beautiful son as well....

[Vanessa]

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10985874_10153563895163421_2762583532732219798_n.j pg?oh=ad3d91be7dde58e337a71790816c79a5&oe=5673C1F3

Gorgeous cat ��

[Niamh.]

Gorgeous cat ��

:love:

[Anaesthesia]

....hmmm last post but I worked for many years with a Down Syndrome child and I do know that with her, removing or moving her from a place she wanted to be at a moment in time was never a good idea and always inevitably caused a complete 'meltdown' if it had to be done...the act of 'removing', the whole physical contact of that, had to always be on her terms for her to stay calm... so that would be something to be considered as well and that mum, knowing her son's sensory limitations may have felt the 'safest' was to 'laugh with him' and then allow him to come out on his own and help him gently when he was ready...also, if he saw the washing machine as a 'cocoon' then it would make sense to me that she would keep it always unplugged....

..I don't see anything that would indicate a 'bad parent' in any way, she's a single mum I think..?..and seems to be doing a great job with her son and I also know how challenging a Down Syndrome child can be even with two active parents....her only silliness and naivety was to post the pic on a Social Media site but she's surely realised that now with a thud...the bouncy castle vid, well that's a few seconds in their lives and there are many, many pics of an extremely happy child...the police have investigated as have social workers and they seem perfectly happy so far as I can see so I'll assume that her parenting is perfectly fine and that she's doing a fine job and well done her.... a beautiful son as well....

Ammi, I agree totally. Things seen in isolation and with all the vitriol that the tabloids spout forth can easily take on other connotations. The mother is not much more than a child herself, and would not necessarily perceive the implications these pictures would cause.

All I can say is that I clearly remember as a young child how much I loved being thrown on to our trampoline, so I could bounce up, and how much I would shout, again. As for the leg-grabbing, my dad used to pretend to be a shark when we all went swimming, we'd all scream with delight when one of us was caught.

Down's children do demand additional sensory stimulation and so I feel as a young mother herself, she is in no way deserving of the aggression she is receiving.

[Marsh.]

:laugh::laugh::laugh: I love you Marsh (even if noone else does :hehe:)

:flutter:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Gorgeous cat ��

http://petdiys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DIY-Cat-Ghost-Costume.jpg

[Marsh.]

http://petdiys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DIY-Cat-Ghost-Costume.jpg

:joker: