It is interesting to see that this woman has only one charge against her. I wonder if the father had been the one who did this, if there would be only one charge for him.

She gave her daughter two controlled substances along with an illegal substance. Where are the changes for these actions? The last I knew, it was a crime to give anyone a prescription medication that was not ordered for them even if they are not a controlled drug.

I am however surprised the police listened to the father. After all, he is only her father. I know of many fathers who have tried to report very serious abuse of their children only to be told to shut up. My own nephew was one of these fathers who the police did not listen to, until after his daughters funeral.

Peter Stevenson -- for once, I AGREE totally with you!!!

I think also that attempted murder is a little overboard. Dont get me wrong I dont agree with her actions AT ALL, but it should be considered child endangerment, or child abuse. I can relate to the teenage girl, I was a rebellious teen too, and my dad used to smoke weed with me and give me things like a lortab if I had a headache. I dont think he meant any harm, but nevertheless it was bad parenting. But it is true, kids are gonna do what they wanna do no matter how hard u try to stop them, she may have been one of those parents who thought she would rather her do it at home than somewhere else with god knows who doing god knows what. But just because of what her mother did does not mean she will grow up to be a drug addict, I didnt. She is still young and this is her way of having fun, Im sure she will grow out of it, at least I hope she does.

The father of this child is my cousin. He has full custody of his children. This has been very difficult for him. He and Robyn were married since high school, around 28 years I think. Even though Robyn has done this terrible thing my cousin still loves her. They are divorced and even though he divorced her he is going through a grieving period over the lost marriage. As far as Barrack Obama's comments, this family is not a load of trash. What this family is, is an average family where one parent did a horrible thing. The girl is doing fine. She has been through a period of rehab and is doing very well. God Bless my cousin and his children. As for Robyn, I hope they punish her to the fullest extent of the law, and I hope the judge makes her serve every day of her sentence. No bail or time off for good behavior.

You THINK???????

My lord the narcotics could have killed the kid.

SKANKS!!

No, I don't think the mother should be charged with attempted murder. In my opinion, that is a little overboard. However, serious endangerment charges should be brought, along with supervised visitation only and only when and if she agrees to go to drug and alcohol classes and therapy. Too many times the courts automatically award custody to the mother (I don't know if that is the case here or not) but I know of several cases where the father would have made the better custodial parent. The courts should look at evidence, not gender, when awarding custody.
Now, to Peter's comments...is it wrong to give a teenager a sip of beer or alcohol? I have to say that when my children were growing up and had severe chest colds, I would put Watkins Menthol Salve on their chest, a warm compress, and a teaspoon of whiskey. Then I would put them to bed. I do not see any thing wrong with it. Did I ever just give them a beer to drink? NO! I was a very devoted, loving, Christian mother. Did my children go through the "experimental" stage of partying with their friends? I am ashamed to say yes. It was not something they saw growing up. Now that they are grown, I occassionaly have a mixed drink with dinner. And by that I mean maybe three times a year. But I never drank when they were growing up. Who knows...nature or nurture? Scientists have been debating it for years. Do people drink because they were raised in a house that promoted drinking or because it is inborn? I don't think we are going to solve that question here.
I feel sorry for this father. He is the one who is going to get the flack from his daughter (obviously she is used to doing these things if she has been doing them for 2 yrs.). If he gets custody and tries to be the heavy and say no more, how do you think she is going to react? I will be praying for this family.

Likewise, I notice how you pay special attention to my comments, too.

When I was a teen growing up, my dad raised horses. Whenever I gave up a weekend with friends to help him do a big project requiring lots of sweat equity, afterwards, he would grab a beer and pour me a glass (maybe a quarter to a third of his bottle). Guess what, nobody in our house or extended family grew up as drunks or druggies. Perhaps it was because we actually worked for a purpose, and actually had goals, something that many drunk and drug homes where bad habits are passed between generations do not have. Sure, you will have the AA and NA crowd and the associated "rules" of that world, but they remain a tiny percentage of the population.

Its not the access to beer thats the problem. Its the social failure in the household, blame that often gets unfairly pinned onto the beer.

It is a shame that my dad's actions back then would probably get him arrested today.

Peter , No, I would not give my child anything like that . There have been a few in my family die from drugs and ,or alcohol. So I know exactly what they can do to someone. Do you have children? Do you really believe some of the junk you say ? I think you just like to argue ... if so become a lawyer. good grief.

When we leagalize and tax pot to get us out of our $10 trillion foreign debt (hey, endorsing and taxing drugs works for other third world countries), this will be a story no different than a mom giving beer and pills to her kid. And who on here hasn't allowed their 15-21 y.o. kid to have a beer under supervision?

this is so terrible. unfortunately i think it happens so much more than anyone knows about. i hope the girl is able to move on with her life and doesn't end up an addict. sad to think her mother is responsible for such behavior.

The article states that the daughter alleged this had been going on for 2 years or so. That would mean she was 14 - 15 years old when this started.

I agree with you W.C. Redux, a crime of this nature should be treated as attempted murder.

Kudos to the her father for stepping in and notifiing the authorities. Good for you Dad..

I don't know the situation of their divorce and how the custody was determined but there are way too many cases where the court determines that the "Mother" is the best person for the child. Clearly not the case here and I'm certain that there are many more "Housewright" type monsters out there. I only hope that the fathers of those children that have been victimized will do the right thing to protect their children & pursue their rights to fullest extent.

So many times I have heard parents say "if my kids are gonna do it, id rather them do it at home".

I agree with your W.C., I knew the girl and clearly it was the mothers fault. She would run the daughter and her friends around town and party with them as if she was their age (shes in her 40's)

Providing drugs for a child is no different than holding a gun to their head, especially given the cocktail of marijuana, morphine, and xanax listed here.

A crime of this nature should be treated the same as attempted murder.

I knew the girl and their family, what a load of trash. What a piddy that such a nice girl ends up doing this crap...

This should be considered child abuse.

And people wonder why the world has gotten the way it has today. It all starts in the home!!!

What can you say? Some people are just sick.

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