{"id":5477,"date":"2015-03-03T23:42:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T06:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5477"},"modified":"2015-03-03T23:42:54","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T06:42:54","slug":"bad-roads-cancelations-allow-parents-time-to-run-errands-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5477","title":{"rendered":"Bad Roads, Cancelations Allow Parents Time to Run Errands with Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"snowy<\/a>Last Thursday, DPS canceled school due to the icy road conditions, cold weather, and a strong chance of more snow. Although school cancelations can wreak havoc on parents\u2019 work schedules, to many parents, it was a welcome day off. \u201cWhen DPS closes, we get the day off as well,\u201d said parent Mariel Crawford. \u201cI had a lot of things piling up that I needed to take care of. There were some clothes I needed to take back, I had to go to the store, I wanted to look at some new pillows for the couch, just a lot of stuff. So, I packed the kids up and we hit the road for a day. It just made sense.\u201d\n\nCrawford wasn\u2019t the only parent heading out to the icy streets with her kids. \u201cI had been meaning to go to Cherry Creek to do some spring shopping for quite some time,\u201d said Amanda Lockie. \u201cThis gave me the opportunity to throw the kids in the car and get down there when I thought not a lot of people would be there. Unfortunately, I wasn\u2019t the only one that had the idea.\u201d In fact, tens and tens of Stapleton parents chose to brave the weather and road conditions with kids in tow to run all sorts of errands.\nAlthough the roads really weren\u2019t that bad, some judgmental Stapleton parents are questioning the decision-making of those driving around with their kids. \u201cWhat kind of parent would put their kids in harm\u2019s way like that?\u201d questions Brenda McGovern. \u201cI mean, children are a treasure, and I think it borders on criminal neglect to drive around with them in those kinds of conditions.\u201d Tracey Geary agrees. \u201cWhen school is canceled, we read about 25 books, work on our spelling and math, and then we have some play time. By no means would we ever consider taking our children out in these conditions. What kind of animals are living in this neighborhood?\u201d\nParents who chose to leave the house with their children argue that the weather simply wasn\u2019t that bad. \u201cIf it had actually been dangerous, we wouldn\u2019t have left the house,\u201d said Crawford. \u201cWe would have just let the kids play video games while I did laundry and caught up on my shows. But, what would I get judged for more? Keeping the kids in and letting them play video games, or taking them out on the roads? I\u2019m not sure.\u201d ]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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