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January 04, 2006

Children as pets

Well, here's some contenders for Parents of the Year

A five-year-old and his ten-year-old brother were safe with their grandma Tuesday night, after police say their parents left them in their San Ramon home while they visited Vegas for New Year’s.

Libbey Holden had her two grandsons right where she wants them, safe and warm in her Manteca home.

The two boys found themselves home alone Friday morning, when their father and stepmother flew to Las Vegas to celebrate New Year's eve. Holden says she knew the couple had plans to leave town. They asked her to baby-sit, but Holden says because of her job, she had to say "no."

“She said they tried everything possible, I said you mean a paid nanny, she said she couldn't find one,” Holden recalls.

So Holden suggested all four go on the trip as a family.

“She said, ‘we are newlyweds, and we are working, we deserve a vacation,’” Holden recalls.

Saturday night, more than 24 hours after that vacation started, San Ramon police found the two boys inside their home, Holden had called officers to check on them.

Well, if the court has any brains, the "newlyweds" should now have loads of time without the burden of the boys.

Posted by Darleen at January 4, 2006 06:43 AM

Comments

But...but...but....why would you care about their kids? What would that do to the adults' careers??? For shame!! :-)

Posted by: Marian at January 4, 2006 11:02 AM

. . . And not just their careers, but their wonderful new love lives, too!

Posted by: TalkinKamel at January 4, 2006 11:58 AM

Just goes to show ya, there are certain people who shouldn't have children. SHouldn't be around kids. Should stay no less than a 1,000 meters from them.

Posted by: Carl W. Goss at January 4, 2006 10:44 PM