"Idol" or Drowning Daughter? Mom Chose "Idol"

46. SUBMERGED under water, not EMERGED under water!

Posted at 7:55AM on Mar 6th 2008 by barbara

47. #36, and I am shocked by your attempt to validate having so many children out of wedlock as a noble thing. Another thing, this child almost drowning was not an ACCIDENT, it was neglect. An accident would be losing grip of your baby while bathing and the child falls under the water. Also, what is so great about this "proven fact" of black women keeping their children as opposed to putting a child up for adoption (instead of being raised by an undereducated/unskilled mom) or having an abortion (news flash, black women have them too).

Last, could you explain to me how you supported 4 children on your own? Was it through the taxpayers or did you work while you went to school. If the latter is the case, then you weren't really raising the children anyway. Where you are today is the exception, not the rule. Having multiple children out of wedlock in most cases results in limited education and employment potential for the mother...and a deprived life for the children. There is nothing noble about that, for ANY color (we are all one race, but you knew that miss smarty pants).

Posted at 8:26PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Shocked at YOU

48. I just hope those kids do not all die at once. Think of the space taken in the Obits in their hometown just to spell the names of all of them. There would be no room for the sale flyers and 50% off coupons...talk about the "Fleecing of America" on NIghtly News..gonna call Tom Brokaw now to see if there is something he can do. Enough of my tax dollars are spent taking care of these breeders..at least for payback I should be able to get a deal on cleaning products and toilet paper. Where is the Justice in this world???

Posted at 8:35PM on Mar 5th 2008 by The Truth Must Be Told

49. First of all, that baby is adorable. There are some things that don't add up in this story. When I first heard this story I just assumed that the younger of the two kids is the one who nearly drowned. Then I realized it was the elder child (the 3-year old) who was found submerged in the tub and not moving. . I just don't see how you can have two kids together in a tub and one ends up almost drowning. How deep was the water, anyway? And was it an olympic-sized bathtub or something? Also, was the three-year old incapable of sitting? If she had some type of developmental disabilities then shame on the mother; but if she was a normal 3- year old then someone please explain to me how it was that this child ended up "under water and not moving." Someone had to have pushed her under water and held her head there for her to have been found in the condition stated in the article (above).

Posted at 9:31PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Stop:It\\\'sGreen

50. EVERYDAY THERE IS SOME KIND OF SICK CRAP THAT PEOPLE DO TO THIER PARENTS, CHILDREN, AND SIBLINGS, AND THEN THE MURDERS OF SPOUSES,AND PEDIPHILES MURDERING YOUNG CHILDREN....WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN THIS WORLD????? EVERYONE IS SO UN-EMOTIONAL, SELF CENTERED, AND ICE COLD MURDERERS, THEN THE COURTS MAKE EXCUSES FOR THESE BASTARDS....I HONESTLY BELEIVE THE END IS NEAR....THERE'S WAY TOO MUCH VIOLENCE....GOD HELP US

Posted at 8:37PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Joanie

51. You need a license to fish, but any worthless piece of crap can have a baby...or five.

Posted at 11:13PM on Mar 5th 2008 by MMD

52. some people need to be neutered so they can NEVER have kids!... sheesh.

Posted at 8:45PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Natalie

53. Ummmm....Why haven't charges been pressed?

Posted at 10:48PM on Mar 5th 2008 by eminence113313

54. Charges need to be filed. We call this neglect. It is fairly apparent that this woman has no business being a parent if a reality television show as limp as AI can rivet her attention away from her infant children. Social services should pull them from the home. Foster care would be a blessing.

Posted at 9:04PM on Mar 5th 2008 by mfc

55. #36

uh, we're waiting. You threw it out there, there are questions and many on here who are just reading comments are all eagerly awaiting your response(s).

Posted at 9:19PM on Mar 5th 2008 by you started it

56. Jail-time, removal of the kids, and mandatory sterilization. That stupid animal should never be allowed to reproduce or be around children ever again.

Posted at 9:29PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Bob

57. I'm just amazed that it didn't happen in Detroit. Or, as I like to think of that wonderful city-the armpit of the midwest.

Posted at 9:44PM on Mar 5th 2008 by BigTicket

58. P.S. I HAVE NEVER READ OR WRITTEN TO ONE OF THESE THINGS BEFORE. WOULD SOMEONE TELL ME IF BLACK RACISTS CRAWL OUT OF THE WOODPILE AFTER A SCHOOL SHOOTING AND MAKE STEREOTYPICAL RACIST REMARKS THE WAY THAT WHITE RACISTS DO AFTER A NEAR TRAGIC ACCIDENT? THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME THAT RACISM, WHILE POLITICALLY INCORRECT. IS AS ALIVE AS IT WAS WHEN FOUR LITTLE BLACK GIRLS WERE BOMBED IN A CHURCH....

Posted at 6:41AM on Mar 31st 2008 by FRED DOBBS

59. This is truly a sad story, but then TMZ knows the way to get the races going don't they? This is a celebrity site so this story seems out of place. Not defending this foolish parent by any means, though I've never seen stories about parents who leave their kids in 100degree vehicles either. I wouldn't even try to change the opinions someone has about someone else's race, you feel the way you feel, no matter what anyone says, but its a little hypocritical paint one race with the same brush and another with 100 different brushes. But thats your choice. And by the by, our taxes are paying for other things aside from the welfare rolls, like missiles and flooding the Grand Canyon. God be with those and all babies. They deserve and demand sooo much....

Posted at 10:01PM on Mar 5th 2008 by alex200606

60. Is he in Serius condition??

Posted at 10:07PM on Mar 5th 2008 by amy winston