BUT SHE'S OUR DESIGNATED DRIVER......

     So, what happens when you're too drunk to drive home from the bar and you can't afford an Uber, or they don't have Uber where you live, or you can't afford a Taxi? You have your 9-year-old drive you home! That's what this Wisconsin couple did! 

     Jason Roth and Amanda Eggert were charged after allegedly allowing their 9-year-old daughter to drive them home because they were too drunk to drive. The couple were arrested after police responded to reports of a pickup truck driving erratically. When the police caught up with the truck in Polk County, they were shocked to discover the little girl had been driving and the couple's 11-month-old baby had been strapped to a car seat. Unreal! These guys deserve the "Best Parenting of the Year Award" so far for 2016! 

     Roth and Eggert pleaded not guilty to a number of felony charges including child neglect and second degree recklessly endangering safety. According to a Polk County deputy, "As the 9-year-old exited the truck, it was still running and in drive when Mr. Roth was sitting in the truck by himself. He turned the ignition off and the truck began rolling backwards down the hill towards the river. I jumped into the truck to hit the brakes and put the truck in park." The little girl apparently drove the truck for miles in Balsam Lake, weaving in and out of oncoming traffic and somehow avoided a serious accident. This story is so ridiculous! I'm surprised that it didn't happen in Florida. 

     According to police, both adults were highly intoxicated when they were arrested. with one of Roth's preliminary breathalyzer tests reading more than three times the legal limit to drive. The two kids are now staying with extended family as the couple remain in jail as they await trial.

     These people are ridiculous. First of all, unless you were at a party or family function, what were your children doing at a bar or at a function where you were drinking? What kind of parents are you? Secondly, I don't car how drunk you are. Why would you allow your 9-year-old drive your pickup truck? What child can see over the dashboard of a pickup truck? I definitely nominate these two for "Parents of the Year". Better yet, "Morons of the Year!"

PARENTS OF THE YEAR

Meet the "Parents of the Year"! This Long Island couple left their four kids at home with an empty fridge and no heat for nearly a full week while they stayed in a hotel to work on their marital issues. Like I said, "Parents of the Year" right here! 

Tulio and Maria Ayala were busted on Wednesday after school officials in Central Islip called police to say the children, ages 4 through 15, were living at home without any adult supervision. According to police, the Ayalas took off on February 7. There was barely any food in the house and the children were using small space heaters and the kitchen stove to stay warm in those freezing temperatures last week.

The Ayalas were charged with four counts of child endangerment and released the next day. Tulio Ayala said that his mother was supposed to be looking after the children. He says, "We were having marital problems, and so I told my mom, 'I'll be back in a few days, can you watch them?' And you know, she said she was fine with it. I left them with money in my house, and she lives in the basement and everything, so they were NOT unattended." Ayala said he left his mom with $100, food stamps and space heaters. At some point, his mother backed out of the deal. Oh, how convenient! A mother who actually lives in the basement and promises to watch his kids suddenly disappears with his money  and food stamps. Now, we see where he gets it from. He's cut from the same cloth as his mother. 

He says, "She never called or attempted to text me, and said look, 'I don't want to watch them.'" Maybe that's because his mother no longer exists? Just a thought. The good news is that the kids were unharmed and turned over to an unidentified family member. Not for nothing, but if you have four kids, even if your mom agreed to watch them, you don't just go off and leave the kids at home to fix your marriage. Fix that stuff at home! What the hell is going to a hotel for week going to do? Repair your problems? Hell no! It puts it on hold for a week. What a mess this family is! I feel really bad for these kids most of all.