Child Labor?

[trubandloki]

@Palm Beach

At what point is any of this the OP’s business??? Nowhere does the OP indicate the child is underfed, malnourished, living in a stall, illiterate, abused or neglected. Here is what OP says, "The child was transported here over state lines and deposited by her “parents” who just up and left. " And the OP is an alter, with under 200 posts in 4 years. I think OP knows more than what is being said, and just wants gossip fodder for the barn.

It does make me giggle some when I read the wording. I know some people whose daughter’s current (and past) situation could be described the same way. Parent drove daughter to another state and left them their, parent returned home.
The thing is the daughter is very well loved and cared for. The daughter is going to school online (and doing well) and at the same time advancing quite well with her riding because of the new situation she was “deposited” into.

[pologirl27]

I know 16 year olds who have done online school while living out of state as working students. The other parts of these allegations (minimal adult supervision, no horse experience) are troubling, but not the 16 year old part.

[Angela_Freda]

@trubandloki

It does make me giggle some when I read the wording. I know some people whose daughter’s current (and past) situation could be described the same way. Parent drove daughter to another state and left them their, parent returned home.
The thing is the daughter is very well loved and cared for. The daughter is going to school online (and doing well) and at the same time advancing quite well with her riding because of the new situation she was “deposited” into.

Agree.
The situation the OP describes could easily have described many WS positions now BNTs availed themselves of.

And I agree with Pologirl27, the lack of horse experience/supervision may or may not be troubling, considering that we’re unsure of the source of any of it, it’s hard to say.

[Palm_Beach]

@trubandloki

It does make me giggle some when I read the wording. I know some people whose daughter’s current (and past) situation could be described the same way. Parent drove daughter to another state and left them their, parent returned home.
The thing is the daughter is very well loved and cared for. The daughter is going to school online (and doing well) and at the same time advancing quite well with her riding because of the new situation she was “deposited” into.

IKR - I frequently drove my kids “across state lines” to sports activities in MD and WV, and then “just up and left.” I did come back and get them, eventually.

[My_Two_Cents]

Not knowing all the facts this may not apply but I know a few mouthy 16 year olds that their parents should drive them somewhere and drop them off so that they have to work their butts off. After a month or two of that maybe going to school and showing a little respect might seem like a good idea to the kid. I’m not saying the kid should be starved or abused but maybe a missed meal or two (no work, no pay) could apply.

On the other hand maybe the kid wants/needs to get out of a bad home situation. Working at the barn gives them an out.

Without more information who are we to judge child labor claims. If you would have asked my kids they would have claimed that they were over worked. And now they are productive members of society.