There is an interesting (very long) front page article in today's Los Angeles Times about what looks like a "natural living" family that lived in the mountains and had a dramatic rescue. (I cross posted this on the Vax board because there was a small mention of them not immunizing.)
A few months ago, the creek flooded and they needed to be rescued. The mom had a 8 week old. Apparently, the firemen accused the father of interfering with the rescue, causing mom, a fireman and baby to fall in the rushing water. (They were all rescued.) It looked like a nice story, but then the authorities got involved...
Turbulent Times for a Family
The Hendersons liked their isolated life in the woods, but a dramatic river rescue cast a cloud on their unconventional approach to parenting.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...ck=1&cset=true
Anyway, after the rescue, the CPS took the kids away and the county accused them of failing to protect their kids.
The judge said there was no crime committed and ordered that the kids be returned. But they were supposed to move out of the mountains, to a place where CPS could visit them at any time.
The family disappeared in March.
A few months ago, the creek flooded and they needed to be rescued. The mom had a 8 week old. Apparently, the firemen accused the father of interfering with the rescue, causing mom, a fireman and baby to fall in the rushing water. (They were all rescued.) It looked like a nice story, but then the authorities got involved...
Turbulent Times for a Family
The Hendersons liked their isolated life in the woods, but a dramatic river rescue cast a cloud on their unconventional approach to parenting.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...ck=1&cset=true
Quote:
"They're a very interesting couple. Let's put it that way," he said. Erica gave birth to Abigail Rose Henderson on May 6, 2003, at home. William Pierce Henderson was also born at home on Nov. 10, 2004. A little more than a week later, Jeffrey did something that caused more concern from the neighbors and Ranger Dumpis: he circumcised the boy at the cabin. Jeffrey said it had been his family's practice for generations that the father circumcise his newborn son.  Dumpis said he called the county Department of Children and Family Services because he thought the cabin did not seem sterile. "The cabin itself didn't have running water," Dumpis said. "People will live in just about anything." The department investigated but did not take action against the parents. |
Quote:
| Their main fault was "failure to protect" their children. The Hendersons "interfered" with the rescue efforts, "resulting in the child William and the children's mother being swept away by the tremendous force of the water current," the county alleged. William had turned blue from the cold and had a body temperature of 89.2 degrees, the document stated. Authorities also criticized Jeffrey Henderson for refusing to evacuate the cabin with his daughter. The charges went beyond the rescue. The court documents accused the parents of "medical neglect" for not immunizing the children. The county was also concerned about the children's infrequent visits to a doctor and the circumcision. |
Quote:
| Jeffrey was particularly angry at the county's criticism of the circumcision, a procedure he said fathers in his family have long done on their own. He and Erica said they consulted online medical journals and made sure to swab tools and the baby with rubbing alcohol. |
The judge said there was no crime committed and ordered that the kids be returned. But they were supposed to move out of the mountains, to a place where CPS could visit them at any time.
The family disappeared in March.
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: that is nutz
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