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The Dr. Phil Podcast — She Trusted Her 5-Year-Old. Now She's Facing Charges
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She Trusted Her 5-Year-Old. Now She's Facing Charges

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Kary-Ann Parkinson let her 5-year-old son Sam walk half a mile alone to a pond in their Williamsburg, Virginia, gated community. Now she's a convicted criminal, placed on Virginia's Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry for 7 years for trusting her own kid. Dr. Phil breaks down the case, dividing parents: is this…

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This is absolute insanity. This mom is neither an abuser nor a neglecter. Now let’s talk about Lindsay Clancy!

@dawnricherson9672 · YouTube comment

Police state is growing like a weed.

@steveladner4346 · YouTube comment

In a gated community. Crap like this is why no one plays outside like we used to. Too many Karens out there.

@oysterchampion8998 · YouTube comment

Dr Phil, it all depends where we live! I live in South Africa. There is NO WAY we would send our children anywhere on their own. Ever!

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