The Mummy has Risen

That's what happens when you spend your whole life tanning. Maybe seeing her in the news will make some young ladies reconsider the need to tan.

Funny one Rw,

good one indeed. 'Bout spilt my coffee.

jmo

Bingo. That is exactly what I thought.

Does this woman not realize she looks like a burnt french fry at this point? The fact that she doesn't know when to stop burning herself leads me to believe she could have taken her daughter in. We've had a couple of days over 80 here is Jersey this year, but nothing that would burn too bad.

You would think that in 44 years she would have acquired a little intelligence. She looks horrible from to much tanning booth. She wants her daughter to look like that? Maybe she should look in the mirror instead of the bulbs in the booth and see shat she's doing to herself. That poor little girl, having a mom that is so narcissistic.

Looks like a raisin mated with a leather sofa.

I agree with all the negative comments, because that woman looks SO GROSS, but I actually believe her. Here is why: She is so tanned that if she actually brought her daughter there, she would not be as white as she is in the video. Also, the daughter is SO fair skinned, that it does make sense that she could have been easily burned outside. I could be wrong, but either way is reasonable.

That said, she should still face charges because if you have a child, ESPECIALLY one that fair skinned, you MUST put sunscreen on them. She is dumb as rocks, and I doubt that woman has ever heard the term "sunscreen".

By the way, my first thought when I saw that picture: Al and Jesse are going to be all over her for wearing black face.

Ever watch Sienfeld when Kramer fell asleep in the tanning booth and had to butter himself up?

The mother has an obvious addiction to tanning, a severe one at that.

But man, that looks like one of those bronzing creams she's got on....maybe to look "extra tan" for an interview.

OH.

MY.

GOD!

It's from tanning. Tanning wrinkles you.

It's so horrific, I expect at layers of skin to fall off at any point. That's just creepy.

"Turn me over, Jerry: I'm done!"

Sheeit! This woman looks like she fell in a volcano face-first!

She looks hideous!!!!

That's the one.. LOL

OMG! You just can't make stuff like this up? Has reality become stranger than some of the junk we see on TV?

I blame Grover Cleveland.

We all blame Grover Cleveland.

She looks like that monkey chick from the original "Planet of the Apes"

With the tanning-bit, you take a dash of UGLY-PILLS and there you are. :)

It looks like she's been tanning for 10 years. She should be the poster child for skin cancer.

Skin cancer waiting to happen. Sad.

She looks like a cross between an old baseball glove and saddle leather. I see an early death from skin cancer in her future. Can you say Melanoma?? 44?? Looks more like my 74 year old grandmother did that lived and worked on a farm in north Florida her entire life, before there was such a thing as "Sunscreen" or SPF. I remember when girls used to use "baby oil" as "tanning lotion".

The poor kid is going to grow up thinking her mom is normal and why don't all the other mommies look like hers. A LEATHER SKINNED MUMMY. (She probably thinks she looks sexy)

With a face like that, good luck convincing a judge of anything

My gosh, look what a tanning obsession does to a person! Unbelievable!

With that said, I am not surprised, however. Seeing things like "Toddlers and Tiaras" on TV, and the number of small kids (and even babies) I now see with multiple piercings, it's obvious that some parents have transferred their own obsessions onto their children. Maybe they are just trying to live "celebrity lives" in their own hometowns. Who knows? But it's clear we are turning our poorer and poorer parents these days!

I've known Sharpei's to have better looking wrinkles... Geez.

Duug- The child cannot get burned being in the booth with the Mom. The child was not left to play in a business district, she was allowed to play outside. If every Mom whose child had ever gotten a sunburn was charged with child abuse, every Mom I know would have a file with CPS. Yes, this lady needs help for her own problem with tanning beds, she looks like fruit leather, but that child is soooo fair that there is no way she was in a tanning bed.

The whole thing is ridiculous. The media is ridiculous.

44? She looks old enough to be Tutankhamun's grandmother.

I suspect after meeting with the mom during the school year, the teachers were on the alert. Walking around looking like a roasted turkey is a symptom of some problem. Who knows whether the child was in the boot or not, only time will tell. However, it is easy to understand the teachers concern.

WHEW! Now I'm happy and relieved. I thought my TV color was going on the fritz this morning after seeing her. Thank GOD it's not my TV.

The childs case is easy. The kids testimony plus tanning employees and witnesses.

Now back to the extra crispy mom.

She looks like a deep fried hotdog

It is totally possible to be sunburned in this weather. I used to get sunburned at football games in college in NOVEMBER.

Could this be a case of profiling? Assuming the woman is guilty because of her looks? I didn't see anything in the article from the employees of the salon. Certainly that would make things easier.....

Hummmmmmmmmmm ... All the comments are funny .... But I thought this story was about "Child Endangerment?" .....

It is undisputed that Patricia Krentcil took her child into a tanning salon, BUT is there any proof that the child was taken into the tanning booth at anytime while the lights were on?

If Mrs Krentcil chooses to tan herself to a mummy state, that's her choice, the law only applies to her child...

This looks more like a government intervention before they gather the facts ...

It isn't miked-332794 making the faux conservative comments, its his leathery tan speaking.

I think you could take a nice antique walnut color, paint it over the face of a woman who was 95, and she'd look better than that, well, WHATEVER (I like raisin-cowhide) 44 year old person (they tell me its one so I'll believe them) in front of us.

Sprinkle powdered sugar on her and she's a Zepole.

Funniest comment thread in a long time!

Is this woman related to John Boehner?

Her daughter shouldn't be in the room when her mother is tanning. Even with the bed lid closed the room still glows from the tanning lights, the child is being exposed. I worry about the childs eyes....there is a reason why goggles are a requirement!

The mom looks so gross! I hope when the little girl grows up she doesn't do the same thing as mommy. I don't get how this woman can look in the mirror and think that she looks good.....YUK!

She needs to lay off the tanning. This woman seriously looks like she's more along the lines of 64 than 44.

Just because the girl went to the tanning salon with her mom, doesn't mean she actually was in one of the tanning beds. "I went tanning with mommy", yea, so. When I was very young I went hunting with daddy. Does that automatically mean that I was shooting guns? No, I never got to touch a gun until I was about 12 or 13.

I hate to say it but she looks like Oeyzi, the 6300 year old ice man. I'm ashamed of myself.

@truesaid....that was one funny comment, dont make me laff when i have coffe in my mouth dammit!

I don't get it. Does this woman actually think being that tan is attractive?

RC, don't be. You are right, and perhaps if her friends and family had told her this she wouldn't resemble the Ice Man.

Can we have her say "Tales from the Crypt" one time?

After looking at that face, I find myself wondering if this woman tans naked. That's right folks, call up a visual on that. Or not...

Wow! You people voicing your opinions about this woman are harsh! I've read everything from she is an idiot to she doesn't deserve to have her children. How cruel. Even if there is a mental illness factor that plays a part in this woman's decision to tan herself to such an incredible degree, that does not mean that she is an idiot or doesn't deserve to have her children. There are billions of people with mental illnesses, probably many of the people who are posting on here too. Yes, she is extremely tan and yes, her skin is reflecting the harmful effects of exposure to ultra-violet light. Everyone has choices to make and many, many, many people go to extremes with various things in their lives. What about people who shop and spend too much money? People who have numerous maxed out credit cards and still continue buying the newest and expensive things and going and doing things they truly cannot afford? Would you say they are idiots and don't deserve their children? I think not. The reason is because when people go to extremes in ways that don't necessarily show just by looking at them, its okay, right? But, let someone LOOK different or SHOW their extreme behavior with their looks and then, suddenly, they are an outcast and don't deserve to love or be loved. Ridiculous!!! People need to open up their minds and hearts and shut their mouths. P.S. I believe the woman.

I'm fair skinned and can get a burn easily infact I've gotten a burn riding in a car without putting my arm out of the window. My husband was so sun sensitive he needed to use a level 50 burn cream. Sun burns are a fact of life if you're fair skinned. I'd be more concerned about the mother's health her skin looks terrible.

bloggit, we are probably looking at her least pruned body part. ewwww

Funny how some teachers don't get involved in things they should (like when they overhear or see a child being bullied) but seem to have no problem contacting police when a little girl is obviously showing off to her friends by bragging that she went tanning with mom. Mom in this case is not the sharpest tool in the shed (just look at her to see how her tanning addiction has aged her), but you'd think a teacher would have a little more sense to get the facts before calling the police.

considering I just watched an obese couple walk by with tier equally obese kid, I just don't put this that far up there on the child-endangerment-meter

Was she trying to become a freaking raisin?

California Raisins Commercial

This woman needs some serious psychological help IMO.

Does this woman have memberships at multiple tanning salons? I don't see how 20 to 30 minutes per day in a tanning bed could turn her skin that color. She looks like a piece of leather.

I agree with Karen-2342873.

she looks exactly like shiite !

As a poster below suggested, she could be applying some sort of tanning cream before getting into the booth. She's too gold to be natural.

I saw this woman on the news this morning and she is one scary looking person. WHY? would someone do that to themselves and to teach their little girl that it's ok. She is 42 and in 5 years she will look 92.

She could be the posterlady for skin cancer warnings.

Are you effing serious? NOBODY here ever got sunburned as a kid????? And if so, were your parents thrown in jail??? This teacher should be jailed for sticking her nose where it doesn't belong!

Her mother has a tanning addiction, this teacher saw that, then jumped to a conclusion based on her stereotyping and the mother was jailed for it. Does the same teacher see a black parent and when the black child talks about playing GTA, she calls the cops to say that the mother carjacked a car with her daughter? How about a muslim parent, if the child is talking about 4th of july fireworks, does she call the cops and say the mother taught her child to strap on a car bomb? This is SO far beyond stereotyping, it should be criminal.

I think of the funny picture that circulates on the internet, the one the child drew of her mom holding what looks like a stripper pole, and a bunch of guys around her giving her money. Of course the picture the child drew was her mother holding a snow shovel and the neighbors offering to pay her to shovel their walk too. If the teacher in this article were that girl's teacher, the mother would be in jail as well.

And ANYONE who thinks it is child abuse to allow a child to get sunburned is a friggin moron! FFS, I probably sunburned 50 times over my childhood. Matter of fact, any child who never sunburned was either raised by vampires and never saw the sun, or was raised by abusive parents who never let them play outside. What is the world coming to?

@duuug

Folks!! This article is NOT about how she looks [uglier than sin], but rather..

It's about child abuse/child neglect.

It is TOTALLY about how she looks because if she didn't look like that people may be able to give her the benefit of the doubt. This woman clearly has an addiction which makes it much more plausible that she actually would do what she has been accused of.

Would YOU let your 5 y/o old play outside in a business district, let alone anywhere.....unattended? Of course, not, so this is, in my estimation....one really dumb individual.

You're assuming the child got sunburnt on the same day, at the same time, as the mother was tanning. Nowhere does the story even suggest that.

She said things got blown out of "pomportion." I think she has been drinking. Did she forget to put her upper teeth in for the interview?

For those arguing anything else... she is charged with bringing her child into the tanning booth. Beyond that we know nothing else. Get yer facts straight. There aren't many.

So, she either burned the kid while they were BOTH in the booth, or she allowed her 5 y/o to play unattended outside.

Wow. Way to jump to conclusions. Never once in the article did they ever insinuate that the girl was playing outside while Mom was tanning. In fact, it states that the child was in the room while Mom was tanning. All it said was the girl got a slight burn while playing outside. No "where" or "when" or with or without "whom".

I agree Arieus. All jokes aside, this woman MUST be aware of how absolutely damaging and unhealthy this is for you, yet look at her. She looks like a cross between a hot dog that has spent too much time shriveling up on the BBQ and a frostbite victim. She is absolutely HIDEOUS. Any normal person who looks like that and looks in the mirror and thinks that is ok, has ISSUES. I absolutely believe she would urge her child to do the same thing.

Ok, giving her the benefit of the doubt, let's say she didn't put her on the tanning bed. I'd like to know who was watching a FIVE YEAR OLD child while she was in there frying herself for the amount of time she was in there, which had to at least be an hour for her to get any more tan at this point. It's not the responsibility of the tanning salon. That child could have been taken, or walked out. Wouldn't the police have checked out the mother's story with the tanning salon? The fact they pressed forward with charges tells me the child is telling the truth. Kids that age tell fibs to get candy, to get toys, etc. She simply wasn't gaining anything by lying, nor did she have a reason. Pure neglect. Force this woman to get some counselling.

Arguesforsport, the mother said she wasn't in the room with her, which would at best, leave this little girl in a waiting room alone. If she kept her in the actual room with her, she would have been exposed to the rays from the bed as they come out the sides and if the child was right there, it could have happened.

LOL!

Introducing Mrs. Goldmember, I call this bronzing not tanning.

This lady is ridiculous!

This is for Mike277. I live in FLORIDA....25 years. I am not a wacko. I take it personally when people like you stereotype. I am educated! what level of education do you have.

......on the other hand, listen! this woman is clearly an idiot to let herself go out in public looking like that. She is an addict and needs help. People can get addicted to anything. In HER case is tanning. What's the difference.....BE MORE SYMPATHETIC. Maybe you are an addict.

@DaveK-1110204

Her mother has a tanning addiction, this teacher saw that, then jumped to a conclusion based on her stereotyping and the mother was jailed for it.

Speaking of jumping to conclusions... That is exactly what the father did in regard to assuming it was a teacher that reported the situation. You didn't seem to have a problem with that, in fact you went right along with it and stereotyped the teacher. For all we know it was someone at the tanning salon that reported her.

I have to say that this poor woman looks like she has been there 100 times too many. No one is the color of leather naturally.

Dom I like Whorange. That is too funny.

And so New Jersey scientists have created their ultimate creepy tanned... human (?) and allowed it to breed? God help us all.

We've had a couple of days over 80 here is Jersey this year, but nothing that would burn too bad.

Looks like the mom isn't the only one clueless about skin damage. Temperature has nothing to do with it. Haven't you ever gotten a sunburn snowskiing? You can get sunburned on cloudy days, too.

I think CPS and authorities might be a little more effective when it comes to children's safety if not everything was a code red - sweep in and take the child away from the family and arrest the parent, ask questions later. If she is letting the child tan, yes, this is a very serious problem. But it's not like they busted the door down and she was holding a knife to the child's throat. I think interviewing and asking a few questions might have been appropriate in this case before such drastic measures were taken.

to ".My.2.Cents.Worth - it may be her disastrous decision but my guess it will be Tax Payers that are stuck with her Medical Bill for Cancer Tx.. The lady needs psychiatric interventions, it's very obvious she is harming herself. If the child were "in the Tanning Bed", she would look like her mother. I can believe she had her daughter in the room where the Tanning Bed is located. but NOT in the Tanning Bed itself.

When did I say I didn't understand what a burn index was Panic Moon? How do you know the police didn't investigate and interview, because the article didn't tell you? Was she arrested only after the police read this story?

See how easy it is to call someone "clueless"?

Guess her husband is as dumb as his wife (pity the child) but they're evidently a matched set---both as dumb as a box of rocks! Plus she's u g u l y. She needs to get a job or do volunteer work if this is all she can think of to do with her free time, must be too difficult for her to help teach her daughter how to read ...

"Two teenagers get run over by a car while sunbathing in the middle of a rural road, drunk grandparents pull their grandkid in a toy car behind their SUV, now this! What's this country turning into? Every day a story that's even too wacked out to be on reality TV shows up in the news.... and to top it off we got a neighborhood organizer in the White House who apparently doesn't have a clue but still gets defended by the media! What has happened to us?"

And on top of that we have obsessed wackos that try to turn every artificial they read into political attacks on the President they didn't vote for. ITS CRAZY!!

nice!!!! wtf??? she is nasty

eric in oregon.

What is Really ugly is miked and Uhtred. What are ignorant racist trolls doing on this thread?

So, where is the racism in their comments? Smartazs? Yeah. Racist? No. I understand it is very trendy to label people racist today and you seem to buy into that. If I am missing something in their comments that is racist I would appreciate a explanation. You see, it used to be the trend to be a victim but we have moved on and the new label is racist. Having missed out on becoming a victim (although I tried) I don't want to miss the latest trend. So far, no success and it seems easy enough to achieve, but again, I am missing out. It seems so easy for some people. Is there a certification required for the labeler or is it merely on the job training? Please help.

I believe the woman's story, I don't think the kid was ever in the booth, and was simply sunburned instead. But her case sure isn't helped by her appearance. I mean when I saw how this woman looked I was outraged that she would subject her daughter to the same treatment. Turns out, she apparently didn't, and instead of outrage I feel sorry for this woman instead.

When a cowhide is processed to make leather, it's called "tanning." All salons should have a color chart that limits exposure, so you can't go elsewhere if turned down at one salon. This woman is in for some major skin problems, soon.

If you google the broads mug shot from the last couple of days. YOU WILL NOTICE! She's tanned but not nearly as bronzed as this photo shopped photo is.

Nope, don't believe it! If she has this much melanin potential in her skin, then why tan at all? The sun would just darken her. Yeah, she's got 'help' straight out of a spray bottle. "...half of what you see...and none of what you hear."

Zombies are on the loose in NJ ! She looks like a Walker to me.

I believe this happened exactly the way the woman says and that her daughter was there but not in the booth, as confirmed (more or less) by the salon's employees.

The mom has done nothing criminal to the child, only to herself at this point.(It's a shame, really.)

At some point long before she is 14 and legal to tan, the child will be made to realize how abnormal her mom really is. Her peers will see to that. I don't think she will want to follow in her footsteps.

Leave them alone. The girl appears happy, healthy, not neglected at all, and loves her mother. She probably won't have her mom for long by all appearances, so let this child be for now. She will be traumatized enough later on, that's a given.

This woman clearly has mental health issues and may well have physical ones as well ~ we don't yet know the full extent of damage from tanning booths.

It is because her mental health is so questionable that there needs to be an investigation into the welfare of the little girl and any sibs if she has them. The father appears to defend, if not support, this woman so he cannot be trusted to protect the children.

As has been pointed out, the school has to have been aware of this woman's aberration and so has been watching the little girl closely. That is part of their job.

What are ignorant racist trolls doing on this thread?

eric in oregon, your attitude and comments are actually more out of wack than the lady in this story... if that's possible! Get a life!

Someone said earlier soemthing about it being unlikely the child got burned from playing outside because there's only been a few 80 degree days in Jersey.

You do know that you can get sunburned on a cloudy day when it's only 30 degrees outside, right? It's about the UV rays, NOT the temperature.

Good grief! THIS is NEWS? The media has been taken over by Jerry Springer!!!

Davek: I always put sunscreen on my children before we went out. And, no, we're not vampires.

she looks like a well worn catchers mitt with a face. would make a great halloween costume!

Maybe she's auditioning for that old California Raisins "I heard it through the Grapevine" commerical:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10W-4BO2uho

Some of you people need to lighten up..

Sheesh kabob

She reminds me of the over tanned old lady in the movie What about Mary ?

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Forloff

Good grief! THIS is NEWS? The media has been taken over by Jerry Springer!!!

You only now just realized that?

What is wrong with this whole situation is this, I thought places that had sun tan beds forbid children under a certain age from being in the place. So the question is where was the child when the mother was in the bed? That could be where the neglect is. Why is the business supposed to babysit a kid? That is what I want to know.

TFNJ - I see by your image that you know about and possibly create some of those internet meme images...you should use this woman for one.

Panic defended his "clueless" remark, but he posted it in the wrong place....

Come on, I can't be the only one looking at the irony.

Wonder is she is paying for those tanning sessions with her welfare benefits? I mean really-take a good look at things.

Wonder is she is paying for those tanning sessions with her welfare benefits? I mean really-take a good look at things.

Ever see the old movie Lifeforce? Well she looks like the victim after they had their soul sucked out.

StMiller, your right this would be good. Would have to say how she got that way.

What if there were a law that allowed people to take your children away from you because you made cruel and prejudicial comments about another person's looks?

You never know what has happened in another person's life. The judgments you all are making about this woman are atrocious because I assure you not one of you has ever walked in her shoes. Certainly the vast majority of us do something on a daily basis that is bad for us. Many smoke, drink, use recreational drugs (and are fighting to have pot legalized for all), drive over the speed limit (in cars that are not eco-friendly--gasp!), cheat on spouses/significant others, just to name a few things we know better than to do, but do anyway because "it's my life", but what about eating canned vegetables and exposing your family to BPAs, using herbicides on your lawns, drinking sodas every day (along with countless other things) and taking in high levels of high fructose corn syrup, and the list can and will only grow. What if the law turned on you and someone put a camera up to the window of your glass house?

I'm ashamed for you.

I cant believe that NO ONE has ever told this woman to her face: you look gross, STOP tanning!

What was she thinking, this is a good look for me? She sounds brainless.

I bet she has or will get melanoma.

I guess I'm the only one who thinks the tanning salon owners are being irresponsible. Bars don't let in underage kids, you would think a tanning salon would be as diligent.

Mind you, I don't think the girl sat in a tanning bed for one second. I completely believe the mom. But what I'm talking about is a responsibility to their clients. It just seems guilty by complacency to keep taking this woman's money and allowing her to tan. At some point a bartender will cut off a drunk. I guess no one cares in New Jersey? Sad.

"(and are fighting to have pot legalized for all)"

Awwww, who says there aren't any heroes anymore...............

Hmmmm. 44 eh? I would guess at least 60! Too much Fake-n-Bake!

slumpbuster... damn girl!

Light shines on marble head... I just realized an important fact in the story...

Child age = 5

"Patricia Krentcil said she's been visiting her local salon for more than 10 years"

Ergo...within her deep tanning raisinification...someone slept with her. Wow...now I am over seeing her picture and I am dying to see what that guy looks like.

@Moving out,

U have a very good point-responsibility. I have an issue with this law that states no 1 under (insert age) allowed 2 tan..........

Sure, the kids can B kept out of tanning salons but who's gonna monitor what they do in their own back yards? Or on the balcony of their highrise? R we suppose 2 think that the parents will?

Me thinks this article is proof that they (the parents) will not.

She just wanted to be a sista...

Once you go Black ..er Orangish Khaki . you never go...oh nevermind.

We all know she snores now because even her teeth are tanned

@StMiller,

"Wow...now I am over seeing her picture and I am dying to see what that guy looks like. "

Google -Gene Simmons images.

;-)

Far too many 'do good' mentality people in this crowd. If the lady wants to burn herself to a crisp, let her! Her daughter is so fair skinned that a tanning booth would burn in 15 minutes, like I do. So the daughter had a sunburn, it doesn't mean she really went into the tanning booth with her mother, that cannot be proven. The teacher jumping to conclusions and being a rat is rather premature on her part, people need to mind their own business a lot more. It is not the job of everyone else to save the world from itself or everyone else from themselves either.

Google-Steven Tyler images?

;-)

I say just stake her down to the ground,naked in the desert in Death Valley till she shrivels up like a raisin.

U don't say-3994780 -

Google-Keith Richards images?

:)

I want to see a picture of this woman in 5 or 10 years if she's still alive.

@StMiller,

LOL

Yep, U got it!

This Mom has already received her Death Penalty Sentence.

MELANOMA----

Another irresponsible parent who should not have children. How many are out there---slowly "killing" their own children--It is a massive epidemic.

Wow! What a woman! I think Garth Brooks said it best...

I went to work for her that summer, A teenage kid so far from home, She was a lonely widow woman,Hell-bent to make it on her own, We were a thousand miles from nowhere, Wheat fields as far as I could see
Both needing something from each other, Not knowing yet what that might be.

'Til she came to me one evening, Hot cup of coffee and a smile, In a dress that I was certain, She hadn't worn in quite a while, There was a difference in her laughter, There was a softness in her eyes, And on the air there was a hunger, Even a boy could recognize.

She had a need to feel the thunder, To chase the lightning from the sky, To watch a storm with all its wonder, Raging in her lover's eyes, She had to ride the heat of passion, Like a comet burning bright, Rushing headlong in the wind, Now where only dreams have been, Burning both ends of the night.

That summer wind was all around me, Nothing between us but the night, When I told her that I'd never, She softly whispered that's alright, And then I watched her hands of leather, Turn to velvet in a touch, There's never been a summer, When I have ever learned so much.

We had a need to feel the thunder, To chase the lightning from the sky, To watch a storm with all its wonder,
Raging in each others eyes, We had to ride the heat of passion, Like a comet burning bright, Rushing headlong in the wind, Now where only dreams have been, Burning both ends of the night.

I often think about that summer, The sweat, the moonlight and the lace, And I have rarely held another, When I haven't seen her face, And every time I pass a wheat field, And watch it dancing with the wind, Although I know it isn't real, I just can't help but feel, Her hungry arms again

She had a need to feel the thunder, To chase the lightning from the sky, To watch a storm with all its wonder, Raging in her lover's eyes, She had to ride the heat of passion, Like a comet burning bright, Rushing headlong in the wind, Now where only dreams have been, Burning both ends of the night

Look at here in this interview. This woman is clearly nuts.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/nj_tanning_mom_appears_in_new.html

She would be the outcome if Flavor Flav and Chewbacca hooked up

Ok, we're quoting Garth. More like:

♪♫The thunder rolls, and the lighting strikes.

Another love grows cold on a sleepless night.

As the storm blows on, out of control.

Deep in her heart, the thunder rolls."

What I want to know is... really? They're going to take the kid because of tanning? There's so much more worst abuse in this country. How about the judge that beat his disabled daughter? Oh wait, those are Real Family Values, right? But tanning would just destroy this kid, being near the machine itself is just ROBBING her of her childhood, and will leave her with a fear of blacklight that'll scar her for the rest of her life.

I seriously didn't believe that woman was a 44 though. Wow. She looks like a bloody raisin... Still, I believe there are far worse ways to abuse a kid than tanning them, yet here we are, so desperate for a news story and to have people's lives and families controlled that another relatively small case has been blown out of proportion, and another family may get torn apart over silly, stupid little things. Only in America...

Jesus Christ. How about taking your kid to A PARK or A PLAYGROUND instead of making her sit in a room full of ultraviolet light while you get your fix? Seriously.

We've had a couple of days over 80 here is Jersey this year, but nothing that would burn too bad.

actually, the article said the girl is fair-skinned and red-haired. which would mean she would easily burn even in an 80 degree day. really, she could burn quite badly in less than an hour just playing outside without sunscreen (which RaisinMom probably has never heard of)

I get tanned very easily, and spent the day outside on the couple of 80 plus days we had this year. While I got a little red, there was no burn like you would get in the summer where you can't sit back or put a shirt on. The girl had those burns and couldn't sit in class, which is why the teachers asked about it. I find it off that this early in Spring she would have burns like that already.

That plus looking at her in the video here makes me question her stability.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/nj_tanning_mom_appears_in_new.html

Hummm, seems to me that not only does this woman appear to be crispy around the edges from the tanning booth, but her brain is fried as well.

As far as I'm concerned, tanning booths establishments should be careful just how many times a week/month that they would allow their patrons to 'FRY', due to the fact that it's been proved that this type of 'tanning' can be ever bit as dangerous (cancer) if not more so, than baking out in the sun. Seems to me that the tanning establishment is only interested in lining their pockets, rather than providing a safe place for their patrons to tan. SOMEONE IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

So it's a crime now to bring your child to the tanning salon?

Perhaps the best thing that could happen to this lady is for her to go to jail for a month. Perhaps then she will stop tanning. Wow she looks sad and she needs help. I believe she has some mental illness like many women have with their looks.

U don't say-The level of intelligence you show with your juvenile posts is truly underwhelming. I'd ask what your problem was with my earlier post to Eric in Oregon, but I really just don't care to argue with little kids.

bmc_saxman

44? She looks old enough to be Tutankhamun's grandmother.

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NO - She isn't anywhere NEAR cute enough. Queen Ti's mummy has been found and identified - she was quite the looker in her day judging by her statues. And - honestly - its just my opinion - but Queen Ti's mummy looks a LOT better even now than this woman does!

Are tanning beds addictive? I don't know! But, a friend of mine was a most attractive woman until she purchased a tanning bed 12 years ago and began making her daily pilgrimage to it. Now her skin is ruined as far as appearances goes(who knows what she's done to her health). What is perplexing to me is that when her healthy glow began disappearing, she couldn't recognize it and kept on baking and broiling. No, she doesn't look as hideous as this woman but the damage is irreparable.

Ghastly.

She makes George Hamilton look anemic.

PointingOutTheObvious

I cant believe that NO ONE has ever told this woman to her face: you look gross, STOP tanning!

What was she thinking, this is a good look for me? She sounds brainless.

I bet she has or will get melanoma.

GET melanoma? She looks like she GIVES melanoma!!! I didn't know it was contagious until this.

Harry, thats too funny. I just cracked up.

MovingOut

I guess I'm the only one who thinks the tanning salon owners are being irresponsible. Bars don't let in underage kids, you would think a tanning salon would be as diligent.

Mind you, I don't think the girl sat in a tanning bed for one second. I completely believe the mom. But what I'm talking about is a responsibility to their clients. It just seems guilty by complacency to keep taking this woman's money and allowing her to tan. At some point a bartender will cut off a drunk. I guess no one cares in New Jersey? Sad.

From what I've seen, the people who own the tanning salons have the same addiction as their clients.

This woman might have body dysmorphic syndrome and cannot see herself objectively, in which case her doctor, or even her dentist, should refer her for a mental evaluation.

Some people actually think it looks good to have skin like old shoe leather. There is no accounting for taste. Apparently it's not against the law to allow a client to tan himself/herself to death, as long as they're over 18.

@screwdworld,

"The level of intelligence you show with your juvenile posts is truly underwhelming."

pot/kettle. Right back at ya.

If U had a sense of humor that equaled your level of hate for any1 who doesn't agree with U, then U might (MIGHT) understand something other than what is right under your nose.

This woman who tans tils it cracks her skin, has an addiction.

She in her own mind, thinks she is"Ugly"; and the tan makes her look beautiful. Just like an Eating Disorders Person, who always thinks they are "Fat". The Media does a good job focusing on beautiful women who are tan and thin.

She is Ugly, but there is a real screw loose in her head---it should be fixed.

May if she goes every single day she wont get Melanoma..

BWAAhahahaha ! what a stupid wacko lady. What a goofy, Planet Of The Apes mummy-faced lady.

Clearly, this woman is bs'n all who fall for this stunt! Fair skin when burned gets reddened and may peel and blister! What, have we all forgotten what categorizes burns....especially from sun or artificial 'sun?' Calm down and think for a moment. She is NOT burned. Only the race-specific remarks have ignorantly attributed her painted skin as "burned" "raisin" "monkey"...etc. She's done a darned good job at artificially coloring her skin, and has managed to rally the entire 'peanut' gallery into a frenzy! ha!

Her skin reminds me of my old catchers mitt.

This woman certainly does not look like someone who's been sharing her time in the tanning bed.

She looks like someone who's been spending the whole 30 minutes in it herself... then, driving down the road to the next place that has tanning beds and going for another 30 minutes. 5 or more days a week. For the past decade.

There is a law in several states that forbids taking children in the tanning rooms. You also have to wear eye protection due to the light exposure. If she took her daughter in he room and was not told by the salon it was dangerous. I believe the tanning salon should hold some accountabiliy. I do not that this woman if in fact she did take her daughter in the room did it on a regular basis. Or the the child would have more sun damage as mentioned above. Although any amount especially from the tanning booths is too much. Sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen not just for children anymore. But a lot of us know this. Also tanning is truly an addiction. the endorphins from the tanning booths are not to be ignored as are the suns rays. So many people fall victim to sometimes, anything that makes them feel better. And children get hurt. This is a news worthy story to inform those of us that things such as tanning beds or anything addicting is harmful not only to you bu your children rather it be though direct or indirect exposure including your influences.

***In New Jersey it has just become a law not to let minors in.

Gotta go with the "Its none of our business" comments. The lady's skin condition doesn't appeal to me, but she looks to be old enough to be able to make her own decisions, on that. As for the girl, my guess is that the police know how to discover evidence of a crime, or not, there. Which puts it all in the MYOB category.

big ed... I agree. Mind your own dam business!

Kevin C... It's weird how you were one out of 100's of comments on here that found a way to bring Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson into a topic far from their calling. Get over your racism dude, no one bit.

Dave K... Where do you find a stereotype in this case?? "Man pulled over by the state troopers, they hear tupac shukur blasting from the woffers, 22" rims with spinners on a caddy escalade, with personal plates 'hustler.' I think they're black." That would be a stereotype. This woman, just like my girlfriend, likes to lay in a coffin filled with bulbs to intentionally damage her skin, to try and look as close to black as possible. The end.

I am amazed by the number of comments "collapsed by the community", some of which are no worse than the ones that weren't collapsed.

I miquoted Kramer in my post #1.18.
He actually said "Stick a fork in me, Jerry. I'm done!"

And this will probably get me collapsed, but this is a very young child. And she has a kid brother (saw it here in NJ on the news).

Somebody actually had sex with her? Twice?

U don't say-Hmm.....My level of hate..don't think I was hating on this woman or calling her names. I don't care for your "brand of humor". A group of adults speaking about another like they were middle schoolers is unimpressive to me. How is that hating you or anyone else??? If I disagree with or dislike what you consider "humor" I'm full of Hate?? You make absolutely no sense and you're still underwhelmingly juvenile in my opinion.

Moderate tanning is NOT bad for you. About 15 min a day is fine. Our skin makes Vitamin D from ultraviolet light. We need the sun, just as much as plants do. (It's obvious the mother over tans, but it's also obvious to anyone who knows, the mother has bronzer on, and looks to have had acne in her youth, resulting in a not so great look. That being said...)

It's a lie that people need to stay away from the sun. It is the best way to get your Vitamin D.

Vitamin D is an essential part of the endocrine system [1] as it controls several of the adrenal hormones, growth of cells, production of enzymes and has other direct genomic functions. The key difference in definition is that hormones have DNA receptor sites, and vitamin A is in that family as well as vitamin D, and vitamins are parts of coenzyme systems (not genomic). In a way, vitamins A and D are both vitamins and hormones. Vitamin D is also produced in plants such as algae, as well as mushrooms (which are neither animals nor plants) exposed to ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation [2, 2a]. Fish obtain their vitamin D from zoo plankton and, likely, phytoplankton. ...

I think that 80 percent to 90 percent of Americans are vitamin D deficient.

Those with the best vitamin D status live in Hawaii and rural regions of the southwest, which have the highest UVB radiation in July [4]. Those with the worst vitamin D status are those with darker skins and those who live in Alaska and urban regions of the northeast. Nearly all Americans are vitamin D deficient in winter/spring when there is not enough UVB reaching the surface.

There is a large and growing list of diseases related to vitamin D deficiency. The bone diseases, rickets, osteopenia, osteoporosis and osteomalacia, are well known. The role of vitamin D here is to facilitate the absorption of dietary vitamin D and help with calcium metabolism [5].

Muscle pain and weakness is another [6]. There are about 16 types of internal cancers for which vitamin D is a risk reduction factor [7]. Other diseases include multiple sclerosis [8], type 1 diabetes mellitus [9], rheumatoid arthritis [10] and heart disease [11]. ...

"First, note that the 15 to 30 minutes per day generally applies to fair-skinned, thin, younger individuals, with the more of the body exposed, the better. Darker-skinned individuals may require several hours per day. For those unable to derive sufficient vitamin D from solar UVB, artificial UVB lamps are a viable option, as are vitamin D supplements." ... (for some reason the quote button isn't working on this section)

Is there an alternative to sun exposure that you feel would give the same benefits in terms of vitamin D?

The two viable options are artificial UVB and supplements. If visiting an indoor tanning salon, be sure to ask for the booth with the highest UVB (280-315 nm) to UVA (315-400 nm) ratio since only UVB produces vitamin D. UVA is useful in producing a browner tan.

Dietary sources of vitamin D are generally insufficient to produce optimal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) since milk contains only 400 I.U. of vitamin D3 and 800 to 1000 I.U. per day are probably required. Fish oil with vitamin D can be consumed, but one should see whether and how much vitamin A is included. Vitamins A and D interact and one does not want too much vitamin A [15].

Dr. Mercola's Comment: While sun tanning booths can clearly increase one’s UVB exposure it does come with some risks. There are X-rays emitted from the ends of the bulbs so ideally lead tape should be wrapped around the bulb ends. Additionally the magnetic ballast that provides the current to the fluorescent bulbs emits high levels of EMF radiation that is likely linked to certain cancers. Because of these conditions I would strongly advise against nearly all commercial sun tanning booths. However, if the above criteria are met then they should be fine, because the actual light and UV exposure from the bulbs is relatively safe if applied with wisdom and caution.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/04/03/vitamin-d-grant.aspx

So even though Dr. Mercola gives a warning against the tanning booths, it's not the UVB/UVA rays he's warning about, but the x-rays emitted by the bulbs and the EMF emitted from the bed.

Go to the above link to read the interview of William B. Grant, Ph.D, if you want to learn more. And for those who want journal reviews, go here:

http://www.mercola.com/article/vitamin-d-references.htm

Kate - "It's a lie that people need to stay away from the sun."

Nobody is saying that. 15 minutes in the natural sun and 15 minutes in a tanning bed are two different issues. Either way, when I look at her I see lack of good judgment. And I somehow doubt that she would slather her kids in sunblock.
If she can't be trusted to make good decisions for herself then we can't be faulted to not trust her with making good decisions for her children. And, seriously, bronzer? I wouldn't know the difference but I didn't realize bronzer causes such deep wrinkles. I'm her age and my mother doesn't have these kinds of wrinkles. Nor do any of my grandparents
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tanning/HQ01487

I'd say most Americans are vitamin D deficient because they keep lathering on sunscreen which blocks out the much needed UVB. Not only that, but you're basically lathering chemicals all over your skin. The largest organ on our bodies is our skin, and it's extremely absorbent. Although staying out in the sun all day without any type of protection is not smart either. So if you think you're being a good parent because you lather your kids(not to mention yourself) with a chemical laden cream which blocks the skin from Vitamin D absorption, then think again.

The myth that the sun is detrimental to your health, and that sunscreen is a necessity to guard against cancer is one of the most pervasive hoaxes in our society today.

As this article points out, this myth can be traced back to the two industries that benefit the most: the cancer industry and the sunscreen manufacturers. These two giant profit-makers tag-team efforts which keep the unsuspecting public in a trance.

Not only do sunscreens promote cancer by blocking your vitamin D production, they are also likely carcinogens all by themselves. A study in the April 2004 Journal of Chromatography found that there is significant penetration of all sunscreen agents they studied into the skin.

So when you use most sunscreens, your body is absorbing synthetic chemicals, and with experts' recommendations to apply generous amounts of the product every few hours, you will likely be absorbing a fair amount. Some of these chemicals are quite dangerous. Octyl methoxycinnamate (OMC), which is present in 90 percent of sunscreen brands, was found to kill mouse cells even at low doses.

Sunburn should always be avoided, but there are many all-natural ways to protect yourself from sunburn that you can use instead of resorting to the toxic infusions of commercial sunscreens.

Boosting your skin's "internal sunscreen" from within with effective antoxidants from whole fresh vegetables and fruits like goji berries (not the juice), raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, are far healthier options. Additionally, slathering on some aloe vera gel can also be helpful.

If you're still hooked on the idea of a cream, there are safer natural sunscreen products that contain no petrochemicals, such as Aubrey's Active and Green Tea sunblocks. Just remember, although these products are non-toxic, they still prevent you from metabolizing vitamin D, so use them with caution.

http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/06/19/The-Sunscreen-Myth-How-Sunscreen-Products-Actually-Promote-Cancer.aspx

WTF???????????????????????

Is this a joke? This woman can't possibly be doing this intentionally to herself! She looks like a piece of fried chicken!

mmmm fried chicken...

But seriously! I physically hurt after seeing her picture.

I think those bulbs in the tanning bed have fried her brain along with her skin!!

Modern medical science is saying that. The bronzer doesn't cause the wrinkles, the over tanning(UVAs) does. The bronzer gives the unnatural dark "golden" look. She probably put it on for tv. Actually both the sun and tanning beds emit UVB/UVA rays. This is mentioned in the interview I posted above, and how to use a tanning bed properly. Also in the interview, Dr. Gary says that 15-30 mins exposed to the sun is good for fair skinned people. Those with very dark skin will need hours. Notice how native Africans are in the burning sun all day, with very little clothing on.

Oh, so I guess you don't lack any good judgment. How nice it must be to be perfect. WTG.

She obviously has image issues, and since our society looks at a tan body as beautiful, she feels better for it. Also the suns rays make people feel better, so her over tanning might be a way to feel better. Similar to how eating creates stimulation of serotonin resulting in emotional eating. It might not be good judgment on her part, but that does not translate into being a bad mother. Not very logical.

Hey, she may be a great mother, none of us is perfect but if I had a larger picture of slumpbuster, I could check. I sure can't see any imperfection in the picture she posted. Grrrroowwwffff!!!

What I find most disturbing is that the gov is "allowing" the little girl to stay at home. It seems as though the government through the CPS and Family Courts own the kids of this country. They just allow parents that they deem "good" keep their kids. Lucky for us.

The idea of protecting kids was good. But now days they take kids from their home for the most benign and ludicrous reasons. This article being an example. I thought CPS was supposed to protect the kids who were being maliciously harmed by an adult, not by people making stupid decisions. EVERYONE makes stupid decisions, often multiple times a day. Parenting is a live and learn experience. CPS is a racket. Depending on the State, CPS can get $30,000 per child adopted out of their foster care programs. Also most kids in foster care are heavily drugged (and often abused). I'm guessing this is to make them feel better about being ripped away from their loved ones. After all they are given SSRIs. That must be why this happened to a parent,

(NaturalNews) Health freedom champion and civil rights defender Maryanne Godboldo was victimized by an armed attack led by Child Protective Services. CPS officials conspired with local law enforcement to threaten Maryanne with deadly force and kidnap her daughter. And what did Maryanne do to deserve this treatment? She refused to medicate her daughter with psychiatric drugsand, instead, chose to treat her daughter holistically.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/032501_Maryanne_Godboldo_Child_Protective_Services.html#ixzz1tlIBwkXW

Oh aghast, a mother who didn't want to drug her child.

"A father of two was harassed and investigated by Child Protective Services and police for feeding his daughters organic food, refusing to make them drink fluoride-poisoned tap water and not having them injected with mercury-laden vaccines, all of which constitutes “suspicious activity”..."
http://www.infowars.com/father-harassed-by-cps-for-feeding-kids-organic-food/

"While speaking with my mother-in-law she shared with me some information given to her by a friend, that children services workers in Ohio are paid a $40,000 bonus per child that is removed from their home. As one would expect that figure was concerning to me, and while my research has not substantiated the exact amount I did come across information that substantiates the concept. Indeed in some states there is a bonus given to social workers for each child removed from their home. There is also a federal bonus for each child to be adopted permanently out of foster care.
In 1997 Bill Clinton signed into law the Adoption and Safe Families Act. The Act was designed to give incentive for children to find permanent homes outside of the foster care system. To accomplish this initiative $4,000 – $6,000 is given to the state agencies per each child adopted, but that is just a base figure. If a state can continually increase the number of adoptions each year the state will be paid even more. The bill reads: “$4,000 to $6,000 will be multiplied by the amount (if any) by which the number of foster child adoptions in the State exceeds the base number of foster child adoptions for the State for the fiscal year.” ...

In a high-profile case last summer in Ware, Mass., a one-day-old baby was taken from its mother. The alleged neglect? The mother was not holding the baby or the bottle correctly when she fed her newborn. ( The mother already had children taken away for neglect: read more.)
In 1999, according to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting System, 49,000 children were placed in foster care based on “unsubstantiated” reports of abuse and neglect. Of the 900,000 substantiated cases of child abuse filed each year, almost 40 percent fall under a vague “other” category separate from physical or sexual abuse or serious neglect. The remaining 60 percent are mostly for neglect.
It is those “unsubstantiated” and “other” cases — almost 400,000 of them — that gall the likes of Nev Moore. “Child abuse needs to be defined as a deliberate act with the intent to harm,” she argues.
Activists say home schooling, devout religious practices, persistent diaper rash, scratches from a new pet puppy, milk intolerance, cystic fibrosis, a broken home heating system, and messy housekeeping have all been documented not just as abuse or neglect, but as the reason for taking a child into state custody."

http://protectingourchildrenfrombeingsold.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/social-workers-getting-paid-extra-per-child-taken-from-parents-and-placed-into-adoption-be-in-part-motivation-for-the-flds-raid/

So be wary of constantly saying children should be taken away for frivolous things. One day it could be your kids, or your nieces or nephews, or your grandchildren.

more links
http://voices.yahoo.com/money-child-protective-services-greed-641016.html

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=cps%20gets%20money%20per%20kid%20taken%20away%20from%20parents&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CD4QFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjimstonefreelance.com%2Fmediahandout.pdf&ei=Sa-hT-S-LYnAgAelx-DZCA&usg=AFQjCNEQwiP-ancim0gZ3RHzARFSPmerhg
(PDF... might not work)

http://fightcps.com/

Here's a page of videos
http://www.squidoo.com/fightcpsvideos

Well kate, I read your posts and they are fine but way too long. 140 characters is about the limit for most of us newsviners.

The bureaucrats at cps are typical government employees empowered by a typical law. Laws are like pills, they all have side effects and sometimes they kill more often than they cure.

kate-Thanks for bringing something intelligent and meaningful to this discussion. (if you can all it that). Really disappointing that most see this story as a joke and a place to slam and smear another person without regard to their feelings or of those of her family and friends and most particularly her daughter who is "supposed" to be the focus of the article presented to us.!!! Foster care, the system and the children in it. And government and law enforcements roles ont the lives of our children and our selves should be what is being discussed here. Hope that not all of your words and insights are not totally lost and overshadowed by the hsyterically funny comedians posting here tonight!!!! The first few jokes were funny i'll admit but 65 pages of it is just ridiculously over the top, juvenile and un-called for!!!!!!!!

Kate appears to be a lobbyist for the tanning industry. I agree that tanning in moderation may have some benefits...but so does going outside. If was an owner of a Tanning Salon I would see her and refuse service out of my concern for her health. Obviously the people running the Solar Blasters she uses lack any moral fiber or concern for their customers safety. Sad.

Gotta go with the "Its none of our business" comments.

Fine, as long as she's not in my medical insurance pool. I'm soooo tired of having to pay these ridiculous health insurance premiums so that wackos of every type can take a fast train to cancer, heart disease and diabetes, and then I'm forced to subsidize their skyrocketing health care costs.

We need laws to protect idiots from themselves and save the rest of us the burden of having to pay for their stupidity.

Tina, I agree. Jokes are collapsed but arguments and annoying political comments are not. Seems silly for NV to allow users to collapse comments. This is what happens.

She wants her daughter to look like that?

No - re read the article and her comments. She made it clear that she would Never allow the girl to get in a tanning bed. This has now become a non issue. If the woman wants to toast her own innards that's up to her, but she's pretty much made it clear that she's NOT letting her daughter do that.

Another non-issue that the media keeps beating us over the head with, rather than finding actual news.

Sure there's a cure for stupid, Duuug. It's called death. Watch 1000 Ways to Die, or read about Darwin Awards.

TFNJ, re:#1.79 And since when has the lack of facts stopped people from commenting?