The Kentucky couple who got here below fireplace for permitting their 6-year-old son to run within the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati have revealed that they had been visited by Baby Protecting Providers.
Ben and Kami Crawford, of Bellevue, shared a photograph on Instagram of an official interviewing Rainier, “who adamantly determined that he wished to run a marathon.”
Within the caption, they wrote that Baby Protecting Providers arrived at their residence unannounced on Friday “and interviewed our youngsters as a result of leaders locally are calling working with kids unsuitable.”
The added: “This must cease.”
“Our kids are having emotional breakdowns, NOT from working, however from a mob that has been weaponized by runnings most achieved and celebrated people,” they wrote.
“They're stating that kids working is abusive and never offering any information or information. The reviews and stance are false. Tons of of witnesses together with cops and hours of video footage corroborate,” the couple continued.
“When will you apologize and retract?” they added.
District Lawyer Steve Franzen of Campbell County, Kentucky, confirmed to “Good Morning America” that youngster providers had visited the Crawfords, however stated no willpower had been made but within the probe.
The Crawfords addressed the backlash in an Instagram video posted Saturday.
“The actual stuff that we acquired accused of was dragging Rainier, like bodily dragging him on the marathon course after mile 13 and throughout the end line,” Ben stated.
“In case you guys have seen our end line image, all of us held fingers for just like the final in all probability, like, .2, .3 miles. We talked about it forward of time, like that’s what we’re going to do,” he stated.
“I don’t know if I needs to be indignant. I prefer to consider that persons are doing the perfect that they will. They’re not making an attempt to destroy our life or, , they in all probability are legit afraid for our children. But additionally, it’s like, the place’s the road?” Ben continued.
Kami stated: “I really feel like we’re doing what we really feel enthusiastic about. It will be type of tragic to cease all that.”
The Crawfords beforehand addressed the criticism they obtained after the 26.2-mile race, noting they’ve been accused of “being irresponsible and even abusive” after permitting Rainier to compete.
“On Could 1 our household of 8 completed a complete 26.2 mile marathon,” they wrote on Could 3. “That is the primary marathon our whole household has run collectively. Our 5 older youngsters waited for over an hour at mile 25 and after 8 hours and 35 minutes all of us crossed the end line collectively.”
They continued: “Now we have by no means pressured any of our youngsters to run a marathon and we can not even think about that as possible virtually or emotionally. Now we have given all of our children the choice for each race.
“Final yr two youngsters ran it with out us… This yr after begging to hitch us we allowed our 6 yr previous to coach and try it. Each dad and mom gave him a 50/50 probability of finishing it and had been prepared to drag the plug at any second if he requested it or if we seen his security in danger,” they continued.
The Crawfords stated they'd requested Rainier “quite a few occasions if he wished to cease and he was VERY clear that his choice was to proceed.”
In an Instagram Story, a person acknowledged that “Campbell County CPS” had been notified, to which the Crawfords replied, “CPS has investigated us for doing a lot crazier issues and deemed us protected dad and mom for our children.”
The dad and mom confronted additonal backlash after they posted an Instagram picture of their son holding stacks of Pringles chips, sharing that the boy was “struggling bodily” in the course of the marathon.
Olympic marathoner Lee Troop slammed the dad and mom and race organizers for permitting Rainier to compete in a marathon.
“Baby stopping each 3mins after 20 miles, crying and emotionally distressed. Mother and father bribing him to complete & he’ll get Pringles. Mother and father seeing no difficulty in permitting this to occur. All the pieces about that is unsuitable!” he stated in a tweet.
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