But one nightmare that a lot of parents don’t consider is being falsely accused of abusing your child. Buttigieg was told that he could not be alone with his children until after their interviews. In other words, someone said that someone else told them that Buttigieg told her that he was a threat to his children. When things like homophobia and transphobia dictate where child welfare agencies direct those resources, children who are actually in danger fall through the cracks. But while Buttigieg’s kids were sitting in their interviews, some other kids, kids who desperately need help, weren’t getting it.