Christopher and Antonia Hernandez wanted their six children to experience the outdoors, and get a taste for off grid living. But after living in several large tents for 9 days, their rural experiment came to an abrupt end.

The children, whose ages ranged from 7 months to 17, were promptly taken away from the parents by CPS and the Otsego County Sheriff's Department. However, many of the reasons given for the seizure of these children don't hold up. For one, the kids appear to have had everything they need. Their lifestyle was by no means "easy" according the standards of someone living on the grid, but they were in good hands.

The family had a generator, and had purchased a pass to use the showers at a nearby state park. The multiple tents they were using were very large, and were sufficient to house the family and their belongings. They were also receiving an abundant supply of drinking water by filling 5 gallon jugs at Walmart, and collecting rainwater.