Right. You should be physically attached to a 3 year old son at all times. Like this:
Why was the mother of a 3 year old 5 feet away--at a Walmart?
Oh, puleeeeeze. 5 feet? There is absolutely NOTHING irresponsible about that.
Because it was at Wal Mart?
For pitty's shake don't be such a jerk.
I don't think 5 feet is that far away. it wasn't like he was "out of sight." And if the mirror fell on the child, what good would it have done even if the mother was standing beside him...both of them would have been hurt (since the article states, it took two people to actually lift the mirror.)
"Why was the mother of a 3 year old 5 feet away--at a Walmart?"
Why was a very heavy mirror a child could pull over on himself placed in the children's section?
WM is very careful about the safety of children. When I watch my grandchildren I am usually about 10 feet behind them. I told them it is like herding stray cats. During a typical store tour about 10 people will ask them where their parents or grandparents are.
If a child is lost, the store is locked and the aisles are combed methodically. They have stopped actual cases of abuse doing this.
Obviously someone was lax about securing the mirror. They are liable.
Oh puh leeze. You never shopped with two kids? Five feet is literally arms' reach plus one step.
Prayers for that family.
I see WalMart store manager to blame here. NO heavy floor display should be so moveable as to be that sensitive to tipping, even if pulled on by a 3 yr old.
"Why was the mother of a 3 year old 5 feet away--at a Walmart?
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Five feet? Don't be ridiculous. That's just a couple of feet past the end of your arm.
Why was the mother of a 3 year old 5 feet away--at a Walmart?
Jeez, 5 feet is one body length away, almost a stretch of an arm away. Get real.
I meant the fingerpointing began at post 4 or 5.
You're serious?
Right. You should be physically attached to a 3 year old son at all times. Like this:
Give me a break. I lost my 2 year old in the mall, one time. Found him 20 minutes later - after I'd wandered much farther away trying to find him and just before I called the police- in the huge box of hangers not 2 feet from where I'd been. He thought he was so funny for hiding so well. And he was building something out of the hangers.