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To: MeeknMing
I babysat for an infant whose mother left her to die in a car in Arizona (at only 4 months old)...Mom's excuse was she thought she'd only be out of the car for a few minutes and didn't realize how hot it could get in a car, and how quickly. Everybody patted her on the head and felt "sorry" for her...she received probation and some parenting "counseling".

Truth is...Mom was having an affair and left the baby in the car while she was in the "boyfriend's" house having "fun". I was more broken-hearted than she was over the death of this beautiful little girl...and whenever I hear these stories I get very angry and very sad at the same time.

I cannot imagine any parent being soooo preoccupied that they leave their child to bake in a car for any length of time...yeah a few minutes in the garage when you're getting out groceries I can see...but didn't she see the kid when she got out of the car ? And dropping off a child at day care isn't like going through the drive-thru for some coffee...I mean, you have to get out of the car, grab the kids' stuff, sign them in, etc. Did she really imagine that she'd done all that? Of course...I have a hard time imagining dumping off a child in day care at such a young age too...so maybe I am biased..???

18 posted on 07/11/2002 5:19:27 AM PDT by twyn1
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To: twyn1
Yup, me too twyn. I think daycare so young spells disconnecting(or never really making a connection to begin with) from a child and making these things more likely to happen, but again, I don't wish to go down that road today;-)
123 posted on 07/11/2002 11:19:38 AM PDT by glory
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