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To: Morgana
I don’t have children (the world breathes a sigh of relief...), but I keep hearing that it’s actually easy to forget that you have a child in your car. That’s just a bit too much for me to swallow...
7 posted on 09/04/2019 8:19:46 AM PDT by LIConFem (I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot accept.)
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To: LIConFem
I don’t have children (the world breathes a sigh of relief...), but I keep hearing that it’s actually easy to forget that you have a child in your car. That’s just a bit too much for me to swallow...

Only if you don't care about them.

9 posted on 09/04/2019 9:09:55 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: LIConFem

Blame smart phones and social media. As soon as the car stops, the driver reaches for their addiction device, to check if they’ve gotten any messages. So distracted, they walk off without their child. Heaven forbid, somebody should go for more than a few minutes without checking FB, Instagram, or Twitter. Or making sure nobody texted them. Just have to check one last time before starting work. You never know, somebody could post a ubiquitous cat photo that must be viewed immediately or dire things might happen.

I sat near a young couple at a play recently. As they sounded the bell for everyone to take their seats, the woman told the man she was going to silence her phone. He about hyperventilated. He was asking if she was sure she wanted to do that, what if there was an emergency, what if somebody needed to get in touch, or had something important. Mind you, she didn’t say turn the thing off. Just silence it.


13 posted on 09/04/2019 2:34:40 PM PDT by Hoffer Rand (God be greater than the worries in my life, be stronger than the weakness in my mind, be magnified.)
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