>>I just wanted to point out to those that have not really thought about this issue that it’s possible for this to happen to anyone with a child. All that needs to happen is for something out of the ordinary to distract you at the right moment.<<
The right moment, yes.
30 to 40 minutes, no.
Not with a busy two year old. A two year old consumes all attention. If this were just a mistake, she would have noticed after a few minutes of waiting in the vet.
As I said, I’m not really commenting on this specific case. I just wanted to point out it can happen to anyone.
Once your mind is convinced of something that is not true there is no safety device to fall back on. Maybe someone else was to have the smaller child that day. I don’t know.
She had two other children inside with her. They may not have been very old either — she’s only 25. One or both of *them* may have been consuming her attention. And she may not have been waiting. She may have gotten inside, having intended to go back out and get the baby (as it may have been virtually impossible to safely transport all 3 children and the pet at the same time), then the other kids distracted her, then she gets called to take her pets and kids in the back, and forgets she meant to go back out.