She is not a monster for enrolling a 5 month old in day care. Some people do not have the affluence to take months off of work to care for a small one. Accidents and tragedies happen. Please have a little sympathy for this mother.
You are right, accidents do happen and there isn't always a monster involved in a child's death. I imagine no one is hurting now more than that mother. As I drove my 6 yr. old twin grandchildren to summer camp this morning I forgot to turn on the street where I should have turned. About 5 minutes later I realized my mistake. I just took a longer route and no harm was done. I wasn't particularly stressed or in a hurry. Sometimes my mind just wanders, even when I am driving. An overly tired, stressed out new mother who probably didn't get a good nights sleep could make a tragic mistake and still be a decent person. Lots of FReepers are too quick to judge someone harshly.
No, just a shitty "mother"
Some people do not have the affluence to take months off of work to care for a small one.
Then why are they having children they can't support? What are they, cats in heat?
Accidents and tragedies happen. Please have a little sympathy for this mother.
The "mother" didn't die horribly, the child did. I have sympathy for the infant that's dead. Contempt is left for the mother.
Baloney. I work for a ministry. Not much income. Yet my wife stays at home with our two baby girls. It's not about "affluence" (how much does it COST for daycare and gas/insurance on that minivan she drives, anyway?), it's about standard of living. By her selfish decisions she put herself in a position of killing her baby.
Harsh? Yeah.