I wouldn't use the term "monster", but most people who put their kids in day care just don't feel that raising their own children is an important priority. Sure, there is the occasional widow, or woman who was left holding the bag by an irresponsible husband, but almost without exception the parents who outsource their parental responsibilities to strangers are those whose priorities are themselves, their material possessions, and their social life. Their children are merely accessories to their lifestyles.
For those who would "understand" how a "mother" could forget a child in her vehicle, Mrs. Chandler posits the question: would she have forgotten a briefcase full of cash in the back seat?
That's a pretty broad brush you got there, Jeff. You've interviewed that many daycare users? How about those such as myself that use a family day care (residential house) a few days a week? Is my child now merely an accessory?
I suppose if I carried a briefcase full of cash in the back seat of my car every single day, then yes, I may forget it once. Now I'm a monster too.
Accessories! Exactly right. Too many women think of the kid as just another possession. I don't know the woman in question here, but- as a woman- I will call this nothing less than criminal neglect. Accidental or othewise, the damage is the same. How is this different than negligent homicide? The neglect causing the death of someone-in this case her own baby. Criminal neglect, or criminal stupidity.
Bottom line, IMO, people who 'forget' babies in cars, causing the babies death, should be sterilized at the least, charged with negligent homicide at the most.( Men or women)
For God's sake, if you had a dog and your neglect caused its death, you would be charged and wouldn't be allowed to own animals anymore. Even if the baby is your own 'property', why is a child's death less than your pets?
Is she driving with a briefcase full of cash in the back seat every day?