Posted on 08/23/2007 6:08:28 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3
Each Parent Thought The Other Was Taking Daughter To Child Care
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI-myFOXstl.com) --
A 7 month old baby girl died after police say she was left in a locked car for 4 hours in the sweltering summer heat.
(Excerpt) Read more at myfoxstl.com ...
When I first saw those, I wanted to create an “inane yellow sign on board” sign.
In the morning the kids and I are often back and forth from the house to the car several times each. This time, she was in the house when we rolled out.
I'm surprised it's only happened once!
You are right on Metmom. There are some who have offered their opinions that ANYONE who criticizes the actions of either of the two parents involved in the death of this baby (mother,pediatrician, father medical researcher) is somehow “holier-than-thou”. So, no critical analysis or comment is allowed. Some FReepers have given their personal experiences with kids in the car as you have and the comments are greatly appreciated.
On this topic, it almost seems that the Self Righteous are aligning against what they deem the Holier-than-thou.
Here is part of the article to parse:
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Authorities say the man and woman work at the medical school he did so, but thought she had already dropped their child off at the on-campus daycare facility. She had not and thought he would take the child to daycare.
This is the part that just boggles my mind. “ She contacted her husband and asked him to meet her and park her car”
Something more for those FReepers who had not read the entire article.
So she was concerned that her husband park her car, but never asked whether he’d dropped the baby off at day care?
Not your cell phone, I get enough pocket calls from my nieces and nephews.
Happened when I lived in northern Maine, and I passed the accident scene minutes after. Her S-10 Blazer was destroyed, she died instantly. The truck driver who hit her head on said he saw her fussing with the baby in the back seat. She crossed the center line and was decapitated. The infant was without a scratch.
How about a personal beeper that goes off if the parent is ever separated from the child by a predetermined distance? Kid wears the transmitter, caretaker wears the receiver, if the signal strength drops below a certain level then the receiver beeps. Helps parents keep track of wandering kids, helps avoid the "forgotten child" problem, helps prevent child theft, clarifies who is responsible for the child (the person with the receiver is responsible), and so on.
(c) 2008 TChad
You bet I think there are holier than thou posters on this site that claim they do no wrong, have never done anything wrong or forgetful in regards to raising their kids. Shame on them at a time like this. Maybe they got lucky by the Grace of God, but I can guarantee they were not perfect.
There is a difference between posts suggesting that this child wasn’t important, just a side thought of the parents; shouldn’t have had children; and posts that suggest ways to make sure this doesn’t happen (putting diaper bag in front, putting work bags in back).
The quote you put into the thread is not in the linked article. And even if it was, there was a MISCOMMUNICATION. It happens.
Why don’t we spend more time criticizing our society that does not value a stay at home mom enough that all women who have children would do everything in their power to stay home. Why don’t we spend more time criticizing nanny state laws (which many are doing on here rightly so) that put a child out of parent’s sight in the car.
Just read your post.
“The quote you put into the thread is not in the linked article” WRONGO
What I posted, the quote was directly from the article”. Did you read the whole thing?
If it makes you feel better to thump your chest and believe you are so righteous and people who point out the obvious parts of this terrible tragedy are wrong and unsympathetic, go ahead and thump your chest, pat yourself on the back or whatever it takes for you to feel superior.
Of course, I will guarantee that all of the FReepers who read this article about the baby who died in this tragedy
have nothing but prayers for the deceased child now in Heaven and for the parents who have to live with this the rest of their lives.
In Hillary’s risk-free socialist village, every accident must be punished with prison. That’s because every detail of human activity is regulated by the government, so an accident is crime by law.
These parents will live in a guilt hell for the rest of their lives, but that is not enough for the self-righteous. These parents must be made an example for shattering the fantasy of an Orwellian world where every ending is a guaranteed happy one.
According to the article, the child wasn’t mentioned....just the part where she was concerned about her husband parking their car. How did she get to the hospital ? Was the child in her car ? If so why would the husband need to park or re-park the car.? Lots of questions.
The glaring thing about this is that the woman is a
PEDIATRICIAN. God help her patients.
Prayers for the child and the grieving parents.
How could a mother forget about her own daughter a mere 7 months out of her womb? I just cannot even fathom that. My son is 6 and both my wife and I know where he is at every moment (unless he is in school).
“You bet I think there are holier than thou posters on this site that claim they do no wrong, have never done anything wrong or forgetful in regards to raising their kids.”
I know you are riding a high horse, but come down to reality for just a bit. I have not seen anyone here claim “they do no wrong, have never done anything wrong, or forgetful in regards to raising their kids.” I have read and re-read all the posts and have yet to find the posts you have mistakenly imagined.
Our prayers are for the child in Heaven and for the grieving parents and relatives.
and:
This is the part that just boggles my mind. “ She contacted her husband and asked him to meet her and park her car”
Where is that in the whole article:
"ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI-myFOXstl.com) --
A 7 month old baby girl died after police say she was left in a locked car for 4 hours in the sweltering summer heat.
Homicide detective says it happened because of a horrible misunderstanding between the infant's parents.
A woman walking across a Washington University Medical School parking lot in the 45 hundred block of Clayton spotted the baby girl in the backseat of a car around noon.
She ran for help.
Cynthia Coleman called 9-1-1 and told Fox 2, "They had to get a brick to burst the window open and got the baby out."
Emergency crews did everything they could, the baby girl was rushed to the hospital but she died.
Detectives say the baby's mother is a physician and the baby's father is a researcher.
Capt. James Gieseke a St. Louis City Police Homicide detective said, "Right now it appears there was a horrible mix-up between the 2 parents as to who had the responsibility, each one thought the other one had taken the child to the sitter."
Homicide and child abuse detectives are investigating. But at this point it appears it was a tragic accident. Still the case will be forwarded to the circuit attorney who will decide if any charges will be filed.
Washington University released this statement on the tragic death:
This loss is so tragic as to be almost incomprehensible.
Our hearts go out to the parents and all those who are touched by and coping with this heart-wrenching loss."
I am not the one thumping my chest about how awful these parents are. My heart breaks for the because I realize that I could have easily been one of the statistics if I had not had a Guardian Angel as well as my kids.
Come up with resolutions to make sure this doesn't happen again, not condemnation just because you were lucky enough to not make the same mistake.
To: Obadiah
Don’t be so quick to cast stones here. A child napping quietly in the backseat and your so focus is in front of you as you get out of the car with your mind elsewhere.
I NEVER forgot my kids. Ever.
When you’re a parent, it’s your first priority. Being so obsessed with yourself that you think everyone around you is taking care of the things you couldn’t bother to do yourself is incredibly selfish.
132 posted on 08/23/2007 10:10:27 PM MDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
I adore metmom, but she said she never forgot her kids.
Posts, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 15, 17, 20, 29, 153 (I got tired of looking at all of them). The tone of their posts leads one to believe they are perfect, have never made a mistake in child rearing, and these parents should be condemned to death.
What is really sad is that our co-conservatives are in that crowd.
:-(
Yes, let’s just blame everyone except the parents. Starting with the eeevil car companies.
You wrote
“Posts, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 15, 17, 20, 29, 153 (I got tired of looking at all of them). The tone of their posts leads one to believe they are perfect, have never made a mistake in child rearing. Very nice Psychiatric analysis of people for expressing themselves as to the details of this tragedy. Not one of the above posters claim that they were what you have described them to be.
Then, you went on to castigate those posters by saying, that these posters are of the mindset that..
” these parents should be condemned to death.”
For you to try to make yourself feel more righteous by your imagination as to what others think and feel is abominable, considering we are talking about a tragedy here.
Prayers for the child in Heaven and for the grieving parents and relatives.
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