[TSgt]

I did something similar once. I drove my wife and in-laws to dinner and dropped them all off at the front door. My 4 month old son was in his car seat between my wife and mother-in-law and I naturally assumed they took him with them. They all hopped out and I had to park the car quite a distance away since the restaurant was busy. When I walked into the restaurant empty handed my wife asked me where our son was. I thought she was kidding and then got a really sick feeling. I sprinted out of the restaurant to the car where my son was sleeping. It was an honest mistake since they usually always take him with them but I still felt lower than a dog turd. He might have been safe in that cool locked car but it was one of the most terrifying few minutes of my life.

[Bigh4u2]

"Grimes said no charges will be filed, but the case will be handed over to social services.

Why? This 'honest mistake' is going to get a lot bigger.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

...but the case will be handed over to social services.

Of course it was. And THEY will make sure this guy's life is a living hell from here on out.

[murron]

I suppose it’s the law, but I don’t see why social services has to get involved. If the dad had not come back for the baby, I could see it. But he turned right around and came back. It’s not a mistake I could see myself making, but I could see my husband doing that. He was not as cautious a babysitter as I was. He was raised on a farm with 6 other siblings where they were allowed to run around acres of land without any adult supervision. On the other hand, I was watched like a hawk by my parents. Shoot, I check my basket to be sure I haven’t left any bags of groceries in the cart before driving away.

[netmilsmom]

When we were looking at houses to buy, we were viewing an empty house. I told my hubby and the real estate agent that I had to change my younger daughter’s diaper, so I was going to the car. About five minutes later, hubby and agent came out.

“Where is Net?” I asked them.

They locked my older daughter in the house. She was sitting on the steps waiting for them when they went back.

It happens to the best of us.

[Fresh Wind]

Socialist Services will take the baby away, as well as any other kids this poor guy might have.

[dead]

I was one of six kids. One night we were driving home from the mall, and I said to my mother, "Tom's not in the car," referring to my five-year-old brother.

She yelled, "Thomas get off the floor. Thomas?! Thomas?! Is he back there?! Thomas! Are you hiding!?! This isn't funny!!!"

He was still in Macy's, watching television.

[engrpat]

When our 3 girls were younger we had a motorhome. Stopped in for gas one evening, the girls were asleep in the bunk beds in back. We got in and took off, my wife went back to check the girls...nope not there. Went back and they were waiting, outside for us to return. They had gotten up and out, went into the store and we didn’t see them leave the coach. It happens. That happened 25 years ago and I still hear about it!

[davius]

A few minutes later, a couple found the baby and took the child back into the store to call police.

How could they be sure the child would actually call the police and not his bookie?

[trisham]

Grimes said no charges will be filed, but the case will be handed over to social services.

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This is insane. Everyone makes mistakes.

"Social services" is another government agency that should be dismantled.

[grundle]

[proud American in Canada]

My 4 month old son was in his car seat between my wife and mother-in-law and I naturally assumed they took him with them.

It happens. Remember that story where the baby was left in a van while the parents went to work--usually the mom dropped the baby off at day care but couldn't that day, the dad wasn't used to bringing the baby and forgot the infant was in there. The baby died from the heat. I think it happened here in Canada, but I think there are similar stories in the States..

[cherry]

I did something similar as the guy in the story...I placed the baby in a little child carrier and into the shopping cart, not the child seat...my hubby and other kids waited in the car....I got a few groceries...wheeled the cart up..and in that store, you wheeled your cart right into the lane where the clerk stood,so the baby was actually out of sight for a couple of minutes..well,the clerk then picked up all the items and charged me, placed all items in the bag, and then handed me the bag...well, I was out the door in seconds...only when my startled husband looked at me did I remember to go back to get my baby....yikes...I still remember it 25 yrs later....