I would hope so, but the thing about these type of tragedies, is it has an element of "every parents worst fear" and "There, but for the grace of God go I".
Being "absent minded" and "forgetful" by nature, I can understand all to easily how these things can happen. That is why Airbags, and rear safety seats bother me, because as an "absent minded" sort of person I have to always have visual cues, to keep me from forgetting what I am doing. I'm the sort who never leaves home without a post-it note on the dash to remind me where I am going, and what I am doing.
You are an honest man.
If I were you, I would get a string with clips on the car seat and on my shirt, good tight clips. Maybe even a handcuff. And never leave home without it.
Absent mindedness happens. Pots get left on stoves and burn up, people put pots on stoves with handles out, people forget poisons , etc. Every parent worries, I know I did.
I would hope so, but the thing about these type of tragedies, is it has an element of "every parents worst fear" and "There, but for the grace of God go I".
Being "absent minded" and "forgetful" by nature, I can understand all to easily how these things can happen. That is why Airbags, and rear safety seats bother me, because as an "absent minded" sort of person I have to always have visual cues, to keep me from forgetting what I am doing. I'm the sort who never leaves home without a post-it note on the dash to remind me where I am going, and what I am doing.
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Yeah, it is a "worst fear kinda thing." I'm kind of absent minded too and have to use notes, etc., and I'm also older than a normal parent, so I tend to be even more absent minded. Add in the change of life coming up soon...well you get my drift. But I can't for the life of me figure out how someone leaves a kid in the car, especially ALL day and never thinks anymore about it. How do you forget you didn't drop them off? I don't know...maybe I am being too harsh.