infant left in car again!!!!!

That story disgusts me as well. I don't see how any parent could forget a child in a vehicle. I don't even leave my children in the car long enough to pump gas. I have heard so many stories of people doing that and leaving their kids to run in and do something and there have been cases where the children were stolen. There are just some parents that don't care anymore and who should not be parents at all. I hate that this happened to that little baby. Makes me absolutely sick to hear that it happened.

Some people seriously should not have kids. I don't know how many times I've heard of this happening just this summer. I get so frustrated with people, that I sometimes wish there was a series of classes people should have to take before they really, really think about getting pregnant.

Hi girlfriend! Wow I know that is disquisting. She was probably a kid herself. Right? I really dont know how you can forget your baby and just walk into the store and start shopping.Its just not possible. I think she was lying! Its a good thing that person noticed that poor little baby.

I wouldn't forget my baby in the car, ever. When the kids were small. I would tote all three of them with me everywhere. Mid winter three kids 5, 2, and newborn all bundled up in snowsuits. In and out of the car into the store even if it was just to grab a carton of milk. So there is no excuse why she couldn't have taken the baby in. I would be there with a baby in a car seat, the two year old running around and the five year old in hand. That was a lot of work and many people who saw me would say "boy, you got your hands full!" But I didn't leave them in the car. Also we live in a very small community that everyone knows you, people never lock their cars, or even take the keys out when going into a store. It is really safe but still I wouldn't leave my small childern alone for a minute. I figure if something was to happen, it would be too late to say sorry or oops my bad. Sure it would have been so much more easy to run in for the minute and grab the item and out, but that wouldn't have been safe. So it took longer and was more work, well, welcome to parenting! Luckily the baby wasn't hurt or something and hopefully the mom can get some education on proper safety for infants.

I can't believe that still happens. And she said she forgot? Excuse me, how can you forget that your child is with you? I am sorry, that is unexcusable...

I'm like you MY GOD I ask that question too how the heck can you forget about your baby...It seems to be the excuse words of people that are caught with leaving their babies in the car in the first place...I can see forgetting your purse or a debit card and realizing it when you were in the store but a BABY????That just ticks me off..I'm so glad to hear that the baby is doing good though...I barried my baby 4 months ago so it breaks my heart to hear of such careless acts of so called parents.

We've had this happen a couple times recently here in MO. The one case was a couple who both worked at the same University. Both of them thought the other one took their baby to daycare. I'm so irritated by this. I don't get it either. I have memory problems and I've never forgotten my child. Sadly in one of the cases, the baby didn't survive the heat. This is when it was steadily in the 100's.

I don't get how anyone could forget their kid is in the car. Heck sometimes I forget that my kids aren't in the car lol. People like this are making things harder for me though. I have to drive my daughter to and from preschool every day. But I also have her younger brother and sister and a little boy i babysit. so I was going to just leave them in the car while i ran her in. mind you, i can see my van from the classroom as it is right along the parking lot and i'm only gone 5 min or less. and i would never leave them if it was hot out. but my mom flipped on me and said someone would turn me in if they saw it. so now i have to unbuckle all the kids and then buckle them back up. oh well.

I dont understand how a parent can forget their little kids in a place not safe for them. I have 5 and 2 years old daughters, And I actually fetch my 5 years old daughter in school. Though the school is not far from our house I cant help it but fetch her... I feel she's much safer with me. And I always bring my youngest daughter every time I have to fetch my eldest... I cant afford to leave my youngest on our house alone.

I don't get it either. I have a little one year old and it is impossible for me to get him and when he's not with me I worry a lot. Yet, just yesterday I saw a little boy, around my baby's age in a shoppin car all by himself in a market. And even when he's not mine I was worried that he had been forgotten and wondered why he would have been let there alone, a few minutes later he's parents took him and I was relieved and angry at those people at the same time. I don't see why would someone do that. Common sense is dying slowly and stupid people are thriving, that's my theory. But I don't have a clear answer for you, sorry.

More often than not it's not horrible people who want to harm their child who do this. It's overworked new parents who haven't had any sleep in days & aren't thinking clearly. There have been countless studies on the effects of going without sleep for days on end, it's clearly a dangerous condition to be in. I once worked a double after a full day of class- all total I was awake for around 38 hours straight. I stopped to pick up milk on the way home, put it on the roof of my car & drove down the street,with cars honking at me, for 5 minutes before it fell off the roof. Thankfully it was just a jug of milk, but your mind just doesn't work right when you are sleep deprived.

I hear about these stories and you know what I think? There but for the grace of God go I. I left my baby in the car once. It wasn't as bad as going into a store and going shopping, thank God. But still forgetting a baby at all is horrible. Guess what? I'm NOT a horrible mom. I think many parents have close calls with their babies in different ways. If you read parenting magazines, you'll read warnings about different things. Where did the warnings come from? They exist because somebody did something that brought harm to their child. I know that by posting this response and admitting my mistake I put myself at risk of being judged by others. But, I'm posting it anyway. Part of the reason is because it does feel safer to do this somewhat anonymous, but I have admitted it in person once or twice. The main reason I am posting this is to make the point that we shouldn't be so quick to judge. People make mistakes. Yes, it sounds like something neglectful, but I believe, in many cases, the parent isn't a bad parent, they are just way to distracted. We as a society are trying to do too much to fast and we are so busy multi-tasking that we don't focus as much as we should on things even as important as our babies. My "baby" will be 15 in two days. This discussion is remindining me once again to be thankful that I have her. What I did was a horrible mistake. I felt horrible about it. Luckily it was for a few short minutes. My husband was with me at the time, so he forgot as well. So, there were TWO of us that forgot at the same time! Are we horrible parents? No. Did we do something that could have cost us our child? Under different circumstances, it could have. Having had this experience myself, I really try not to judge other parents when they do things that can be perceived as careless by most.

I just can't believe that a parent can do this. I think its a bunch of crap.

This is horrible story, and I wonder myself how people can do this? I just don't get it... Why in a first place they gave birth when they can not take proper care.

I have never understood how you forget a child in your vehicle. That is just ridiculous. It's good that the passerby happened upon the kid in the car before something bad happened. I don't know that the mother deserves to keep her child. I would say that someone that forgets their kid in the car isn't responsible enough to be a parent.

really i think those who abandoned infant should be killed.those who left their children aside for long should not be parents.they should be forbidden to have children.

I can understand where you come from, you carry a baby for nine months and when they come out you for get about them that is crap they are just irresponsible people not wanting to hassle with a child in a store. People that leave there kids in cars like that should have there kids taken away or they should serve some time in jail and before gotten and see how they feel