Forgetting them?

I saw that on Yahoo. There actually were two in two different states this weekend. Then they checked and they found at least five Chuck E Cheeses where this had happened. The first one said the mom had nine other kids. Still not acceptable to me. The second one said they had all come in different cars and three adults were supervising 19 kids and each one thought the other had the child. Come on, people. Get organized and assign responsible people. This family in our church had thirteen kids, and left one, one time. They then assigned kind of a buddy system with the kids so they always got them all.

That is just plan ignorance. They should be ashamed of themselves for forgetting their child in Chuck-e-Cheese. That is a disgrace. I would say it is bad parenting. The thing is, how do you not know your child is in the car for the ride home? Didn't they see she was not there and go back to look? A normal parent would not leave until they found their child. Or call the police.

I feel sorry for these parents as everyone is judging them and this could easily happen. There were a large group of children and they were leaving at one time. She was with another relative to leave and she found a coin and went back to play a game. The relatives thought she ended up going home with parents and the parents assumed that she was with a relative. Why would they call if she was not to be home that night? The relative should have called to make sure that she was with the parents. Also, I wonder why she was there that long without the staff noticing. The news report said that she was not noticed until she asked for a drink.

To me that sounds that the parents may have been a little too drunk to be taking care of the child to begin with OR they intended to leave the child there. The poor girl, neglected and scared I am sure. The parents need to be investigated before allowed to see their little girl again, but I hate when parents are separated from their kids, so I'd say atleast let the grandparents take care of the child until the parents get a reality check.

A three year old child gone until the next day? That is just crazy!! I have lost my daughter when she was young but I certainly knew it and was worried sick. I can't believe anyone with a three year old could not realize the child is gone.

You would think that the parents would have a detailed plan as to who was taking the girl home. It is sad indeed. I am glad that no one took advantage of the situation and kidnapped the girl. Most reports are saying that it was an accident and no charges are being brought against the parents. Reminds me of Home Alone....

yes i saw the news on yahoo! that is one mess up parents, i mean who would forget their kid??? i mean i cannot even let mine out of my site!

That's really awful! I don't think I could ever forget my kids, even for just a few minutes. Even when they are away from my sights, I would always have a compulsion to know where they are. If for one minute I don't know where they are, I begin to worry. Even when they are with people I know!

i would never forgot about my child especially leaving alone in the party. maybe the parents used to do that, i mean leaving their child with their relatives. the thing is the little girl is just 3 and should need a someone to look after every minute. i have my 20-month old son and we see to it that we look after him every second and every move. i am not saying they would that too but it is safest thing to do.

this happened to a McDonalds I worked at. they had a lot of children and loaded them up in the car. Did not do headcount. I noticed this little girl sitting outside on the playground. I went out and asked her if she was ok. she said yes but she was sad that she did not know where her mommy went. Fortunately she knew her phone number and I was able to contact the parents. I guess it can happen if you have a party and think you have everyone. They were really greatful that I did not call the authorities. But the little girl said they were in the caboose for a birthday party so I figured that was what happened.

There's no way i would ever forget my son somewhere. Forgive me for these words but i think those parents are utterly stupid and irresponsible. How could they? Do they have a dozen children that they're not aware where one is? They're crazy!

I don't have kids but how can you forget your child for the night especially since it's the birthday girl. Wow that is shocking, I didn't hear this on the news but wow. The only scenario I can imagine is if you have like 20 kids and forgot your one but I doubt that was the case. Talk about bad parenting, I wonder what the parents did while their child was stuck at Chuck e Cheese!

Gosh how could they forget the celebrant? If I am the mother of this child I am sure gonna check where is my 3 year old. They're very irresponsible and it's a shame that they don't actually know their child's missing.

Let me understand this. A little girl was given a party by her parents and forgotten by same parents until the next morning??? That isn't just bad parenting, that's horrible parenting. How could the parents who threw the party for their daughter forget her??? I'm trying to figure out what went on there, cause something ain't sounding right. Furthermore, they didn't forget her for as you said an hour or two, they forgot the child for the whole rest of the evening,that is madness. Nah, something not right somewhere. I'm sorry, I just can't accept that situation as is. Something just ain't right.

I never forgot mm kids anywhere...but I was at a restaurant one time when a little girl was left behind...she was in the bathroom...the mom and dad had taken seperate vechiles and both thought the other one had her with..but as soon as one of them got home they called and the mom came right back to get her so she was left only for about a half hour...she was very brave though.....everyone in town knows each other here so it wasn't so bad....in a city it might have had a different ending.

It must be carelessness.How can anyone forget about their 3 year old child for so long and not miss their presence.Some people's attitude towards parenting amazes me.I always kept an eye on my children when they were younger,but now they are teenagers and demand space of their own.But,i insist on knowing where they have gone out and when they are likely to return.

It never happened to me, but I can understand. When you have little children you hardly sleep at all, so your mind doesn't work that well. However that story sounds more of a miscommunication problem than one of forgetting your child at all. I haven't seen the story, but if the child was left at the party by one of the parents, maybe the one that left her thought the other one would go get her, and the other thought that maybe she was staying at a friends house or that some other parent would take care of her for a day. That type of things happen every now and then, specially since the girl was the one celebrating, so usually kids stay over other kids houses in occasions like those. About seeing her on the news, she's lucky. I don't watch the news so I wouldn't have even realized :p.

I read and watched the news and I just can't believed it. How can a parent forget or neglect their kid. Granting they have a dozen of kids...can't they just count them before going to bed. I can't imagine how a mother (yes particularly a mother) never feel something -like a pinch or sudden palpitation that something is wrong with her kid/s. I might understand if the kid was forgotten for hours- but for the whole night, that's absurd!

Hi there Loving my babies, That would never happen to me, maybe if i was hit by a baseball bat in the head 10 times, or if i have fourteen same aged kids, or if i was so high on coke that I can see angels in the horizon (at night). But I never would be stupid enough to leave my kid all alone in God knows where if I was even just a decent parent, I don't know what there reasons are but this is just pure negligence and yepp it is dumb parenting.

That is too bad. The parents should have made sure that they knew the whereabouts of their child. It was too ignorant of them, and to think that the baby is only three years old! How does a relative take your kid with them without letting you know? They were too ignorant.