She left the baby

I agree - that was totally irresponsible of her! What would have / could have happened if no one was keeping on eye on the baby (thank goodness you guys were keen on noticing what was going on!)? What if you guys didn't notice and the baby walked off to who knows where - or tried to cross the street - or if someone kidnapped her - seriously, anything terrible could have happened. A parent cannot just assume that everyone is watching their kid even when there is a group of people . . . if they are leaving without their child, they at least need to communicate that to someone to indeed watch their child. One would think that's common sense!!!!

I have to agree with you, the coaches are busy witht he team, and keep an eye on say 15 even more kids. She should of told someone else, and not just left the kid sitting there. I guess she never thought about, and sometimes something bad has to happen for it to really get through.

I wouldn't be so hard on her..she probably got caught up in the moment and she really did let someone know she was leaving the baby. It probably would have been hard to bring the baby and hurry....I probably wouldn't have done it that way myself but everyone handles things differently.

That would bother me too. I mean she did tell one person but she probably should have made it pretty well known that she was leaving the baby. Unfortunately this is how alot of horrific accidents happen...the "I thought you had the baby...no, I thought YOU had the baby.

She must have been overly confident that someone would just watch her. That's just wrong on so many levels here. All that needed was a quick word to another parent what she was doing. To just up and leave, to me, is showing that she just expects others to watch over her baby. Sad that. So very sad.

I think this is ridiculous. Unless a family member or friend had an eye on that child she could be cited for negligence or turned in for that. Had someone not taken the incentive to watch her baby who knows what could have happened?

That was definitely irresponsible. What was she thinking? She could have at least told someone to take care of her till she was back.

It was totally irresponsible for her not to take her 20 month old baby. She was wrong to leave the baby and she was lucky something awful didn't happen. She should have told some one reliable that she was leaving her baby for a short while whilst she went home to pick something up. Then that trusted person could have minded her baby. She was lucky you and Tom kept an eye on her baby.

hi dorannnmwin yes Oh my God what if you and Tom had not noticed, I mean leaving your baby like tat and not telling someone to look after her is plain reckless as it only takes a few second for something tragic to happen and I just cannot see her going off amd not having someone babysit her little baby, the most precious thing in the world to her.yes indeed it was irresponsible in my opinion.

I'd never do that with my kids. Not only is it irresponsible, but it's rude to assume someone else will watch your child for you. Mine always come with me unless someone offers to watch them for me.

She did tell someone, but she made a poor choice as to who to tell. I've seen other mothers do stuff on this level or worse... even to the point of losing custody of their children, because they were so irresponsible. She sounds like a flake at best and neglectful at worst. Did someone talk with her about taking off and leaving her child without the guarantee of proper supervision? If not, someone probably should.

This is very irresponsible of her and no way should she have left the baby without it at least being in the care of a trusted adult. Actually, I would have taken the baby with me.

Hello, my dear. How are you? If I have read this post right, you mentioned that she told one of the assistant coaches that she was leaving.Am I right? So, technically, my dear, she did not leave the place unnoticed. Someone knew that she left the area. However, from the standpoint of a mother that I am, somehow, what she did wasn't really acceptable. She shouldn't have left without her baby, unless, the assistant coach she has informed is really someone who is close to her and can be fully trusted.Is the T-stand so important that she volunteered to get it by herself? Why she did not ask someone to get it instead? At least, if the person she gave the errand can't be trusted at all, a few damage in her property might happened but not put her baby's life at risk. In a lighter side, maybe, she was only gone for only a matter of minutes. If that's the case, she can be forgiven. And hoping that one day, she'll be more thoughtful of the consequences of her actions especially when the life of a loved one is at stake... Have a great day.

Oh yes I do agree with you. She should have told someone that can watch her baby because of course the assistance coach can't if he is running the practices. She should have taken her baby with because wouldn't have been that hard at all or at least I don't think it would have been that hard at all.

not only should she have told someone she should have asked if it was alright to live them baby with that person.

yeah, i wouldn't have done that. I would have either let somebody who is family or a good friend know, or I would have taken the baby.

There was a story around here last week where a mother left her baby in her car as she went to go and grab something from a store. She was only in there a few minutes, and she left a note with a phone number with the baby. I think it was very irresponsible. Some people saw the baby and stayed with her by the car until the mother came back. Last I heard, the mother got a visit from the police regarding the incident.

That is very irresponsible. I'm shocked that she didn't ask someone she knew and felt comfortable with to watch her baby while she went to get that thing. It's crazy that she just left her baby their without talking with anyone.

horrible!!! I won't even leave the kid in the car if I forgot something in the house.