Women leaves baby in car .What was she thinking?
By Carrie26
@Carrie26 (1587)
United States
March 4, 2007 9:50pm CST
I went looking for somthing to wear to my husbands cousins wedding.And I went to go into Old Navy to see if they had anything and my husband said he would stay in the car with my daughter while I ran in real quick to see if I could find anything.Well I didnt find anything and I was probably only in there probably about 5 minutes.I came out and was walking across the street to go to my car and 3 women were standing beside a blue car and they aksed me if this was my car and I said no.I thought maybe someone had hit the car (maybe with thier door)or something.They asked if I knew who drove this car and I said no.The one lady said well were trying to find out who drives this car because their is a baby in here and it is cold out here and it is crying in the car.I told them maybe could be in any store seeing that it is a market place with alot of stores.Well the one women said she was tired of finding out who drove the car and was going to call 911 on her cellphone to see if they could get a police out her.Well just as she was about to their came a lady out of the Dollar Tree and was talking on the cellphone coming toward the car.The lady asked her if this was her car.And the lady said excuse me? And the lady asked her the same question again and she said yes.And the one lady told her you do not leave a baby in the car when it is freezing cold out.And the baby is crying.The lady said it was only for a few minutes.What happened after that I have no idea.I saw her as I was leaving the shopping center and she was still talking on her cellphone waiting at a stop sign to go when it was clear.That was so sad.The women could have at least took it in the store even for a few minutes.Alot could happen in a few minutes.And what if someone hit the car by accident.The poor baby could have got hurt.I always take my kids into the store with me at all times.I never leave them in the car just to go in for a few minutes whether it be to go into a store or whereever.I usually do not go anywhere unless my husband is with me so I can have help since they are close in age( about 15 months apart).Or if someone is with me to help me.Unless I just have one and then I still take them in with me.People dont understand someone can get into their car and take off with theier child.You hear about all these kids that get kidnapped and killed and the people say the parents should have been watching them and then turn around and they do the same thing.There is probablly alot of people who do this.I guess maybe if its an older sibling around 15 years of age to watch them but not a baby that is small and no one in the car to watch them.
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21 responses
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
5 Mar 07
Why is it so hard for mothers/fathers to take their children with them into the store and not think that by leaving them in the car for a couple of minutes could actually be very dangerous?!? I would rather struggle with holding my child in the store, than leaving him in the car on his own (regardless of the weather). Thank God I don't own a car and always have to take my son with me everywhere I go (unless he is with his father!)
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@limosonia1 (1559)
• United States
5 Mar 07
That is just pure laziness from her and the fact that she didn't even care is insane. Wether it be 2 minutes or an hour it is uncalled for. You are right there are a million things that could have happened to that child. If she is so careless on the street I would hate to see how bad she is at home. Somebody should have still called the cops on her. I don't understand what people are thinking.
@Carrie26 (1587)
• United States
5 Mar 07
She probably hurried and got the heck out of their knowing shwe would be in trouble.BIG TROUBLE.If I was the ladies I would have got her liscense plate number and still called police.I dont know if they still would have done something though.Especailly since she left.
@limosonia1 (1559)
• United States
5 Mar 07
It just makes me mad that anybody would do that to a child. The police around here take it very seriously and they would be in so much trouble for doing such a horrible thing.
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@SageMother (2277)
• United States
5 Mar 07
I understand the concern over leaving a baby in a car alone. It is careless but as you noticed, the woman tends to be careless. I am not sure that I would have waited to find out who owned the car though. I think I woul dhave simply called the police and let them handle the situation. You never know hos someone will react to others chastizing them for the treatment of the children.
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@Carrie26 (1587)
• United States
5 Mar 07
The one lady was going to call tht police but the women had come out and was coming toward the car.And the one lady asked her if that was her car?I dont know what happend after that.They might have still called and gave the liscense plate number.I know the ladys gave her a good chewing out and probably then some when I had went to my car.
@sammantha (278)
• United States
5 Mar 07
I agree with you thats very sad.I always go to the store with my mom and she will help me with mt kids since me kids are close ion are too.not as close as yours.Mine are two years apart.I seen the same thing happened before.This child was still a infant.The person said that they forgotten that the baby was in the car.She went in the store when I was leavim=ng the samething happened to me,but i don't drive in this case the the police was called and the woman was arrsed and cps was called.In this case someone did hit the car.
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@raydene (9871)
• United States
6 Mar 07
That mother should have her child taken from her until she learns the value of her little jewel.
It remined me of one very hot day as I was going into the market I noticed a woman that I knew go in ahead of me.I wa struggling with my kids and I was thinking I wondered where her 3 little ones were.She had had a new baby about a week earlier and the oldest wasn't quite 3 yet.
I was in the store forever.Finally I came out with a heaping cart and headed for my car.I got almost to my car and a chocolate lab came running toward me in an agressive way.I swung my bag at it and got my kids in the car.When I got in the car and turned down the row to exit the parking lot I noticed the dog trying to jump in the car that belonged to the woman that had entered the store ahead of me.I slowed down and realized that the three babies were in the back seat of the car.Their faces were red and they were all screaming.
Now get this,she was a doctor's wife.i pulled up to the store ,dragged my kids back inside,and called the doctor's office and spoke to the nurse about what I had seen and she said " She has the dog babysit!"I told her I was going to call the police but I didn't because I could see her driving away.Talk about for peter pan's sake!
This was a number of years ago and to this day I don't know why I didn't call the cops instead of the doctor.I guess a part of me just couldn't believe it.
Raydene
@Carrie26 (1587)
• United States
6 Mar 07
i know it kind os shocks you.But then when you come to it you realize that this probably happens everyday .The women looked well to do (like she had money) becuase she drove a nice car.But it shouldnt matter if you have money or not the parent should still not leave the child or children or babies in the car by themselves.
@onecutehoneybear (938)
• United States
5 Mar 07
I would have called 911 right away. I won't even leave my daughter in the car for a minute if I have to run in and pay for gas. I'm a real freak about this. Even though sh is 5 years old now, I still won't do it.
Women like her should be punished to the fullest extent. I'm sorry that child neglect and child abuse, in my opinion.
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@weemam (13372)
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5 Mar 07
I think this was disgusting , what kind of a mother was she? anything could have happened to that baby , some people should not be allowed to have them , In Scotland she would have been charged by the police for doing that , She should not have left her baby alone even for ! minute xx
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@devan23 (242)
• United States
6 Mar 07
That is really crazy, I can't imagine someone leaving an infant in a car for any reason at all. Especially it being really hot or cold outside, raining or anything. If it was my baby he/she would be with me at all times. Anyone could of walked up to that car and taken that baby and she could of ended up on the news. I would of written down the lady's license and called the police on her, if she did it once she will most likely do it again and that baby may be in more harm later. She must of really not cared if she was chatting on her phone the whole time the lady was asking her if it was her car and when she pulled off.
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@marymarj2002 (1769)
• Philippines
6 Mar 07
She is an irresponsible mother. Many things might happen within few minutes. She should not leave her child that way. She can even bring the child inside the store.
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@melindagr9 (143)
• United States
6 Mar 07
I have no idea why someone would do that. That is clearly child abuse. A very bad and unresponsible thing to do. Some people are so unaware of the real world.
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@crozzroad (33)
• United States
5 Mar 07
That was so irresponsible from her part. It surprises me how some people take parenting so lightly. I see a lady who boards my train station smoking in the smoking lounge with her 2 year old son daily !!!
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@ragmama (536)
• United States
5 Mar 07
How horrible and negligent of that mother. I don't understand women who needlessly put their little blessings at risk. I wish the women who had noticed the poor baby left alone in the car had called the police - I'm sure she would be more hesitant to neglect her child in such a manner a second time.
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@crissyannlewis (43)
• United States
5 Mar 07
That is insane! How old was the baby? You know some people should not be able to concive children! Someone could have kidnapped the baby. You should have copied down her license plate and gave it to the police so that childre services could get involved. There is no reason a young child should be left in the car. I have 3 children 5yr,2yr and 4 mo now granted my son is in his terrible twos and he can be quit embarrissing. The thought of leaving him in the car never crossed my mind! If i fell like he is in a mood where i can't take him in public i get a babysitter, wait till my husband is home, or do't go at all! That women obviously dosent care for the child i wonder what that childs home life is like if thats the way she acts in public.
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@magikrose (5429)
• United States
5 Mar 07
Women like that shouldent be allowed to have children at all. It is stories like this that make it really hard for me to watch or listen to the news. I am like you I will either bring my kids in with me or have some one go with me to the store so I can quickly run in.
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@milagre (1272)
• Portugal
5 Mar 07
At younger age i never left my daughter alone and also i will never live my 2 years on his own. This people dont see their babies as human beings or they would never left them alone. The baby was crying because he was cold and feeling lost because he was alone, asking for his mom. He couldnt understant why he was there and where was the mom, his shelter. Im not even talking about all the other dengerous situations like the kidnapping and accidents, im talking about the baby's feelings!
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@Marie2473 (8512)
• Sweden
5 Mar 07
I would have called 911, I just hate that behaviour. What if there was a childmolester or a kidnapper around... Aww this really has me going, and makes my blood boil.
I actually seen theis once - only it was not cold - but very hot and the baby was left for about half an hour. i did call the police, who broke the window of the car and took the baby out. When the mom came, they hide and she saw the car and the baby missing and got hysterical. that should have taught her a lesson!
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@carlaabt (3504)
• United States
5 Mar 07
That is terrible! I would never leave my child alone in my car! I usually pay at the pump when I get gas, but one time the cc part wasn't working when I got gas. I took my son into the gas station with me even for that. It was a pain and took three times as long to get him out of the carseat and back in again as it would have to just run in really quick. But it was worth it. I can't imagine ever leaving him in the car for any amount of time anywhere. The only time he's ever in the car without an adult is when we are getting gas. And obviously we are standing right there pumping the gas.
I'm surprised at how many people leave their babies and think nothing of it, though. I used to have a neighbor who would leave her kids in the house and go to a neighbor's house or to the store or where ever when her kids were napping. They were 2 and 3 years old! It's ridiculous what some parents do these days! I did report my neighbor one day, though. I heard the baby crying at 10:30. The car wasn't in the driveway. At 11:00 the car still wasn't home so I grabbed my own baby and got him ready to go. We went next door and rang the doorbell. No one ever answered. I called the cops and they were there waiting when she got home. She was in big trouble of course. Her and her husband split up and he has the kids now. Not that he's really a great parent, but at least he gets a sitter for the kids before he goes somewhere.
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@Indiffer (287)
• Norway
5 Mar 07
Maybe the child was sleeping at the time, and the mother thinking i can go now its only for a few minutes, baby will be sleeping when i return.
Its easy thinking you know.
You should never ever leave your baby unattended. I hope this mother got the message. There are too many stories out there about unattended children. Here in my city a few years ago there was a baby in a car standing in the hot sun while the parents went to the beach. Thankfully someone reacted and did something about it. Another story is about a mother that went on holiday for two weeks and left her two yearold alone at home. The poor baby survived on dry macaroni and water before he was found.
The world is so sick out there. So many children suffer because of people that never should have been parents at all. And every time something is uncovered its just the tiny top of it.
@cefaz_21 (2596)
• Philippines
5 Mar 07
How can she do that? I just hope she learned some parenting lesson there.You don't leave a baby inside the car alone.I cannot even think of it, even if it's only for a minute. I'm sure she could have find a way to bring her child with her inside the store.She's so cruel.
