Don’t be so quick. This has happened to people who are simply frazzled from rushing around and ill equipped to deal with life sometimes.
What if she had been up until 4 AM, unable to sleep because she had worked double shifts, worrying about paying her bills and her sick father, unable to sleep.
What if the kid was sound asleep the entire time, didn’t make a noise, and she was on her final warning at work for being late because of her sick kid, whatever...
I just cannot believe that person in the article said she thought it was deliberate...just hideous. Until you know the circumstances (that the article doesn’t provide) you should refrain from being judgmental.
Doesn’t make her smart or a good parent, but doesn’t make her a evil murderer either.
I didn’t say she was evil, but I’m still betting she was more than just tired. Still, your point is well taken - I remember seeing an ‘Oprah’ last year where this happened and two parents were in the car; each one was supposed to have taken the child to day care and neither did.
Are you kidding me???
What mother doesn't think about her child throughout the day.
It wouldn't even come into her mind that she hadn't dropped the child off?
Save the 'poor mother' routine, she is a monster.
The mother is guilty of child neglect at the very least. She is probably just a big busted airhead but that doesn’t excuse her actions here.
There was a doctor not too long ago who did the same thing. His wife usually took the baby to day care but for some reason he had the duty that day. The infant fell asleep and he forgot it was in his car.
I find the headline to this story to be judgmental and offensive. I can promise you in the example above the media did portray it as “General Hospital Doctor Forgets Child.”
I hate the liberal media.
Dude this is FR. Being judgemental is a prerequisite.
Sometimes it isn’t even that. I took a quick poll after a friend did this and found out that just about everyone forgets their child in the car. But it rarely ends up like this.
In case you hadn't noticed, one of the key benefits of Free Republic for a large segment of the membership is the chance to engage in the sport of passing judgment and handing out Draconian virtual sentences to anyone whose character or actions are characterized in media stories in ways that they choose to take offense at - without the inconvenience of actually having to dress up in one of those bulky Spanish Inquisition costumes.
You're spoiling all the fun... ;)
It's tragic, the baby is gone, and the mother is in hell for the rest of her life. I don't feel the need to pile on.
Adding to what you said, I’ll bet the kid was properly in a backseat child seat.
Just another death from airbags.
Couuldn’t agree more with your analysis of the tragedy.
Agreed. Let’s hold off judgement here. If she went through the trouble of giving birth at 20 yrs old and having a 17 month old baby..taking care of it...obviously working a full time job...she most likely didn’t mean for this to happen.
If she was that selfish for her age she just would have had an abortion.