Posted on 11/30/2011 8:22:08 AM PST by TSgt
LEXINGTON -- Police say a central Kentucky father trying to load groceries and children into a vehicle after a shopping trip forgot one thing - his 6-month-old infant.
It happened Tuesday at a Kroger store in Jessamine County, WLEX-TV reported. The father left the baby in a grocery cart after unloading everything else and drove away.
A few minutes later, a couple found the baby and took the child back into the store to call police.
Nicholasville police officer Kevin Grimes said the father quickly figured out what he forgot and also called police while turning around to get back to the store. He had only traveled about three blocks when he turned back, police said.
"He was totally distraught about it. He realized he had made a huge mistake, as well as we realized in this situation that people do make mistakes. It was an accident and fortunately it turned out very good this time and in this situation," Grimes said.
Grimes said no charges will be filed, but the case will be handed over to social services.
Of course it was. And THEY will make sure this guy's life is a living hell from here on out.
Exactly. This man is so totally screwed.
I suppose it’s the law, but I don’t see why social services has to get involved. If the dad had not come back for the baby, I could see it. But he turned right around and came back. It’s not a mistake I could see myself making, but I could see my husband doing that. He was not as cautious a babysitter as I was. He was raised on a farm with 6 other siblings where they were allowed to run around acres of land without any adult supervision. On the other hand, I was watched like a hawk by my parents. Shoot, I check my basket to be sure I haven’t left any bags of groceries in the cart before driving away.
When we were looking at houses to buy, we were viewing an empty house. I told my hubby and the real estate agent that I had to change my younger daughter’s diaper, so I was going to the car. About five minutes later, hubby and agent came out.
“Where is Net?” I asked them.
They locked my older daughter in the house. She was sitting on the steps waiting for them when they went back.
It happens to the best of us.
What we most likely have here is a case of the overworked, under rested parent going about his daily business like a zombie. I’ve been there myself. but the worst I ever did was get out of the driveway without buckling the kids into their car seats.
We had a case several years ago where a local mom, principal, left her child in the car where it died of heatstroke.
Brenda Slaby Left Baby In Car - Oprah Show June 25 2009 - Tips On How Moms Can Slow Down
http://www.everythingoprah.com/2009/06/brenda-slaby-left-baby-in-car-oprah-show-june-25-2009-tips-on-how-moms-can-slow-down.html
Brenda’s First Day Back To Work
On the first day back to school after summer break, August 23, 2007 Brenda Slaby was in a big rush to get everything ready for the school new year. Her husband Gary usually brought the children to the babysitters and pre-school but because of a dental appointment he asked his wife to take the youngest daughter, 2-year-old Cecilia to the sitters for him.
Brenda left the house at 6:00 A.M. but realizing that it was too early to drop Cecilia off at the babysitters house she decided to stop at the store to grab doughnuts for the teachers.
With her mind on all of the things she needed to do at work to start off the new school year she forgot about the babysitter drop off and drove directly to the school.
She spent the day inside the school working, attending meetings, having her lunch break, and even talking to others about her children. She felt like she was having a great first day back, never remembering that she had left her youngest daughter in the car.
A Mother’s Worst Nightmare
At 4:00 P.M. one of the teachers ran into Brenda’s office to tell her that her baby was in the car. Brenda and other teachers ran out to the car screaming, but it was too late, the toddler still strapped in the carseat was lifeless.
The teachers made efforts to cool down and revive the toddler but she had died of heatstroke. That day temperatures reached 100 degrees and Cecilia had been in the car for close to 8 hours in the stifling heat.
Brenda and her husband Gary were both shocked and devastated. Gary said that he doesn’t blame his wife for what happened and that on occasion he had made the mistake of forgetting the girls at the babysitters. He knows that Brenda would never intentionally do anything to harm her children and blames what happened on change in routine combined with a hectic lifestyle.
Socialist Services will take the baby away, as well as any other kids this poor guy might have.
She yelled, "Thomas get off the floor. Thomas?! Thomas?! Is he back there?! Thomas! Are you hiding!?! This isn't funny!!!"
He was still in Macy's, watching television.
When our 3 girls were younger we had a motorhome. Stopped in for gas one evening, the girls were asleep in the bunk beds in back. We got in and took off, my wife went back to check the girls...nope not there. Went back and they were waiting, outside for us to return. They had gotten up and out, went into the store and we didn’t see them leave the coach. It happens. That happened 25 years ago and I still hear about it!
For the next 17.5 years. You bet!
“What we most likely have here is a case of the overworked, under rested parent going about his daily business like a zombie.”
Yep.
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This is insane. Everyone makes mistakes.
"Social services" is another government agency that should be dismantled.
Mom came back to the car, got in, and drove off — thinking her daughter was in the back seat.
Mom got home, unloaded the groceries and noticed daughter was missing. She jumped in the car and drove the 3 blocks to the grocery.
Niece was sitting on the step outside the store, and from 1/2 a block away, Mom could see daughter tapping her foot and the MAD look on daughter's face. Daughter was livid that Mom would drive off and leave her at the store.
Thankfully, all ended happily.
This type of mistake is unforgivable.
I forgot that Joseph and Mary had gone a days journey without Jesus, thinking that he was with some other relatives.
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