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In reply to the discussion: Baby died after mom left in SUV while at work [View all]Iris
(15,623 posts)94. It is so brave of you to post this.
Thank you.
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Just so ridiculous. Do people who post shit like that on forums EVER do any kind of
Iris
May 2012
#83
I have twice driven past daycare on my way to work, with two of my boys in the back seat.
Skinner
May 2012
#121
How can you punish them worse than the punishment they will live for the rest of their lives with?
Fumesucker
May 2012
#26
Interesting how the article predicts so accurately some people's reactions..
Fumesucker
May 2012
#41
I can accurately predict how most people will respond to a variety of stories
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#45
As I said in my first post, you have a psychological need to see these parents as different from you
Fumesucker
May 2012
#54
You do not have complete control over your memory unless Susan Calvin really was your designer..
Fumesucker
May 2012
#152
As far as our memory is concerned it is no different than forgetting your wallet..
Fumesucker
May 2012
#40
Our conscious mind uses our memory as a tool but it doesn't control it completely.
Fumesucker
May 2012
#77
The sparing use of emoticons showed the poster was a really serious person.
Fumesucker
May 2012
#158
Thanks for posting that, Fumesucker. I immediately thought of Gene Weingarten's articles.
CBHagman
May 2012
#79
I do. I am a parent. I can imagine this happening. It never happened to me, but it could happen.
yardwork
May 2012
#100
i get it. i had the baby almost exclusively. it was as natural as anything for me
seabeyond
May 2012
#181
" I can't explain how I could have forgotten my baby girl" i think probably if honest
seabeyond
May 2012
#182
BRING CAR SEATS BACK TO THE FRONT SEAT! This never happened till they are forced to be in
Lionessa
May 2012
#5
it is still possible to compare deaths via each mode and select the optimum route.
JVS
May 2012
#113
How about putting the diaper bag or something the child needs in the front seat?
proud2BlibKansan
May 2012
#9
Excellent counter idea. That would work. Let's spread it around, clearly it's needed since
Lionessa
May 2012
#25
Another possibility for new cars - have an alarm go off if too much weight in the child seat spot
MH1
May 2012
#67
I took off one shoe. It reminded me when I put it on that I needed to remember something.
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#87
That's unusual. Most cars don't, and the LATCH anchors are generally only in back.
LeftyMom
May 2012
#57
My point is to re-design rather than continue with BS reasons to keep them in the back, fix it.
Lionessa
May 2012
#59
The back seat is still safer because it's the farthest point from the point of impact.
LeftyMom
May 2012
#63
It isn't safer when it makes the driver less safe in his/her actions trying to tend
Lionessa
May 2012
#101
My Prius automatically disables the front airbag if a certain weight range is in the front seat.
MH1
May 2012
#69
I've read articles where they recommend leaving your cellphone in the car seat
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#46
As a society I think we need to warn more people away from parenting instead of idealizing it.
LeftyMom
May 2012
#43
Clearly only the superhuman are capable of not killing their kids through neglect
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#89
You keep making the comparison to things like brakes going out or lightning
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#184
You know, clearly it is b/c no one can predict what every day of the next 18-20 years will be like
Iris
May 2012
#112
How do you know if you can cope with the stresses before you have a child?
uppityperson
May 2012
#154
Summer season. I was actually hoping this year we'd get by without any of these terrible stories
riderinthestorm
May 2012
#61
I know. Gawd, I know. If my 14 yr old hadn't shouted loud enough, that would've been me.
riderinthestorm
May 2012
#74
Read this Pulitzer prize winning article if you want to understand how it could happen.
undeterred
May 2012
#64
Similar to the time before sensors when people backed over their children in driveways
Iris
May 2012
#82
There had ben talk of weight sensor alarms in car seats to prevent this.
FedUpWithIt All
May 2012
#99
Public awareness and education are the keys to preventing this kind of tragedy
DesertRat
May 2012
#105
Here's someone it *almost* happened to, his child was saved by a quirk of fate..
Fumesucker
May 2012
#116
This article really opened my eyes. Several have linked it in this thread:
proud2BlibKansan
May 2012
#132
Maybe this thread can help remind people to take that extra second to glance at the back seat...
cynatnite
May 2012
#147
I left my kid in the car. And I DEFY any poster on this board who would DARE blame me.
msanthrope
May 2012
#131
But do you understand how easily I could have been walking into work, or into something else
msanthrope
May 2012
#168
9 years ago. I still get a tremor thinking about it. The people who don't 'get' this
msanthrope
May 2012
#167
Someone needs to invent a motion detector/alarm inside automobiles, after being turned off.
tawadi
May 2012
#136
Often it seems they skip going to child care and leave the kid in the back when they park at work..
Fumesucker
May 2012
#164