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I still don't get how you can forget your baby in the car or your dog or parakeet cali May 2012 #1
I don't get it either. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #3
It's comforting to us to blame the parents.. Fumesucker May 2012 #15
These threads are always so damn ugly. trotsky May 2012 #19
Just so ridiculous. Do people who post shit like that on forums EVER do any kind of Iris May 2012 #83
This sounds like what happened with me... cynatnite May 2012 #22
It is so brave of you to post this. Iris May 2012 #94
I have twice driven past daycare on my way to work, with two of my boys in the back seat. Skinner May 2012 #121
I did it--I posted about it in post #131. nt msanthrope May 2012 #133
When my kids were little, my dad used to tell me proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #134
Things happen Worried senior May 2012 #139
It's very important that you've posted this here. sibelian May 2012 #170
The parent is to blame 4th law of robotics May 2012 #23
How can you punish them worse than the punishment they will live for the rest of their lives with? Fumesucker May 2012 #26
I never said she should go to jail 4th law of robotics May 2012 #27
It could never happen to you, right? Fumesucker May 2012 #29
Well, yeah 4th law of robotics May 2012 #32
Because it is that simple...you just forget... cynatnite May 2012 #39
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
So you think it could never happen to you.. Fumesucker May 2012 #50
You keep saying that "so you think it could never happen to you" 4th law of robotics May 2012 #51
As I said in my first post, you have a psychological need to see these parents as different from you Fumesucker May 2012 #54
I see a lot of people as different from me 4th law of robotics May 2012 #90
A deliberate act is not the same thing as an error, a mistake.. Fumesucker May 2012 #102
" I can easily envision a scenario . . . " 4th law of robotics May 2012 #135
You do not have complete control over your memory unless Susan Calvin really was your designer.. Fumesucker May 2012 #152
In many areas, whether or not liberalhistorian May 2012 #110
As far as our memory is concerned it is no different than forgetting your wallet.. Fumesucker May 2012 #40
One would think a child would be more significant 4th law of robotics May 2012 #44
No one is saying a child is equivilant to a wallet... cynatnite May 2012 #49
Here's someone it happened to talking about the experience.. Fumesucker May 2012 #52
Denial. Iris May 2012 #84
Trust me...she knows... cynatnite May 2012 #30
indeed... n/t ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #37
Tell that to the baby tabasco May 2012 #24
None of us are perfect.. Fumesucker May 2012 #28
Perfect is a long fucking way tabasco May 2012 #34
In other words it you think it could never happen to you.. Fumesucker May 2012 #38
I'm impressed with your calm and persistent responses here. yardwork May 2012 #104
I forgot my daughter... cynatnite May 2012 #35
Which posters are laughing at this??? obamanut2012 May 2012 #56
Nobody is laughing. yardwork May 2012 #103
Every single one of these parents thought they could NEVER do this obamanut2012 May 2012 #55
Comparing childen to cell phones is idiotic. Odin2005 May 2012 #65
Tell it to the cognitive science researchers.. Fumesucker May 2012 #66
A culpable person defends himself! tabasco May 2012 #72
Our conscious mind uses our memory as a tool but it doesn't control it completely. Fumesucker May 2012 #77
Well if it didn't convince you the first time, mythology May 2012 #120
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 hadn't seen that before. Fumesucker May 2012 #81
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'm also a parent. I never, no matter how harried I was cali May 2012 #141
i get it. i had the baby almost exclusively. it was as natural as anything for me seabeyond May 2012 #181
Poor thing. :( dkf May 2012 #2
It almost happened to me... cynatnite May 2012 #4
I'm a space cadet. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #8
Both my husband and I were working full time and attending college... cynatnite May 2012 #13
And who hasn't done something on autopilot before? Iris May 2012 #92
I can tell that you are still so horrified by what happened Number23 May 2012 #73
" 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
Front seats are more dangerous... cynatnite May 2012 #6
Airbags can be turned off. Car seats designed for front seat safety. Lionessa May 2012 #31
Even without airbags ... surrealAmerican May 2012 #58
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
That is a very good idea. Jamastiene May 2012 #20
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
Perfect idea for this issue, but still it is really hard to do the Lionessa May 2012 #97
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 a good idea laundry_queen May 2012 #157
Then they get killed by the airbag. LeftyMom May 2012 #33
Airbags can be turned off these days. Didn't you know? Lionessa May 2012 #36
Generally only vehicles with no back seat have that feature. LeftyMom May 2012 #48
My daughter's 4 door Honda has a switch, not a permanent disable of the bag. Lionessa May 2012 #53
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
The data on the matter don't reflect your view. LeftyMom May 2012 #107
My Prius automatically disables the front airbag if a certain weight range is in the front seat. MH1 May 2012 #69
A lot of cars do that. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #71
That's too big for an infant seat, LeftyMom May 2012 #75
Mine go off automatically proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #76
I'm praying for this family... dhood8083 May 2012 #7
+1 obamanut2012 May 2012 #18
a tragedy riverwalker May 2012 #10
sad. Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #11
omg how tragic. Whisp May 2012 #12
This happens every year, and is just so sad obamanut2012 May 2012 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author LASlibinSC May 2012 #16
Sadly it does happen LASlibinSC May 2012 #17
Such a sad thing. I worry about my Riley18 May 2012 #21
that is really a fantastic idea! renate May 2012 #42
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
Actually, I think we need to be more supportive of parents... cynatnite May 2012 #47
You and LeftyMom are BOTH right obamanut2012 May 2012 #60
And let's not forget a case where the entire family forgot the child. CBHagman May 2012 #88
So, only the superhuman should procreate? Iris May 2012 #85
Clearly only the superhuman are capable of not killing their kids through neglect 4th law of robotics May 2012 #89
Have you read any of the posts here that are outside your filter bubble? Iris May 2012 #91
Yeah there really haven't been any legitimate studies posted 4th law of robotics May 2012 #93
Have you ever experienced doing something on autopilot? Iris May 2012 #96
You and I must define "horrible parent" differently 4th law of robotics May 2012 #137
You are still convinced it could never happen to you.. Fumesucker May 2012 #165
Pure conjecture 4th law of robotics May 2012 #174
It is either perfection or luck.. Fumesucker May 2012 #175
"You might as well say that you'll never get hit by lightning." 4th law of robotics May 2012 #176
Where did I say it's sheer chance that parents don't murder their kids? Fumesucker May 2012 #179
You keep making the comparison to things like brakes going out or lightning 4th law of robotics May 2012 #184
It is a chance event, that's what you fail to understand.. Fumesucker May 2012 #185
Yes. Only Superman can keep track of where his kid is. LeftyMom May 2012 #106
Pretty simplistic answer to a very complex problem. Iris May 2012 #109
It's really not that complicated. LeftyMom May 2012 #111
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
+1 4th law of robotics May 2012 #138
Absolutely! Marengo May 2012 #126
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
A good friend of ours ran over his friend's kid proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #70
I know. Gawd, I know. If my 14 yr old hadn't shouted loud enough, that would've been me. riderinthestorm May 2012 #74
I've noticed PSA's about this phenomenon this year. Iris May 2012 #86
Some people are too fucking stupid to be parents. Odin2005 May 2012 #62
You think that is all there is to it? cynatnite May 2012 #68
Read this Pulitzer prize winning article if you want to understand how it could happen. undeterred May 2012 #64
Thank you for posting this Number23 May 2012 #78
Reading it really does give you an explanation. undeterred May 2012 #118
Thankyou for this article. Vanje May 2012 #80
Similar to the time before sensors when people backed over their children in driveways Iris May 2012 #82
It was really quite hot here yesterday, and I thought, phylny May 2012 #95
That's actually an excellent solution. Iris May 2012 #98
There had ben talk of weight sensor alarms in car seats to prevent this. FedUpWithIt All May 2012 #99
Excellent post. Iris May 2012 #108
Public awareness and education are the keys to preventing this kind of tragedy DesertRat May 2012 #105
There is no justifying this shit SixString May 2012 #114
BINGO!! B Calm May 2012 #115
Yup, exactly the same thing obamanut2012 May 2012 #123
Here's someone it *almost* happened to, his child was saved by a quirk of fate.. Fumesucker May 2012 #116
You either don't want to understand this or can't obamanut2012 May 2012 #122
I understand it perfectly. SixString May 2012 #125
You are confusing "excuse" and "justifying" with "explaining" uppityperson May 2012 #155
Well, SixString May 2012 #160
Read this to understand how it happens. undeterred May 2012 #143
It appears you decided to ignore the article. sibelian May 2012 #171
For the people judging this woman Dorian Gray May 2012 #117
Yep. Union Scribe May 2012 #166
How hard would it be to program the car... B2G May 2012 #119
That's an excellent idea obamanut2012 May 2012 #124
The seatbelt is latched to the car seat. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #130
Hmm...true. Perhaps a weight sensor in the carseats B2G May 2012 #142
Sounds good to me. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #145
The more I think about it... B2G May 2012 #144
I just put the diaper bag in the front seat proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #146
To the people in this thread who are pointing the finger: Skinner May 2012 #127
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
retro-active darwinism... OneTenthofOnePercent May 2012 #128
That is really a distasteful post obamanut2012 May 2012 #153
Don't blame Charles Darwin for your personal, distasteful viewpoints. nt msanthrope May 2012 #169
I don't think that's terribly insightful. sibelian May 2012 #172
We expect working parents to show up for work and focus exclusively hedgehog May 2012 #129
I left my kid in the car. And I DEFY any poster on this board who would DARE blame me. msanthrope May 2012 #131
You left your kid in the car for 5 minutes Rex May 2012 #149
Forgetting your child does not = forgetting your child? uppityperson May 2012 #156
Oh I agree it is the same, but the results are different. Rex May 2012 #161
But do you understand how easily I could have been walking into work, or into something else msanthrope May 2012 #168
Yes yes I do understand. Rex May 2012 #183
How long ago did this happen? Number23 May 2012 #162
9 years ago. I still get a tremor thinking about it. The people who don't 'get' this msanthrope May 2012 #167
Absolutely. Minds can be made to fail by stress. sibelian May 2012 #173
Someone needs to invent a motion detector/alarm inside automobiles, after being turned off. tawadi May 2012 #136
Sometimes good people make mistakes that have tragic consequences varelse May 2012 #140
Yes, the mother is experiencing things I shudder to Rex May 2012 #150
This. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #178
How do you forget another lifeform a few feet away from you? Rex May 2012 #148
It happens 25 times every year in this country proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #151
Easy to see how this could happen. gulliver May 2012 #159
I have forgotten many things in my car. Beacool May 2012 #163
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
I'm not standing in judgment. Beacool May 2012 #180
This is a horrible, just horrible tragedy... tallahasseedem May 2012 #177
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