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Forgot to share this
Last week I was in Kirkland and walked by a couple pushing twins in a stroller. The twins caught my eye, but the parents were interesting too... the man was dressed like a rocker, and the woman had some crazy neon patterned stretch pants. It was a "huh, interesting," and then on with my day.
Walking back about a half hour later, I saw the stroller sitting on the sidewalk outside of Sur La Table, the two babies playing with their feet. I looked around... no parents to be seen. I caught the eye of another couple hanging out by their car about 20 feet away... young, blue-collar, and clearly concerned. "They've been out here alone for 5 minutes," the woman told me. We finished an entire (Jimmy Johns) sandwich. We aren't leaving until someone comes back."
I looked inside and there was the couple at the Sur La Table counter, backs to the babies. I went "shopping" for another 5 minutes... they never turned around to look once.
I know the rule is "never judge," but really? I get that baby-nappings in Kirkland are rare, but anything could happen. And the stroller moved everytime they kick their feet; it could have rolled into the street. It totally reminded me of the video of a stroller rolling in front of a train.
The other couple and I waited... 10 minutes total... until the parents came back and pushed the stroller away. Ugh.
I'm going to make an AWESOME big brother.
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It's very European. I remember being in Copenhagen around 2001 and there were 3-4 strollers parked outside a Market...each with a baby in it. I freaked out. My friend I was with said it's very common and no one bats an eye.
There's a difference between "never judge" and someone doing something that's actually against the law. At least I think it is... someone told me that. Now I wonder.
Honestly, I would have said something to the parents at the very least since you knew who they were. If I didn't know who they were I would have called the cops.
It's shocking, but I don't think it's illegal - which is even more shocking.
It?s illegal to leave a child under the age of 12 in a parked car alone while entering a tavern. As written, the law applies only to taverns, but if someone thinks a child?s well-being is in danger in a parked car, the person can file a child neglect complaint regardless of where the car is parked. But it's not illegal by itself. You also can?t leave someone younger than 16 alone in a parked car with the engine running. Washington has a law against abandoning refrigerators, but nothing about leaving kids alone at home.
I'm going to make an AWESOME big brother.
I'm going to make an AWESOME big brother.
I would have definitely called the cops! That is a dangerous street. So many things could have gone wrong. On a lighter note though, it reminded me of this....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8GPMg3NpE0
Thanks for keeping an eye out on the neighborhood kids!
This! And I wouldn't have kept my mouth shut. But then again, I'm kind of a b!tch.
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I don't think you should feel guilty about this, because I'm guessing you did it out of concern for the children's safety and not because you were out to get those parents in big trouble. Maybe it will be a good wake-up call for them.
I could see myself going in and saying to someone at the counter (loudly), "Do you know whose stroller is outside? Their kids are still in it and it makes me a bit worried..."