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February 2014 Moms
RondackHiker
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Forgetting baby in car (warning-loss mentioned in link inside post)
RondackHiker
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WARNING--this discusses child loss. I'm sharing this because we haven't discussed it yet but this is an upsetting topic.
Every year, far too many children die in cars after being forgotten by their parents. Usually when it happens, it's a media blitz and the most common thing I hear is "what kind of parent could forget a child?".
That thought--the idea that only bad parents forget that it could NEVER happen to you-- is why I'm sharing the link.
I warn you... This article haunts me. I read it when pregnant with DS and some phrases have never left me. It does contain graphic descriptions and heartbreaking stories. It answers the question of how this happens, how good parents leave their children behind.
Do not read this article if you're at work or somewhere you cannot cry.
https://www.pulitzer.org/works/2010-Feature-Writing
Every year, far too many children die in cars after being forgotten by their parents. Usually when it happens, it's a media blitz and the most common thing I hear is "what kind of parent could forget a child?".
That thought--the idea that only bad parents forget that it could NEVER happen to you-- is why I'm sharing the link.
I warn you... This article haunts me. I read it when pregnant with DS and some phrases have never left me. It does contain graphic descriptions and heartbreaking stories. It answers the question of how this happens, how good parents leave their children behind.
Do not read this article if you're at work or somewhere you cannot cry.
https://www.pulitzer.org/works/2010-Feature-Writing
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Re: Forgetting baby in car (warning-loss mentioned in link inside post)
It scares me so much. Unintentional child death does make anyone a bad parent.
I try to keep my pocket book in the back so I have extra reason to look back when leaving y vehicle.
Maybe have him read this? I shared it with everyone who drives my kids.