I saw a little girl in the lift.

Hi again yenwie. That is a really nice thing that you and your boyfriend did. Shame on the parents! In the United States that would be a form of neglect and the parents could have gotten in alot of trouble. It is very dangerous to leave a child that age unattended, at least it is here. They can be snatched up, hurt, or worse. This could have been an extremely bad situation if you hadn't have brought her back to her parents.

yenwie- That's thinking on your feet! I don't think I would have thought of your solution. I feel sick when I see children unattended. Don't parents care anymore? Yesterday I watched a kid roller blading on a the twisty curvy street that leads to my apartment. Cars cross the line all the time because the road is so narrow. Where was his mother? One day, I saw a four year old girl playing in a field all alone. Where were those parents? I wondered about what that little girl would think of who she was, that her parents didn't even care enough to watch her. On the light side- my parents deny this, but we had five children in our family. I remember getting left behind on the elevator at Staten Island because they forgot about me! It's funny because I know it wasn't neglect. I think they were so overwhelmed, they didn't count heads. I never took my eyes off my children as they were growing up. I have heard stories of kids in car seats getting left in the car and the parents not noticing right away, because life is so hectic and confusing. It's not always fair to judge a parent, or anyone, but clear cases of neglect break my heart.

I seriously think that is a dangerious thing for a child of that age and for the parents not to be monitering the child at all times. It's a good thing you two were there to get her back to her parents sfely good job. I would never leave my child that young unattended like they did. A child that young dosn't know any better and needs guidence from an adult. Hopefully they watch the child more closely next time.