Babies left in Hot Cars
By deebomb
@deebomb (15304)
United States
May 2, 2007 5:33pm CST
It's starting already I just read about a baby forgotten and left in the car in Chattanooga. Tennessee. He had dropped off 4 children at school and forgot he had the baby in the car. The alarm went off several time because of the baby moving but he didn’t see any one from his office so he disabled the alarm He found his son at 3:30 when he got ready to get the older 4 at school. It had gotten up to 142 degrees in the car.
230 children have died in hot car since 1998. Every time I hear about a child’s death from being left in the car. .I want to cry I don’t understand how a child could be forgotten like that. We had One die here in South Carolina because mom couldn’t find a sitter so she took him to work and left him in the car in the hot sun. for about 6 hours.. 15 month old Timothy Reid is the first this year.
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@acuityplague (763)
• United States
3 May 07
That is so tragic! I have three kids who are now teens, and never ever forgot one. I don't understand how it is possible.
I'm answering this post directly from my email so I have not seen the other responses, please forgive me if you have already answered this...
Did the child in Chattanooga die?
It's just so awful.
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@acuityplague (763)
• United States
4 May 07
Thank you for answering:)
No; I cannot imagine it, I can't even imagine how uncomfortable such a temperture would be for even a few minutes.
I hope the parent goes to prison for many years, maybe other people would take notice and be more careful.
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
6 May 07
it really sounds impossible that a child can be forgotten. i am a very forgetful person but, i can never remember an instance whereby i have forgotten that i have a child each time one has been added into my life. until now, they are all of age already, i still worry about them whenever one is out of my sight at the time when i expect them to be home.
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@acuityplague (763)
• United States
6 May 07
I know what you mean about worrying trinidad, my children are all teenagers now and I also worry whenever they are away from home. I don't think the worry ever goes away. My parents still worry about me! lol
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
6 May 07
if the parents cannot be so sure that they can ably take care of a baby, then it is best that they will not consider having a baby yet. it is not that easy to be having babies. they have to be cared for at all times. i cannot understand how a baby can be forgotten that way. it seemly sounds impossible.
@claudia413 (4280)
• United States
4 May 07
It's good of you to remind people about this. I heard on our local news last night that our legislature in Florida has passed a bill requiring harsher penalties for people who do this.
I simply cannot imagine how you could "forget" you had a child in the car with you. As for those people who take their kid with them to go shopping and then leave them in the car, they should go to prison. The same goes for those people who go to work and leave their child in the car in the hot sun. Shame on all of them!
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@claudia413 (4280)
• United States
6 May 07
It's something the father is going to have to live with the rest of his life. How sad for all involved.
@claudia413 (4280)
• United States
11 May 07
Deebomb, thanks for giving me the BR. I appreciate it. Thanks again for the great discussion also.
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
5 May 07
I just can't imagin for getting your baby in the car. and why This father did'nt go and check the car when the alarm kept going off. He m ust have been devastaed when he saw the baby in the back seat. I can almost feal his pain. I know that a beit of a turn around for me but as I keep think about it I really feel for him.
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