re: ATL - Toddler Left in Car

Right, my careless mistakes are leaving the food on the counter and forgetting to put it in the fridge. Not forgetting my offspring in a baking car

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100% of people make careless mistakes

some careless mistakes are just more horrific than others

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That's the argument though, isn't it? Just how careless are you?

Sure...we all make mistakes. the issue is, just how far up your own arse must your head be to make a mistake like this? I'm saying that AS A PARENT, I was never in a situation where this ever came close to happening. Why? Because regardless of my routine or how busy I was, I took a little bit of time to recognize that my kids were with me and that they were my priority until they were no longer with me. That simple thing made me continually look into the back seat. It focused me on their presence and did not allow me to shift off to other worries. It wasn't hard...but then I put them first.

None of that makes me perfect. It just makes me a caring, responsible parent. That's not a difficult job provided your kids come before yourself. They ought to, after all...but it's clear that they don't for many.