Earlier today, my daughter's 2nd day of school, i saw a mum get out of her car and walk about 15 yards up the road with her son before she stopped and went back for her toddler daughter! Later today i have just seen her 2 kids approx age 5ys and 1 and a half! She had left them parked next to my car with a window open about 4 ins! The son (5 yr old) was obviously hot so he opened his window, i asked him where his mum was, he said she was downstairs shopping! I waited about 5 mins till she came back so i knew thy were safe! I went over and told her i didn't think it was safe to leave them, esp as i had just seen a very strange looking man wondering around the bottom of the car park!
She looked embaressed and said ok thanks.
Was i wrong?
2007-09-04 00:49:38 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Thanks every one, felt a bit bad as i will have to face her again at school with all the other new parents! But i couldn't have left those kids, so how could she!?
2007-09-04 01:13:48 · update #1
I think you were very brave, and quite right to mention your concern in the tactful way you did. Where a child's welfare is concerned we should interfere, although the reward might be a mouthful of insults! Years ago, a friend and I stopped the car to investigate when we saw two little boys aged about 3&4 walking along the road in their slippers. Turned out they had walked over a mile from home by themselves - how many drivers had passed them without stopping? Luckily, they were soon reunited with their mother after we called the police.
2007-09-04 00:58:02 · answer #1 · answered by mad 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What the hell is wrong with these mums - would they think it was OK leave the kids standing in the street until they come back???? Cos that what their doing - anybody could remove the kids from the car with or wothout force!!!
If that little boy has opened the window and spoken to you - imagine if you were not a nice caring individual these kids could have been abducted and god knows what else!!
You were dead right to do what you did love - at the end of the day this silly woman should have thanked you as you took responsibility where she failed. Maybe next time she might not be so lucky. ( although I wish nothing bad to happen - this woman is asking for trouble )
2007-09-04 01:06:09 · answer #2 · answered by EMA 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you were wrong in the least. She is just lucky that you didn't call the cops or Child protective services because they would have taken her kids away for sure. Not alot of people would have even stopped to do anything because people tend to not like to get involved. I think it is very commendable that you stuck around until she got back. Who knows how long she could have been gone. It is not safe to leave children in the car especially when it is hot outside. It can get even hotter in a car. I have heard about cases where babies have died because their parents left them in a hot car. You did a great thing by talking to her. Hopefully she learns her lesson and takes better care of her children. Thanks for being a good Samaritan! God Bless!
2007-09-04 01:04:03 · answer #3 · answered by KatyCat 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Before you tell your children, you and your wife need to hash this out, you BOTH need to be on the same page, and come up with a way to tell the children, and set up rules on BOTH of you will behave during the divorce. Once you agree on boundaries then both of you should sit the kids down and tell them. The 19 and 16 year old are mature enough to know why your divorcing their mom, just let them know your wife cheated, and its tearing you apart, its better if you move on, but no matter what you will always care for her and respect her because shes the mother of the children. The 8 year old is really young to know the details, so just tell him/her that you and your wife aren't getting along, and that even though you guys will no longer be married, but you BOTH still love your kids. Whatever you do never badmouth your wife in front of any of your kids.
2016-05-21 00:35:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you werent wrong, have you seen how many children have died this yr alone after being locked in a car. If more people were as bold as you and took a stand more children would be safer and some may even still be alive.
Thank you for doing the right thing, and keep it up.
God Bless you.
2007-09-04 03:56:12 · answer #5 · answered by BLUE EYED ANGEL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a mother of two boys 3 and 7 I'm petrified of letting them out of my site i couldn 't imagine leaving them in a car and going of shopping its mad crazy. Thank god you were there what the hell would of happened if you hadn't been how bad would you have felt if you'd walked away like so many do. Good for you Thank God there are people like you in the world and I hop you done more to her than spoke I hope you screamed and shouted at her and told her what a stupid cow she was!!!
2007-09-05 08:57:55 · answer #6 · answered by kooki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know of people yelling at owners for leaving their dogs in the car!
You were doing the right thing. No need to feel bad. Anything could have happened. After all the boy had no problems talking to strangers. Sounds like the Mom knew she screwed up too.
2007-09-04 01:12:35 · answer #7 · answered by Marge Simpson 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you werent wrong at all you were doing a natural motherly thing which all parents should. i think its disgusting the way people leave their children, assuming they will be ok, not realising what could happen in that short time. i think you done a great thing as you being there could have stopped anything bad from happening to them, which their mother should be doing. after all look what happened to the mccanns by doing this. if she continues to do it i would speak to the school so they can keep an eye on things, if it gets worse report her. the safety of these children has to come first.
2007-09-04 02:13:11 · answer #8 · answered by * Mummy to 2 Girls * 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I sooooo would have called the police. How many kids and babies have to die because the stupid parents leave the kid in the car or "forgot" they were in there? I would also report the strange dude (although, he may have just been freaked out about the kids left in the car also.) but you never know.
She should be embarassed, how dare she.....
2007-09-04 04:27:34 · answer #9 · answered by schmoopie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You were right to approach her, better for her to be embarrassed than for you to hear on the news later that 1 or both of the children had been hurt...only a few wks ago a little boy was killed after being left in the car unsupervised
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20070817/tuk-car-window-strangles-boy-dba1618_1.html IMHO it is always best to speak up than stay quiet & 'learn from mistakes'
2007-09-04 01:24:36 · answer #10 · answered by ~ Invisible_1 ~ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋