Inside Edition lastnight..., about VPrincipal that left child in car.

I caught the first tidbit of the story so I stayed up to watch it The DA has decided not to file any charges BUT here is the thing...the day before,just the DAY BEFORE, she 'forgot her daughter' was in the car she had the police called on her at her other daughter's school for leaving the same baby in the car while she went inside She was gone long enough that there is a police report AND the daughter's school sent out a warning letter on the day her daughter died about the incident and reminding parents how hot it had been and how dangerous it is to leave a child in the car. I don't buy the whole I forgot my child was with me thing anyway but for me this completely changed the way I felt for that mother-I went from thinking she had suffered the worst to thinking she should be charged since it seems that she really couldn't have cared less-she was 'too busy'.

Oh and she also picked up donuts for a staff meeting on the morning in question and left her daughter in the car while she went in for those

I saw this as well and it made me sick to my stomach. How in the hell can ANYONE forget their child in the car. Sure, she has to live with this for the rest of her life, but she had complete control over the situation and could have prevented it. I don't feel sorry for her one single bit.

I think I heard the DA didn’t want to fill charges because there was no criminal intent and he thought she had been through enough, well what about neglect?

Or what about what that poor child went through? Does that not count for anything? They said it got so hot in that car that she had blisters all over her body. As Parents, it's our #1 job to protect our children, and this lady failed to do so. Like I said, I have no sympathy for her. The only person I feel bad for is that poor little baby.

Like I said many of times
If your life is that dang busy that you forget your child you need to check and see what you got.
These Lame people shouldnt have kids at all.

Or what about what that poor child went through? Does that not count for anything? They said it got so hot in that car that she had blisters all over her body. As Parents, it's our #1 job to protect our children, and this lady failed to do so. Like I said, I have no sympathy for her. The only person I feel bad for is that poor little baby.

Omgosh!!! That poor kid. CPS should go out and investigate that mother.

I guess accidnets can happen but what I don't get is when I am in the car and my baby goes to sleep I am still looking back on them to make sure they are ok. Even when I by chance don't have them with me I have the habbit of looking in the back seat when getting out of the car. If she forgot the child the previous day how in the world is it going to happen again the next day on accident. I really wonder how many times this is being done on purpose and being looked at as an accidnet.

It really does make you wonder, doesn't it?

See that is a normal mother what you do

Accidents like leaving your child in the car dont happen bc its not an accident its called neglect and they should go to jail for it

I am reaching in saying I can understand her initially leaving them. However many many times during the day I think about my children and how their day is going. Wouldn't that trigger something. It makes me sick to think of what that poor child went through. I hope god has a extra special place for her.

An article in the Columbus Dispatch today said that CPS is investigating the safety of her 5 yr old.

Personally, I liken it to the same lack of sensibility that I see with people and their gross misuse of car seats. They just don't get the danger factor of the act despite how they might otherwise function as a parent. It's rather shocking, really.

I've said most of what I had to say about this in the other thread. I did not hear, however, that she had done this before. Or even the day before for that matter. If that happend to me I'd still be freaked out the next day and be very aware. The parts about her leaving the baby (earlier that morning) to get doughnuts would be understandable (for lack of a better word) if she really did not remember that her child was with her. If she really did not know her baby was with her then of course she would not think twice about going into the doughnut shop. I do not know what her schedule is or if her schedule had changed somehow that day but she is an Assit. Principal to the school. First thing in the morning it is understandable that she's got tons of things running through her mind. I agree 100% that her baby should have been one of those things and I also cannot (being a mother) understand how she can forget her child in that hot car to die. I also agree that if parents are not held responsible that it will turn into an easy way to "off" your kid. Play the grieving parent card and they'll let you off.

With that said though I don't see how some of you can so quickly question "what kind of person could ever?", or "I could/would never..." Don't be so quick to judge people and I just hope it never happens to you. I say this because of what happend to my sister the other day (read the other thread). So she's an awful mother for almost forgetting? You don't know her. She was almost in tears at the thought of it. But she was off of her routine and picked the baby up on a day that her dh usually does. Thank God I was on the phone and thank God she did remember him but it just really irritates me when people who are "such perfect moms" sit at their keyboards and cast fault when they do not know the circumstances or the people who this has happend to. My sister would have to be committed if something happend to one of her kids.
There are some in this thread who were in the other and who read (or should have if you clicked on the thread ) my post about what happend and then they make comments about "these kinds of people", "they shouldn't have kids". I take those comments as being directed at my sister (seeing has how the thread was about her). Granted this is not the thread but it has trickled over here so I'm posting here. I will not go any further with this because I'm getting heated just typing this. I just pray you're perfect enough to never have anything like this happen to you.

And this, by no means, means I'm sticking up for this Assis. Princpal. I'm sure some people just don't care or do not pay attention but this does happen to good, loving parents.

Let me clarify Crystal-She did not forget the day before also...she just left her there and according to reports it wasn't the first time for her to do so...I do not for a second believe that you could simply forget your child ALL DAY LONG in the car! You are around children...you had a staff meeting in which I am SURE somebody in a GROUP of teachers would have mentioned one of their children-NOTHING triggered your memory that your baby was outside being baked in the hot car? The pain that poor baby must have gone through is nothing less than horrifying! It makes me want to grab my daughter and never let her go and bawl for that poor child who's mother (HER MOMMY-The one who should have protected her) LEFT HER TO DIE SLOWLY in a car! She remembered the freaking donuts! I understand your sister almost forgot her baby was with her...but almost isn't doing it and I know she feels as though she would have left him but who is to say she really would have...There is a huge difference between OMG I wasn't thinking about him being with me and Gotta get the donuts into the staff meeting-minus the child. I do EVERYTHING to take care of household duties here-I know you do too-we both have husbands who are gone all the time-I have forgotten to pay the water bill,forgotten to buy a gallon of milk,but I have NEVER forgotten that my baby was in the backseat asleep I am not judging your sister I am saying that this is the saddest thing I had heard in a long while UNTIL I heard that this was a pattern with this woman and then I became angry at the waste of a human life!

I'm sorry, I just dn't see how somene could "forget" their child in the back seat. I just don't get it.

She lives around here and we have heard tons about this. That was one of the hottest days we have had. I don't know if you have seen all the information regarding this. From what I heard her husband was running late so he put the baby in her car. She claims to have not known. She went out to her car 3 times caught on camera to get stuff out of the back of her car. We heard that they were not pressing charges then the next day it all came out about her leaving her in the car numerous times. It is just so sad! That poor little girl going through that.

3 times and she didn't notice her baby!?

This post has been edited by Bellasmommy10 on Sep 7 2007, 06:11 PM

As I said in the other post
I have 4 kids never have I forgotten them in a car or in a store or any where
So I can say I NEVER did this and Its not wrong of me to say those ppl. should be in jail either and shouldnt have kids.
You dont forget your child period.

Edited to say I would still feel the same way if it were my sister or family member

This post has been edited by gr33n3y3z on Sep 7 2007, 06:43 PM

I am not defending this woman one bit. All I am saying is that how do we know it was done on purpose? How do we know she did not really forget her child? And let me also add that I had more pity for her before I heard that she has done this before. What I'm trying to get through is that it only takes "the perfect parent" to do this one time for it to kill a child. If this woman has done this numerous times before then of course she is not the kind of parent I'm talking about. It would only take one time for me to be freaked out enough (at what could have happend) for me never to let it happen again.

These quotes from my post should let you know that I am not protecting or defending this woman.

I'm sorry but I have to agree with the consensus here, my kids are on my mind 24/7, I could NEVER forget my child in the car! EVER! I mean even if they are both sleeping and being quiet as mice, I still check on them every few minutes while I'm driving. It's what parents do, I'm sorry Crystalina. I'm not saying your sister is a bad parent, I understand routines BUT....even if it was an off-day I don't see how you can "forget" about your kid being in the car, I just CAN'T!