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Yes, many didn't live to tell about it. The difference is that those mothers generally got sympathy instead of condemnation - they were considered tragic accidents, not negligence. Child neglect laws are recent, and used to be quite forgiving. My dad walked to school at age 6 in the city, and my grandmother fell through the ice skating unsupervised as a child and barely made it out. Both sides of my family are incredibly strict and responsible compared to the general population. But that was normal and not viewed as neglectful - it's interesting though that my grandparents would never in a million years have let me do either of those things. I don't think they went from being bad to good parents/grandparents, or that they suddenly realized you could fall through the ice or get hit by a car - they just became more risk averse along with society. Also weirdly, my mom thinks it's crazy that my dad was allowed to walk to school at age 6 in the city (she lived in the suburbs and her school was right down the street), and my dad is terrified of us going anywhere near ice (he grew up in the city and had no familiarity with it) - people's idea of what is acceptable seems to be so much based on what happened around them rather than whether they are good parents.
Also, my family has a dog we are obsessed with. She is crazily spoiled, and my mom is so nervous with her - won't even leave her at a kennel, like she wouldn't leave us with a babysitter even once. But she will leave her in the car if its under 75, in a shady spot with the windows cracked, for a half hour or less. I know the temps don't spike that fast at a more moderate temperature because my dog is incredibly sensitive to heat and she's never had any problems. She can't even go outside if it's over 70. We run the air conditioning beforehand, so it stays cool. If you're at 85 degrees, then yeah, extreme danger. Also, one time a family discussed kidnapping my dog while parked next to us, not realizing my mom was in the car - the window was open pretty wide because my mom was there waiting for someone. So be careful - I hate to even think about that having happened.
Also, my family has a dog we are obsessed with. She is crazily spoiled, and my mom is so nervous with her - won't even leave her at a kennel, like she wouldn't leave us with a babysitter even once. But she will leave her in the car if its under 75, in a shady spot with the windows cracked, for a half hour or less. I know the temps don't spike that fast at a more moderate temperature because my dog is incredibly sensitive to heat and she's never had any problems. She can't even go outside if it's over 70. We run the air conditioning beforehand, so it stays cool. If you're at 85 degrees, then yeah, extreme danger. Also, one time a family discussed kidnapping my dog while parked next to us, not realizing my mom was in the car - the window was open pretty wide because my mom was there waiting for someone. So be careful - I hate to even think about that having happened.
