katydid23
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What if, instead of going home where you would obviously miss your baby within moments, you were at work where you wouldn't be thinking where is my baby? It was great that your episode happened when you were home - you'd be checking on your baby all the time there, and so of course in a matter of minutes you knew he was in the car. Thank goodness.
I've been thinking about other things that people do absentmindedly. My son used to work at a restaurant take out window. It was amazing to him how many people would drive away after they paid and got their credit card and receipt handed back to them, BUT NOT THEIR FOOD. Some returned in minutes, some never leading me to believe they got so far away that it wasn't worth going back for the food by the time it occurred to them they didn't have it. Many gas stations have now made their gas nozzles easily able to snap off so when people finish filling up their cars and they DRIVE OFF with the nozzle still stuck in their gas tank it doesn't do major structural damage. How many times have I gone to the grocery store to get ONE particular necessary item and returned with 3 or 4 things I didn't need but not the one thing I need right now. I've had friends expected to come for a gathering that night and they were supposed to bring a covered dish - and they created the covered dish in the afternoon and then FORGOT to go to the event. They get a call and they say OHHH I completely forgot - be there in 10.
All of that is true. But I think that is all apples and oranges when it comes to babies. You are not responsible for keeping your bag of take-out ALIVE and well. You do not have a parental bond with your cheeseburgers. So it is easy to forget if they are there or not.
But when I had my baby with me in the car, I took it upon myself to be aware of their status. Are they breathing, choking, sleeping, crying, happy, having a bad day or a good day...etc etc
When you have your baby in the car you are responsible for their safety. So it boggles my mind that he could have strapped the child into the car seat, and 1 minute later, forgot to take the correct exit to the day car. How does that happen?