Too Hot to Ignore
Just a public service reminder. It is hot outside.
Do not leave your kids in the car for even a second to run into the store, a friends house, work or school to pick up one thing. It doesn't take long to lose the most precious thing you have and nothing is so important that it cannot wait or be done with the little one in tow.
Put something, like your purse or your cellphone on the back seat so that you will always have to check the backseat before you leave the car.
Rolling down a window is not enough and leaving the car running is just stupid dangerous.
I saw this video this morning and I cried and struggled to even finish it. Every moment I just wanted to look away but we can't keep looking away. If you see a child or a pet left in the car don't just turn away, do something! It is your business and you may just save a life.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200264008786080
Do not leave your kids in the car for even a second to run into the store, a friends house, work or school to pick up one thing. It doesn't take long to lose the most precious thing you have and nothing is so important that it cannot wait or be done with the little one in tow.
Put something, like your purse or your cellphone on the back seat so that you will always have to check the backseat before you leave the car.
Rolling down a window is not enough and leaving the car running is just stupid dangerous.
I saw this video this morning and I cried and struggled to even finish it. Every moment I just wanted to look away but we can't keep looking away. If you see a child or a pet left in the car don't just turn away, do something! It is your business and you may just save a life.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200264008786080
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I'll take "Least like the thread I was expecting for $500 Alex".0
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So disapponted0
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Where are you it is like COLD outside here!!0
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DO NOT leave your animals in the car either! Especially dogs... there is no excuse for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0
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Thanks?0
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LOL I post stupid stuff from time to time but somethings need a bit of real attention.
The baby in the video looks like my little 18 month old son and I would hope if someone ever saw him roasting in a car they would break the windows. I can't imagine ever forgetting him myself but I am not always the one driving him from place to place and if an aunt or uncle or grandma forgot they had him in the car I would never recover.0 -
Because we're less likely to forget our purse or cellphones in our car than our children?0
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Just a public service reminder. It is hot outside.
Do not leave your kids in the car for even a second to run into the store, a friends house, work or school to pick up one thing. It doesn't take long to lose the most precious thing you have and nothing is so important that it cannot wait or be done with the little one in tow.
Put something, like your purse or your cellphone on the back seat so that you will always have to check the backseat before you leave the car.
Rolling down a window is not enough and leaving the car running is just stupid dangerous.
I saw this video this morning and I cried and struggled to even finish it. Every moment I just wanted to look away but we can't keep looking away. If you see a child or a pet left in the car don't just turn away, do something! It is your business and you may just save a life.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200264008786080
Put something really important in the back seat that you'd never forget just so you remember to get your child?0 -
I thought this was going to be a thread about Zach Braff0
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The purse in the backseat is a good idea.0
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Put the lotion in the basket.0
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Just a public service reminder. It is hot outside.
Do not leave your kids in the car for even a second to run into the store, a friends house, work or school to pick up one thing. It doesn't take long to lose the most precious thing you have and nothing is so important that it cannot wait or be done with the little one in tow.
Put something, like your purse or your cellphone on the back seat so that you will always have to check the backseat before you leave the car.
Rolling down a window is not enough and leaving the car running is just stupid dangerous.
I saw this video this morning and I cried and struggled to even finish it. Every moment I just wanted to look away but we can't keep looking away. If you see a child or a pet left in the car don't just turn away, do something! It is your business and you may just save a life.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200264008786080
Put something really important in the back seat that you'd never forget just so you remember to get your child?
You seemed perplexed by this logic. It's something "really important" you know...nothing like your own child.0 -
I have a 2.5 year old daughter and when my parents take her on the weekends i feel empty without her and freak out when shes not with me i check my backseats STILL when i know shes not with me. I cant believe ANYONE would forget their child in the car but WONT forget their phone or something sad to see that those things are more important to someone. They shouldnt be parents. Im glad you posted this topic!!
ppl to do be more aware thats for sure 0 -
Just a public service reminder. It is hot outside.
Do not leave your kids in the car for even a second to run into the store, a friends house, work or school to pick up one thing. It doesn't take long to lose the most precious thing you have and nothing is so important that it cannot wait or be done with the little one in tow.
Put something, like your purse or your cellphone on the back seat so that you will always have to check the backseat before you leave the car.
Rolling down a window is not enough and leaving the car running is just stupid dangerous.
I saw this video this morning and I cried and struggled to even finish it. Every moment I just wanted to look away but we can't keep looking away. If you see a child or a pet left in the car don't just turn away, do something! It is your business and you may just save a life.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200264008786080
Put something really important in the back seat that you'd never forget just so you remember to get your child?
You seemed perplexed by this logic. It's something "really important" you know...nothing like your own child.
She was just so excited to shop ACE Hardware, her kid slipped her mind.0 -
Just a public service reminder. It is hot outside.
Do not leave your kids in the car for even a second to run into the store, a friends house, work or school to pick up one thing. It doesn't take long to lose the most precious thing you have and nothing is so important that it cannot wait or be done with the little one in tow.
Put something, like your purse or your cellphone on the back seat so that you will always have to check the backseat before you leave the car.
Rolling down a window is not enough and leaving the car running is just stupid dangerous.
I saw this video this morning and I cried and struggled to even finish it. Every moment I just wanted to look away but we can't keep looking away. If you see a child or a pet left in the car don't just turn away, do something! It is your business and you may just save a life.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200264008786080
Put something really important in the back seat that you'd never forget just so you remember to get your child?
You seemed perplexed by this logic. It's something "really important" you know...nothing like your own child.
The logic behind this is that if you always place your purse in the backseat you always have to get it. Parents often forget they have the baby when there is a schedule change. Its easy to do if you aren't the one that takes the baby to daycare everyday. How many times have you been driving somewhere and take the exit to go to work when you are really meaning to go somewhere else? Its the same principle. It is really easy to get road hypnosis if you have a commute and just go through the motions of your regular routine. This is actually how the majority of these deaths occur. Most are not left in the car on purpose.0 -
Just a public service reminder. It is hot outside.
Do not leave your kids in the car for even a second to run into the store, a friends house, work or school to pick up one thing. It doesn't take long to lose the most precious thing you have and nothing is so important that it cannot wait or be done with the little one in tow.
Put something, like your purse or your cellphone on the back seat so that you will always have to check the backseat before you leave the car.
Rolling down a window is not enough and leaving the car running is just stupid dangerous.
I saw this video this morning and I cried and struggled to even finish it. Every moment I just wanted to look away but we can't keep looking away. If you see a child or a pet left in the car don't just turn away, do something! It is your business and you may just save a life.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200264008786080
Put something really important in the back seat that you'd never forget just so you remember to get your child?
You seemed perplexed by this logic. It's something "really important" you know...nothing like your own child.
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edit: serious thread. comfortable temperature joke deleted.0
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Just a public service reminder. It is hot outside.
Do not leave your kids in the car for even a second to run into the store, a friends house, work or school to pick up one thing. It doesn't take long to lose the most precious thing you have and nothing is so important that it cannot wait or be done with the little one in tow.
Put something, like your purse or your cellphone on the back seat so that you will always have to check the backseat before you leave the car.
Rolling down a window is not enough and leaving the car running is just stupid dangerous.
I saw this video this morning and I cried and struggled to even finish it. Every moment I just wanted to look away but we can't keep looking away. If you see a child or a pet left in the car don't just turn away, do something! It is your business and you may just save a life.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200264008786080
Put something really important in the back seat that you'd never forget just so you remember to get your child?
You seemed perplexed by this logic. It's something "really important" you know...nothing like your own child.
The logic behind this is that if you always place your purse in the backseat you always have to get it. Parents often forget they have the baby when there is a schedule change. Its easy to do if you aren't the one that takes the baby to daycare everyday. How many times have you been driving somewhere and take the exit to go to work when you are really meaning to go somewhere else? Its the same principle. It is really easy to get road hypnosis if you have a commute and just go through the motions of your regular routine. This is actually how the majority of these deaths occur. Most are not left in the car on purpose.
If I had a purse, I'm pretty sure that I would be far more likely to forget it than my kids. I realize that this message is appropriate for some parents but that fact makes me weep for humanity. Okay, the need for the message in the OP also makes me weep for humanity.
<< Embarrassed to be human . . .0 -
Just a public service reminder. It is hot outside.
Do not leave your kids in the car for even a second to run into the store, a friends house, work or school to pick up one thing. It doesn't take long to lose the most precious thing you have and nothing is so important that it cannot wait or be done with the little one in tow.
Put something, like your purse or your cellphone on the back seat so that you will always have to check the backseat before you leave the car.
Rolling down a window is not enough and leaving the car running is just stupid dangerous.
I saw this video this morning and I cried and struggled to even finish it. Every moment I just wanted to look away but we can't keep looking away. If you see a child or a pet left in the car don't just turn away, do something! It is your business and you may just save a life.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200264008786080
Put something really important in the back seat that you'd never forget just so you remember to get your child?
You seemed perplexed by this logic. It's something "really important" you know...nothing like your own child.
The logic behind this is that if you always place your purse in the backseat you always have to get it. Parents often forget they have the baby when there is a schedule change. Its easy to do if you aren't the one that takes the baby to daycare everyday. How many times have you been driving somewhere and take the exit to go to work when you are really meaning to go somewhere else? Its the same principle. It is really easy to get road hypnosis if you have a commute and just go through the motions of your regular routine. This is actually how the majority of these deaths occur. Most are not left in the car on purpose.
If I had a purse, I'm pretty sure that I would be far more likely to forget it than my kids. I realize that this message is appropriate for some parents but that fact makes me weep for humanity. Okay, the need for the message in the OP also makes me weep for humanity.
<< Embarrassed to be human . . .
Sadly the message is needed. We live these horribly hectic lives where what is important is forgotten and what is trivial is fresh in our mind. Every 10 days a child dies from this in just the US alone. It is completely preventable.0 -
The logic behind this is that if you always place your purse in the backseat you always have to get it. Parents often forget they have the baby when there is a schedule change. Its easy to do if you aren't the one that takes the baby to daycare everyday. How many times have you been driving somewhere and take the exit to go to work when you are really meaning to go somewhere else? Its the same principle. It is really easy to get road hypnosis if you have a commute and just go through the motions of your regular routine. This is actually how the majority of these deaths occur. Most are not left in the car on purpose.
Before I was a father, I couldn't believe that parents could forget their child was in the car. They even make sensors that you can attach to the car seat that will make an alarm go off on your key chain once they are not in close range. It seemed quite odd that it would happen. I mean, it's your child. Then I thought, maybe - since I wasn't a father - there was something I was missing. Maybe...
Then I had a child.
And it only solidified my previous notions.
But I guess it only takes once.0 -
I appreciate the PSA, but it is difficult for many to understand how a parent could "forget" a child in the car. My kids are 15 months apart, so I went through a couple years of sleep deprivation. When they were small, things were difficult.
I've almost knocked myself out cold with my own car door.
I've had trouble remembering if I brushed my teeth or the last time I showered.
I've driven away with my purse on the roof of my car.
But I remembered the kids, diaper bag, double stroller, baby sling, cart cover, and change of clothing. For them. Not for me.
When I watched this, I actually thought they were addressing the video to bystanders. I think this PSA has given up hope on that mom.0 -
The logic behind this is that if you always place your purse in the backseat you always have to get it. Parents often forget they have the baby when there is a schedule change. Its easy to do if you aren't the one that takes the baby to daycare everyday. How many times have you been driving somewhere and take the exit to go to work when you are really meaning to go somewhere else? Its the same principle. It is really easy to get road hypnosis if you have a commute and just go through the motions of your regular routine. This is actually how the majority of these deaths occur. Most are not left in the car on purpose.
Before I was a father, I couldn't believe that parents could forget their child was in the car. They even make sensors that you can attach to the car seat that will make an alarm go off on your key chain once they are not in close range. It seemed quite odd that it would happen. I mean, it's your child. Then I thought, maybe - since I wasn't a father - there was something I was missing. Maybe...
Then I had a child.
And it only solidified my previous notions.
But I guess it only takes once.
Naw, I'm with you. My kids would never sit there and watch me go, either. They wouldn't even let me poop by myself.0 -
Just a public service reminder. It is hot outside.
Do not leave your kids in the car for even a second to run into the store, a friends house, work or school to pick up one thing. It doesn't take long to lose the most precious thing you have and nothing is so important that it cannot wait or be done with the little one in tow.
Put something, like your purse or your cellphone on the back seat so that you will always have to check the backseat before you leave the car.
Rolling down a window is not enough and leaving the car running is just stupid dangerous.
I saw this video this morning and I cried and struggled to even finish it. Every moment I just wanted to look away but we can't keep looking away. If you see a child or a pet left in the car don't just turn away, do something! It is your business and you may just save a life.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200264008786080
Put something really important in the back seat that you'd never forget just so you remember to get your child?
You seemed perplexed by this logic. It's something "really important" you know...nothing like your own child.
The logic behind this is that if you always place your purse in the backseat you always have to get it. Really Irresponsible Parents often forget they have the baby when there is a schedule change. Its easy to do if you aren't the one that takes the baby to daycare everyday. How many times have you been driving somewhere and take the exit to go to work when you are really meaning to go somewhere else? Its the same principle. It is really easy to get road hypnosis if you have a commute and just go through the motions of your regular routine. This is actually how the majority of these deaths occur. Most are not left in the car on purpose.
And "forgetting" your child in the car on a hot day is NOT the same as missing your exit or going to work when you meant to go somewhere else.
IF you take the responsibility of being a parent seriously, you don't forget the child...not saying people think they're going to run and out of the store real quick and think it would be easier to leave the kid in there for "just a second"...which is also not the best thing in the world to do, but you don't forget you have your child.
At least, that my opinion.0 -
Just a public service reminder. It is hot outside.
Do not leave your kids in the car for even a second to run into the store, a friends house, work or school to pick up one thing. It doesn't take long to lose the most precious thing you have and nothing is so important that it cannot wait or be done with the little one in tow.
Put something, like your purse or your cellphone on the back seat so that you will always have to check the backseat before you leave the car.
Rolling down a window is not enough and leaving the car running is just stupid dangerous.
I saw this video this morning and I cried and struggled to even finish it. Every moment I just wanted to look away but we can't keep looking away. If you see a child or a pet left in the car don't just turn away, do something! It is your business and you may just save a life.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200264008786080
Put something really important in the back seat that you'd never forget just so you remember to get your child?
You seemed perplexed by this logic. It's something "really important" you know...nothing like your own child.
The logic behind this is that if you always place your purse in the backseat you always have to get it. Parents often forget they have the baby when there is a schedule change. Its easy to do if you aren't the one that takes the baby to daycare everyday. How many times have you been driving somewhere and take the exit to go to work when you are really meaning to go somewhere else? Its the same principle. It is really easy to get road hypnosis if you have a commute and just go through the motions of your regular routine. This is actually how the majority of these deaths occur. Most are not left in the car on purpose.
If I had a purse, I'm pretty sure that I would be far more likely to forget it than my kids. I realize that this message is appropriate for some parents but that fact makes me weep for humanity. Okay, the need for the message in the OP also makes me weep for humanity.
<< Embarrassed to be human . . .
Sadly the message is needed. We live these horribly hectic lives where what is important is forgotten and what is trivial is fresh in our mind. Every 10 days a child dies from this in just the US alone. It is completely preventable.
I'm with the other posters that are baffled that a parent could "forget" their kid. I'm a father of two. I'd forget my own name before I'd forget my kids.
I'm afraid that there is no way to get around the fact that there is a small subset of the population that shouldn't breed. Lousy parents. They do exist. It's a shame, but true.0 -
Pshhhh my kid doesn't shut up long enough for me to forget her... :laugh:
I kid.
I also second the, I just don't see how folks....
I forget a lot of things. Like...
Where I put my phone
Did I pay the water bill yet
What the cat's name is
A lot of people's birthdays
If I started the washer/dryer
What I did with the flipping car keys
But not my kid0 -
I am not arguing to excuse or forgive the mistakes of the parents who forget their kid. I cannot imagine doing it myself but it is like why we keep saying watch your kids around water. All it takes is one parent making one stupid choice or just not paying enough attention to kill an innocent child. The more attention brought to this the more parents will take it seriously. Sure it take a bit longer for the dumb or the selfish parents to come around but the rest of us should keep our eyes open and be willing to do something if we see this sort of thing happen.0
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BTW Every single parent this has ever happened to didn't think it could possibly happen to their child. Everyone of them would have said they would never forget their child.0
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That was without question the hardest thing I've ever forced myself to watch. One minute in I was sobbing uncontrollably and rocking my own small boy in my arms. Thanks for sharing. People need to know.0
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I know that was just a PSA video but, its sad that things like that actually happen. When I lived in florida, a business man left his child in the car all day on "accident". Excuse me, that's no "accident"...that's just stupidity.0
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I am not arguing to excuse or forgive the mistakes of the parents who forget their kid. I cannot imagine doing it myself but it is like why we keep saying watch your kids around water. All it takes is one parent making one stupid choice or just not paying enough attention to kill an innocent child. The more attention brought to this the more parents will take it seriously. Sure it take a bit longer for the dumb or the selfish parents to come around but the rest of us should keep our eyes open and be willing to do something if we see this sort of thing happen.
I agree that I cannot fathom forgetting my child, but I vividly remember a story last year where a father who wasn't used to a routine forgot his children in the back seat. They were left in his vehicle all day, and they both died.
Along the same lines, an upstanding mother in my community ran over her 1 year old baby backing out of her driveway earlier this year and killed her. It was devastating. She assumed the baby was with her father and had no idea she was out of the house.
Because of stories like this, I have gotten almost annoying making sure my kids are in my sight at all itmes. Even when they're just a few steps behind me, I get immediately anxious.
Everybody seems to be so quick to judge these parents who could "forget" their kids, and my guess is that you can't imagine happening it to you.....until it does.0
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