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Warren DeMontague

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12. These stories are heartbreaking.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2016, 01:58 AM

May 2016

Just awful.

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11 month old baby girl in Florida dies after being left in the car [View all] malaise May 2016 OP

Always incomprehensible to me as a parent rjsquirrel May 2016 #1

This might explain how that can happen: The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #2

Will finish reading in the morning malaise May 2016 #4

Thanks for this article. bjo59 May 2016 #6

Ugh, painful to read. prayin4rain May 2016 #16

or meth... snooper2 May 2016 #17

Thanks for sharing. DawgHouse May 2016 #19

In a rear-ward facing car seat. HubertHeaver May 2016 #3

I was going to post that it won't be long before the neglect-the-baby apologists valerief May 2016 #5

Read the article, please. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #7

People who lash out with terms like that generally aren't interested in educating themselves. Lancero May 2016 #26

Feel better about yourself? That kind of a personal attack is astounding. HubertHeaver May 2016 #8

Don't feel bad; there are always people who think they couldn't possibly The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #9

Thank you. Just what we need, a calm clear head. I certainly wasn't calm. HubertHeaver May 2016 #11

You weren't first, you are second so she wasn't actually referring to you... snooper2 May 2016 #18

I agree, the response was a broadside to all "apologists" for some bad behavior. HubertHeaver May 2016 #20

Seems your indictment will have to be leveled at the CDC and AMA as well LanternWaste May 2016 #23

Well said malaise May 2016 #31

Possibly everyone thinks someone else has the kid Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #10

These stories are heartbreaking. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #12

maybe there should be some device where you need to use car keys for the back JI7 May 2016 #13

The last time this topic came up, someone mentioned... JHB May 2016 #15

A shoe is better Fla_Democrat May 2016 #36

I hate hearing of these incidents. It's just so sad. mnhtnbb May 2016 #14

Nice post malaise May 2016 #22

I was lucky not to have to work full time when my babies were infants. mnhtnbb May 2016 #24

True people have full lives malaise May 2016 #25

I just finished reading the article that was posted in #2 mnhtnbb May 2016 #27

You know it was also in the days before cell phones. I had to leave the car mnhtnbb May 2016 #28

That must have been awful malaise May 2016 #30

Horrific. hamsterjill May 2016 #21

Despite all precautions (i.e., educating people), this keeps happening ailsagirl May 2016 #29

Interesting malaise May 2016 #34

That would be ideal ailsagirl May 2016 #35

Wow, I cannot imagine that kind of guilt. Rex May 2016 #32

Awful mcar May 2016 #33