Tuesday a baby was left in a hot car all day and died. I can not imagine how that father feels today. I am not blaming or judging because I unlike so many others who are screaming "What kind of Father forgets a baby in the car?!?!" completely understand how easy it is to forget. When Kam was about 6 months old I forgot her in the car. Thankfully I remembered about 10 minutes after I got out of the car but for those 10 minutes, I never once thought about her. I am a good mom, I take care of my kids wonderfully. They are all happy, healthy and loved unconditionally. How could I forget my baby?
Michael always picked Kam up from daycare but on this day I did for one reason or another. She was asleep in her car seat so she was very quiet. I got home and was immediately met by Tiffany (my niece who was watching Taylor, Colton, Payton and Keaton at my house) to tell me something that had happened that day. I was out of the car and in the house trying to access the damage. The house was a wreck, pots and pans filled with food on the table, stuff everywhere. I immediately started picking up. Never once thinking about my sweet baby sleeping in the car. After about 10 minutes one of the kids asked about Kam, and that is when it hit me. I had forgotten her. I will never forget that feeling I had in my stomach realizing that my sweet baby could have died. Thankfully it was not hot out yet and she was only in there for maybe 10 minutes.
So before anyone blames or says it would never happen to you....stop and think because it can.
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