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| Tue, 02-24-2004 - 11:42am |
Here's a semi-nutty question for you all:
I know that times have changed and you can NEVER leave a child in the car unattended (remember when our parents used to leave us in the car, always?). Anyway, when I go to the grocery store with the baby, I load her in the car, strap her in, then unload the groceries. THEN (here's the part that I am always feeling weird about) I close the back of the van, lock it with the key fob and walk the cart back to the "cart station" or whatever it's called. Takes 5 seconds, but I always feel like someone would see me walk away from the car and call social services! But then, I hate carts left rolling around the parking lot and crashing into the other cars!
Seems sooooo silly, but this has been bugging me since the first day I took her to the store with me.
What does everyone do in this situation?
Thanks!
Melissa

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I remember riding in the back of my dad's pickup truck...even on the highway! My dad would just say "lie down", because, even back then, it was illegal to ride in the back on the highway!
Also, I knew a few kids who fell out of the car (you know, not strapped in "seatbelts? what's that?" and opening the door). Good thing it was all dirt roads where we lived.
I ALSO remember (now this is nuts!) we used to ride to the lake sitting on the back of my neighbors open-sided trailer! Just holding on with our hands! Man, did we have a good time!
Excuse me now, I have to go put the baby's helmet on and wrap her in her bubble-wrap suit...she is starting to walk you know!
ha ha
Melissa
I would not feel bad about leaving it there by the car. I say watching your child is more important then where the cart is left.
Mel
I knew that I had a reason to feel guilty, though. For 5 seconds I am trying to run and return a cart to be kind.... god, what a world.
Melissa
I have also instructed my ds on what to do if he see's mom being hurt by someone. He is not to get out of the car. Instead he is to honk the horn over and over again untill someone comes. It's sad that we can't trust anymore and we must be on constant alert.
lm
Tanya
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