Don’t rush to judgment
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- September
- 11
Hi Everyone. I’m finally back at work from vacation and I have a few things to catch up on, so I’ll do it in separate posts.
First off: Have you heard this story about the Ohio woman who tragically and mistakenly left her two-year-old in the car last month? The woman, Brenda Nesselroad-Slaby apparently won’t face charges for leaving her daughter strapped in her car’s child seat while she went to work as assistant principal at a middle school.
Apparently, the mom picked up doughnuts for her staff at the school and then drove to work, forgetting that her child was in the car. Horrible, awful, you say. And you’re right. But this was a definite mistake and none of us should be too quick to judge.
I have driven my son to my job, which is just about a half-mile from the child-care center he attended. I’m an attentive mom, a loving mom, a caring mom. Still, I recall a morning where I was deep in thought about something and drove directly to work, without stopping first at the child-care center. The difference between the Ohio mom and I? I happened to turn around and see and hear my son (who wasn’t sleeping) in his car seat, before I locked my car door for the day. The Ohio mom wasn’t as fortunate.
Still, there is plenty of criticism out there for the Ohio mom. Some folks say she was careless, clueless, even. But I don’t think so: I think she was human. And she made a tragic, tragic error.
Thankfully, the Clermont County prosecutor believes that she will punished enough with guilt and grief, so the mom won’t be charged in the death. That’s merciful on the prosecutor’s part, since the mom’s life will be horrific enough, without having to trudge through the whole ordeal in court.
What do you think about this? Have you ever forgotten your child in the car?
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on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 at 5:13 pm by Gayle T. Williams.
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