Running Out of gas....something Stinks in Denmark

You nailed this one, Cheryl! People are so selfish these days. The news just keeps getting more depressing each and every day. If I hear one more story of how a parent "loses" his/her own child or that his/her child mysteriously vanishes, I am going to scream.

Guilty! Liar. No one leaves their children alone in the cold in an unlocked vehicle, unless they are half-witted or up to no good.

GRRRRR Did the post get pulled again?
I still have NOTHING nice to say!!!!

I do smell something fishy. It just doesn't sound right. I thought that this morning. Who leaves one child and takes the other?

And I have run out of gas and pulled the kids out, in the middle of the busiest intersection in town, and put my hand up to all the cars while we crossed the street. THey all stayed with me and they all held hands, all 4 of them. THe little ones stayed between me and my 14 yo son. Hell!!! I still wouldn't leave my kids and they are 10,14, and 16.

I just read about this. The article I read said they were also cited for leaving the same child in a car when he was 3 months old. (It was 27 degrees outside, had been at least 20 minutes, and someone called because the baby was crying.) She was cited for reckless endangerment, and it was dropped after she took classes and did community service. It kind of sounds like the people don't want to be burdened with this child. To be very honest, I wonder if she didn't leave him there hoping someone would take him...or he was never in that car. Sigh. What is wrong with parents these days? At the very least, she is a complete idiot, and should not be in care of children. I would not be surprised, if that isn't least.

Honestly I haven't seen the story since they kept pulling her post that had the link.

I have left the house without my phone but still if it happened to me both kids would come with me.

I don't know if this trend is showing that parents are trying to hide crimes or that stupid people are having kids. Regardless it is a sad trend.

This is totally weird. Who purposely leaves their younger child- a toddler, mind you- alone in an unlocked car, while they and the older child walk over a mile to the nearest gas station for help? Of course the kid is going to go missing or if they know how to work the 5 point restraint, wander off. But sadly, the toddler was probably never in the car in the first place. Someone would have certainly noticed a toddler wandering unattended if the baby truly did get out of the car to look for mom and the sibling.

Something is definitely up with this story. Her behavior was not rational at all.

Guess you got my link! Lol! PS anyone who wants to read it, its finally up on my last post.

I absolutely feel like this is another baby Lisa case. It is so heart breaking that someone could do this to their own flesh and blood. A child. A helpless child. It angers me to no end. I would never in a million years consider leaving any of my children behind if I had more than one. Never ever. I am one of those Mom's who doesnt even leave my son alone in the car for a second. Let alone an hour.

I pray that the truth comes out sooner than later. I do NOT feel bad for the parents. I only feel bad for the fear, and things that these children have or are enduring.

My prayers go out to them alone.

Hug your kids tight!

ADDED: Now it appears that the police have given her a lie detector test and now definitely believe she did something to this poor baby. AND that the car was NOT out of gas, and the car started with ease, and she didnt even have a gas can with her when she "returned" from the gas station.

Huh. That's just odd.

Bellevue is my backyard, you realize. The area of Bellevue she left him in is a posh residential area, tennis club, plastic surgery center, libraries, churches. The freeway (520) borders it... but there aren't entrances or exits nearby... you have to drive some really twisty streets with 25mph speed limits, stop signs every 2 seconds. 112th near 520 is the border of Medina... one of our two POSHEST areas in the city. 20million dollar homes are common.

It was FREEZING this morning (literally... 30-34).

Leaving a toddler alone in a car, in freezing temps, for an hour in nothing but a sweatshirt in Surrogacy-and-adoption-Land? 1) I'm surprised the police weren't there in 5 minutes from someone phoning & 2) Makes me wonder if she sold him.

Granted; looks like her husband was charged when they left their 4yo when he was a 1yo in the car while they went shopping at Target... so...?

Well you just cannot fix stupid...this dog just does not hunt. Nobody takes one child and not the other. Someone is telling a story and it is not the truth....

There is ABSOLUTELY something wrong with that story.
It was 38 degrees here on that morning, it was COLD. I just cannot imagine anyone taking one child and leaving the other strapped in the car, no heat in the cold?! I call BIG FAT LIE! on that one.

THe local news said she is also involved in a contentious divorce/custody fight with the dad.... I hope the little boy is alright, just sitting tight with a friend or relative and this is just a thing where she wants to get back at dad for something...

Oh, yes, and I said it on another thread (and the one before that got pulled). I also read that she allegedly was charged with abandoning him when he was younger, too. I think it's a set up and I will NOT be surprised when the cops name her a suspect.

If you are even a little bit of a sane person, you don't leave your baby in the car by himself. You take him with you. You call someone. You stay with the car til you can flag someone down. Etc. etc. etc. If they truly only walked a mile, a 2 yr old can walk much if not all of that, even if it's a slow pace. Or have a stroller. But I don't think she's sane and I think it's all a made up story. We'll find out the truth later.

And if by chance he's alive, people should STOP reporting the thread so we can pass around the link and maybe find him based on his photo. :P

Makes me remember my mother's advice, Be prepared! Cars can break down, phones can be forgotten, not have service or battery. Be prepared to take care of your kids come what may! in cold weather have extra hat, scarf, blanket in the car. When my son was three and under I had a non perishable snack and juice box hidden in the car for emergencies. Not only would I not have left my precious two yr old alone, I would have been prepared to keep him from dehydrating or freezing. We who have healthy children are so lucky ....

They didn't even find a gas can at the car from when she said she and the 4yr old came back from the gas station. Any idiot can have a child but who is there to protect the child from their idiot parents? The world can be so cruel.

I don't think many mothers would leave a child alone in a car.
No matter the "safeness" of the neighborhood, the likelihood of "being right back" in a few minutes, or at the very most benefit of the doubt scenario--you'd leave the older O., not the baby, right?

But you don't have to look far to see bad parental decisions right around us every day: people abandoning kids, beating kids with belts, kid being treated like possessions to with as the parents see fit, kids being sworn at, belittled and humiliated.....right?

As I said in the previous post (wonder why that was pulled?) these parents were no stranger to having to be told what was appropriate parenting and what was not.

I agree something is definately smelly!

You echoed all my thoughts I've had today.

I forget where it is, but there is a place in the old testament that says in the latter days, moms will forget their children. I can't remember if that's the word used. The sentament, is abandomnent or serious neglect. When I first read that, I was a very young mother. I didn't think it would ever be possible for a mom to do that. In my 27 years as a mom, the stories have gotten worse and worse.

The stink is strong here in Houston from this!!!! I just can't imagine a mom leaving a 2 year old. This just makes no sense at all. You take one of the kids and you leave the other? Why not take both? The story is just so unbelievable. They need to take custody of the 4 year old before she disappears as well.