I just came down for my morning coffee a few minutes ago and a newsman was announcing that a baby died after being left for 4 hours in a car in the heat here in TX! The driver claims s/he forgot to drop the 7 month old at daycare. And just last year in the Austin area, a man forgot to drop his child off at daycare and that child died as well due to being locked up in a hot car (in a car seat). The fact is...this wasn't intentional. These people did not set out to do this, they simply did not take the time to look in the back seat when they got out of their vehicles. And look what it cost them. The life of a loved one!
Everyone is so busy these days, thinking about what all they have to do, talking on the cell phone, running here and there and in my opinion needing to SLOW DOWN. I'm not saying everyone can lazily sit it their rocking chair day in and day out (unless they are one of the lucky ones), but everyone just needs to take it slower in general. Maybe leave for work 15 minutes earlier so that there isn't the urge to speed, not schedule so many things in a day, say no to that evening 'home party' even though that is the one evening that is free.
If everyone did this they might be surprised how less stressed they are, how much happier they are and maybe even a bit healthier! And most importantly, they won't be in so much of a hurry that they forget to stop and check the back seat!
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