c+p
I went to DD's school for a parent info thing - it was me and some other moms. About 10 min. into the meeting, one parent gets up and says, "I'll be right back. I need to check on my kid." She had left her 2 year old asleep in her car. In a public parking lot. Which we could not see from our meeting room. And it was 2 closed doors to get out of the building to the parking lot, so I doubt we could hear the kid if she cried. So, she comes back, and we're all just looking at her, so maybe she felt compelled to explain, so she says, "Oh, she's fine, still asleep, the windows are open, so it's ok." So, then I couldn't focus on the meeting anymore, because I kept thinking about the little girl asleep in the car. The mom got up to check on her a couple more times, and the last time, I guess she woke up because the mom brought her back to the meeting where she sat quietly on her mom's lap for the last 10 min. Maybe I am super paranoid mom, but I can't imagine leaving DD asleep in the car in a public parking lot - especially if I was somewhere where I couldn't see/hear her. I was trying to think, OK, maybe there's something I don't know about her kid - she didn't sleep well last night, is sick, etc.......but then I'm also thinking, it doesn't matter - I still don't think I could do that with DD.
(i'm shocked that no one had the guts to say anything about it. you can get into some serious trouble here if you leave a kid or dog in a car alone. i guess even the fear of a ticket or arrest isn't enough, since the safety of the kid isn't the biggest concern.)