Yesterday I was on my way home from the movies, was in a great mood after a wonderful weekend with Alek's party and being able to sneak out for a movie. As I am driving I pull up next to an old pick-up truck, I look over and see 4 people in the front seat with a woman holding a baby who appeared to be abot 7-8 months on her lap. Unrestrained, bouncing around about one foot from the windshield, my mouth dropped. the adults were all chit chatting and laughing. I glared at the man until the light turned. I followed behind, I wasn't sure what to do, all I kept thinking is if they hit the breaks even a little hard that child is thru the window, it made me sick.
So I called 911, since it is a law in PA for children under 4 to be in safety seats. I told them where we were, where the truck was headed and its license number. She asked if I wanted to continue to follow them, I really didn't as I wanted to get home to my kiddos and it was stressing me out too much, but I gave them my number, she said she was alerting the police in the 2 townships we were near. That made me feel better, but I still feel guilty, like I should have followed just in case there was an accident, I am a nurse, I should have helped more.
I just don't understand how people would think that is ok or not care enough about their baby to want to keep them protected. How do they not know better?
Extra hugs and kisses were given to Alek and Maks when I got home, it just made me so sad.
1 comment:
I totally understand your fear for that baby, and your horror because of the adult carelessness. You did the right thing! Hopefully they were stopped by the police and will learn a lesson before their little one is hurt. You did more than most would ever take the time to do.
Last summer I watched a whole family approve of a baby not a year old being taken out on a tiny little raft at a lake. She had no life preserver on and was with a teen boy in deep water. I fought with myself, but I just had to go over and as carefully as I could try to convince them that should their baby go over the side they would likely never see her alive again. Babies don't float by themselves! I don't know if they learned anything because they were very defensive even though I was extremely kind in the way I spoke. I did notice that as long as we were there (the rest of the day) they didn't let the baby go out in the raft. You do what you can and pray God will protect these children who are being raised by idiots.
Melissa
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