For the THIRD time this week already, I read about yet another baby dying after a parent left them in a closed car in hot weather.  WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG with these morons?  People like this shouldn't even own a turtle.

I have a suggestion.  How about this?

If any parent has ever left their child in a HOT car, and they think its OK because they'll only be a few minutes, or whatever .... and they are fortunate that their children are still alive, I suggest  this.  Please do this, you pitiful excuse for a parent ..... go put your child safely in the air conditioning first, and then return outside and YOU get yourself into your car for 25 minutes.  Now don't forget to roll up the windows.  Oh, OKAY, we'll give you a little slack, slightly crack the windows a half inch because you think that will ventilate the car.  And oh, remember you cannot TALK, open the window, or call out to anyone for help.  Now buckle yourself in and sit back and enjoy the sauna you are about to experience. 

And while you sweat and you feel lightheaded and dizzy and your mouth is chokingly dry (because you can't have any water with you either because babies cannot help themselves if they have a bottle there) .... while this is all happening, just consider that your child is (I'm guessing)  approximately one tenth of your body weight.  I'll bet you don't last 25 minutes before you fly out of there because you've had quite enough. 

And then think about your CHILD in this situation before you ever contemplate leaving your child in the car in the heat AGAIN, you asshole!

Thats all I wanted to say.  I had to spew, sorry.  I googled "baby left in car dead" and got far too many results to excuse that maybe its just one or two dumbasses, but NO - there are way too many.   MAYbe one or two may have been accidents because the parents zoned out or were overstressed - but even that I don't understand..... because I would have to be braindead to forget my infant no matter what.  Ok, I'm done.  I welcome your comments.

- Anne