bmw4242001
Posts:107
 | | 05/08/2008 11:45 PM |
 Alert | I have kept this to myself for too long. I am fed up with parents that don't seem to care about the safety of their children. Too many times I have witnessed parents allowing their kids to roam free. For example, in the Fry's parking lot today I saw a mother allowing her young child (probably not more than 2) run around their car. I did not once she her panic or look concerned that vehicles were driving by. Why was this child not in a cart or held onto until safely secured somewhere?? Or the parents who drive recklessly with their children in the vehicle. Weaving in and out of traffic, tailgating, speeding, running stop signs and/or lights, pulling out in front of moving traffic (oh yeah that happened to me the other day when a parent decided to pull out in front of me causing me to slam on my brakes). The incident I just listed happened as the parent pulled out from the Legacy Charter school. Not only did that parent do that to me but they then proceeded to speed down honeycutt like they owned the road. I could go on and on with examples but I think you all get the idea. Take more pride in these precious children you were blessed with and stop act like they are a burden on you and your lifestyle. I hope this post opens the eyes of those parents who act recklessly. | | | |
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GoinCrazy
Posts:184
| | 05/09/2008 7:57 AM |
Alert | It is funny to me that you post about the mom in the parking lot. It is only funny because it brings back memories of the day my 2 year old thought she could walk the parking lot on her own. She attempted to get free of my grip, only to learn my grip got a little tighter. The fit that was thrown while trying to walk to the car would make a person think I was stealing her. But, instead of being embarrassed by the little human being that I created, I just smiled at the people walking through the parking lot, while saying hello. I would NEVER forgive myself if something happened to my child because of my own negligence. NEVER... | |
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stillhere21
Posts:67
| | 05/09/2008 1:23 PM |
Alert | I agree that there are way too many reckless parents but I just want to put a different swing on it. There is a friend of mine who always reaches out to help these moms at the store when the kids are running wildly or the baby is screaming. We could use more people like that who are willing to stop and kindly ask if the mom/dad needs help and gently let your concern be known ("there sure are a lot of fast cars in this parking lot. " *smile* is everything alright here?) I myself feel that going to the store is one of the most stressful part of my week especially with food prices. as mothers we need to help each other out and if a mom needs a little "boost" or "reminder" I don't think it is out of line especially if kid's safety are at risk. I've gotten scolded before but it really has made me think and be a more attentive mom. I've also been helped and it sure feels good!
I just wanted to add that Bashas and Frys both offer people to help you out to the car if you need to hold your children's hand while they push your groceries. You just have to ask! Usually they are super nice about it. | | | |
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jstein1
Posts:0
| | 05/09/2008 3:08 PM |
Alert | | my concern every day as I drive home are the very young children walking home from school or around the neighborhoods by themselves. I am so afraid someone is going to snag these kids, just because we live in a smaller city doesn't mean we don't have bad people here.....I've looked, we have a lot of sex offenders in our city and I worry about these children. | | | |
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mw
Posts:100
| | 05/09/2008 3:48 PM |
Alert | i watch my child like a hawk in the parking lot. every parent has a hangup, and mine is definitely about getting hit by a car. i make my three year old either hold onto the cart w/me or put her in the seat if my infant isn't in it. half the time i see kids running around the store or even the sidewalks of my community and i think "NO WAY" are my girls being left alone at that age. especially nowadays!
with that said, i would be really offended if someone came up to me to "remind me" of how to be a good parent. maybe it's different b/c i am not the one who lets my kids run around but if i had someone come up to me and even "gently" explain parenting to me, i would probably go off on them. and i never do it to other parents b/c who knows what kind of day they are having and how many temper tantrums they've had to deal with by the time i actually see them losing it with their kids (i would never interfer, unless i see a child getting hurt...then it's fair game!) my three year old had a massive melt down right before going into the store the other day and i was at my wits end. i was not mom of the year at that moment, but had someone come up to me to remind me to speak softly to my child, (or whatever the situation), i would have freaked. | |
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Mommystacey
Posts:157
| | 05/09/2008 9:27 PM |
Alert | | What about the children who are complete brats to other kids and act recklessly and the parents are either no where to be found or they just don’t care. What are we teaching these kids? This is the new generation and it is looking a little scary. Parents need to man up and take care of there babies and teach them right from wrong. (Like running around the car is wrong) Your kids may throw tantrums while you are teaching them what they need to know but it is better then sitting in a hospital with your child that has just been injured because of the parent being neglectful. Sorry I ranted but it just does not make any sense why people are such idiots. Some people need a license to have children | | | |
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RichTig
Posts:1058
| | 05/11/2008 11:21 AM |
Alert | Your kids need PARENTS, not more buddies. | | | |
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DaybyDay
Posts:199
| | 05/11/2008 4:08 PM |
Alert | | I think we also shoudl so major concern about parents driving around in the cars with their child boucing around in the car (unbuckled), riding in the front seat (with an airbag), riding in the tailgait of a pick up truck (just plain stupid!) while they[parent] are safely buckled into their drivers seat. I see this at schools, down the road...everywhere! Where are the freaking police?? I thought AZ had seat belt laws too. So dumb! | | | |
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DaybyDay
Posts:199
| | 05/11/2008 4:09 PM |
Alert | | In fact, I just saw a neighbor driving down our street while the father held the child in his lap in the passenger side, and mother drove!! So dumb. It takes one stupid mistake, you dont' even have to be going very fast in the car, and that kid could be history. At the very least, brain damaged from the parents stupidity! | | | |
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Granny5X
Posts:359
| | 05/11/2008 4:52 PM |
Alert |  I had a situation at Walmart in Casa Grande, while a mother was looking at b-day cards, and her approx. 15 month old was in the child seat of the store cart, unstrapped, trying to stand up, I literally caught the child as he stood up, and told the mother "excuse me! He just about fell" she took the child out of my grasp and put him back in the cart and never thanked me, and to make this whole situation worse, she still did not strap him in! She handled this child like he was at fault. The mother maid me feel like I imposed on her! This child could have been seriously injured, or maimed for life. Come on people!!!!! PROTECT OUR CHILDREN!!!
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Granny5X
Posts:359
| | 05/11/2008 4:54 PM |
Alert | Sorry!- I typed "Maid" instead of MADE. OOPS!!! I know better than that! | |
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Mommystacey
Posts:157
| | 05/11/2008 9:28 PM |
Alert | | I saw the other day an infant seat in the front passanger side, and another time a woman on the 347 with a little baby on her lap resting on the dash board, I called 911 to report it and the operator was evn shoked that someone was doing that! | | | |
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mw
Posts:100
| | 05/11/2008 9:46 PM |
Alert | " and another time a woman on the 347 with a little baby on her lap resting on the dash board, I called 911 to report it and the operator was evn shoked that someone was doing that!" huh? how could it be on her lap and the dashboard? i'm confused. | |
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mw
Posts:100
| | 05/11/2008 10:06 PM |
Alert | ok, now that i think about it, the baby could be on the woman's lap with the head resting on or close to the dashboard. that makes sense. answered my own question....
either way, it drives me NUTS when i see kids w/o carseats or seat belts. my sis is an EMT and she has told me grusome stories about peeling adults and kids off of the road from accidents....accidents that could have been prevented w/the proper restraints. she has a child that is almost eight years old (skinny little thing as well), who still is in a five point harness booster seat. my sis goes by weight, not how old the child is. her friends make fun of her, but like my sis says, "rather be made fun of than dead!" she will have her in a 5 point harness until the proper weight and then still only have her ride in the back seat unti she is at least twelve years old. i never knew this before becoming a mom, but you better believe i did all the research i could and will only let my children be w/o restrainst when every option of restraint has been exhausted!!! | |
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DaybyDay
Posts:199
| | 05/12/2008 7:00 AM |
Alert | | Just let people start getting ticketed (highly ticketed) for this problem. WHY don't the police sit in the school parking lots. They would probably make their quota. Maybe some people need to get arrested- I don't know. Last time I looked, child endangerment was a crime! | | | |
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Mommystacey
Posts:157
| | 05/13/2008 9:29 PM |
Alert | | mw- GOOD FOR YOUR SISTER WHO CARES WHAT OTHERS THINK AS LONG AS SHE IS MAKING IT SAFE! | | | |
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bmw4242001
Posts:107
| | 05/14/2008 12:12 PM |
Alert | Finally, a city that is doing something about child restraints! Here is the article:
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Tempe Police will be especially vigilant about enforcing child seat and adult seatbelt violations during the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign this month.
Police have been shocked by the number of children they have found improperly restrained during past campaigns, according to Brandon Banks, a spokesman for Tempe Police.
"The Number 1 reason we see is that people feel like they didn't have enough time to secure the children properly or that they just don't know how," Banks said. "But the bottom line is no reason is a good reason."
The program, supported by a grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, also will target adults who are not wearing seatbelts when pulled over for other violations.
Tempe police say it is the goal of their department to never have to respond to a traffic collision where a person, especially a child, has life-threatening injuries or dies from circumstances that could have been prevented by the use of seat belts or a child safety restraint system.
The program runs Monday through June 1. | | | |
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