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"nimue" ) writes: Hardly. I would like people to address the specific question I asked. Some people aren't doing that and that doesn't help answer my question. If she answers yes to "You think it's okay to leave a kid asleep in a car parked on a street for 20 minutes without being able to see or hear her and without checking on her? Really?" then that's fine -- but she didn't, so I can't really use her answer unless I know it specifically addresses the question. Sheesh -- my kids do this all the time in class. They don't specifically address the essay question, but kind of make up their own. I think it's reasonable to leave a kid asleep in a car parked on a street for 20 minutes without being able to see or hear her and without checking on her. Doesn't mean I would do it myself under those circumstances. I'm saying I think it's reasonable. The mother made a reasonable decision IMO. -- Cathy A *much* better world is possible. |
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"shinypenny" ) writes: As I've walked with her on other parts of the route, inevitably someone who is lost will pull over and ask me for directions (lots of out-of-staters). I have explained to DD that no adult should ever pull over and ask a kid for directions, and if one does, she should NEVER stop to give directions. Still, it concerns me that every time we walk this stretch, someone stops me for directions (yesterday we got stopped twice). I wonder whether you've shown her the way to behave when someone asks for directions. You could tell her, "the next 3 times someone asks for directions, I won't answer politely the way I usually do, but I'll show you how you should respond when you're alone." Then you could, I don't know, ignore them and not look at them and keep walking, or run away, or whatever you think your daughter ought to do. If you always answer them politely, I think it will be very hard for your daughter to do otherwise when alone. -- Cathy A *much* better world is possible. |
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"nimue" ) writes: Catherine Woodgold wrote: OK, sure, it wasn't her responsibility. Nevertheless, Cathy's point is well-made. If the mother had been doing something terribly dangerous, nimue, (who cares about the child), would have intervened. Since she didn't, we can conclude that nimue didn't feel at the time that it was terribly dangerous. Uncomfortably dangerous, yes, but not terribly dangerous. Well, that explains why I told her to roll down the windows, but didn't say anything at the time about leaving the baby in the car. Right. You thought leaving the windows up was terribly dangerous and you just had to say something. You thought leaving the child alone was uncomfortably dangerous, not terribly dangerous, so you didn't feel absolutely compelled by fear to say something. In future, your conscience may compell you to say something in uncomfortably dangerous situations, too. -- Cathy A *much* better world is possible. |
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"P. Tierney" ) writes: "Catherine Woodgold" wrote in message ... "P. Tierney" ) writes: Without using anecdotes or examples, how would you define "putting a child at risk"? Excellent question. You're an engineer, right? Thanks, no. My prior job was a teacher (Eng., math, drama). P. Tierney I must have you mixed up with someone else. You often post stuff that sounds like the way I think, and I think "Oh, yes, that's because she's an engineer." (Or are you a he?) -- Cathy A *much* better world is possible. |
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