Just got yelled at for leaving my kid alone in in the car while I went to the pharmacy

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's against the law where I am but I do it occasionally. My toddler was sick, fell asleep in the car, older siblings had an outdoor swim lesson. I double parked where I shouldn't have and kept checking on him for drop off/pick up. Sue me!

So you illegally parked and illegally left your child in the car? Wow parent of the year here

Should I have blown off the last swim lesson where I would have found out if they passed the level or should I have drug the sick toddler out of the car?

You seem awfully proud of what you did. Hope the yelling made your day. You deserved it.

I'm not OP. Nothing happened.

Now, would you please answer the question?

No. Don’t leave kids in the car. Or you get what you get. You’re not above the law.

I was above the law on Thursday!

I also speed and have overdue library books. Mwahahahahahaa

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's against the law where I am but I do it occasionally. My toddler was sick, fell asleep in the car, older siblings had an outdoor swim lesson. I double parked where I shouldn't have and kept checking on him for drop off/pick up. Sue me!

So you illegally parked and illegally left your child in the car? Wow parent of the year here

Should I have blown off the last swim lesson where I would have found out if they passed the level or should I have drug the sick toddler out of the car?

You seem awfully proud of what you did. Hope the yelling made your day. You deserved it.

I'm not OP. Nothing happened.

Now, would you please answer the question?

As if you couldn’t make up a swim lesson. Dumb ass.

It was the last one of the session. Dumb ass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A) it's against the law
B) 10 minutes is actually kind of a long time to leave a child that young unattended. And for all you know, it could've been more. I've waited for a LONG time at the pharmacy before.
C) no matter how responsible your son is for a 7 year old, he's still only 7 which is way too young to leave unattended in a car. What would a responsible kid do if someone stole the car w/ him in it? Wouldn't matter how responsible he is in that case.

What if he climbed up in the front seat to get something or just check it out (as kids do) and accidentally put the car in drive?
What if you had a medical event or something else unexpected while in the store and no one in the store knew you had a kid in the car?

It's totally irresponsible and you should be ashamed.

This can happen when you're home too. Does this mean single moms are horrible people?

[Anonymous]

It's always interesting to me when someone posts a "can you believe someone was mean to me when I did nothing wrong" story here, doesn't get the support they anticipated, and then pivots immediately to EFF YOU ALL I'M BETTER THAN YOU RULES ARE FOR OTHER PEOPLE. It's always so quick!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Illegal to leave kids under 8 in a car alone (in MD). Guard was right.

It's only illegal if the car was locked. MD law assumes that children under age 8 can't unlock to exit in an emergency. That said, as PPs have said, with carjacking, if the car was running I wouldn't have left the car unlocked.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Illegal to leave kids under 8 in a car alone (in MD). Guard was right.

It's only illegal if the car was locked. MD law assumes that children under age 8 can't unlock to exit in an emergency. That said, as PPs have said, with carjacking, if the car was running I wouldn't have left the car unlocked.

No, the law is locked or confined in a home, car, or enclosure. Not "only if the car is locked" - they're including the idea of locking a kid into a room or (god forbid) smaller enclosure inside of a house with that language. OP's kid was alone, confined in a car, under the age of 8. If in MD, that was a crime.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:YES, it is a crime here.

The guard did an excellent job. Good for him.

No, it’s not a “crime”.

Depending on the jurisdiction it may well be, for example, in MD, AGAINST THE LAW, ie, A CRIME to leave a child under 8 unattended in a car.

Not a crime in VA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:YES, it is a crime here.

The guard did an excellent job. Good for him.

No, it’s not a “crime”.

What do you call it when something is "against the law" ? Are you trying to be cutesy and call it "non-lawful" or something? Yes, it's a crime.

Not against the law in VA.

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Anonymous wrote:It's against the law where I am but I do it occasionally. My toddler was sick, fell asleep in the car, older siblings had an outdoor swim lesson. I double parked where I shouldn't have and kept checking on him for drop off/pick up. Sue me!

So you illegally parked and illegally left your child in the car? Wow parent of the year here

Should I have blown off the last swim lesson where I would have found out if they passed the level or should I have drug the sick toddler out of the car?

You seem awfully proud of what you did. Hope the yelling made your day. You deserved it.

I'm not OP. Nothing happened.

Now, would you please answer the question?

No. Don’t leave kids in the car. Or you get what you get. You’re not above the law.

I was above the law on Thursday!

I also speed and have overdue library books. Mwahahahahahaa

Cool. You’re a real bad ass.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's against the law where I am but I do it occasionally. My toddler was sick, fell asleep in the car, older siblings had an outdoor swim lesson. I double parked where I shouldn't have and kept checking on him for drop off/pick up. Sue me!

So you illegally parked and illegally left your child in the car? Wow parent of the year here

Should I have blown off the last swim lesson where I would have found out if they passed the level or should I have drug the sick toddler out of the car?

You seem awfully proud of what you did. Hope the yelling made your day. You deserved it.

I'm not OP. Nothing happened.

Now, would you please answer the question?

As if you couldn’t make up a swim lesson. Dumb ass.

It was the last one of the session. Dumb ass.

One of the last!? Oh no! What to do!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's against the law where I am but I do it occasionally. My toddler was sick, fell asleep in the car, older siblings had an outdoor swim lesson. I double parked where I shouldn't have and kept checking on him for drop off/pick up. Sue me!

So you illegally parked and illegally left your child in the car? Wow parent of the year here

Should I have blown off the last swim lesson where I would have found out if they passed the level or should I have drug the sick toddler out of the car?

You seem awfully proud of what you did. Hope the yelling made your day. You deserved it.

I'm not OP. Nothing happened.

Now, would you please answer the question?

As if you couldn’t make up a swim lesson. Dumb ass.

It was the last one of the session. Dumb ass.

So were you signing up for the nest session? Because they could have evaluated then if not then who cares if he goes from jellyfish to crab?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A) it's against the law
B) 10 minutes is actually kind of a long time to leave a child that young unattended. And for all you know, it could've been more. I've waited for a LONG time at the pharmacy before.
C) no matter how responsible your son is for a 7 year old, he's still only 7 which is way too young to leave unattended in a car. What would a responsible kid do if someone stole the car w/ him in it? Wouldn't matter how responsible he is in that case.

What if he climbed up in the front seat to get something or just check it out (as kids do) and accidentally put the car in drive?
What if you had a medical event or something else unexpected while in the store and no one in the store knew you had a kid in the car?

It's totally irresponsible and you should be ashamed.

This can happen when you're home too. Does this mean single moms are horrible people?

If it happened in the home, the child would be there so the emergency responders would know you have a kid…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So, my kid is 7 years old. I left him inside the car with it running while I went to go pick up my medication from the pharmacy. He asked me to, since he didn’t want to come in with me. I tried to tempt him but he wasn’t into it, so I told him he could stay in the car. I come out and a security guard started yelling at me, questioning me about where I was and saying I can’t leave my kid alone in the car until he is a teenager. He also went to my car and questioned my child. My kid is responsible because he has a special needs brother. For example, he is responsible in the morning for making sure his brother gets to his classroom because we aren’t allowed in (the school suggested this to us). Thoughts? Is it really a crime to leave a 7 year old in the car for 10 minutes?

Next time try parenting. A 7 year old doesn't get to decide, you tell them to come with you.

[Anonymous]

You left the kid in a car and left the car running? That was stupid. You should have to take a class for stupid parents who do stupid things.

[Anonymous]

Leaving the car running is a bad idea.