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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. A child should never be left in a car for any reason. If you don't want to lug a baby around, use condoms. [/quote] Seriously? What about buying gas? [b]What if you have twins[/b] and have to load/unload them at your home one at a time? What about returning a grocery cart? Personally, I wouldn't do it at an ATM unless I could park directly in front of the ATM. Not because I have any concern about baby's safety in the car but because I do have serious concerns about getting in trouble from so-called good samaritans who think this way (see Salon article -- the person videotaping knew the child was fine...he spoke with the mother in the store. He wasn't concerned about making sure the baby was safe, he was concerned about making sure the mom was punished for not parenting the way he though she should be.)[/quote] NP here. I do have twins and I had them in infant carriers that I could pop out of the base and carry them with me. Yes, it took longer, but everything takes longer when you have infants. That's just part of the hand you're dealt. For cash, I used drive-through ATM's or got cash at the supermarket. For gas, I opened the door on the side next to the pump, I put in the pump handle, locked it and then talked to the kids while the gas pumped. When it stopped, I put it back. With the door open, I was usually within hands reach of the near twin. For unloading, I unloaded the car carrier on the driver's side, carried to the passenger side and then put the first child's carrier on the ground at my feet while I got the second carrier out. When I shopped, I either used our stroller travel system (essentially the same as a double Snap N Go) got them both out, put them at the back with me while I set up the stroller and snapped them both in, or I parked next to a cart return. Yes, sometimes I was an extra several car spaces further than I could park, but I was right next to the cart return, could get a cart without being more than arm's reach from the car. Twins are not a good excuse for leaving a child unattended in a car. And frankly, if you are 3-4 spaces away from the car, then yes you are unattended. I would give you a bye if it was literally the space right in front of the machine (as in the camera on the ATM should be able to see your car behind you as you use the ATM), but otherwise, NO.[/quote]
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