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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG, what if some thief jumped in your car and stole it, with your baby inside?!?![/quote]

Really, is this sarcasm?  You realize you are more likely to be carjacked at a traffic light or while getting gas?  Also, I'd think the mom would lock the car.[/quote]

While it is rare, it does happen.  It's the risk you take.  It may seem well worth it on days that are uneventful but so NOT worth it if you happen to be the one and someone drives off with your baby.[/quote]

You know what isn't rare?  Car accidents. Yet we all drive our babies around all of the time. This is just further proof that people are incredibly bad at assessing risk. [/quote]

but this one is an easily avoidable risk, driving in this area not so much.[/quote]

You are just trading one risk for another. You could get held up at the ATM, in which case your baby would have been much better off in the car. Both are as likely happen, which is to say very rare.

Additionally, most people drive their kids places that aren't necessary. I could do PeaPod, but we go to Whole Foods sometimes. We could play in the hard, but we drive to the park sometimes. We could never live this area, but we fly on a plane to a vacation destination. The idea that you can eliminate risk is ridiculous and people hyper-focus on stupid stuff that has an incredibly low likelihood of harming [/quote]

Totally agree.  I am always amazed at the "what if" scenarios people come up with in certain circumstances (like this one) when they do hundreds of things every week that have a much higher risk of bad outcomes.[/quote]

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