I have never left a kid in the car in the heat (I have left my daughter in the car in our covered parking spot for a seconds while I run back in the house to get the thing we forgot), but I can see how Jenny's autopilot description, and Min's "I'll just be a moment" line of thought could happen to people. And I don't mean dumb, thoughtless, cruel people, I mean even usually thoughtful intelligent people.
Do you also recall how tired you can be the first 6 months to a year after a baby is born? It's like you become a real shit for brains zombie for a period of time (usually based on how well the kid learns to sleep thorough the night. I know some people who's 6 year old still regularly wake them up in the middle of teh night). Tired plus hat plus in a hurry or on autopilot could easily lead someone to space off their kid for a little bit.
Do you also recall how tired you can be the first 6 months to a year after a baby is born? It's like you become a real shit for brains zombie for a period of time (usually based on how well the kid learns to sleep thorough the night. I know some people who's 6 year old still regularly wake them up in the middle of teh night). Tired plus hat plus in a hurry or on autopilot could easily lead someone to space off their kid for a little bit.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
