Irresponsible Wife Keeps Leaving Her Son Alone In An Unlocked Car, Husband Takes Him Away While She’s In A Gas Station To Teach Her A Lesson
“My wife has a horrible habit that I discovered 2 months ago,” one husband wrote in a post on r/AITA recently. Turns out, she has been leaving their baby son in the car on his own as she goes to pick up food, run into the post office or pharmacy, etc. Although the author’s wife has clearly seen nothing bad about it, it didn’t sit well with him.
But after one particular incident, when he spotted his wife’s car in a parking lot, the author had enough. “I decided to stop and go in and say hi and get some food and I pulled in and parked next to her. However, when I got there, I was furious to find our son in his car seat. The car wasn’t even locked,” he recounted. So it felt like the last straw and he decided to teach his wife a lesson.
The lesson was pretty unconventional, to say the least, and pushed his wife into a meltdown. Now the question remains, did the author go too far? Share your thoughts in the comment section!
This dad has recently shared how he’d had enough of his irresponsible wife leaving their baby son in the car by himself, and decided to teach her a lesson
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Despite being against games like that, this person showed their support for dad in this case
The author also added a couple more background details
Leaving a child in the car, especially if the temperatures are high or low, can be very dangerous if not deadly. And this doesn’t apply only to neglectful parents, loving ones are susceptible to it too. In fact, researchers estimate that half of hot-car incidents involve a loving parent or caregiver who forgets a sleeping child in the backseat (sometimes referred to as Forgotten Baby Syndrome).
Another common myth among parents is that if they only leave their children in the car for 10 minutes, they will be OK. But the fact is that on an 80-degree day, the temperature inside your vehicle can reach a dangerously hot level in as little as 10 minutes. The truth is that nothing—not cracking the windows nor running the air conditioner or heater—can ensure the car remains at a temperature that is safe for your child. Even if it’s a hassle to take your child along on every “be right back” errand, it can essentially be life-saving.
Others also thought that dad didn’t cross the line and that the wife was wrong for leaving their baby alone
If you see a child left unattended in a car, you have to react immediately. If the child is not responsive or is in distress, immediately call 911, get the child out of the car, and spray the child with cool water if the temperatures are high. If the child is responsive, you should stay with the child until help arrives. Have someone else search for the driver or ask the facility to page them.
Later, the dad posted this update on the incident
People praised the dad for handling this whole situation well
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In plenty of Nordic countries it's normal to babies alone and unattended outside cafes and shops. Is there a cultural component?
We sensationalize violence in America so everyone is afraid to let their kids out of eye sight for longer than a minute until they are the age of 18 or so. People will call the cops if you let you kid go to a local park without an adult. Everyone says "It's not like it use to be when we were kids, things are far worse." If they looked at the actual crime rates they would see crime rates were the highest when we were kids and going to the store or to the park alone. But the 24 hour news media has every parent convinced that their kid is about to be stolen and murdered if they can't track them via GPS 24 hours a day.
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Honestly he should have called the local police and explain what he did and head home. That way when the police intervene he could have a police report in case she tries to pursue full custody later. Cps should be involved just because a family member caught it doesn't mean she shouldn't be punished as per the full legal authority of the law. She is the type of mother that ends up with a kid face down on a pond or pool.
Cops are the last people who should be called. Frankly, they don't tend to help most situations and would've likely only led to CPS involvement for this family. I think what dad did was a bit extreme but not undeserved. Mom sounds like she's struggling with some postpartum issues and it seems like this is headed in the right direction so that things will change and they can heal.
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In plenty of Nordic countries it's normal to babies alone and unattended outside cafes and shops. Is there a cultural component?
We sensationalize violence in America so everyone is afraid to let their kids out of eye sight for longer than a minute until they are the age of 18 or so. People will call the cops if you let you kid go to a local park without an adult. Everyone says "It's not like it use to be when we were kids, things are far worse." If they looked at the actual crime rates they would see crime rates were the highest when we were kids and going to the store or to the park alone. But the 24 hour news media has every parent convinced that their kid is about to be stolen and murdered if they can't track them via GPS 24 hours a day.
Load More Replies... Honestly he should have called the local police and explain what he did and head home. That way when the police intervene he could have a police report in case she tries to pursue full custody later. Cps should be involved just because a family member caught it doesn't mean she shouldn't be punished as per the full legal authority of the law. She is the type of mother that ends up with a kid face down on a pond or pool.
Cops are the last people who should be called. Frankly, they don't tend to help most situations and would've likely only led to CPS involvement for this family. I think what dad did was a bit extreme but not undeserved. Mom sounds like she's struggling with some postpartum issues and it seems like this is headed in the right direction so that things will change and they can heal.
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