You are an overloaded and overworked single mom who runs a tight and structured schedule Monday-Friday. You work full-time while your child goes to daycare. It's Friday morning (you've acquired a measly 18 hours of sleep from Monday till now) and you've overslept the alarm. You bolt after realizing what's happened, and race out the door, speed to work, jump out of the car, and clumsily make it through the day... only to find your child dead in her car seat before heading home.
(You forgot to drop her off at daycare and the temperature rose to 150 degrees inside the car after an 8 hr period).
#1- Could you live with yourself after making such a tragic mistake?
#2- What would you say about another mother in a similar situation?
(i.e. Should she punished? If so, what sort of punishment would you deem appropriate?)
Ohio mom: ‘I want to die’
8 comments:
Sadly enough, I'd want to be put into a mental institution and that's probably where I'd want anyone in a similar situation.
It's really not even a fathomable situation to me. I would not even wish a nightmare like this on my worst enemy.
I think depending on how she recovers, or gets back to "normal"... a mental institution might not be such a bad idea. I'd probably go crazy myself if I did that.
But seeing as this really could happen to any busy, working mom I don't think punishment is necessary. She is punishing herself enough. She has to live with this for the rest of her life. This would be miserable.
It is incredibly sad that this happens so often. I watched an episode on Oprah recently where they talked about this kind of thing happening as well as mothers accidently running over their children in the driveway because they didn't know they were there. Yes, they are total accidents, but with some more awareness, they could be prevented!
Oh Jess! About a year ago while we were driving on our way back home we heard of a similar case on the radio, the first thing I thought was how can you forget where your child is? how is that possible?
I mean, maybe because I'm 24/7 with mine and when he is away I want him back so bad, and also because he is in my priorities-priority, you know what I mean, is like all my schedule is around him, having two kids is for sure different and having an schedule like that and on top of that being a single mom, may be even worse,
The second thing I thought was how can you live after that, knowing that your own negligence kill your child? I mean, yes you are busy, yes you are trying to do too much, but that is one of my biggest fears, I don't even want to think on how my life will be if something happens to my baby and worse if his dead was my fault...with that said...I think her life after that is going to be a punishment itself although I think she shouldn't be in jail or punish or something else, therapy maybe...who knows.
As for moms in this situation...: Dude, C'mon, stop trying to be superwoman/supermom! Get money from your ex- and pay a nanny or something, sorry such a long comment!
these stories just make me sad. as a mom, i would want to die too. it's a real downer.
that sounds like an absolute nightmare.....i wouldn't be able to live with myself, but i wouldn't be able to kill myself either.
Hey Jess! I found your blog! Yipee! Hope your having a great summer!
I can totally see how someone would do that. I think forgiving yourself would be extremely difficult to do and my heart breaks for all parents who lose a child.
I really don't think puishment is necessary, but as a Mom I can say I'd probably wouldn't care. No punishment would be as bad as living with that for the rest of my life...unless they took me away from my living kids...that would be bad.
Ok I just watched the video...and now I'm crying. Thanks for reminding me to hold my babies a little tighter.
I think I'll give them ice cream for a snack today. :( I feel so awful for her.
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