Think he was having a Bad Day?

[Shelley]

Updated: 10:09 AM EST
Man Catches Train, Forgets Baby in Car
By MICHAEL W. KAHN, AP


WASHINGTON (March 24) - Commuters racing to catch the train typically forget things in the car -- keys, wallets, briefcases. But a baby daughter?

That's what happened Thursday just north of Washington, police say.

"Dad forgot baby was in the car, parked the car, got on the Metro," said Lucille Baur, a spokeswoman for the Montgomery County, Md., Police Department.

"I don't know exactly when he got the memory flash, but he was in D.C. when it was the horrible defining moment, 'Oh my goodness, I think I've left my child back in my car,'" Baur said.
At that point, she said, Jonathan Sander got off the southbound train and onto a northbound one, returning to the Shady Grove Metrorail station about 12 miles north of Washington.

By that time, other commuters had noticed the 7 1/2-month-old girl in the back seat of the car, firefighters had opened the locked door and the child had been taken to a hospital as a precaution.

She was reunited there with her mother.

"Child Protective Services was comfortable with releasing the child back to the mom," said Baur. "We all believe that the child was not intentionally left in the car."
Sander, described as "terrified, embarrassed," was charged with leaving a child under 8 unattended in a car or building. He could face a fine of up to $500 and 30 days in jail.

A call to Sander's home was not returned.

3/24/2006 00:39:51
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[karina]

lol, poor family.

i understand the stress of starting a work day but its scary because it sounds exactly like something i'd do. i have the short term memory span of a gnat. i fear for my unborn children, LOL

[canadaloveskaysar]

I feel for him. I know this can happen.

I have a friend that has 3 boys, this one day she got the older 2 off to school and was heading to the store. When she got to the store she had so much on her mind that she got out of her truck and went into the store. She was only in the store 5 mins and remember that she was missing something. it just so happened to be her youngest son. Who only happend to be 3 weeks old at the time. She phoned me crying saying she was the worst mother alive. She was so beside herself that she couldnt go back in the store to finish she shopping.

I know that this friend of mine is one of the best mothers in the world. So it just goes to show that it can happen to anyone.

I hope that they dont send this father to jail. That would be sad.

[percarde]

I feel for him. I know this can happen.

I have a friend that has 3 boys, this one day she got the older 2 off to school and was heading to the store. When she got to the store she had so much on her mind that she got out of her truck and went into the store. She was only in the store 5 mins and remember that she was missing something. it just so happened to be her youngest son. Who only happend to be 3 weeks old at the time. She phoned me crying saying she was the worst mother alive. She was so beside herself that she couldnt go back in the store to finish she shopping.

I know that this friend of mine is one of the best mothers in the world. So it just goes to show that it can happen to anyone.

I hope that they dont send this father to jail. That would be sad.

I'm a little split on this one. Had it been in Las Vegas and the child sitting in the car in 100 degree temperatures, the baby could have died. How long was the child left alone?

[Mandy]

lol, poor family.

i understand the stress of starting a work day but its scary because it sounds exactly like something i'd do. i have the short term memory span of a gnat. i fear for my unborn children, LOL

LOL, Karina, I was so sure that I would do the same, because I was always kind of scatter brained, and getting ready for work, getting to work, stopping to get groceries... I was sure I would forget her somewhere along the line. But something just happens, and you just can't forget them, well most of us anyway!

I have never even come close to forgetting Claudia anywhere, you just have them first and foremost in your mind at all times. I didn't do anything to cause that, it just happened. LOL, although I can't say that it would be the same if I had more than one! Just kidding.

[Mandy]

I feel for him. I know this can happen.

I have a friend that has 3 boys, this one day she got the older 2 off to school and was heading to the store. When she got to the store she had so much on her mind that she got out of her truck and went into the store. She was only in the store 5 mins and remember that she was missing something. it just so happened to be her youngest son. Who only happend to be 3 weeks old at the time. She phoned me crying saying she was the worst mother alive. She was so beside herself that she couldnt go back in the store to finish she shopping.

I know that this friend of mine is one of the best mothers in the world. So it just goes to show that it can happen to anyone.

I hope that they dont send this father to jail. That would be sad.

Eek, I feel bad for your friend, however, I think that she is justified in feeling horrible. Bad things happen even to good moms (believe me, I know LOL), but that doesn't make the "thing" any less bad. I am sure that she learned from that experience though and would never have that happen again.

Problem is, when you take on the responsibility of raising a child, you are responsible for the life of that child. I know that we are "just human", and mistakes happen, but I really believe that parents have to be almost "superhuman". When we choose to have children and raise them, we choose to be 100% responsible for the life of that child. How can we treat poor parenting as a "human mistake"? Consequences of our actions are sometimes the only thing that help us learn, and if they decide to prosecute him, I think that he should just thank his lucky stars that he learned a horrible lesson that did not end up causing his child any harm.

Woa, I guess I had some feelings about that issue LOL.