Another baby has died in a hot car (Spain)

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Another child has died in a horrific way after being accidentally left in a hot car.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/girl-dies-car-extreme-heat-spain

again, it was the father, distracted by work, who forgot to drop her off at nursery. I honesty don’t think this is a man/woman thing I think it is a work thing. In every one of this abominable stories it is someone being distracted by a work situation and they forget they haven’t dropped off the child. The article explains really well why it happens and how we need to make safeguards because we can’t rely on ourselves at all times.

distraction kills! Much more than malevolent intent.

AIBU to think that every single parent needs to read this article to realise it can happen to anyone and sometimes extreme stress and the power of habit can overcome us and cause the worst to happen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/fatal-distraction-forgetting-a-child-in-thebackseat-of-a-car-is-a-horrifying-mistake-is-it-a-crime/2014/06/16/8ae0fe3a-f580-11e3-a3a5-42be35962a52_story.html

BE WARNED it is the most upsetting piece of writing I have ever read.

Glad to see your cohort has had their particularly awful post agreeing with you deleted.

That’s the kind of person who is saying your attitude is right!

Birds of a feather, and all that…

I think a poster you agreed with has been deleted too? It's usually down to TGs rather than cohorts or birds of a feather and all that tbh.

I’ve read this whole thread and I can’t believe there are STILL people saying that these people let these deaths happen because they’re negligent. IT. IS. WAY. MORE. COMPLEX. THAN. THAT.

I read the article a few years ago and it’s really stayed with me. My kids are older now but if they were babes-in-arms age I would definitely be putting a routine or something else in place to guard against this for myself.

I know! Shocking isn’t it.

It doesn't matter if you use caps and full stops, people still have different opinions and are allowed to share them. It is indeed what happens on chat forums.

The WP article is a collection of overly descriptive testimonies, people of course will always reject any blame or responsibility. A couple of alleged experts including a 'psychologist' are certainly not convincing.

Most of us are parents. Most of us forget things occasionally but I'd suggest none of us have left our dc for hours in appalling circumstances. So yes, feel sympathy for the dc and for the other parent whilst holding the distracted person wholly responsible, sadly. That is not the crazy witch hunt some of you are trying desperately to paint it.

Nobody doesn't have sympathy for the child.
But you can be sympathetic to the child AND the parent at the same time.

The parent needs to live knowing they caused their baby the most horrific death.

Nobody is being cavalier in attitude to child safety.
The parents safely strapped them into the car. Thats not someone being cavalier or uncaring.

Its exactly the same as forgetting something else. Just when most of us forget it doesn't really matter. Unfortunately when they've forgot it has life long consequences.