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Original poster

OK - so those of you who won't leave your children alone at home while you pop out, or locked in the car while you pay for petrol in case..

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seeker · 06/05/2010 14:53

...you were in an accident and knocked unconscious or killed, would you really rather you child was in the accident too than safe at home or in the car?

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ShinyAndNew · 06/05/2010 14:56

Yes, because if I had left them alone and then was in an accident who would come and put out the fire that they started the second I left the house and chase away the axe murdering paedophile who they answered the door to after playing with all the knives?

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seeker · 06/05/2010 14:57

Presumably the aliens would put it out for them because otherwise it might damage their flying saucer?

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rubyrubyruby · 06/05/2010 14:58

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seeker · 06/05/2010 14:59

But has anyone actually asked this particular question before?

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bloss · 06/05/2010 15:00

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ShinyAndNew · 06/05/2010 15:00

Well so long as the aliens would chase away the axe murdering paedophile and remove all those nasty knives too, then yes, they can stay home while I die in a very common freak accident.

IMoveTheStars · 06/05/2010 15:00

me too.

ShinyAndNew · 06/05/2010 15:02

I leave dd1 alone for short periods of time while I nip to the shop/put the bins out etc but my house could not survive dd2 being left at home alone for more than, say 5 seconds.

ABatInBunkFive · 06/05/2010 15:03

I got shouted at for asking that question so HERE I'M SHARING THE LOVE!

GrimmaTheNome · 06/05/2010 15:04

Don't most accidents happen in the home? Keep them out of it as much as possible!

rubyrubyruby · 06/05/2010 15:04

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wombfrootshoot · 06/05/2010 15:08

Presumably I wouldn't be racing home to get back to the children so wouldn't be in accident.

tibni · 06/05/2010 15:14

yes! ds has severe ASD,learning difficulties, challenging behaviour, sensory dysfunction and a whole other letters after his name. I have no choice but to take him with me - even if I need the loo when out!

But ... I love both my dc till it hurts but wonder if dh and I were in a serious accident what would happen to ds. Theory is great, and we have provision in place for both dc, but reality is another matter. So im just going to have to avoid darn accidents

cory · 06/05/2010 15:48

Oh, why do other people get shouted at for asking this question, Bat, when I never get any kind of response at all? It's not fayeeeerrrr.

OrmRenewed · 06/05/2010 15:50

Of course I would.

At least they could drive off in the ambulance safe in the knowledge that I loved them too much to let them out of my sight

sarah293 · 06/05/2010 15:52

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MarthaQuest · 06/05/2010 15:52

I asked this years ago to my mum, when she told me off for leaving then 3 year old ds watching a dvd when I popped across the road to get some bread and milk.

She didn't have an answer, but I think as a society we have become ridiculously over protective of our children.

Eglu · 06/05/2010 15:55

I have to say that I find it odd that people take their DC out of the car to pay for petrol as I have never done this, and don't know anyone who has.

I assume they must live in areas that are really dodgy or something.

vintage · 06/05/2010 15:58

i wouldnt leave a 3 year old in a house unattended i have a ds 17 with asd and have to watch him like a hawk a lot can happen in seconds

BouncingTurtle · 06/05/2010 16:04

I leave my 2yo alone in the house while I get the car out of the garage. There is not enough room to get him into his car seat when the car is in the garage, and there is no way on this earth I could let him come outside with me!
I leave him in the lounge with the gate across the door (so he can't access rest of house). Can't lock front door without key and even if i could my garage key is on same keyring as house keys anyway. Garage is attached to side of the house.
I actaully stopped putting car in garage when ds grew out of his group 0 seat, because that seat i could take out of the car and leave him in it in the house while i put the car in the garage.
DH has asked me to start putting car in garage though so he can park on the drive and not on the road.

Clary · 06/05/2010 16:07

Yes what do the "not-leavers" do when they have unloaded shopping and kids into car.

Leave the trolley in the middle of the car park? Not go shopping with the kids ever? Or push it across to the tro0lley park while Leaving the Kids In The Car Alone????

sarah293 · 06/05/2010 16:12

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ABatInBunkFive · 06/05/2010 16:14

cory - must be the way i ask it.

thisisyesterday · 06/05/2010 16:16

oh dear, my 2 yr old and 11 month old are asleep, outside in the pushchair. by themselves.

will they be dead by now? hmmm

if i'd brought them in they would be becuase they'd have been whingey and tired and screamy and i'd have killed them

mistressploppy · 06/05/2010 16:22

thisisyesterday!

DS is only 6mo but he manages to struggle through 20 seconds on his own in the car while I park the trolley