This makes Me So Angry (Update post 53) by Finn's Mom

[Karen]

Having said that, I can tell you that my infant WAS left out of my eyesight, that I DID nap after my son was born, that my cats were left alone with him (though I did have a crib tent (not that he spent much time in the crib)).

But I am betting that if Jonah had screamed, you would have woken from your nap! Maybe not been happy about it, but ...

[Cataholic]

But I am betting that if Jonah had screamed, you would have woken from your nap! Maybe not been happy about it, but ...

That is probably correct. But, I am also on hyper-alert status most of the time, sleep very lightly, and was 38 years old when I had him. Can I hold the world to my standards? No. I can't. I can hold ME to my standards, and remember the phrase, "there but for the Grace of God, go I".

The whole thing totally breaks my heart, as a mother, first and foremost, and as an animal lover. I am not sure I could ever recover from such a tragedy, and thank GOD this has not presented in my life. As I said, I don't know the cause of this infant's death, and no matter what comes out, it is in the past. The awful, awful past, something that we cannot revisit.

I watched a training fire last summer. It was an eye opening experience for me, as I saw, first hand, how quickly a fire spreads through a house, and how the heat, from 100 yards away, was so intense. I have cut my grass while Jonah sits in the house in front of the TV. I have chatted with a neighbor in the front yard while Jonah slept in bed. Does this make me an irresponsible parent? Making the call after the foul is pretty easy.

Hindsight is.....

[RICHARD]

Ready?

I didn't see the pics or read the story but here's my take on the story.

Two teenage idiots have a kid and figure out that they can't handle it. Grandma can't stand having it scream during the Springer show, so she tells the kids to take the poor kid outside.

They toss the kid in the swing to 'calm it down' while it screams and they go inside to party/watch Springer or whatever. The kid stops fussing, everyone is happy until they find out that the puppy, seeing the kid's legs swinging back and forth and thinking it was a game, chewed the kid to death.


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People always do the 'swinging rag/toy' in front of puppies to play with them.
The dog didn't know any better.


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YOU can't call a foul before it happens.

[Cataholic]

Well, now that THE voice of reason has spoken, we can all go home.

[Husky_mom]

I have a kid... and have dogs... but even if I did not have any.. I would assume I would not leave my kid unnattended...

even if I napped... I would so wake up... maybe I can´t know this for sure as I do have a kid and I know for sure I wake up at any sound he made.....

when he was to be born I was afraid to not waking up but my fear faded as I did woke up it´s like instinct and babies do have this high pitched "sounds" so you can´t pass them over and out... but I guess the persons involved in this case didn´t had it and were all deaf......(no offense to hearing impaired people)

it really was an act or irresposible people.... and one thing lead to another but the main blame is IMO to the "adults" as they knew better... or so they thought...

poor pup... I agree in the why shoot first ask later on him.... why the parents get more mercy.... I know it´s their loss but it´s their fault too

[RICHARD]

Watch out for the door knob.


I just fixed it.

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I didn't see anyone explain how a crying kid could be ignored.

My kids would probably have gotten into the baby powder or ripped apart a roll of toilet paper.

But then again, my kids would have been perfect.

Perfect ankle biting, sarcastic brats.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

You can be a responsible PARENT and PET OWNER

Exactly! My Katie has reached 18 surrounded by pets from dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, budgies, guinea pigs, fish etc etc I have no vendetta against those parents but they really should not try to pass the blame on to us

[sparks19]

Exactly! My Katie has reached 18 surrounded by pets from dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, budgies, guinea pigs, fish etc etc I have no vendetta against those parents but they really should not try to pass the blame on to us

Agreed.

hannah is being raised with two big dogs. GASP.

I don't unnessecarily put her at risk.

And for the record... after she was born you bet your arse I napped when she napped. there isn't time newborns sleep 20 hours a day. how is there not time? lol and hannah is alone everytime she naps or sleeps at night... she is in her own room in her own crib and has been since the day she was born. And sometimes... Beezer sleeps on the floor in front of her crib.

That being said I NEVER sleep through her crying. Even her binky falling out of her mouth wakes me up sometimes. one of her books that talks was going off randomly WAAAAAAAY out in the living room and even IT woke me up.