soledad, i stand by my opinion, and i can respect your opinion. the woman has suffered a grevious loss. does she have my "hatred"? no, i do feel for her loss. did she show by her (in)action that she was a fool-yes i think so. your child is your most precious jewel in all the world, you just simply don't let your near infant child alone, period. if the child had fallen in a puddle outside and drowned, i'd still feel the mother wasn't a fit parent. if the child had wandered into the road, and was hit by a car, i'd still feel she wasn't a fit parent. anyone can breed, parenting is a skill and an art that involves 24/7/365 attention and this woman has shown her skills in this area are seriously lacking. again, why why the child outside without adult supervision, it's just plain deadly to remove your eyes from a small child. the mother has learned a very very hard lesson, and i'd like to hope other people learn by it.