shadyridr
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I never judge parents who make one poor decision because raising kids is tough and all it takes is one little second for a possible devastating mistake.
I was at sister-in-laws house on Sunday. My wife and family entered through the front gate. We goto the backyard and my 5yo nephew, 2yo niece, their father, their grandfather, and uncle are all in the backyard. Kids in the pool, their dad bbqing. My wife and BIL go upstairs and I stay outside. When my BIL came back out with food to BBQ I went upstairs. Then their uncle came up and asked if I wanted to go in the front yard to smoke (him not me) so I grabbed a beer and went to the front with him.
What happened next still haunts me a few days later. We get to the front and two adults were pulled over across the street, holding a child in their arms, asking if we knew who's child this was. It took us a few seconds to register that they were holding our two year old niece. Her father was busy bbqing and had thought her mom brought her upstairs. Her papa was in the pool. Me, my wife, and her uncle were upstairs. She got out thru the front gate that my wife and I left open, walked across the street. Thank god those people drove by a few seconds later. Thank god she didn't get lost, kidnapped, or hit by a car.
We are all responsible adults and we all made little mistakes along the way. All it takes is a second. So don't be so quick to judge other parents and always be vigilant
I was at sister-in-laws house on Sunday. My wife and family entered through the front gate. We goto the backyard and my 5yo nephew, 2yo niece, their father, their grandfather, and uncle are all in the backyard. Kids in the pool, their dad bbqing. My wife and BIL go upstairs and I stay outside. When my BIL came back out with food to BBQ I went upstairs. Then their uncle came up and asked if I wanted to go in the front yard to smoke (him not me) so I grabbed a beer and went to the front with him.
What happened next still haunts me a few days later. We get to the front and two adults were pulled over across the street, holding a child in their arms, asking if we knew who's child this was. It took us a few seconds to register that they were holding our two year old niece. Her father was busy bbqing and had thought her mom brought her upstairs. Her papa was in the pool. Me, my wife, and her uncle were upstairs. She got out thru the front gate that my wife and I left open, walked across the street. Thank god those people drove by a few seconds later. Thank god she didn't get lost, kidnapped, or hit by a car.
We are all responsible adults and we all made little mistakes along the way. All it takes is a second. So don't be so quick to judge other parents and always be vigilant
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