There have times since she's been born that I thought it made more sense to leave her in the car. I am sure that statement probably just freaked someone out, but let's be honest, I doubt I am the only person on the planet who has considered it.
The first time was when she was first born, it was pouring down rain, she was asleep and I needed formula. Formula. In and out in under 10 minutes. She would have stayed asleep and dry. The most recent time was this past weekend on my way to Louisville when I was in and out of the bathroom in less than 5 minutes but had to wake her to go. She could have continued to sleep, I could have used the bathroom and everything would have been ok.
But, it's not ok. It's very much frowned upon because too many times some moron left their kid in the car for too long to do something ridiculous like play blackjack at a casino, go on shopping sprees or drink at a bar. People with less sense have done far worse than my 5 minute pee break and because of that I have to wake up my child unnecessarily or expose her to a down pour so someone doesn't call the police on me.
The reality is, I would never leave her in the car for an extended period of time, in the heat or freezing cold or expose her to anything that was less than safe. But the thought has crossed my mind based on certain circumstances. Were this another time it wouldn't even be an issue but it is and it definitely complicates things.
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