I'm a ftm 38+5 & I've been thinking abt a lot of things..like if I just run into the store to pay for my gas & come back out, do I need to take my baby out the car with me? I knw I'm weird lol
Yes take the bby with u... Especially here in Texas its always ppl that leave there kids in the car at the station n welp before they knew some idiot than stole they car with the kids in luckily they always come back ok
I wondered that too...I live in western NY And it just seems obnoxious to take a new born out of a warm car and bring him out into the freezing cold to walk two steps into the gas station...a two minute thing for the hassle of dragging a car seat around lol just another excuse to make my boyfriend fill my car up
Yes that is why I always pay at the pump. I hate when I leave something right inside the house when im leaving (like mail or my wallet). That is the one and only time I will ever leave her in the car by herself bc its not running and it only takes 10 sec (bc I sprint into the house and back) but I still don't feel right doing it and that's only a few feet away im my own driveway. And im super paranoid about the doors magically locking so I leave my door unlatched too....its only happened twice and I have gotten much better at asking sure I don't forget anything when I walk out the door
I have left my daughter in the car to run back in the house to grab something but I live in the country, about a mile off the road and only one other house back there and it's family. I would never leave her in the car other wise. I would rather be safe than sorry even if it can be a hassle at times. Her well being and safety is worth the hassel.
Bring the baby with you. I used to work at a service station and all the time people will leave young children and babies in their cars all the time. It drove me nuts!
True your just running in and out but you don't know how long the line is, if there is going to be a problem with the register, or the cashiers themselves! Your 10 second run in can easily turn in to one minute, one minute can easily turn into five minutes and so on! And what if the door locks?!
My daughter insists to stay in the car if I have to go in and get a gallon of milk. I take my keys with me and make her lock door. This is a good ? bc with a newborn I'm not sure I would leave her in charge of watching her brother. He may choke ect..
Wow.. not to be rude or seem ignorant but I see people all the time do that here. Little town in Missouri. And honestly didn't think nothing of it. Until now. But nothing like that happens around here really but I only will now if its like by the door and I can clearly see my baby. I always take my keys out when I get out anyway so can't lock me out. But I won't at like Walmart or anything if I'm out of site of my baby it won't happen but id rather not wake my sleeping infant to drag them out of the car in the cold. (baby due in Sept). To pay for gas. But I usually use my card anyway just saying. I know some places have HUGE gas stations I'm talking like around here they are like 4-6 pumps MAX at the gas station.. Just my thoughts.. no bashing ladies.
I leave my boys in van sometimes. I live in a super small town, everybody knows everybody, and I can pull drivers door directly to the door of gas station. When the weather's nice I even leave the sliding dooe open so I can see them. They are 7 and 5. I didn't leave my daughter in the car with them until she was 1 1/2, she's 2 1/2 now. But if I am going anywhere other than the gas station, I always take them in. And I ALWAYS take the keys with me, cause ya never know, and its harder to steal a car that isn't running.
I always wondered the same....then I realize I hardly ever carry cash so I normally pay at the pump anyway. And I only get things out of the gas station if my husband is with me.
I always park right next to the door so I can roll my widow down and see my baby. It's seriously like 3 ft. Im not going yo pull her out for that. I take my keys as well. If that station is full I go to a self pay outside station and I can park next to that and talk to ny daughter. I don't see what's the huge deal whhen you can walk two steps and your inside and see your baby the whole time. That's my veiw. But, im not ok with people leaving their kids in the car all the way on the othr side of the gas station.
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True your just running in and out but you don't know how long the line is, if there is going to be a problem with the register, or the cashiers themselves! Your 10 second run in can easily turn in to one minute, one minute can easily turn into five minutes and so on! And what if the door locks?!
I know some places have HUGE gas stations I'm talking like around here they are like 4-6 pumps MAX at the gas station..
Just my thoughts.. no bashing ladies.