Arpie: Baby Left in Car Brings Back Memories

Arpie: A week after my first child was born my wife and I took him to the doctor’s for his first checkup. When we got to the receptionist we both realized at the same instant that we had forgotten our son in the car. I still remember the look we gave each other as we came to the same realization at the same moment.

DFO: I’m so absent-minded at times that I could see inadvertently leaving my baby in the car. I misplace things all the time — sometimes important things. I empathize with Uncle Billy in “It’s A Wonderful Life.” I’m capable of leaving a deposit bag full of money on a bank counter. Of course, my wife never would leave one of our babies in the back seat. So, that’s how our babies were safe as they grew to adults.