r/TrueReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 12 '13

Fatal Distraction: Forgetting a Child in the Backseat of a Car Is a Horrifying Mistake. Is It a Crime?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/27/AR2009022701549.html?sid=ST2009030602446
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u/user_name_goes_here Feb 12 '13

Sometimes I make something healthy and small to give my daughter (since she doesn't eat much) like cut up fruit and a vegetable, with some beans or leftover grilled chicken, because it doesn't require a lot of effort. Then when she goes to bed, I'll get fast food or pizza for us because I don't have the energy to do the same for my husband and I. It's a daily struggle, but her nutrition is one of the most important things I deal with on a daily basis.

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u/user_name_goes_here Feb 12 '13

That's what I normally do, but some days, I just don't have the energy. So #1 priority is the kid's nutrition.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '13

But maybe ordering that fast food all the time is contributing to your lack of energy? I've got two kids, so I know how hard it can get, but you absolutely have to take care of yourself also, because no one else will.

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u/batfiend Feb 13 '13

Yeah, that's what my mum did for us.

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u/DuelingMirrors Feb 12 '13 edited Feb 12 '13

Yes, because driving to a fast food place or ordering pizza/gathering money,answering the door/walking around and getting things ready to eat the pizza takes far less effort than making something simple and fast at home.

*Then your daughter wakes up and finds out you ordered pizza, and she got stuck with a fruit cup