I went to Wal-Mart this evening. I left the store at 9:00 and walked to my car. After unloading my stuff, I looked into the truck sitting next to me. Inside were 3 small children - the oldest couldn't have been more than six. Why would you do that? Why would you leave 3 small children in your truck in the Wal-Mart parking lot at night? Or anytime for that matter? I drove over to the security guard who was patroling the lot, told him what I had seen, and drove back to the truck, with him following. As he was getting out of his car, the mother walked up. I went ahead and left, but not before I heard her say, "I just had to run into the store real quick." That is sad. Bring your kids in, lady! Don't leave them in the truck alone.
And another thing? When I first was walking back to my car, the truck engine was running. I even heard the engine rev one time - like someone had stepped on the gas. A few minutes later, someone shut the truck off. I'm not sure which is worse - leaving the kids in a truck that's off and getting warm inside, or leaving three small, unseat belted children to roam around a truck that is running.
I see no Mom of the Year award in that mother's future.
