maybe even put her hand on it’s abdomen while her face was turned away.”
Get real, Trust. I have YET to see ANY mother (or father) do that while shopping. Typically, they ALL turn their backs “for just a moment,” as they reach for necessary items on the shelves.
Syag, my daughter is also a pediatric OT. She wouldn’t do this, either, but always put the baby in the car seat into the cart, until they could sit up properly in the top of the shopping cart.
As to what you said and I know you did not really mean, regarding my neighbors (“They should lose their children regardless of how much they love them.”), CHAS V’CHALILAH that should ever happen. I would not wish it on any parent. I just wish that ALL parents nowadays would have less of a loosie-goosie attitude when it comes to how they watch or don’t watch their kids at any age. Our precious kids deserve our protection when they are too young to watch out for themselves.
I guess that we have two different styles and comfort levels in certain aspects of child care. That’s fine. I have no doubt that you are and always were very watchful of your children. In the story first posted, I do not think it was so wise of that mom to put her infant in the cart in that manner.