WIY: First thought that came to mind as i read your original post was ignoring abuse is abuse. Not that this is abuse, but it should definitely be brought to her attention. I would probably say something along the lines of “it might look safe to keep a baby there, but the holes for the legs are too wide to protect the baby from falling out. Can i push your wagon while you hold your baby?” She’d either take you up on your offer or get the hint..
Little Froggie: nothing should be placed on a baby. a roll of toilet paper isnt an exception. Thats like saying that leaving a baby in a bathtub with less than inch of water is ok. As a mommy of an under a year baby, I can agree that we all do things that could land us in hot water if DSS or CPS saw. But putting an infant in a situation that they cannot help themselves in is neglectful and selfish of the mom.
SaysMe: it doesnt matter how thick the snowsuit is, plastic should NEVER EVER be put near or on a child/baby/infant!
Nechomah: The OP wrote “top part so she hadhim lying across the width”, I would assume that means just what it says, that the infant was in the wagon itself. I’m not going to say that i dont do it, but car seats clicked onto the shopping cart arent as safe either, unless the mom is holding onto and facing the wagon the entire time. (“If she’s buying nosh, which this baby obviously can’t enjoy yet, she probably has a few other kids at home, at least one, and you should be grateful that she did not bring the whole load with her so that you would have enjoyed hearing them all screaming” Should be thought not said out loud..)I dont know how you could put someone else down, the way you are going on and on about if the child is in a car seat, where the car seat is, if there are other children, how loud the children would be, etc… According to your own words, it would make sense that you arent a parent either “I think being married and having children requires people to be able to see situations from the other person’s point of view.” The OP seems to be disturbed about how a mother may have put her baby in a dangerous situation and if (s)he was wrong feeling this way.
HaKatan: The OP mentioned that the “baby” was 3-5 months old. I dont think thats old enough to enjoy playing with groceries and if the infant was laying down in the wagon, definitely not safe…
interjection: lol! Actually many people woudlnt think that way if they saw you with your baby that way! I was in a store with a woman who also had her baby in the car seat in the back part of the wagon with groceries all around and asked to take a picture!! Its actually quite safe as the groceries stabilize the car seat from falling back and forth and the wagon prevents baby from falling out!