New Posts For Thread: Mom drives off w/ baby on top of car.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29158405/Mom_drives_off_w_baby_on_top_of_car.PHOENIX–A 19-year-old mother is under arrest on child abuse and aggravated DUI charges after police say she left her five-week-old baby strapped in a car seat on top of her car and drove off.The child is said to be in good condition and now inAs a young person, I knew drugs and alchohol and tobaco etc were really bad for living things, but under enormous peer pressure to "just try it" I did. I will remember the incident for the rest of my life.I was holding a glass of water in my left hanhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29158405/Mom_drives_off_w_baby_on_top_of_car.?post_id=521308805#521308805As a young person, I knew drugs and alchohol and tobaco etc were really bad for living things, but under enormous peer pressure to "just try it" I did. I will remember the incident for the rest of my life.I was holding a glass of water in my left hanWed, 27 Jun 2012 12:38:05 -0500Several years ago when on a day-long road trip for a weekend in the mountains, as soon as I got out of the city and on open interstate, I set the cruise control at about 5 mph above the posted speed limit (I’ve always heard that you won’thttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29158405/Mom_drives_off_w_baby_on_top_of_car.?post_id=520555527#520555527Several years ago when on a day-long road trip for a weekend in the mountains, as soon as I got out of the city and on open interstate, I set the cruise control at about 5 mph above the posted speed limit (I’ve always heard that you won’tThu, 07 Jun 2012 10:38:34 -0500That happened here in Ohio about 2 years ago. Usually the mother dropped the baby off at the babysitter, but that day she needed her husband to do it. He headed off for work, probably driving on auto-pilot and left their infant daughter in her car sehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29158405/Mom_drives_off_w_baby_on_top_of_car.?post_id=520544951#520544951That happened here in Ohio about 2 years ago. Usually the mother dropped the baby off at the babysitter, but that day she needed her husband to do it. He headed off for work, probably driving on auto-pilot and left their infant daughter in her car seThu, 07 Jun 2012 06:09:35 -0500Years ago, I can remember reading a heart-breaking story online (from Wisconsin, I believe), in which a mother had put her little toddler daughter in the backseat of her car, buckled into her car seat, and then driven off to drop the child off at dayhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29158405/Mom_drives_off_w_baby_on_top_of_car.?post_id=520539053#520539053Years ago, I can remember reading a heart-breaking story online (from Wisconsin, I believe), in which a mother had put her little toddler daughter in the backseat of her car, buckled into her car seat, and then driven off to drop the child off at dayWed, 06 Jun 2012 22:45:15 -0500One thing about being older is my adult children survived being driven around without car seats, since there weren't any. My oldest daughter had a seat which hung over the front seat. It had a steering wheel and a red horn. Nothing safe about it,http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29158405/Mom_drives_off_w_baby_on_top_of_car.?post_id=520537557#520537557One thing about being older is my adult children survived being driven around without car seats, since there weren't any. My oldest daughter had a seat which hung over the front seat. It had a steering wheel and a red horn. Nothing safe about it,Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:30:16 -0500If you were tripping, then the pot you smoked those times was probably cut with another drug--one of the ways dealers got people hooked on something stronger. Had a friend who recognized the symptoms.I can understand medical marijuana, both from thehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29158405/Mom_drives_off_w_baby_on_top_of_car.?post_id=520535091#520535091If you were tripping, then the pot you smoked those times was probably cut with another drug--one of the ways dealers got people hooked on something stronger. Had a friend who recognized the symptoms.I can understand medical marijuana, both from theWed, 06 Jun 2012 19:47:37 -0500Have you ever smoked it? It doesn't make one go skidzo...it relaxes you. You don't lose your senses like you do when you drink too much. My kids were never in danger due to my marijuana use.One of my longstanding jokes is that it saved their liveshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29158405/Mom_drives_off_w_baby_on_top_of_car.?post_id=520486969#520486969Have you ever smoked it? It doesn't make one go skidzo...it relaxes you. You don't lose your senses like you do when you drink too much. My kids were never in danger due to my marijuana use.One of my longstanding jokes is that it saved their livesTue, 05 Jun 2012 12:05:41 -0500I smoked it for a while back in my college days -- when I was single and had no children or responsibility for anybody outside myself, not even a pet.Typically, it's something most people outgrow, like many aspects of youthful experimentation or stuphttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29158405/Mom_drives_off_w_baby_on_top_of_car.?post_id=520486873#520486873I smoked it for a while back in my college days -- when I was single and had no children or responsibility for anybody outside myself, not even a pet.Typically, it's something most people outgrow, like many aspects of youthful experimentation or stupTue, 05 Jun 2012 12:04:12 -0500I smoked it for a while back in my college days -- when I was single and had no children or responsibility for anybody outside myself, not even a pet.Typically, it's something most people outgrow, like many aspects of youthful experimentation or stuphttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29158405/Mom_drives_off_w_baby_on_top_of_car.?post_id=520486301#520486301I smoked it for a while back in my college days -- when I was single and had no children or responsibility for anybody outside myself, not even a pet.Typically, it's something most people outgrow, like many aspects of youthful experimentation or stupTue, 05 Jun 2012 11:53:44 -0500Bottomline is that driving under the influence of drugs of any kind that affect either your perceptions, judgement or reaction time is not a good idea, wether it is marijuana, alcohol or prescription drugs.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29158405/Mom_drives_off_w_baby_on_top_of_car.?post_id=520485595#520485595Bottomline is that driving under the influence of drugs of any kind that affect either your perceptions, judgement or reaction time is not a good idea, wether it is marijuana, alcohol or prescription drugs.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:41:33 -0500