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Leaving children inside cars

A couple of months back I was heading to my car and I saw a little girl hitting the glass with her fists as she was locked up inside the car.

It was a shock of my life and the worst part was that I had to see this sight early in the morning. All of a sudden I paused for a minute and I saw the mother coming out from a flat smiling at me. I was so flipped out that I wanted to raise my voice and ask is this the way she takes care of her children. Since I was in a hurry I didn’t bother.

We all have heard of similar incidents of kids getting locked up and still we do not take care and we always wait for something to happen. It is the responsibility of the parents to be alert and I would blame them for not keeping an eye.

In this scorching heat it takes relatively little time for temperatures to creep up, even with a partially open window. Not many of us realise that temperatures inside a locked car can reach upwards of 130 degrees in less than six minutes. I, at least, appreciate the lady for driving close to my car and apologising to me and thanking me. I was glad that one parent took it positively.

It is always best to learn from your mistakes. When there are many parents who are struggling to have a child those who have kids should be blessed with the bundle of joy. It’s a little bit of care, focus and attention that we need to have in this fast-paced world.

Mathew Litty, by email