Originally Posted by Country Kids:
I have to say, that I feel for this mother. I can't imagine living with this for the rest of your life knowing that it could have been prevented. In my eyes that is punishment enough in its eyes. It wasn't a deliberate act, it was an accident. If she had been a helicopter parent everyone would have come down on her for that also because she would have been to over bearing on her child and never let them explore.
Please don't pass judgement on this mother, we don't even know her. She just lost her precious baby in a terrible accident that she will probably rewind her mind for a long, long time. Even though we all say we wouldn't do anything like that, other things can happen and then it becomes a reality.
I don't think this qualifies as an accident. This was neglect. If she had left him in a bathtub, it would be more easily qualified as neglect. But the fact is the same -- she left her child unsupervised near more than 3 inches of water. Doesn't matter if that is a pool, tub, bucket, toilet, or washing machine.
Yes, she has to live with this for the rest of her life, but that isn't justice for the baby who drown. He died a horrific, preventable death.