TaraPA
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I just got back from a quick trip to the post office. DS14 didn't want to go in & I felt very comfortable leaving him alone in the car while I ran in to mail 1 package. The keys were with me, the windows were open, and he had his cell.
When I went in the PO there was no one else in the parking lot. When I came out, there was a car parked aside of me (on my side, the drivers side) with the window down. There was a woman in the passengers seat & when I got in my car she said to me "You shouldn't be leaving him alone in the car like that. I could call the cops on you." I was so stunned I didn't know what to say - so I said "thanks for your concern but I think my teenager can stay in the car while I run a 2-minute errand" and left!
Ok so now I'm thinking - is there an actual law on the age limit a child can be alone in a non-running car without an adult? He's going to be 15 for crying out loud - and he'll be DRIVING the car alone in another year or so! Now I wish I would have told that to the other woman, but I was taken by surprise & didn't really have a response. Or maybe I should be looking up the PA law, maybe she was right...????
When I went in the PO there was no one else in the parking lot. When I came out, there was a car parked aside of me (on my side, the drivers side) with the window down. There was a woman in the passengers seat & when I got in my car she said to me "You shouldn't be leaving him alone in the car like that. I could call the cops on you." I was so stunned I didn't know what to say - so I said "thanks for your concern but I think my teenager can stay in the car while I run a 2-minute errand" and left!
Ok so now I'm thinking - is there an actual law on the age limit a child can be alone in a non-running car without an adult? He's going to be 15 for crying out loud - and he'll be DRIVING the car alone in another year or so! Now I wish I would have told that to the other woman, but I was taken by surprise & didn't really have a response. Or maybe I should be looking up the PA law, maybe she was right...????