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07.03.08, 11:20 AM General Topics
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If you live in an apt building in NYC, would you leave a 6 month old sleeping alone in a crib, leave the apartment, to go downstairs to get laundry out of the laundry room? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.03.08, 11:20 AM Flag
 

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Yes...and I did. When you don't have help, you have to do what you have to do. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:23 AM Flag
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np: that thing you have to do can wait until dc is up from the nap. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:24 AM Flag
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you can wait until dc wakes up [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:24 AM Flag
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not always you can't [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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yes you can. You don't have to do the laundry around dc nap time. It can be avoided [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:27 AM Flag
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ITA - it is hard to manage around naps but it is possible. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:32 AM Flag
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hell NO [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:24 AM Flag
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NO! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:24 AM Flag
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is this trick question? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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yes, if you'll be gone less than 5 mins. Some people on this board have major issue with this though [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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NO. I watch too much Law & Order, Law & Order SVU, Law & Order Criminal Intent, etc tec [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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I agree but I grew up in Manhattan, daugter of a cop, no way in hell would I leave my 6mo old, my 3yr old or any small dc alone in my apt while I go downstairs [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:28 AM Flag
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you are an inexcusable idiot if you actually base parenting decisions on those shows. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:54 AM Flag
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go kick your dog [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:57 AM Flag
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I don't have a dog, because once I watched "Old Yeller," and now I'm terrified of having a dog in case he dies. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:58 AM Flag
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It's a shame you never saw a movie about a constipated and nasty woman who goes on a website to spread her venom and is then turned into a toad. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:01 PM Flag
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No, let me know if that documentary about you ever finds a distributor, though. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 04:29 PM Flag
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absolutely not [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:26 AM Flag
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No. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:30 AM Flag
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what can happen in five minutes? really. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:53 AM Flag
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the problem is there is no guarantee taht it is five minutes. elevator breakdown, blackout, god forbid a fire, adn you are screwed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:34 PM Flag
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Make sure you have your keys & your cell phone & don't get distracted. It will be fine. I've done this many times & the fact that I knew an earthquake might happen while I was out of the house made me do whatever had to be done & get right back. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:56 PM Flag
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but what do you do if somehow you can't get back? i don't think its going to work out too well fro you if you tell 911 to come get you out of the elevaotr and oh, your baby is alone in your apt. i know, very unlikely but its enough to stop me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 01:03 PM Flag
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NP: By that reasoning, why do you ever leave your apartment with DCs? A car could jump the curb and run you over on the sidewalk; you could trip and push your stroller into the street; etc. In the scheme of things, this is not a major risk. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 01:30 PM Flag
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on some level, sure. but 1. laundry can wait and 2. for me the issue is not so much mere danger as the baby being alone. sure, my stove coudl blow up while i'm at home too, but i'd rather it nto happen when nobody is with the child. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 01:58 PM Flag
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Fire? Lock breaks with db inside? Elevator failure? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 04:30 PM Flag
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sure would [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:53 AM Flag
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absolutely [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:56 AM Flag
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hello....madeline mccann ring a bell? def not, schedule it around nap. i know it's a PITA, but how horrible would you feel if something happened? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:02 PM Flag
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what about locking the door behind you when you leave? that would keep somebody else out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:05 PM Flag
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there's a BIG difference between leaving your kid in an unlocked hotel in Portugal while you eat dinner for long periods of time in another place and leaving your child in a locked apartment for 5 minutes while you're still in the building [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:06 PM Flag
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look, i know ppl do this all the time. however, not hard for someone to break into a locked door. the act of locking the door doesn't mean ppl are going to stay out if there's something in there they really want. it's your call, but since you asked our opinions, mine is: don't [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:07 PM Flag
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funny, this was one of my first posts on ub about 6years ago and I got flamed big time!!! I did and continued to do so. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:05 PM Flag
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no [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:07 PM Flag
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This is such a devisive topic. I'm usually in the better safe than sorry category. But, in this case, so many factors would have to converge - someone would have to want to break in to my apt at the exact time that I leave for 5 min. Unless I was being stalked, the odds seem so slim. I'd get the laundry - quickly and do nothing else. I couldn't live assuming that someone is outside my door ready to pounce the second I leave. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:12 PM Flag
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funny that people are worried more about someone breaking in than something that would happen (fire, attack, police, anything) that would make it impossible for you to go back upstairs from the laundry room. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:18 PM Flag
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ITA. i dont worry about kidnapping, i worry about getting stuck in the elevator [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:35 PM Flag
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this is my big concern. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 02:26 PM Flag
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I would until I mentioned it in passing and my dw's head nearly exploded. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:48 PM Flag
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First kid? Maybe now she [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:58 PM Flag
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(whoops) maybe now she is a little more seasoned she may be more flexible. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 12:59 PM Flag
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That was with #1. It is no such a big sacrifice (to not do laundry) that I pushed with #2. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 01:46 PM Flag
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God, yes. Otherwise we'd have no clean clothes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 01:28 PM Flag
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no, and I am extremely laid back about nearly everything. And I only live on the fifth floor. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 02:25 PM Flag
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Maybe I would if I could get there on the stairs. But I'd have to use the elevator, and it breaks down occasionally, so no. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 02:34 PM Flag
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i have friends here in the burbs that leave their sleeping kids to drive to the train station a mile away to pick up dh late at night. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 02:37 PM Flag
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Hmm. I've taken down garbage or quickly run to basement and back...one or two minutes, but still, scary. Just don't forget your keys... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 04:25 PM Flag
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i did while he was sleeping, came back and he was still sleeping. i usually prefer not to but i do it once in a while. i have no help, what else can i do? im ok with it and i am a wonderful mom! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 04:28 PM Flag
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No. The furthest I go is to the trash chute (two doors down). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 04:28 PM Flag
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I suppose the final test is what would happen to you legally if something terrible happened to your baby in the 5 short minutes you were gone. This didn't happen in my house but easily could have...my husband and 4 yo in early spring had a small pocket flashlight spontaneously combust after entering our car inside our garage and my husband had used it momentarily. It had 2 double AA batteries. The end melted off and spewed a huge black smoke cloud. This flashlight could have been inside our house. Near something flammable. Like the junk battery powered toys everyone gives your child scattered around his or her room. I never would have believed this could happen until it happened to us. You take your child with you. The laundry or pint of ice cream is not as important as your child's life. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:37 PM Flag
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Yup. And in an emergency, I've taken the dog out to the curb and back as well. I do live on a low floor and could walk back up if necessary. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 12:03 AM Flag
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That is if you can get back inside the building DB [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:58 PM Flag
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