This story is a new kind of sad. A two-month-old baby girl was left alone in an apartment for up to 3 days when police finally found her. Her parents had been arrested the day before, but neighbors say they heard no noise in the apartment for a few days prior to that. The only reason police even showed up to the apartment was because the mother, Kimberly Whitcomb, 20, finally told them the baby was alone the day AFTER her arrest. At first, she had told police that the child was with a babysitter.
The really sad part of the story is that the parents were arrested for panhandling. They had both been arrested for the same issue half a dozen times before. Also, when police were in their apartment, there was nothing edible in the place and an empty can of formula.
As any parent knows, sometimes hard choices have to be made for the sake of our children. Safe Haven laws were set up for parents who are unwilling or UNABLE to care for their children. There are many more resources out there, of course, like state aid or soup kitchens, but if a parent ever seriously considers whether they are caring for a child adequately… please remember that there are many people who wish every day for a baby to care for.
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