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Being Safe

by Jean Lockwood

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I read a very sad edition of “Dear Abby” in our paper yesterday. Someone who works for a state agency wrote in to warn parents of a very common danger. The concern is putting poisonous items in food or drink containers. The child who was written about had drank Pestiside which had been put in a water bottle. The child is now on a respirator, and should recover- but to what cost?
The cost of medical treatment, the cost of parents thinking their child may die, the cost of guilt and shame, the cost of a child who may suffer lasting consequences of a parental error?
As a mom, I know how easy it is not to think about possible dangers, and I appreciate being reminded to consider things such as this.
I have been guilty myself of doing things in a dangerous manner, only to catch it on time to prevent any emergency. I will try to be more cautious and do things in a safe way. I hope you will too.

[tags} safety, dear abby, poison, containers, child safety [/tags]


Posted in General on September 7th, 2007

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Family and Religion is about relationship issues within a family, from a Biblical Perspective. Parenting, Marriage, and other aspects of family life will be discussed by Jean Lockwood, wife of Pastor Dan Lockwood, and mother of 7 children. Jean will share her own experiences with the goal of encouraging, and offering hope and joy.

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