I don't know if this is a true case of abandonment, however, that doesn't mean that someone was truly careless in making sure this child was with whomever she was suppose to leave with. Like I said in the post that supposedly got deleted--the child should have been in atleast a booster seat. If the person didn't have a booster seat for her the father shouldn't have let the girl ride in the car without one. The girl whereabouts could have been determined before they left the parking lot if they all left at the same time. If not, the father or whomever the girl came to the party with should have made it known that they were leaving and handed the little girl over and that person should have been with that childs every move.

Too many people visit these establishments and turn the kids loose to run-a-muck, UNSUPERVISED. Luckily, no one took this child to be never heard or seen again. And besides, this world is getting sicker by the day--why risk someone taking her or doing something to her that you'll have to live with. All parents need to keep a watchful eye on their kids.

unless she was supposed to go home with someone else other than the person she came with i dont understand the mix up. even still, as a parent i am going to make sure my child is with that person. plus - she is only 4 which means that someone should have been watching her in the restaurant,, period. someone could have kidnapped her. i feel so bad for this baby. at chuck e cheese, many parents take their kids there and let them run a mock. it is just awful in that place on saturday and sunday. i wont go in there anymore on those days.

The parents are either incredibly stupid or just plain negligent.

either way, this child needs to be placed elsewhere for her own protection from her parents.

There is no acceptable excuse for forgetting one's own child at a restaurant.

If you had three children in the car when you arrived at chukie cheese then shoudn't you have three when lyou depart and if there is more than one car again before you pull off the parking lot wouldn't call everyone in your party to make sure all the little ones are accounted for. Oh my bad I just one of those responsible Adults.

No, it didn't happen and there is NO excuse! My husband has a big family with a lot of nieces and nephews and we went a lot of places as a group with our own children and never "got things mixed up" and left one behind. Every parent should be responsible for making sure their own children are accounted for in a group and never assume that all the other family members are looking out for them. I know people like that and I would take them to task if they tried to blame me or anyone else for their negligence.

I just don't understand some parents. If you don't care enough to keep up with your child I don't see you as being a good and responsible parent. Doing something like this just once could be fatal. What if someone had come along and kidnapped and raped and murdered this poor little girl? It happens all the time. I remember the case of the Cooley man down in Florida who kidnapped and raped and then killed that poor innocent girl Jessica in a trailer just mere feet from her home. I just hope that this family doesn't get her back. Put her in a loving and a RESPONSIBLE home with parents who have their heads screwed on right.

Your posts didn't get deleted, the story was deleted and this is a new one.

I doubt any of the people that are so critical of the family have ever had anything like this happen, but it can happen to anyone. It isn't so uncommon for someone to leave a child is with another family member and that person get things mixed up and think the child left with someone else.

Forgotten. People are human and need to remember that it is possible to forget your child, or think another family member has your child. I can remember as a child, I, too was left behind at a restaurant. In fact, we were traveling in a caravan to visit my grandparents. My parents weren't negligent. After a few "is margie with you", the mistake was realized. No harm done. Another time, I almost fell out of the car as it was turning a corner. My mother caught me before I hit the ground. Again, no harm done. YES, YOU CAN FORGET YOUR CHILD!

Maybe they felt Chckie Cheese was better than the side of the road, like the last child.

I read on another local newsite that one thought she was with the other..and so on. THey didn't even know the child was left..they saw it on the news just as we all did. this child whos mother is not in her life (per the family) has abandonment issues. If that is the case why not at all times know her whereabouts...instead of knowing she is with "someone". The family blames it on "having a big family"...bahhumbug

Somehow my post and quite a few others got deleted. But, as I said before, there must be an epidemic of STUPID going around. You can "accidentally" leave your coat or your car keys behind, but NOT your babies!! That takes a monumental amount of negligence and is not a mistake.