(CNN) -- A mother of 10 who threw a birthday party for her 5-year-old daughter at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant in suburban Houston, Texas, apparently forgot about the girl, went home without her and failed to realize her mistake until the next day, police said Friday.
"She was remorseful. She was upset," Pearland police investigator Jeff Mink said by phone. "But the question still arises, how and why the child was left behind? And why it took so long for the mother to realize the child was still missing?"
A restaurant worker alerted police to the abandoned child at 10:50 p.m. Thursday, but the mother did not report her missing until 7:50 a.m. Friday, Mink said.
The woman left the restaurant at 10 p.m. with her other nine children and it wasn't until she was getting them ready for school the next morning that she realized her mistake, Mink said. He added that the mother, a relative and a friend were the only adults involved in hosting the event, which was attended by 19 children.
Every kid dreams of being left to enjoy a place like Chuck E. Cheese, to have the entire place to themselves. For this little girl it nearly came true.
Mother of ten? I do feel for the woman. I could barely manage three, but I would assume one has checks and balances in place. I still can't get into the car without doing a head count, but one slip is all it takes.
I don't quite know what to think about this one, folks. What about you, does a mother of ten get a break or intervention?
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