how I feel about this being done:

No, no no no no no no no no no no no no no(etc)

ABSOLUTELY not. If this was 50 years ago in a small town where everyone knew each other, then YES maybe I would consider it. However. Leaving a ten year old child to fend for themselves is just begging for a kidnapping, murder, rape, vehicular accident or gosh knows what. Keep in mind that 10 year olds today deal with alot more dangerous stuff than 10 year olds 50 years ago. The preteen back then dealt with bullies, neighborhood known weirdos, and parents spanking or smacking them.. the preteen today is fighting off drug dealers, bullying that ends in murderous or violent outcomes, kids with guns and motives, released sex offenders, drunk drivers/high drivers/gang members doing drive bys.. you get my point i think.

to me, as well, you NEVER abandon your child. Abandonment from a parent is what causes half of the problems that I struggle with(namely the all too well known borderline personality disorder!) and there are ways of teaching that don't include traumatizing your child. Then again, im a hippy, beleive in cloth diapers, breastfeeding and attachment parenting. I choose love as my weapon. if it were me, I would have stopped the car and refused to keep going until the fighting stopped. OR, i would have just soldiered on, turning the music up as loud as possible and dealt with it when I got home(because lets be realistic here, how long exactly does it take to drive THREE MILES??? like, 5minutes tops.. im sure i could ignore for that long.