BONEHEAD move of the week
by Raquita

So yeah I was sitting on my porch with Baby Bri yesterday and watch this couple park their GIANT 1960’s pickup infront of my house and they procede to get out of the car when the girl passes an sleeping infant to the guy FROM OFF THE SEAT. Not out of a car seat mind you, but off the bucket seat of this powder blue boat that resembled a truck.

And since I've had kids I see people all the time with out car seats for their kids, it drives me crazy. But you never knowwhat peoples will say or the situation but this time I just couldn't swallow it. I’ve not lost my marbles yet - so rather than get confrontational I ‘m like - “Yo, do ya’ll need a car seat for that kid?!?!”
The guy is like, “Well, sorta - yeah.” So I go in the house and grab the car seat we had been using for Bri - which she is clearly too big for (her feet hang off the end - and not by a little bit either, like from her ankle down) and take it and give it to the couple and tell them to strap that kid up. Turns out the girl is preggers and due again any day now, so the kid who is smaller than my six month old is at least ten months old.

yeah shes a big baby.

SO if I had had two seats I would have given the other to her as well.

But wouldn’t you know it - in all of my benevelience I forgot that we don’t have a convertible seat for Bri. So no one can take the cute Chub-Rocka with us til we find our way to get one.

Which means I need to cancel the Dr’s apointment I made for today…

Genius Raquita, simply genius…

How often do you see people with out car seats and what is your response typically?

 

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You did a good thing

Kids who aren't in car seats drives me INSANE. As does the placing of children in the front seat of cars that I know do not have the airbag disengaged.

You really did a good thing by offering up your carseat to that family - I just hope they use it.

And, your baby - she is gorgeous. More posts with cute photos of her, please.

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Raquita, 1,000 years of good karma to you

It truly does take a village -- you're one fantastic mama. Nice work.

 

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P.S. Beautiful baby girl

Oh my goodness, does Baby Gap have a photo of your daughter? You could pay for her college in a month... 

 

 

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I wish

And if I knew how to get her into kid modeling I would - for that reason alone - to save up for college

 Thanks for the compliment! I think my girls are even more beautiful people than they have faces.. Ironically that does not comfort my husband as he is thinking about buying  a shot gun for our pending teen years :)

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Generous!

Kudos on your generous gift!  :)

I've never actually seen someone who didn't have their child in a car seat, but a relative of mine doesn't make sure her child is buckled up properly in her booster seat - just relies on the 4 year old to put on her own belt - arrgghhh! I've fixed her belt several times, as has my mother.

 

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