Car seats are annoying.
Now listen to the whole thing. :)
When you have 2 kids, it doesn't matter what car seat you have, or how big it is, or any of that jazz.
Now, picture this...
you have 2 kids, who need car seats/boosters and boom, you have 3 more kids under the age 3 who need the big full harness car seats alongside your 7 and 4 1/2 year old who need the boosters.
Uh sorry, but....that does not fit very well in my supposedly 7 passenger van!
Why do they have to make them so wide and huge and stupidly shaped!
I think we may have made it work to get them all in there. But the real test will come when we actually try to load all 5 car seated children in the van tomorrow.
And...I'm all for safety and stuff, but I think they are getting a little bit ridiculous here. Things would be much easier if my 7 year old didn't need the booster. We'd fit in the vehicle much better. :)
I mean, seriously, when I was growing up.....not to date myself or anything....we rode around in the back of a station wagon without a seat belt, and I'm still alive! :) Or we would ride in the back of a car equipped with only 3 seat belts that 4 of us would 'share'. Again, I'm still alive.
Thanks....it was great to put those 2cents out there. :)
Don't put Anthony in a booster. Obey traffic signs and you'll be fine. JK!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, Stephanie. I've heard a lot of hype about "statistics" which cause laws to be compounded. I am for the freedom to choose what is safest and best for my family. I don't think most car seats were made with families of more than two kids in mind, but I've heard there are compact models out there.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you! But, now they the government is only making it worse by saying your 2 yr old has to face backwards. I am so thankful i won't have a 2 yr old to deal with i can' only imagine how uncomfortable that poor baby will be!
ReplyDeleteThat is crazy - I always laugh at the rule that they have to be in a booster till they're 4'9" - I'm only 5 feet tall & my SIL is fully grown at 4'11" - we're both pretty close to 'needing' booster seats as adults, right? :) Yeah, I think they go a little too far. And as far as trying to make my toddlers face backwards forget it - so far, the rule has been 20 lbs or 12 months, you can turn them around - I'll stick with that. I can't imagine how grumpy my 1-yr-old would be facing backwards!!!
ReplyDeleteso i fell out of the car when i was three years old. just saying. my mom still feels pretty bad. but carseats are annoying! i'm glad to hear you'll have a car full of kids.
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