MagnificentMama
Senior Community Member
My dad drops of my DD at her preschool 2x a week because I have to be at work at 6:30 in the AM. Technically her school is open then, but I just thought for the sake of convienence she could stay and sleep a little longer and he could just drop her off.
Well today he decides to tell me that he could only buckle the top (chest clip) in the car b/c her coat was too big. I"VE TOLD HIM OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO NNNEEVVVEERR PUT HER BIG PUFFY COAT ON WHEN SHE"S IN THE CAR!!! He keeps giving me these crap excuses like "well i don't warm up my car" (I DON"T EITHER!!!) and about "if the parents are in a roll over crash and "knocked out" and the kid is in the car for 4 hours in the cold, then she'll freeze to death. Uhmmm NO! It's always on her LAP! She'll be DEAD if she was in a roll over buckled like that to "keep her warm" because of the compression and the fact that he only has her secured into a pre crash positioner that's DESIGNED TO BREAK WHEN YOU"RE IN AN ACCIDENT!!!!
He's so stubborn and won't listen to a word i say. I tell him all the time to NEVER do that and now I know for a fact he doesn't listen to a word I say. He thinks he knows more than me and I just came from my CPST course! I don't EVER want her to wear a coat in the car. EEVVEERR!! Why can't he just respect my parenting decision?!?!?! Worse Case Scenario: Hypothermia is treatable, death by ejection is not! I don't comprimise her safety so I guess from now on she's getting dropped off at by me super early at school. I just cannot risk her safety like this. I just wanted her to be at school for a shorter amount of time, but i guess thats impossible.
Sorry I just needed to vent. He won't change so I guess I need to stop trusting others. I'm really leinant on most parenting issues, but safety and emotional well being are just non negotiable in my book. This just stinks!
Well today he decides to tell me that he could only buckle the top (chest clip) in the car b/c her coat was too big. I"VE TOLD HIM OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO NNNEEVVVEERR PUT HER BIG PUFFY COAT ON WHEN SHE"S IN THE CAR!!! He keeps giving me these crap excuses like "well i don't warm up my car" (I DON"T EITHER!!!) and about "if the parents are in a roll over crash and "knocked out" and the kid is in the car for 4 hours in the cold, then she'll freeze to death. Uhmmm NO! It's always on her LAP! She'll be DEAD if she was in a roll over buckled like that to "keep her warm" because of the compression and the fact that he only has her secured into a pre crash positioner that's DESIGNED TO BREAK WHEN YOU"RE IN AN ACCIDENT!!!!
He's so stubborn and won't listen to a word i say. I tell him all the time to NEVER do that and now I know for a fact he doesn't listen to a word I say. He thinks he knows more than me and I just came from my CPST course! I don't EVER want her to wear a coat in the car. EEVVEERR!! Why can't he just respect my parenting decision?!?!?! Worse Case Scenario: Hypothermia is treatable, death by ejection is not! I don't comprimise her safety so I guess from now on she's getting dropped off at by me super early at school. I just cannot risk her safety like this. I just wanted her to be at school for a shorter amount of time, but i guess thats impossible.
Sorry I just needed to vent. He won't change so I guess I need to stop trusting others. I'm really leinant on most parenting issues, but safety and emotional well being are just non negotiable in my book. This just stinks!