Kaylie has a friend in pre-k that is just about her size - tiny. K's about 35 pounds and average height, all legs. Anyway, Kari and her mom were parked next to us yesterday and her mom opens up the back door, Kari jumps in and her mom closes the door. Now I'm watching all of this becuase she is parked so close to me that I can't get K in the car until she moves. I'm standing there desperately trying to bite my tongue. I don't know her mom well and she seems very uppity and opinionated. I didn't think she'd be very receptive to my advice Plus, Kari is 5 and it's not like I had a scale on hand to see what Kari actually weighs, so I couldn't pull the "it's against the law card".
So I'm watching Kari buckle herself in and her mom starts to pull away. She waves to me and I can't bite my tongue anymore. I said "hold on a sec" and she stopped. I nicely mentioned that Kari wasn't finished buckling herself in and that her seatbelt was twisted. She's in a booster, don't know what kind. Some crappy tan all in one thing, I think. Her mom says "oh, that's OK, she'll be done by the time we're out of the parking lot. And she hates the seatbelt anyway. She'll just put it behind her back, so it doesn't matter if it's twisted." I'm speechless for a second when Kaylie pipes up with "she's not safe in that seat anyway. She should have a racer seatbelt and your seatbelt is NOT supposed to go behind your back. But, she's your kid and it's your choice. I hope I see her tomorrow". Now I almost died on the spot. K is obviously a very outspoken child, but this bordered on rude, although her point was valid. The bit about "her child, her choice" comes from me. Kaylie constantly points out people not wearing seatbelts or kids up front, etc. I just tell her she can't save the world and it's their parents choice.
Kari's mom just smiled and said "my she's a precocious one. See you tomorrow" and pulled away (child still not buckled in). She was nice about it, but yikes, I had to have a talk with K on the way home. She's worse than me!
Amy
So I'm watching Kari buckle herself in and her mom starts to pull away. She waves to me and I can't bite my tongue anymore. I said "hold on a sec" and she stopped. I nicely mentioned that Kari wasn't finished buckling herself in and that her seatbelt was twisted. She's in a booster, don't know what kind. Some crappy tan all in one thing, I think. Her mom says "oh, that's OK, she'll be done by the time we're out of the parking lot. And she hates the seatbelt anyway. She'll just put it behind her back, so it doesn't matter if it's twisted." I'm speechless for a second when Kaylie pipes up with "she's not safe in that seat anyway. She should have a racer seatbelt and your seatbelt is NOT supposed to go behind your back. But, she's your kid and it's your choice. I hope I see her tomorrow". Now I almost died on the spot. K is obviously a very outspoken child, but this bordered on rude, although her point was valid. The bit about "her child, her choice" comes from me. Kaylie constantly points out people not wearing seatbelts or kids up front, etc. I just tell her she can't save the world and it's their parents choice.
Kari's mom just smiled and said "my she's a precocious one. See you tomorrow" and pulled away (child still not buckled in). She was nice about it, but yikes, I had to have a talk with K on the way home. She's worse than me!
Amy