ignora
Senior Community Member
Ok, so yesterday I had to go pick up a few things at my sister's. She lives about 45 minutes away in a town with better shopping than the one I'm currently in :thumbsup:, so I usually plan to run errands whenever I have to make the trip.
Anyway, Sidney didn't want to run errands with me... she wanted to stay with my niece (who is almost 18). I hadn't been planning on leaving her, but niece was fine with that so I let her stay. I told niece to call me if she needed to leave or whatever (my sister wasn't home at the time... out on a hot date!).
So, I'm out and about for several hours and had to stop by my other sister's house to drop off some things. She just had a baby and is quite a bit younger than my other sister and I. I called niece to check on things and she told me that her mom had come home and they were just about to leave to pick up my nephew!
Me: "How are you going to do that? Sidney doesn't have her carseat."
Niece: "Oh, she's big enough to ride in the car... and it's not very far."
Me: "No, she HAS to have her carseat."
As I'm talking, my youngest sister (the one I'm visiting) is commenting in the background about how Sid's much too little to be riding in the car without a seat. I heard niece repeating what I had said to her mom, then she got back on the phone and said, "Well, hurry up and come get her then." So, I ran out the door (forgetting my purse, btw... I always keep my keys in my pocket so didn't notice... had to go back for it).
When I got there, niece and Sid were home alone. My sister had decided to just leave them there and go to get my nephew. I told my niece she should have called me earlier and I would have come... and that I was sorry to be such a pain, but I'm very anal about the car seat thing. She said it was ok... she had sounded irritated on the phone, but was fine when I got there.
Anyway, I'm not surprised about my niece's attitude about it since she's young and inexperienced (though, she just found out she's pregnant ... she'll be getting some lessons!). But, I'm REALLY surprised that my sister was willing to let Sid go in the car like that. I'm kind of appalled because she has two kids and is usually really responsible. Even if her kids ARE older and don't need seats anymore, she should know better. My youngest sister couldn't believe it either.
Well, I don't know what I expect anybody to say... I just needed to vent a little...
Anyway, Sidney didn't want to run errands with me... she wanted to stay with my niece (who is almost 18). I hadn't been planning on leaving her, but niece was fine with that so I let her stay. I told niece to call me if she needed to leave or whatever (my sister wasn't home at the time... out on a hot date!).
So, I'm out and about for several hours and had to stop by my other sister's house to drop off some things. She just had a baby and is quite a bit younger than my other sister and I. I called niece to check on things and she told me that her mom had come home and they were just about to leave to pick up my nephew!
Me: "How are you going to do that? Sidney doesn't have her carseat."
Niece: "Oh, she's big enough to ride in the car... and it's not very far."
Me: "No, she HAS to have her carseat."
As I'm talking, my youngest sister (the one I'm visiting) is commenting in the background about how Sid's much too little to be riding in the car without a seat. I heard niece repeating what I had said to her mom, then she got back on the phone and said, "Well, hurry up and come get her then." So, I ran out the door (forgetting my purse, btw... I always keep my keys in my pocket so didn't notice... had to go back for it).
When I got there, niece and Sid were home alone. My sister had decided to just leave them there and go to get my nephew. I told my niece she should have called me earlier and I would have come... and that I was sorry to be such a pain, but I'm very anal about the car seat thing. She said it was ok... she had sounded irritated on the phone, but was fine when I got there.
Anyway, I'm not surprised about my niece's attitude about it since she's young and inexperienced (though, she just found out she's pregnant
... she'll be getting some lessons!). But, I'm REALLY surprised that my sister was willing to let Sid go in the car like that. I'm kind of appalled because she has two kids and is usually really responsible. Even if her kids ARE older and don't need seats anymore, she should know better. My youngest sister couldn't believe it either. Well, I don't know what I expect anybody to say... I just needed to vent a little...
