An Aurora
Senior Community Member
Today I was at a playgroup and one of the gals came in with her 7 month old in a carseat that he had outgrown. I didn't want to seem to pushy so I just said casually, "wow I can't believe how big x is, he's already outgrown his infant seat!" She said that they were getting him a new seat (a 3-in-1). I mentioned how kids outgrow those really young and she said "oh no, it goes up to 100 lbs!" so I explained how the top slots are low so tall kids outgrow it quickly ("oh no, it has this adjuster that goes up and down, it will fit them until 5-6 at least!") and that it only harnesses to 40 pounds. There was another lady there with a kiddo turning 1 next week and she was talking about turning him around and I mentioned how we had turned DD1 around once to see how she liked it, and she hated it so I finally got DH to agree to leave her RF. I just wanted to let her know she had the option of ERF without seeming too preachy. I said how DD's legs fell asleep and a lady asked what carseat she had and I said a Britax, and immediately 3 ladies were jumping all over me telling me how we had wasted our money and I'd have to buy a booster anyway, but THEY were smart and wouldn't have to buy another seat, ever, since they all had 3-in-1 seats. 
Then one of the women said "OMG I can't believe you haven't turned your DS yet!" to the lady with the not-quite-1 yr old. I said that 1/20 lbs is the absolute minimum and that we still have DD RF at 2, and she flipped out on me. She said her DH was a policeman and IT IS THE LAW to turn them on their birthday . I said no, it's the absolute minimum but she was absolutely insistent and was screaming at me. She also said that if if their legs touch the back of the seat that if you hit a speed bump or a pothole their legs will break and CPS can take your kids away!! And her hubby is a policeman so she knows what she's talking about!! So of course the mom of the 1 yr old said "OMG I will turn him today then!"
Then one of the women said "OMG I can't believe you haven't turned your DS yet!" to the lady with the not-quite-1 yr old. I said that 1/20 lbs is the absolute minimum and that we still have DD RF at 2, and she flipped out on me. She said her DH was a policeman and IT IS THE LAW to turn them on their birthday . I said no, it's the absolute minimum but she was absolutely insistent and was screaming at me. She also said that if if their legs touch the back of the seat that if you hit a speed bump or a pothole their legs will break and CPS can take your kids away!! And her hubby is a policeman so she knows what she's talking about!! So of course the mom of the 1 yr old said "OMG I will turn him today then!"
