I was having a discussion with someone today about why I keep my 7 1/2 & 6 year old in their 5 point harnesses and will until they are 65 pounds, we have a Graco. I was telling her about the dangers of a selt belt possibly crushing her 5 year old 40 pound son in a booster seat if they were in an accident. The discussion got heated and she is a sarcastic way, with a look on her face says, "you're going to keep Nikolas in a 5 point harness even in 3rd grade?" Like he's too old and it would be embarrassing for him and me.
It really pi$$es me off when people act like what I'm doing is ruining my child and I'm crazy. This person knows me very well and if I'm attacked, especially when it comes to my kids, I fight back. I have told her about many occassions where people have questioned my parenting and I have no problems telling them to mind their business. So I reply back to her with, "I care too much about my kids not to keep them safe". She then replies back, are you saying I don't care about my kids? I never said that, and now that I'm past the conversation I can see how that can be implied but don't attack me about my kids.
It just makes me mad when people think I'm doing something bad for my kids by keeping them in the 5 point harness. So I emailed her letting her know that I wasn't questioning how she feels about her kids but I also pointed out that her comment about 3rd grade made me feel like what I was doing was ridiculous. I also attached 2 videos that I have bookmarked on youtube and the dangers of boostering too early. 1 of the videos is about a 5 year old that didn't die, but his spinal cord snapped and now he's paralized. I also told her that I wasn't trying to change her mind, but showing her why we don't care what people think about us, but that's the reason why they are harnessed.
I have learned from this that from here on out my response will be, this is how Brian and I feel our boys will be safest in the car. I will also offer them the links to the videos if they want to see why we chose this option. There is no way you can see these videos and not be touched by them.
So not that is my vent. Thank you for letting me get it out.
It really pi$$es me off when people act like what I'm doing is ruining my child and I'm crazy. This person knows me very well and if I'm attacked, especially when it comes to my kids, I fight back. I have told her about many occassions where people have questioned my parenting and I have no problems telling them to mind their business. So I reply back to her with, "I care too much about my kids not to keep them safe". She then replies back, are you saying I don't care about my kids? I never said that, and now that I'm past the conversation I can see how that can be implied but don't attack me about my kids.
It just makes me mad when people think I'm doing something bad for my kids by keeping them in the 5 point harness. So I emailed her letting her know that I wasn't questioning how she feels about her kids but I also pointed out that her comment about 3rd grade made me feel like what I was doing was ridiculous. I also attached 2 videos that I have bookmarked on youtube and the dangers of boostering too early. 1 of the videos is about a 5 year old that didn't die, but his spinal cord snapped and now he's paralized. I also told her that I wasn't trying to change her mind, but showing her why we don't care what people think about us, but that's the reason why they are harnessed.
I have learned from this that from here on out my response will be, this is how Brian and I feel our boys will be safest in the car. I will also offer them the links to the videos if they want to see why we chose this option. There is no way you can see these videos and not be touched by them.
So not that is my vent. Thank you for letting me get it out.