christineka
New member
A quick run-down of the situation: You are at the church with two 9 year old boys. One is your own. The other boy's mom hasn't come to pick him up and scouts has been over for 10 minutes. From the church, the walk to his home is diagonally across the street, then a walk across to the sidewalk on the other side, and 4 houses down. You can see the boy's house. The boy could walk there. He has, probably a hundred times. He often even walks to the church and back for cub scouts. He doesn't feel like it today. You have one booster in your car. You say so. He argues that he doesn't need one. You have even allowed him to try the belt without a booster. It's way up high on the belly. You say that your son can wait at the church while you drive him home. He puts up a fuss, saying that his aunt is a car seat expert and said when he was 5 that he didn't need a booster. You also know that this boy absolutely adores your son and insists on riding in your vehicle with your son every time there is a scout trip. What would you do? Put your son in a booster and drive the other boy without, rationalizing that it's only a short drive. Have your son wait, make the boy ride in the booster, and drive him home? Make him walk?