Shanora
Well-known member
(hopefully this hasn't been already posted) Got this off of a facebook group!
Feel free to add your own answers to this list
Thanks to all the contributers on IVillage's Car seat board.
* You spend your precious time while baby naps looking at a manual for a car seat that isn't even sold in your country, just in case someone online has questions about it.
* You have owned more than one car seat for each year of the sum total of your children's lives.
* You consider the wider selection of car seats available as a major perk when moving to the states.
* You see that "follow me to the car seat board" blinkie and can name a vast majority of those seats, what their weight and torso height limits are, and any install issues they have.
* You won't allow anyone but yourself to install your DC's car seats, or you spend more than 20 minutes teaching your SO/babysitter/daycare provider how to install it and then leave a detailed list of instructions on how to do it just in case they forget anything.
* You try to look in vehicle windows in parking lots to see if there are car seats inside, and if they are being used correctly.
* It takes you an extra five minutes to make it into your office from the parking lot because you're checking out everyone's car seats.
* You swear you're going to get arrested for looking into other people's cars.
* You lose sleep because you’re addicted to the car seat board.
* You keep copies of "Are You Using it Right?" in the trunk of your car, diaper bag, and stroller.
* You drive 30- 45 minutes to BRU just to try your kids in different seats even if you have no intentions of buying a new seat.
* You can tell by a quick glance what the name/ type/ requirements are of about any seat you come across.
* You have ever purchased a seat just to get an extra 2 lbs RF or 1" FF.
* You can spot a Marathon a block away in someone else's car.
* It makes you mad, truly MAD, to see misuse. So much that you steam for more than ten minutes over that poor child's parents lack of literacy - after all, the manual and stickers are right there!
* You are an emergency responder and you know how to - and take the time to - correctly install a car seat in an ambulance. This child isn't dying right now, and they will need it on the ride home. Besides this is a great opportunity to educate the parents.
* You are not an emergency responder and still know how to correctly install a car seat in an ambulance.
* You have ever posted your personal phone number on public websites (i.e., Craigslist) when offering to inspect carseats or help with installs.
* You avoid going to BRU because you KNOW an associate will give out bad advice and you can't help but correct them.
* You go to BRU so you can correct the associate giving out bad CS advice!
* If you see parents at any store carseat shopping you cannot resist the urge to advise them AGAINST the crappy sport or 3-in-1's - which seem to be the only seats parents look at.
* You have gone to a USA Baby to look at a car seat and ended up taking over the entire car seat section. Parents are now wanting to talk to you instead of an employee.
* You stalk the Internet and surrounding WalMarts waiting for the Nautilus to appear.
* Your dream car will have LATCH and tether points at all seating locations.
* You go through your local Craigslist and Ebay searching for expired/ nasty seats to report and send info to the author.
* Your MySpace or Facebook page has at least five articles about car seat safety on it.
* You have a nickname such as the car seat psycho.
* You have a picture of your child in their car seat on your desk at work.
* Your siggy includes your kids in carseats
* Some of your bookmarks on your favourites list include things like
<http://www.kyledavidmiller.org/pages/4211/Car_Seat_Safety:_5-point_Harness_is_Safest.htm> and <http://www.cpsafety.com/articles/FFalbum.aspx>
* You go to other boards and you see your name in messages because someone has a question about carseats.
* You see your name and info posted in places you didn't know existed because someone was sharing them.
* People who don't know you email you because they know this person who knew this one that sent them to you.
* You have dreams about Target carrying Britax cover sets in the store.
* You are trying to raise 250 bucks and figure out a babysitter so you can take the CPST course this year.
* You already have downloaded and read the entire course manual.
* People feel it necessary to title a post "[your name here], question, NOT about carseats..." because almost every other shout out you see is for carseats.
* Your kids have stopped asking you why they have to sit in their seat for yet ANOTHER picture. Or they already know it's for the car seat board without you having said anything.
* Your kids and/or SO point out car seat misuse on TV and real life with other people
* Your SO comes in the room and says, "What are you doing? Oh wait, I already know. You're on that car seat board, aren't you?" and he's right.
* Your DH/SO tells you to PLEASE do something besides talk about carseats! After all, "How much can there possibly be to talk about?"
* Online friends (even gamers) come to you to ask for help.
* Your mom thinks you’re nuts because when she starts talking about a new car you tell her, without anything in front of you, which ones allow centre LATCH.
* Your coworkers know that rolling their eyes won't get them anywhere, you are going to educate as many people as you can, where and whenever you can, so they might as well get used to it, or go wait in the truck.
* You rearrange and reinstall your friends’ car seats without being asked.
* You know what the following stand for: AO, AOE, BV, DC, EB, EH, ERF, CPSA, CPST,EFTA, FF, FPSVD, GN, LATCH, MA, RA, RF, RN, SKJP, UAS.
* You know what the following are: alligator hooks, buckle stalk, D-ring, locking clip, lock-off,outboard, seat bight.
Feel free to add your own answers to this list
Thanks to all the contributers on IVillage's Car seat board.
* You spend your precious time while baby naps looking at a manual for a car seat that isn't even sold in your country, just in case someone online has questions about it.
* You have owned more than one car seat for each year of the sum total of your children's lives.
* You consider the wider selection of car seats available as a major perk when moving to the states.
* You see that "follow me to the car seat board" blinkie and can name a vast majority of those seats, what their weight and torso height limits are, and any install issues they have.
* You won't allow anyone but yourself to install your DC's car seats, or you spend more than 20 minutes teaching your SO/babysitter/daycare provider how to install it and then leave a detailed list of instructions on how to do it just in case they forget anything.
* You try to look in vehicle windows in parking lots to see if there are car seats inside, and if they are being used correctly.
* It takes you an extra five minutes to make it into your office from the parking lot because you're checking out everyone's car seats.
* You swear you're going to get arrested for looking into other people's cars.
* You lose sleep because you’re addicted to the car seat board.
* You keep copies of "Are You Using it Right?" in the trunk of your car, diaper bag, and stroller.
* You drive 30- 45 minutes to BRU just to try your kids in different seats even if you have no intentions of buying a new seat.
* You can tell by a quick glance what the name/ type/ requirements are of about any seat you come across.
* You have ever purchased a seat just to get an extra 2 lbs RF or 1" FF.
* You can spot a Marathon a block away in someone else's car.
* It makes you mad, truly MAD, to see misuse. So much that you steam for more than ten minutes over that poor child's parents lack of literacy - after all, the manual and stickers are right there!
* You are an emergency responder and you know how to - and take the time to - correctly install a car seat in an ambulance. This child isn't dying right now, and they will need it on the ride home. Besides this is a great opportunity to educate the parents.
* You are not an emergency responder and still know how to correctly install a car seat in an ambulance.
* You have ever posted your personal phone number on public websites (i.e., Craigslist) when offering to inspect carseats or help with installs.
* You avoid going to BRU because you KNOW an associate will give out bad advice and you can't help but correct them.
* You go to BRU so you can correct the associate giving out bad CS advice!
* If you see parents at any store carseat shopping you cannot resist the urge to advise them AGAINST the crappy sport or 3-in-1's - which seem to be the only seats parents look at.
* You have gone to a USA Baby to look at a car seat and ended up taking over the entire car seat section. Parents are now wanting to talk to you instead of an employee.
* You stalk the Internet and surrounding WalMarts waiting for the Nautilus to appear.
* Your dream car will have LATCH and tether points at all seating locations.
* You go through your local Craigslist and Ebay searching for expired/ nasty seats to report and send info to the author.
* Your MySpace or Facebook page has at least five articles about car seat safety on it.
* You have a nickname such as the car seat psycho.
* You have a picture of your child in their car seat on your desk at work.
* Your siggy includes your kids in carseats
* Some of your bookmarks on your favourites list include things like
<http://www.kyledavidmiller.org/pages/4211/Car_Seat_Safety:_5-point_Harness_is_Safest.htm> and <http://www.cpsafety.com/articles/FFalbum.aspx>
* You go to other boards and you see your name in messages because someone has a question about carseats.
* You see your name and info posted in places you didn't know existed because someone was sharing them.
* People who don't know you email you because they know this person who knew this one that sent them to you.
* You have dreams about Target carrying Britax cover sets in the store.
* You are trying to raise 250 bucks and figure out a babysitter so you can take the CPST course this year.
* You already have downloaded and read the entire course manual.
* People feel it necessary to title a post "[your name here], question, NOT about carseats..." because almost every other shout out you see is for carseats.
* Your kids have stopped asking you why they have to sit in their seat for yet ANOTHER picture. Or they already know it's for the car seat board without you having said anything.
* Your kids and/or SO point out car seat misuse on TV and real life with other people
* Your SO comes in the room and says, "What are you doing? Oh wait, I already know. You're on that car seat board, aren't you?" and he's right.
* Your DH/SO tells you to PLEASE do something besides talk about carseats! After all, "How much can there possibly be to talk about?"
* Online friends (even gamers) come to you to ask for help.
* Your mom thinks you’re nuts because when she starts talking about a new car you tell her, without anything in front of you, which ones allow centre LATCH.
* Your coworkers know that rolling their eyes won't get them anywhere, you are going to educate as many people as you can, where and whenever you can, so they might as well get used to it, or go wait in the truck.
* You rearrange and reinstall your friends’ car seats without being asked.
* You know what the following stand for: AO, AOE, BV, DC, EB, EH, ERF, CPSA, CPST,EFTA, FF, FPSVD, GN, LATCH, MA, RA, RF, RN, SKJP, UAS.
* You know what the following are: alligator hooks, buckle stalk, D-ring, locking clip, lock-off,outboard, seat bight.