... to let my 4 yr old DD ride with her.
My SIL and BIL wanted to invite all the cousins over for a sleepover.
They live 45 mins away (interstate and winding country roads combined)... and in their Sienna, they could only fit FIVE kids (w/2 adults up front). She insisted on letting her 10 yr old DS ride up front to make room for my 4 yr old DD in the back. (BTW, what is the rule for children sitting in front seats with airbags?? I don't think I'm going to let my kids do it till their in driver's ed! But is there a test similar to the 5 step test for seatbelts? My nephew is maybe around 4'8 and 90 lbs and is 10 yrs old and gets to sit up front all the time now.)
I asked her where SHE (my SIL) was going to sit... and she said, 'Don't worry about me. I'll just sit on the floor.'
I told her that wasn't safe for her and in the event of an accident, she'll go flying across the van and probably into one of the children.
She said I was being "anal" (her words).... but oh well.
Please tell me I wasn't over-reacting.... but just as I don't want a grocery bag of soup and milk sitting next to my kids, I especially don't want an unebelted 150 lb person next to them
too!
Fortunately my DD had a change of heart about going with them anyway, so it was nice to not have to worry about it all...
My SIL and BIL wanted to invite all the cousins over for a sleepover.
They live 45 mins away (interstate and winding country roads combined)... and in their Sienna, they could only fit FIVE kids (w/2 adults up front). She insisted on letting her 10 yr old DS ride up front to make room for my 4 yr old DD in the back. (BTW, what is the rule for children sitting in front seats with airbags?? I don't think I'm going to let my kids do it till their in driver's ed! But is there a test similar to the 5 step test for seatbelts? My nephew is maybe around 4'8 and 90 lbs and is 10 yrs old and gets to sit up front all the time now.)
I asked her where SHE (my SIL) was going to sit... and she said, 'Don't worry about me. I'll just sit on the floor.'
I told her that wasn't safe for her and in the event of an accident, she'll go flying across the van and probably into one of the children.
She said I was being "anal" (her words).... but oh well.
Please tell me I wasn't over-reacting.... but just as I don't want a grocery bag of soup and milk sitting next to my kids, I especially don't want an unebelted 150 lb person next to them
too!
Fortunately my DD had a change of heart about going with them anyway, so it was nice to not have to worry about it all...