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In desperation, I point out to my SIL and her husband that Recaro makes child seats. He's big into street racing, he had special seats put in his Civic and all sorts of decals all over it. I thought maybe, MAYBE, if he could get Zack a "cool" seat, he might care enough about his kid.
So I showed him the RY Sport. I played it up, how safe it was, how cool it looked, etc. I mentioned NOTHING about it turning into a booster (I'm not stupid) but said it lasts most kids until they are 8 years old or so (I figured I would cross the 40 pound limit bridge when I got to it). Well, he said it was cool but not worth the money. Being the IDIOT that I am I burst out that I would buy it for them. Dolt.
He then saw the Start and said he wanted that one instead. I said no, absolutely not. He is welcome to buy it if he wants to, but I will NOT buy a booster for an infant. He told me that if I was buying them a seat it better be that one or not to bother because he won't use the other one.
I am so pissed at him. I don't have the money right now to be buying them a $300 car seat, and if I DID have that much money to burn I would spend it on someone more deserving! (Parent, not child). But now I feel guilty.
If I could get the impact cushion, I'd probably do it. I looked on eBay and Craig's List for a used one (yes, I would absolutely buy a used one. It's not as good as new, and I wouldn't do it with my kid, but it's better than what he has) but no real luck. Plus, it's no good for him and I am not going to waste my money on them anymore.
WHY? I offered to spend money that I DON'T HAVE on a seat that I totally covet and won't even buy for MY child (because he doesn't need it, not because I wouldn't buy it if he needed it) and they turn me down and demand an even more expensive and far less safe (for their situation) seat. And I am pretty damn sure that if I bought them a Start, that they still wouldn't use it. Mike would probably keep it in HIS car to show all his buddies how cool he is, while Zack gets thrown in the trunk.
Tomorrow is his birthday party and a surprise baby shower for her. Please welcome victim number two. He'll be a year old on Sunday, and it's a freakin miracle he's made it this far. She's a class A loser and a horrible parent to begin with, but this just takes the cake. I can't BELIEVE that I am related to this person. And I just canNOT believe how different Jess and Jean are. Jean dotes on Charlie (as do I). He is the center of our world and we bend over backwards to make sure his bubble is comfortable and safe. She admits to leaving him scream for hours because "she's bored" and not really caring about his welfare. I've called CPS on her, as have her doctor and another family member. Since birth she has left him from 7 pm to 7 am alone in his crib, no bottle, no new diaper, no attention. When he was less than two weeks old he was hospitalized for dehydration and malnutrition. She drank all through her pregnancy and everyone thinks he has FAS. She is so MEAN to him and just doesn't care about him in the least. Her kid is an accessory for her... I just don't get it. We've spent countless nights in a hospital covered in pus and blood and puke with a screaming baby, and paced and sung and did everything possible. We have the sick baby, and we cherish everything about him. She has a perfect child that she is basically going out of her way to hurt, and there is nothing we can do about it.
So I showed him the RY Sport. I played it up, how safe it was, how cool it looked, etc. I mentioned NOTHING about it turning into a booster (I'm not stupid) but said it lasts most kids until they are 8 years old or so (I figured I would cross the 40 pound limit bridge when I got to it). Well, he said it was cool but not worth the money. Being the IDIOT that I am I burst out that I would buy it for them. Dolt.
He then saw the Start and said he wanted that one instead. I said no, absolutely not. He is welcome to buy it if he wants to, but I will NOT buy a booster for an infant. He told me that if I was buying them a seat it better be that one or not to bother because he won't use the other one.
I am so pissed at him. I don't have the money right now to be buying them a $300 car seat, and if I DID have that much money to burn I would spend it on someone more deserving! (Parent, not child). But now I feel guilty.
If I could get the impact cushion, I'd probably do it. I looked on eBay and Craig's List for a used one (yes, I would absolutely buy a used one. It's not as good as new, and I wouldn't do it with my kid, but it's better than what he has) but no real luck. Plus, it's no good for him and I am not going to waste my money on them anymore.
WHY? I offered to spend money that I DON'T HAVE on a seat that I totally covet and won't even buy for MY child (because he doesn't need it, not because I wouldn't buy it if he needed it) and they turn me down and demand an even more expensive and far less safe (for their situation) seat. And I am pretty damn sure that if I bought them a Start, that they still wouldn't use it. Mike would probably keep it in HIS car to show all his buddies how cool he is, while Zack gets thrown in the trunk.
Tomorrow is his birthday party and a surprise baby shower for her. Please welcome victim number two. He'll be a year old on Sunday, and it's a freakin miracle he's made it this far. She's a class A loser and a horrible parent to begin with, but this just takes the cake. I can't BELIEVE that I am related to this person. And I just canNOT believe how different Jess and Jean are. Jean dotes on Charlie (as do I). He is the center of our world and we bend over backwards to make sure his bubble is comfortable and safe. She admits to leaving him scream for hours because "she's bored" and not really caring about his welfare. I've called CPS on her, as have her doctor and another family member. Since birth she has left him from 7 pm to 7 am alone in his crib, no bottle, no new diaper, no attention. When he was less than two weeks old he was hospitalized for dehydration and malnutrition. She drank all through her pregnancy and everyone thinks he has FAS. She is so MEAN to him and just doesn't care about him in the least. Her kid is an accessory for her... I just don't get it. We've spent countless nights in a hospital covered in pus and blood and puke with a screaming baby, and paced and sung and did everything possible. We have the sick baby, and we cherish everything about him. She has a perfect child that she is basically going out of her way to hurt, and there is nothing we can do about it.