tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17605816.post4952586048885124098..comments2023-10-23T11:49:58.374-07:00Comments on Stop Screaming I'm Driving!: Riding in Carscarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17605816.post-36227989738891998282007-05-21T09:29:00.000-07:002007-05-21T09:29:00.000-07:00Nah, just put some rocks in his pocket or books on...Nah, just put some rocks in his pocket or books on his lap to weigh him down and save his life. <BR/><BR/>Just a little on the nutty side, huh?Genhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695887425584284936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17605816.post-13213254216576974762007-05-18T22:54:00.000-07:002007-05-18T22:54:00.000-07:00Hi... I'm new here, so I don't yet know exactly wh...Hi... I'm new here, so I don't yet know exactly where you're at. The law in my area is that after the age of 5 they no longer need <I>anything</I>, though a booster seat is strongly recommended. I want my kids to be safe and all, but life is so much easier when, for instance, my five year old wants to ride with grandma somewhere and I don't have to move any car seats. <BR/><BR/>I think these requirements are incredibly strict!!! But then again, what do I know? Maybe many lives can be saved...Brillighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694582598855276158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17605816.post-34451084215627705732007-05-18T07:13:00.000-07:002007-05-18T07:13:00.000-07:00oh man...i'd be torn too. keep us posted on what y...oh man...i'd be torn too. keep us posted on what you decideBecky at lifeoutoffocushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281237800161723776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17605816.post-58974059233456827862007-05-17T21:30:00.000-07:002007-05-17T21:30:00.000-07:00it's funny, b/c when we travel in other countries ...it's funny, b/c when we travel in other countries we always see kids riding three to a scooter, in backs of trucks, in crazy situations. <BR/><BR/>no one can sue in most of those places, so folks manage it differently. when M has come we've taken her car seat, but it still strikes me, the difference.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17605816.post-20441955341520696562007-05-17T16:21:00.000-07:002007-05-17T16:21:00.000-07:00yerg. So if I lived in WA I'd have to have booste...yerg. So if I lived in WA I'd have to have booster seats for 5 MORE years?!! Best of luck with that. <BR/>You're so pretty in pink these days!Left Coast Sisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207579518745638843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17605816.post-42680915761992631682007-05-17T12:35:00.000-07:002007-05-17T12:35:00.000-07:00Up until this past year, there was only about 10 p...Up until this past year, there was only about 10 pounds, but 3 years difference between the boys. Boy 2 was just as big as Boy 1. Now that PUBERTY! has hit, Boy 1 has grown and is very happy being the big kid on the block. It went straight to his head.Woman with Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097328663857446991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17605816.post-66355245677523541542007-05-17T10:57:00.000-07:002007-05-17T10:57:00.000-07:00Ohhh. Pretty new design on your blog! Me likes!You...Ohhh. Pretty new design on your blog! Me likes!<BR/><BR/>You know this is really funny that you mention this. We had a babysitter who was in 8th grade. Her parents were both short, small statured people. I don't think she was even 80 pounds and I KNOW she wasn't taller than 4'10 (Her mom wasn't even 5'ft tall). She always had to sit in the backseat when we'd pick her up for a babysitting gig cause she didn't meet requirements to sit in the front. <BR/><BR/>That's a gray area. Tough situation.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527762200993175239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17605816.post-31923452684785633002007-05-17T07:36:00.000-07:002007-05-17T07:36:00.000-07:00My kids are screwed. Jack is 9 but not 80 pounds....My kids are screwed. Jack is 9 but not 80 pounds... in fact, he is not quite 60 pounds and so, by new CA regulations, he should be back in a booster.<BR/><BR/>My car has "stadium" seating so I stick him in the 3rd row where the seatbelt fits him properly...<BR/><BR/>Sheesh... you can't win!<BR/><BR/>BTW, I love the new look!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120658117796151128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17605816.post-63735521377926753462007-05-17T06:57:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:57:00.000-07:00what a dilemma...sure, the safety definitely matte...what a dilemma...sure, the safety definitely matters. sure, not getting massive fines matters. but does risking both your boys' sense of self-image over an iffy in-between kind of law make sens cause if you think that either of them would end up feeling bad about the disparity, it would seem better to keep them both in the seats, or take them both out, i think.<BR/><BR/>that's a really tough gray area.Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403701620708365171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17605816.post-90006675353378787052007-05-17T06:02:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:02:00.000-07:00Yeah, I just don't know. I understand the laws ar...Yeah, I just don't know. I understand the laws are for the safety of our children, but it does just seem like a vicious cycle.Tabbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571583646468537273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17605816.post-77734209309182194762007-05-17T05:48:00.000-07:002007-05-17T05:48:00.000-07:00Then someone will bitch because our kids are obese...Then someone will bitch because our kids are obese. Vicious cycle.<BR/><BR/>Mine are past any of the requirement crap. Though my oldest (14 yr old.) is short like me and just barely fits the height limit.Christina_the_wenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05598553041985465271noreply@blogger.com