Comments on: I was the creamy filling between the rock and the hard place http://www.milehighmamas.com/2009/06/10/i-was-the-creamy-filling-between-the-rock-and-the-hard-place/ A blog for Colorado and Denver moms, about nannies, playgroups, kids, family events and travel, and moms tech talk. Alternate spellings: Mile High Mommas, Mile High Moms, Mile High Mammas Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:59:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Anna http://www.milehighmamas.com/2009/06/10/i-was-the-creamy-filling-between-the-rock-and-the-hard-place/comment-page-1/#comment-10198 Anna Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:38:49 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/?p=3516#comment-10198 My cousin was 6 weeks old when his mother was placing him back into his infant seat after nursing him in the car. Her husband, my uncle, was at the same time pulling out of a parking lot into the street. They ALWAYS buckled up and ALWAYS wore seatbelts. They were in a bit of a hurry and right when she was leaning over to buckle him into his infant seat they were broadsided by a drunk driver going 60mph. The baby was thrown 30 ft from the car with breast milk still on his mouth. He died instantly. His name was Drew. The mother, my aunt also died later in the hospital because she was also unbuckled while she was putting him in the seat. That is the very reason that I will never have my kids unbuckled in the car. Ever. The baby may be fussy, the baby may cry, but you never know when a drunk driver, or someone texting while driving or something similar will happen. You cannot control things like that... you can control your driving but there are too many other drivers and therefore other variables on the road to control. You did the right thing by calling. Sometimes it does take a village to raise a child. I prefer to keep the government out of it as much as the next person, but if they just talk to the parents and issue them a ticket, which is likely the result of such an action, then hopefully they will think twice before they decide that having the baby out of the carseat for just a moment is a problem. My cousin was 6 weeks old when his mother was placing him back into his infant seat after nursing him in the car. Her husband, my uncle, was at the same time pulling out of a parking lot into the street. They ALWAYS buckled up and ALWAYS wore seatbelts. They were in a bit of a hurry and right when she was leaning over to buckle him into his infant seat they were broadsided by a drunk driver going 60mph. The baby was thrown 30 ft from the car with breast milk still on his mouth. He died instantly. His name was Drew. The mother, my aunt also died later in the hospital because she was also unbuckled while she was putting him in the seat.

That is the very reason that I will never have my kids unbuckled in the car. Ever. The baby may be fussy, the baby may cry, but you never know when a drunk driver, or someone texting while driving or something similar will happen. You cannot control things like that… you can control your driving but there are too many other drivers and therefore other variables on the road to control.

You did the right thing by calling. Sometimes it does take a village to raise a child. I prefer to keep the government out of it as much as the next person, but if they just talk to the parents and issue them a ticket, which is likely the result of such an action, then hopefully they will think twice before they decide that having the baby out of the carseat for just a moment is a problem.

]]> By: Cristen http://www.milehighmamas.com/2009/06/10/i-was-the-creamy-filling-between-the-rock-and-the-hard-place/comment-page-1/#comment-10156 Cristen Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:37:32 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/?p=3516#comment-10156 You did the right thing. Nevermind the awkward questions for the parents, our job as adults in the world is to protect the children, ours and other people's children. That little kid is completely innocent to her parents' neglect and deserves to be safe and protected, by you, or the police, if her own parents won't do it. Completely insane to take kids out of car seats and I have to argue with my husband about this all the time. You did the right thing. Nevermind the awkward questions for the parents, our job as adults in the world is to protect the children, ours and other people’s children. That little kid is completely innocent to her parents’ neglect and deserves to be safe and protected, by you, or the police, if her own parents won’t do it.

Completely insane to take kids out of car seats and I have to argue with my husband about this all the time.

]]> By: Jenna Hallock http://www.milehighmamas.com/2009/06/10/i-was-the-creamy-filling-between-the-rock-and-the-hard-place/comment-page-1/#comment-10147 Jenna Hallock Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:07:16 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/?p=3516#comment-10147 We were just talking to our kids TODAY about why there are laws. It's not to make life complicated or frustrating or NOT fun (although sometimes it feels like that). In fact laws are there to help and keep people safe. They keep our society from turning to absolute chaos. Unfortunately, I think that many of are so used to feeling like it's not our business, that we feel guilty when we do try to help our public servants by reporting lawlessness. When we are talking about life, there's no question it's better to be "safe than sorry." We were just talking to our kids TODAY about why there are laws. It’s not to make life complicated or frustrating or NOT fun (although sometimes it feels like that). In fact laws are there to help and keep people safe. They keep our society from turning to absolute chaos.

Unfortunately, I think that many of are so used to feeling like it’s not our business, that we feel guilty when we do try to help our public servants by reporting lawlessness.

When we are talking about life, there’s no question it’s better to be “safe than sorry.”

]]> By: Ann http://www.milehighmamas.com/2009/06/10/i-was-the-creamy-filling-between-the-rock-and-the-hard-place/comment-page-1/#comment-10143 Ann Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:33:09 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/?p=3516#comment-10143 I just keep thinking about a poster I saw in a doctor's office. It had pictures of children, babies and toddlers, who died in car crashes because they weren't buckled in. And next to each picture was a quote from a parent telling why they unbuckled their kids, to calm them down or feed them or comfort them, only for a moment. But in that short moment while their kids were unbuckled, they crashed and their babies died. I just keep thinking about a poster I saw in a doctor’s office. It had pictures of children, babies and toddlers, who died in car crashes because they weren’t buckled in. And next to each picture was a quote from a parent telling why they unbuckled their kids, to calm them down or feed them or comfort them, only for a moment. But in that short moment while their kids were unbuckled, they crashed and their babies died.

]]> By: Born2Shop http://www.milehighmamas.com/2009/06/10/i-was-the-creamy-filling-between-the-rock-and-the-hard-place/comment-page-1/#comment-10135 Born2Shop Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:42:26 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/?p=3516#comment-10135 Wow. I think Sarah's comment captures it all. Wow. I think Sarah’s comment captures it all.

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