TRIGGER WARNING This is very personal but extremely important. Especially with all this car seat…
TRIGGER WARNING
This is very personal but extremely important. Especially with all this car seat stuff going on.
Last Saturday, yes 3 days before Christmas there was a terrible car accident. A woman crossed into oncoming traffic on a highway and hit another car head on then slammed into the guard wall. Why is this important? Why does it matter? Who was this woman? This woman was the mother of my two nephews. This woman had the most precious cargo in her back seat. She had my nephews who are 6 and 3 years old. The 3 year old was in a 5pt harness forward facing seat. His chest clip wasn't in the proper position and his face hit his legs. He has multiple facial fractures and his eyes are so swollen he can not see. Christmas morning he was able to just open them enough for a peek and say "I see you daddy". Now for the other son. He would have been 7 next month. That's right would have been. He was killed on impact. He was not in a booster seat. The force of impact and the position of the seat belt his little body didn't stand a chance. He had multiple internal organs damaged but breaking his neck is what took him away. My family now has to say goodbye to a little first grader. Now please think of how precious and important your children are to you and your family. They deserve to rear face until they max out 40lbs, in a booster until they outgrow the height requirements, and they deserve to be buckled correctly every time. I know we are all busy moms and 99.9% of the time are in a hurry because getting tiny humans ready is a lot. Just remember they are tiny humans and deserve us to be responsible for their lives.
Heather·
I am so sorry for what your family is going through and I pray for a fast recovery for your nephew in the hospital. It was very brave of you to share this and I hope it reaches whoever needs to hear it!
Mims·
Thank you everyone.
I actually considered deleting this app with all the drama about car seat safety and how reckless some are being. It's just hard to see. Then I decided this is my chance to save someone else's baby. This isn't a joke this hurts. This is real it can happen to anyone at any time. You may think it's just going down the road, around the corner, a short drive. Let's be real statistics say most accidents happen within 5 miles of your home because all those short trips. Your child counts on you to protect them. They don't know why it's important, they don't know how to properly be buckled, they don't know to research and be up to date on laws. It's up to us. We are their protectors yes the DESERVE the best from us. If you can't afford a seat please go to your local fire station. They can help get you one. There is no excuse to not have your baby (even if they are 30 years old they are your baby) in the proper seat. Please don't ignore someone trying to help or give advice. Please don't give another person worried about the safety of your child an attitude. They just want to help, to educate you, to show you love by taking the time to comment or message you.