Unrestrained Kids

[sockgirl77]

That's not why. The kids complain about getting buckled up. Once the kid complains the parent tries to be their friend. Gosh forbid little Johnny cries, let him run free in the car.

Or just that those parents are just lazy. My son has forgotten twice to buckle up. He was screaming at me before we got out of the driveway to stop the car. I have brainwashed my kids to buckle up.

 

[vraiblonde]

Hooold the phone... I'll bet you Vera would buckle her precious tomato plants in if she chose to take them for a ride...

 

[vraiblonde]

Just like in other matters of personal freedom, some of you completely miss the point.

YOU can buckle up YOUR children if YOU choose to do so. It's the safe thing to do.

OTHER peoples' kids are not your freakin' business. If you want to raise OTHER peoples' kids, hike your ass down to Social Services and apply to be a foster parent. Or better yet, get a job at CPS. Otherwise, mind your own business.

Now. If you Mommies of the World have so much time on your hands that you insist on monitoring other parents, you should really consider getting a second job or a hobby or something.

 

[sockgirl77]

Just like in other matters of personal freedom, some of you completely miss the point.

YOU can buckle up YOUR children if YOU choose to do so. It's the safe thing to do.

OTHER peoples' kids are not your freakin' business. If you want to raise OTHER peoples' kids, hike your ass down to Social Services and apply to be a foster parent. Or better yet, get a job at CPS. Otherwise, mind your own business.

Now. If you Mommies of the World have so much time on your hands that you insist on monitoring other parents, you should really consider getting a second job or a hobby or something.

I have 3 ####ing jobs and care enough about kids to want their lazy ass parents to buckle them up.

 

[lovinmaryland]

Just like in other matters of personal freedom, some of you completely miss the point.

YOU can buckle up YOUR children if YOU choose to do so. It's the safe thing to do.

OTHER peoples' kids are not your freakin' business. If you want to raise OTHER peoples' kids, hike your ass down to Social Services and apply to be a foster parent. Or better yet, get a job at CPS. Otherwise, mind your own business.
Now. If you Mommies of the World have so much time on your hands that you insist on monitoring other parents, you should really consider getting a second job or a hobby or something.

I dont understand why people get so upset about shiat they have no control over... If someone wants to let their kids eat cupcakes and ho ho's for dinner that is their perogative I personally do not sit around and fret over that I know that my kids eat right and are well taken care of and that is all that matters

 

[Cowgirl]

Just like in other matters of personal freedom, some of you completely miss the point.

YOU can buckle up YOUR children if YOU choose to do so. It's the safe thing to do.

OTHER peoples' kids are not your freakin' business. If you want to raise OTHER peoples' kids, hike your ass down to Social Services and apply to be a foster parent. Or better yet, get a job at CPS. Otherwise, mind your own business.

Now. If you Mommies of the World have so much time on your hands that you insist on monitoring other parents, you should really consider getting a second job or a hobby or something.

That's nice.

 

[vegmom]

Preventable automotive fatalities effect us all in the pocketbook if nothing else. These same dumbasses that don't buckle in their kids probably would end up on SSDI or suing for $$$ from the other guys insurance after they were hurt.

I have no trouble with dumbass adults removing themselves from the gene pool, but kids need to be protected. Personal freedom ends where someone elses safety begins.

 

[Sonsie]

Vrai, I'm afraid I have to disagree with you on this one. Children aren't possessions like a dog or something. Parents have a duty to keep them reasonably safe according to the current mores of society. This society has realized that children need to be protected from stupid parents and have therefore legislated that children need to be restrained in vehicles. Would you feel the same about a parent allowing their toddlers to play on the roof because, after all, "they are OTHER people's kids"? Not buckling your kids in is pure negligence and I wish parents who needlessly endanger their kids in vehicles would be prosecuted for it just like other forms of negligence. Children have the right to be kept safe, they aren't possessions to be dealt with as their "owner" sees fit.

 

[vraiblonde]

That's nice.

Yes, it is. You Mommies (not that YOU are a Mommy) have made me see the error of my ways. I haven't cared about OPC in a long time. If I did, I'd jump into threads where you hypochondriacs and Munchausen types are fretting over the drugs you want to pump your children full of, and the bubble wrap you so carefully place around them lest they get a skinned knee or some other horror.

 

[toppick08]

Yes, it is. You Mommies (not that YOU are a Mommy) have made me see the error of my ways. I haven't cared about OPC in a long time. If I did, I'd jump into threads where you hypochondriacs and Munchausen types are fretting over the drugs you want to pump your children full of, and the bubble wrap you so carefully place around them lest they get a skinned knee or some other horror.

 

[vraiblonde]

This society has realized that children need to be protected from stupid parents

So what are you going to do when some busybody decides that YOU are a stupid parent, and wants to legislate how you raise them or make decisions for them? Because, Sonsie, I guarantee that no matter how careful you think you are, there is some crazy woman out there who would be losing her mind over what she would consider negligence.

And, as has has already been mentioned any number of times, why are you Mommies not insisting on seatbelts/booster seats for school buses? You do not trust your own driving without your child being properly restrained, but you will let some stranger take them out with 30 other kids, screaming and yelling, distracting the driver, with no restraint whatsoever.

?

 

[Geek]

Yes, it is. You Mommies (not that YOU are a Mommy) have made me see the error of my ways. I haven't cared about OPC in a long time. If I did, I'd jump into threads where you hypochondriacs and Munchausen types are fretting over the drugs you want to pump your children full of, and the bubble wrap you so carefully place around them lest they get a skinned knee or some other horror.

Would you have stopped to help the little girl in Lusby?

 

[vraiblonde]

Would you have stopped to help the little girl in Lusby?

That is an ignorant question. If you want to equate not using a booster seat with beating and abusing a kid, not to mention killing them and sticking their remains in your freezer, be my guest.

 

[Geek]

That is an ignorant question. If you want to equate not using a booster seat with beating and abusing a kid, not to mention killing them and sticking their remains in your freezer, be my guest.

I like when you put words in my mouth

You were claiming not to care about other people's kids :shrug: I was wondering where the line is where or if you get involved.

 

[Cowgirl]

Yes, it is. You Mommies (not that YOU are a Mommy)

That's great! Get those cheap shots in when ever you can. Would you not consider a stepmommy a mommy? Is the only difference that a "mommy" has a child actually come out of her vagina? I mean, I know a TON of mothers who are terrible mommies. It doesn't take a whole lot of talent to get knocked up and push out a kid.

have made me see the error of my ways. I haven't cared about OPC in a long time. If I did, I'd jump into threads where you hypochondriacs and Munchausen types are fretting over the drugs you want to pump your children full of, and the bubble wrap you so carefully place around them lest they get a skinned knee or some other horror.

You can say that all you want, but you sure as hell don't have a problem with calling out stupid parents, right? But no, others are judgmental #####es when they do it. Good job there, Hypocritina.

 

[vraiblonde]

I like when you put words in my mouth

I don't need to put words in your mouth - you're completely predictable.

Answer my question. Where is your petition to get seatbelts on school buses, and outfit them all with booster seats or carseats?

 

[Geek]

I don't need to put words in your mouth - you're completely predictable.

Answer my question. Where is your petition to get seatbelts on school buses, and outfit them all with booster seats or carseats?

I drive my kids to school. Everyday. And pick them up, everyday.

And you are the first person to call me predictable in my whole life.

 

[vraiblonde]

Get those cheap shots in when ever you can.

Okay, so you are not a Mom, yet it's a cheap shot to actually point that out to you?

Whatever.

You can say that all you want, but you sure as hell don't have a problem with calling out stupid parents, right? But no, others are judgmental #####es when they do it. Good job there, Hypocritina.

Check the date on the post you referenced.

Anyway, I'm not interested in having a pissing contest with you Mommies. My kids are adults, so they are out of your jurisdiction and you can't do a damn thing about how I raised them. HA.

 

[Sonsie]

So what are you going to do when some busybody decides that YOU are a stupid parent, and wants to legislate how you raise them or make decisions for them? Because, Sonsie, I guarantee that no matter how careful you think you are, there is some crazy woman out there who would be losing her mind over what she would consider negligence.

Well that crazy woman can yell all she wants, I doubt with all the chuckleheads about she will run out of things to be outraged about. I'm talking about a reasonable standard of care here. Allowing your kids to be projectiles in the event of an accident is not exercising proper care.

And, as has has already been mentioned any number of times, why are you Mommies not insisting on seatbelts/booster seats for school buses? You do not trust your own driving without your child being properly restrained, but you will let some stranger take them out with 30 other kids, screaming and yelling, distracting the driver, with no restraint whatsoever.

I'll admit to not knowing much about why school buses are exempt, my kids are still too small for that to be on my radar just yet. However, it's not about trusting my own driving at all. It's about trusting the racing teens, strung out long haul truckers, road raging loons, and texting addicts who are all over the roads these days. I trust my own driving very much, it's everyone else I don't trust.

 

[Cowgirl]

Okay, so you are not a Mom, yet it's a cheap shot to actually point that out to you?

Whatever.

Check the date on the post you referenced.

Anyway, I'm not interested in having a pissing contest with you Mommies. My kids are adults, so they are out of your jurisdiction and you can't do a damn thing about how I raised them. HA.

It's a cheap shot to say someone is not a mom if they're a stepmom. You know damn well that's not an easy job. I don't need a baby to come out of my body to act like a mom.

I know the date of the post I referenced. I've referenced it before. I think it's classic. You get all pissy when someone judges a parent for a stupid decision, and you do the same thing. Unless you've had some huge awakening since then...which I doubt.

And I couldn't care less about your kids or how you raised them.