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| Sunday Art |
If you have young (or short) kids or grandkids, you've heard the updated suggestions for seatbelt safety. Just a few months ago, 8-year-olds were deemed okay to sit with the car's version and no booster. Oooooh-kay. Aubs celebrated, when she turned 8, last November. However, the newly suggested requirement calls for children to be no shorter than 4'9", in order to qualify for proper lap- and shoulder-belt fit. It makes sense. Ill-fitting belts can do more harm than good. This is all easily Googled, along with the mind blowing numbers of children lost to vehicular tragedies. The problem lies in how tough it might be to convince young 'uns that they still need a booster; even 12-year-olds might be too short. Well, here's our anecdote....
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| Aubs' Choice |
We spoke to the issue with Aubrey, 4'5", as we drove to Middletown the other day. She was very receptive, going so far as to say that she was nervous without a proper seat. We promised to address the matter quickly, and indeed purchased an appropriate lift for her age. You see, Joe had just gotten rid of extra full-back booster seats... and I mean just. Timing is everything, no? I told Aubs that her willing acceptance of the new rules was quite mature; I was impressed by her understanding of the "why", herein.
When I shared the story with Bri, later on, he just gave her a whimsical look and said, "Oh, really, Aubrey? You mean you're not going to cry and carry on when I put your seat back in my car?" Hilarious. I just looked at her... "You didn't...." Giggle. ♥
