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Are You Buckled, Miss Suitcase?

You all know how I feel about people buckling up in my car. What you may not be aware of is that I’ve been known to frequently buckle non-human items that are riding in my car. I’ll give you a couple examples. A few days ago, I was meeting some friends at the park, planning to do some walking while we were there. I always keep an umbrella stroller in the trunk of my car, but I wanted my bigger, heavier-duty one along for this particular walk. Rather than break my back trying to hoist it up and then wrestle … Continue reading →

Rear-Facing Car Seats

When I was an infant my mother breastfed me while driving. We didn’t wear seatbelts and rode in truck beds. My first niece was born March 1, 1991. My oldest sister and I shared a car seat she bought at a yard sale so we could take our niece places. I would not buy a used car seat nor use any seat whose history I was not intimately familiar with now. I would also not use the type of seat that we shared. Before we were licensed foster/adopt parents I didn’t know anything about car seats other than we had … Continue reading →