Grandma Allergic To Putting Kid In Car Seat, So Mom Decides Grandma Won’t Be Babysitting Any More

It’s common knowledge that children’s safety is an important matter. After all, they’re just small, fragile beings that usually can’t fend for themselves. So, it’s up to adults to take care of them. Yet, some of them tend to neglect this responsibility. 

Like the grandma in today’s story. Although her daughter begged her to use a car seat when she babysits, she never does, even though it puts her grandchild in danger. Naturally, that made the kid’s mom livid, so she decided that the only way to deal with it was to issue an ultimatum.

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While kids’ safety is an important matter, some adults are way too carefree about it

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As many do, a woman used to leave her kid with her parents to be babysat

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Text about grandma ignoring mom's plea to use car seat for the child.

Text from a mom about banning grandma from babysitting due to not using a car seat for her child.

A woman places a car seat in the back of a vehicle, emphasizing child safety.

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Until she found out one day that anytime they go for a drive, the grandmother doesn’t put the kid in a car seat, risking his life

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Text about a grandma ignoring a mom's plea to use a car seat, leading to a babysitting ban.

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After some time, the grandmother was given a second chance, but she crossed the line when she pulled the same thing, dismissing her daughter’s pleas for safety

Text message argument about a grandma ignoring car seat usage during babysitting.

Text discussing trust issues and concerns after Grandma ignores using a car seat, with babysitting consequences.

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This made the woman so enraged she decided to ban her mom from being alone with her son ever again

When parents need help with childcare,grandparentsare quite often the go-to option for babysitting. Such an arrangement is not only a good way for them to spend time together, but it was also proventhat grandparents who babysit their grandkids tend to live longer. 

Yet, for this to happen, parents must trust their own folks. Today’s OP used to be full of trust until she learned how careless her mom was with her son. To be more specific, anytime they went somewhere while she was babysitting, she wouldn’t put the kid into a car seat.

These seats are essential for little kids because they provideprotectionin crashes, which are theleading cause of death for children ages 1 to 13. A car seat cannot just be any car seat; it has to be a correct match according to the kid’s age and weight, and it must beproperly installed according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

So, putting a kid in a car without a proper seat will not only put you at risk of afine, but it also puts their health—and even their life—at risk. Still, for the OP’s mom, this fact wasn’t enough. When asked why she did it, she tried to justify it, saying they were just “going round the corner,” but this didn’t work on her daughter, as she saw this as a sign not only of neglect but of disrespect as well. 

Woman in a kitchen looking upset while holding a phone, highlighting babysitting issues.

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A year later, the original poster decided to trust her mom with a kid again, but not before she stressed to her how important a car seat was. She even threatened to cut contact if she didn’t use it. And still, the grandmother didn’t take it seriously. They went out, and the kid was without a seat again. 

This made the woman livid—why dismiss her words? After all, it’s not a petty quarrel about nothing, it’s a kid’s safety they’re talking about. It made the OP sure about one thing—after this repeated incident, the grandma would never get the chance to babysit her grandchild again. 

Many netizens thought that was the best choice she could have made in the scenario. Her mom clearly doesn’t respect her boundaries, dismissing everything she says—from pleas to ultimatums—and she doesn’t even seem to value her grandkid’s life. 

While yes, he’s 5 years old and not a complete infant, he’s still not big enough to ride without a car seat. It’s recommended that kids stay in seats until they’re12 years old or at least 135 centimeters tall, whichever comes first. So, at age 5, he’s clearly far from that criteria (kids typically reach that height around their 7th year or so).

Well, we can just hope that not being able to spend 1 on 1 time with her grandchild will open the grandmother’s eyes to how neglectful she has been. And if it won’t, let’s hope she won’t get another chance to do the same thing again.

Netizens thought that the woman’s actions were justified, as her mom was clearly neglectful of her grandkid and dismissive of her daughter

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Grandma criticized for ignoring car seat use, causing tension and babysitting ban.

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Reddit discussion about a grandma ignoring car seat use, leading to her being banned from babysitting.

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Grandma ignores mom's pleas, leading to being banned from babysitting, as discussed in an online comment.

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