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Getting your child a car seat isn’t enough to protect them during a ride. You have to know how to correctly fasten them, too. Recently, Rebecca Tafaro Boyer, a nurse from Memphis, Tennessee has shared a nightmarish car crash story, proving parents can never let their guard down.
“[My husband], David, was traveling eastbound across an overpass at nearly fifty miles an hour when a woman traveling westbound crossed over three lanes of traffic in an effort to make a left turn onto an exit ramp located to my husbands right,” Rebecca told Bored Panda. “She clearly didn’t have enough time as he hit the front passenger side of her vehicle. We later found out that she had no license or insurance, and that this was her third offense driving without a license.”
David hit the brakes so hard, he fractured the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th metatarsals of his right foot. Luckily, he won’t need surgery. He isn’t allowed to walk on his right foot for the next 6-8 weeks, though. But their son, William, probably had his guardian angel on duty.
“William was completely uninjured during the crash,” Rebecca added. In fact, he didn’t even wake up from his nap. The parents, however, did everything in their power to make him the safest kid on the road. “I am a former NICU nurse so I knew lots of car seat basics, but in preparation for William’s arrival, we attended a child safety class prior to his birth that covered everything from CPR to car seats. Additionally, we spent some time reading our manual when the car seat arrived.”
“I wouldn’t say that we have become scared of car rides,” the mom said. “I don’t think it’s worth living in fear over something that can happen at any time and any place. But it certainly has reinforced that it is so important to strap William in correctly every single time, even when driving half a mile down the road.”
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This is Rebecca Tafaro Boyer, and some people might call her “naggy,” but Rebecca recently shared an emotional story to prove them wrong
“Friends, let’s have a quick chat about something that some of my family members think makes me a super annoying overprotective mom – car seat safety”
“My first day back from maternity leave, I demanded that my husband send me hourly updates and recaps on how baby William was handling his first day away from mommy”
“This afternoon around 2:15, I got a text from my hubby during their trip to Walgreens. My nagging wife reply was to correct William’s position in the car seat”
“At 2:30 my phone rang, my husband’s panicked voice came through the line, ‘Honey, we had a car wreck'”
“The boys were less than three miles from our house when a woman pulled into oncoming traffic to try and make a quick left turn”
“My precious little bundle of joy was so well restrained in his car seat, THAT HE DIDN’T EVEN WAKE UP”
Her husband, David, fractured the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th metatarsals of his right foot
“The car is a loss, but cars can be replaced – my boys can’t”
A lot of people reacted by sharing their own similar experiences
What do you think ?
Janet Clarke 7 years ago
It bothers me that asking a husband to do something is considered nagging. Why does asking something reasonable have to have a negative connotation?
RaroaRaroa 7 years ago
When does anything a man says get called "nagging"? That in itself is sexist.
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PBMc 7 years ago
The, “My first day back from maternity leave, I demanded that my husband send me hourly updates and recaps" is a bit over the top but correcting the way the child was strapped into the car seat is understandable. Good for her on having her hubbie correct the car seat. Bad for her on demanding hourly updates. I'm certain the husband would be on the phone with her if something went wrong.
Jade Lynn 7 years ago
I kind of took the "demanded" part of it as an inside joke with them.
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Kaspar Kristiansen 7 years ago
Sorry to burst some bubbles, but maybe (just maybe) the baby would have slept through without changing/rearranging the belt and clips? There are so many myths out there, try not to go overboard: https://csftl.org/chest-clip-myths-busted/ We all want our children to be safe, but let's put things in the right perspective.
Carol Emory 7 years ago
I will agree on that. My son used to sleep in his car seat with his head resting on the safety bar that was across the front of him (like the car seat in the picture). When my sister hit a horse on a freeway..he never woke up until we stopped the car and shut off the engine. And, side note, the horse walked away with a bruised cheek. carseat-5b...1a5fd.jpeg 
Man Boobs 7 years ago
Yes because husbands are just so inept that they shouldn't be trusted with anything...the whole "hourly updates and photos" is very demeaning. I would be straight to the divorce lawyer on that comment alone....poor fellow
Nini Meow 7 years ago
Only when we face the problem we ( atleast I am) are glad they kept nagging all along.
Cesi Baca 7 years ago
I don’t even know why she’s called a “nagging wife” for this or why she calls herself one for that matter. Such an annoying stereotype.
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Marilyn Johnson 7 years ago
Asked my sister in law to pick up my boys. Told her the car seat was outside my house on the steps. She said she didnt know how to work it. Drove my 3 year old home from daycare with no car seat. She is no longer on the emergency contact list nor do j ever ask her for help. She could have asked the daycare if she couldn't figure it out
Lynne Darroch 7 years ago
Maybe the problem is car seat design... has there ever been a modern safety device so difficult to use? This is a problem that needs a serious rethink, particularly since we are hurtling towards an era of carsharing and on-demand driving services. You need something that snaps in and out of any model of vehicle instantly, that is much easier to carry, and that doesn't require a degree in nursing to correctly adjust. It's not user-friendly technology whatsoever.
Virgil Blue 7 years ago
A few standardised attachment points in armchairs is a good idea.
Load More Replies... Janet Clarke 7 years ago
It bothers me that asking a husband to do something is considered nagging. Why does asking something reasonable have to have a negative connotation?
RaroaRaroa 7 years ago
When does anything a man says get called "nagging"? That in itself is sexist.
Load More Replies... PBMc 7 years ago
The, “My first day back from maternity leave, I demanded that my husband send me hourly updates and recaps" is a bit over the top but correcting the way the child was strapped into the car seat is understandable. Good for her on having her hubbie correct the car seat. Bad for her on demanding hourly updates. I'm certain the husband would be on the phone with her if something went wrong.
Jade Lynn 7 years ago
I kind of took the "demanded" part of it as an inside joke with them.
Load More Replies... Kaspar Kristiansen 7 years ago
Sorry to burst some bubbles, but maybe (just maybe) the baby would have slept through without changing/rearranging the belt and clips? There are so many myths out there, try not to go overboard: https://csftl.org/chest-clip-myths-busted/ We all want our children to be safe, but let's put things in the right perspective.
Carol Emory 7 years ago
I will agree on that. My son used to sleep in his car seat with his head resting on the safety bar that was across the front of him (like the car seat in the picture). When my sister hit a horse on a freeway..he never woke up until we stopped the car and shut off the engine. And, side note, the horse walked away with a bruised cheek. carseat-5b...1a5fd.jpeg
Man Boobs 7 years ago
Yes because husbands are just so inept that they shouldn't be trusted with anything...the whole "hourly updates and photos" is very demeaning. I would be straight to the divorce lawyer on that comment alone....poor fellow
Nini Meow 7 years ago
Only when we face the problem we ( atleast I am) are glad they kept nagging all along.
Cesi Baca 7 years ago
I don’t even know why she’s called a “nagging wife” for this or why she calls herself one for that matter. Such an annoying stereotype.
Load More Replies... Marilyn Johnson 7 years ago
Asked my sister in law to pick up my boys. Told her the car seat was outside my house on the steps. She said she didnt know how to work it. Drove my 3 year old home from daycare with no car seat. She is no longer on the emergency contact list nor do j ever ask her for help. She could have asked the daycare if she couldn't figure it out
Lynne Darroch 7 years ago
Maybe the problem is car seat design... has there ever been a modern safety device so difficult to use? This is a problem that needs a serious rethink, particularly since we are hurtling towards an era of carsharing and on-demand driving services. You need something that snaps in and out of any model of vehicle instantly, that is much easier to carry, and that doesn't require a degree in nursing to correctly adjust. It's not user-friendly technology whatsoever.
Virgil Blue 7 years ago
A few standardised attachment points in armchairs is a good idea.
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