The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #60588 Message #970087
Posted By: Liz the Squeak
21-Jun-03 - 03:32 AM
Thread Name: BS: Children left behind in cars
Subject: RE: BS: Children left behind in cars
The maternal instinct should be to protect and nurture the child at all costs - it's a remarkably strong instinct that will have ewes attacking wolves, rabbits attacking foxes and humans performing feats of strength they could never do otherwise (I kicked in a front door that Manitas had managed to let slam shut with he and I on the outside and an infant Bratling on the inside - only a few months after major surgery to get her out into the world!).
Somehow though, present some folks with a car and all this Darwinist 'survival of the fittest' stuff goes out the window. I'm horrified when I see children and babies not strapped into car seats, I won't move our vehicle until Bratling is secured, and I would never take her out of her seat whilst we were moving no matter how much she screamed or puked.
How about if it's a girl - every time she gets behind a wheel she's going to want to get her tits out! (Yes, I know some folks can see the benefit in that - it's still driving without due care and attention who ever does it!)
To juggle a hungry baby and a flapping pap is difficult enough. Driving a vehicle demands at least 75% attention ahead of you, so how on earth could you combine the two?
I can barely feed myself whilst driving, it shouldn't be legal to feed anyone else!