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I know what you're saying, and I respect it. I think that you and your kids should wear a seatbelt to protect yourselves, but only if that is your wish. People who know the risk of not wearing a seatbelt and still choose not to should be able to make that choice. I always wear one, even if just driving across a parking lot, but I know my dad never wears one. He has a serious bladder condition, and the seatbelt puts a lot of pressure on his bladder and causes him a lot more pain, on top of the pain he already has to deal with. That's his choice for his own reasons.
Just 8 weeks ago, a boy in my grade was in a terrible accident. He flatlined and had to be life flown to Vanderbilt, and is now in a rehab facility. He suffer a lot of brain damage and now has trouble remembering, walking, talking, etc, but he's getting better by the grace of God. There is really NO REASON he should have lived. His neck was broken, his pelvis and legs fractured, he had brain damage, lacerated kidney's and liver, two collapsed lungs, and his speen was so damaged it had to be removed. That seatbelt and God's grace are probably the only reason he is alive.
I just think that it should be everyone's choice for themselves and their families. They are adults and no the consequences. If they choose to risk it, its none of my business, or anyone elses, to tell them that its wrong.
The point is the adult may decide it's a waste of time, money, whatever, but it's thier children that have to pay for that choice. One of the jobs of being a parent is to do nothing that puts your child in avoidable risk. Or as my MIL says, "once you know better you do better".
I know what you're saying, and I respect it. I think that you and your kids should wear a seatbelt to protect yourselves, but only if that is your wish. People who know the risk of not wearing a seatbelt and still choose not to should be able to make that choice. I always wear one, even if just driving across a parking lot, but I know my dad never wears one. He has a serious bladder condition, and the seatbelt puts a lot of pressure on his bladder and causes him a lot more pain, on top of the pain he already has to deal with. That's his choice for his own reasons.
Just 8 weeks ago, a boy in my grade was in a terrible accident. He flatlined and had to be life flown to Vanderbilt, and is now in a rehab facility. He suffer a lot of brain damage and now has trouble remembering, walking, talking, etc, but he's getting better by the grace of God. There is really NO REASON he should have lived. His neck was broken, his pelvis and legs fractured, he had brain damage, lacerated kidney's and liver, two collapsed lungs, and his speen was so damaged it had to be removed. That seatbelt and God's grace are probably the only reason he is alive.
I just think that it should be everyone's choice for themselves and their families. They are adults and no the consequences. If they choose to risk it, its none of my business, or anyone elses, to tell them that its wrong.
The point is the adult may decide it's a waste of time, money, whatever, but it's thier children that have to pay for that choice. One of the jobs of being a parent is to do nothing that puts your child in avoidable risk. Or as my MIL says, "once you know better you do better".
