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| Aunt Edna from National Lampoon Vacation: the only car seat worse than ours |
I used to consider
myself a fairly intelligent person. College-educated, I like to read, I can make
at least a valid attempt at a crossword puzzle, and, with a little time, I can
figure out most recipes and instruction manuals. But then the car seat proved
me wrong.
Our car seat is the
size of a small rocket ship and takes up the whole of our Escape’s back seat.
Hailing from Europe and the land of 100mph speed limits, that thing will remain
standing in the apocalypse. Which is why we continue to keep it despite its
risk to our marriage.
Because this thing
has reduced both of us to hideous versions of our former selves. Clearly we are
doing something wrong, and we each blame the other for it. The infant insert is
supposed to fit children up to 22lbs, yet with every half pound gained by our
currently 11lb son we find ourselves fighting in the driveway, yelling at each
other in the yard as we try to loosen the straps to no avail.
Even indirectly,
Clay is teaching us humility.
-Eleanor
Note From Scott: Reason #896 why America’s better than
Europe.
*Image taken from National Lampoon's Vacation (Warner Bros.).
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