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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are some of y’all so freaking rude?!  OP has never travelled before with her kid, maybe she has no idea what to do, or what’s the “norm?”

OP, I’ve done Uber that came with a car seat before, it was very convenient (I also did not want the hassle of bringing a heavy car seat especially because I was traveling alone with the kid aka no extra hands, and used a cares harness for the plane- much easier).  Have a backup plan in case the reservation doesn’t work out.[/quote]

Because a toddler on your lap for any length of time, let alone 10-15 minutes, is not the norm in 2021. [/quote]

Maybe she’s a FTM.  Maybe she just doesn’t know.  She’s reaching out for advice.  Chill.[/quote]

I agree people can be nicer (and I was polite in my comments) but I understand the urgency. I have been in a car accident with a child. It was a freak accident due to tires hitting an oil slick on the road at a weird angle and forcing a spin, we weren't even going very fast, but the car was totaled (wound up upside down in a ditch). Our child was in a car seat and was fine, but it was one of the most upsetting things that happened to me as a young parent. Something I couldn't stop thinking about for months after was that in the month before it happened, our kid kept figuring out how to get one arm out from under one of the harness straps. We kept adjusting and checking the tightness of the straps, but kid was a little Houdini. I literally stayed up at night thinking what would have happened if this had happened the day of the accident, for almost a year.

Point is: I think a lot of people are responding out of fear and concern. When I read the OP, I immediately thought of this accident and I cringed. Glad she is getting good advice here, but this is why people seem harsh. I want her kid to be safe! I'm sure she does too.[/quote]

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