Mama Needs a Cosmo

Hello blog world! This is my very first blog post.

And I’m not going to just eeeaaase into it. Nope.

I’ve decided to just full-on piss people off on my maiden voyage.

Yep. This is going to get me into sooo much trouble. I just know it.

I’ve been simmering for a while about this story–three adults and one small child killed by a drunk driver in my hometown of Sacramento CA. (Related article can be seen here: http://www.kcra.com/news/11404584/detail.html)

And while it is deplorable that there was yet another fatal accident caused by a drunk driver, can someone please tell me why, a) None of the adults killed were wearing a seat belt? and, b) Why in God’s name was the child not in a car seat?

The crash may have undoubtedly killed the adults in the front seat — the drunk driver took care of that. But, what about the passengers in the back seat? And the little boy — riding on someone’s LAP instead of being secured in a safety seat — will never get to ride a swing, eat ice cream, or read a book. Dare I say his mother took care of that?

This was a horrific accident, made much worse by carelessness. Am I the only one who thinks that someone could have survived if they’d taken three seconds to put their seat belts on? Or take a few minutes to put a little boy in his car seat?

As a parent, I am mortified that this could happen to me. But at least I know I can reduce my family’s chances of dying in an accident by using my seat belt, and teaching my son how to use his.