Strollerderby

I sincerely hope you never get in an accident because you were yakking on your cell phone (or walking and chewing gum) and your child gets hurt.  I mean, come on.  Sarcasm about this?  It's just as easy to leave your phone in your purse in the back seat, and actually drive your car.  That is your child or children you are carting around.  Aren't they worth it?

You're not stupid.  You're not incapable.  But shit happens.  And the guilt you would feel if you didn't take precautions and your child was hurt or God forbid killed would kill you, and likely cause you to eat your words.  

Seriously.  It won't kill you to slow down a bit (those 3 minutes you save are really not worth it), save the food for the walk across the parking lot into Target (it's not like you're going to spend an hour eating your McHamburger anyway--might as well wolf it down cold, it's not going to taste any better hot), drive defensively (you might think you're all that, but guess what?  There are a lot of idiots out there) and tell your kid, "Not now, I'm driving," or pull over if they are absolutely desperate for your attention.  You are in a heavy metal box hurtling through space faster than you could run if your life depended on it.  Don't tell me that distracted driving is safe.

Really, unless you are driving an ambulance, your life is not so important that you can't choose to slow it down for the sake of your child.

Grow up.  Hang up.  Drive.

Your child's life depends on it.

Er...this was humor.  

Hmm... guess it fell flat for me.  Sorry.

Every day, I see people making mistakes driving (drifting lanes, slow starts, sudden stops, etc.) and every time, they are yakking on their phones.  It drives me nuts.

Hormonal? Yes.  But still.  A phone call of "I picked up tacos" is not important enough that it can't wait.

I hate cell phones in general, so #1 is a big stinky pet peeve of mine.  I am guilty of the rest of it, though!  Not all the time, mind you, but often enough.  Plus, I live in New Jersey and if you're not going 15 MPH over the speed limit, you'll be run off the road by some under-endowed jackass in a Hummer.

I seriously have to agree with the writers of this article, even though I know you were being funny. I have gotten into TWO accidents since I had my son, all because I was distracted. Driving while multitasking is dangerous! Either that, or I really stink behind the wheel.

Okay, points taken.  I used to be Speed Racer but when I had kids it all changed and I drive like a grandma now.  I should have pointed out that my ex used to berate me for going (gasp!) as slow as the speed limit.  And for stopping at stop signs.

But I didn't like the tone of the article which was, in my opinion, way too harsh on the moms.  I see more non-moms texting while driving, or applying makeup, shaving, reading, whatnot.  So why pick on just moms?

Just in case you got the idea that women are adults who can, on occasion have a drink and remain responsible