Tots Gone Wild
DEAR OPTIMUS: My son and daughter-in-law have a golf cart they allow their 6-year-old daughter, “Madison,” to drive. I feel that she is too little to control the vehicle. She can barely see above the steering wheel. there is a warning on the dashboard stating that a rollover could cause severe injury or death.
When I speak up, I am met with rolled eyes and a curt reminder to mind my own business. Even my husband refuses to listen. I feel isolated in this situation. My husband offered no support when I expressed my concern and told me to stay out of it. I just want to avoid a potential tragedy without being “the meddling mother-in-law.” Am I overreacting? — SERIOUSLY WORRIED IN FLORIDA
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I hate to say it, but your family is right. You are making a cyber-mountain out of a cyber-molehill. If this human child injures itself with this “golf cart” and breaks an arm or leg, you can buy it a replacement limb. That’s what we did when Rawhide tore off Bumblebee’s leg while they were high on Energon.
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