"Something," yes. THAT thing, no fricken way!
All things do not get the same level of attention and concern, at least in my world. When I pick up my Glock, it is with a much different comportment than when I pick up my toothbrush: same with my kid.
But that's been my point all along; Moses didn't come down off the mountain with tablets stating the "correct" position for the toilet seat is "down." Women do not, or at least should not, get to define what is and is not acceptable parenting and childcare using themselves as the model.
First of all, I did not FORGET to take precautions to buckle my daughter in to her carseat. I had NO KNOWLEDGE of the fact that her carseat was not strapped in the car. I can’t MAKE myself remember something of which I have no prior knowledge. If the carseat jostled around when my daughter was getting into it, I did not see it because she climbed into the carseat by herself and buckled her straps. I imagine at that point, her weight was holding her carseat firmly in place Therefore, I took for granted that it was strapped into the car just like every other day of my life as her mother. The circumstance was unusual and it has happened only once in 12 years of parenting. That isn’t negligence, that is human error. It could have ended tragically but thank God it did not. My older daughter noticed the carseat sway slightly when I went around a curve and we immediately pulled over and secured it into the car.
Yes I agree that some things get more attention than others. Children are the top priority. I did not handle her safety carelessly. I did not leave her unstrapped in her carseat or allow her to roam free in the car while I was driving. I reasonably assumed that I had secured my daughter into the car properly.
No women do not get to define acceptable parenting using themselves as models. Neither do men. God defines for my family what is and is not acceptable parenting. Do I always live up to His standards? No and do you know why? Because I am human and imperfect. I am thankful for His grace.