Sleeping bags: folklore would have sleeping bags invented by war-worn soldiers trying to stay warm in muddy foxholes during World War One. The reality is that a mother who was exasperated at changing crib sheets and sheets on twin beds with saftey railings decided that she was done wrestling her bare-mattress-jumping children off the bed. Why fight that battle when you can throw a tastefully screen-printed, hot pink Dora sleeping bag on top of the perfectly made bedding?
Five Point Harness Car Seats: you thought these were a product of countless Consumer Reports' ratings and the Federeal Government's constant desire to keep your children safe at all times. Wrong. These were invented when spanking your children became a social no-no. I kid you not- when a friend's 2 year-old was not responding at all to time-outs, her pediatrician suggested taking an extra car seat, putting it in the furthest reaches of her home, and buckling the toddler in for her prescirbed 2 minutes. Just as soon as I'm convinced that CPS isn't going to come banging down her door, I might try it myself.
Mini shopping carts: this one I'm not so sure about. Makena and I had an "angry day" at Harris Teeter today all due to the fact that I mis-judged the size of the little cart versus the size of our "quick-trip". She was such the perfect little shopper- turning left and right correctly- concentrating on not running into other shoppers- until our last two items didn't fit into her cart. Melt down, produce section. Lord help us when we went to use the self-checkout and we didn't return the items back into the cart once we were finished. I'm not sure if she thought we were going to take the cart home (her spatial relations still need work if she thought that thing would fit in the Volvo) or if she just wanted to be allowed to wheel it through the parking lot by herself. Melt down, front entrance. *sigh* So- did a mom invent this one? Most likely, but probably the mom of an older child who didn't get immediately attached to strawberries and bananas.
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