As we all know, seatbelts kill way more people than they save. Case in point, the other day as I drove to the store with the kids, Autumn managed to entangle herself in her belt so thoroughly that she couldn't get out by herself. She had the buckle released but it was wrapped around her waist in a knot and she was screaming at me to help her. Luckily I didn’t crash because she probably would have been chopped in two. Once we arrived at the store, I tried to get her out but when I pulled the belt, it just tightened more- which made her hysterical. I still hoped that if she could just calm down she would be able to wriggle her way out so I left her and Hannah in the car while I took the other 2 inside. While inside, the girls (I found out later) had started to pray and I got the answer in my brain as to how to free her. I got back to the car and Hannah had been helpful enough to tell Autumn that if she was trapped for too long she would die. That didn’t seem to calm her down much. Autumn was screaming “Cut it!” over and over but that didn’t seem like a cost effective release strategy to me. Instead, I lifted her body and twisted her in the air in a cartwheel like manner. Unfortunately, I did it the wrong way and so the seatbelt squeezed her tighter. I reversed the air cartwheel and two spins later, Autumn was free. So as you may have guessed, the moral of this story is never fasten your seatbelt. If you must, I have included a tutorial picture.
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