Wrong or a difference in parenting?

OK, so I have a tricky one at least I feel conflicted…. I have a one year-old daughter. She is 27 pounds and just about 3 feet tall. State law says child has to be rear facing until the age of two, unless of course she is over 40 pounds and or 40 inches . My ex thinks it’s appropriate to have her forward facing inside any car, including the front seat of his utility pick up(the pick up truck with only two seats is his actual vehicle. He occasionally borrows his girlfriend‘s Honda.) the point is he can always borrow his girlfriend’s car to transport the baby and she shouldn’t be forward facing according to state law and CHP! The bigger issue is the fact that his main car is his work truck and at this point he has had our child forward facing in the front seat of the pick up as well as the backseat of the four-door Honda. The last two custody exchanges, I have formally refused to let the child go with him. I have offered to get him a brand new car seat for free through a program that will get him the appropriate transitional car seat, I have also sent him screenshots and examples of car seats that both rear face and forward face When the time is needed, and he still continues to only get four replacing only car seats, even though he has been told directly numerous times, he needs a transitional one… I guess you can say guilt is in me because he doesn’t even ask about her daughter. Part of me wants to send him videos and photos of her or offer him visiting time but I’m also scared he’s gonna try to runoff with her or something crazy I guess because him and his girlfriend of those type of people smh Anyways, he’s now missed two weeks with her daughter and a holiday because he had Easter this year with her and he didn’t even bother to show up . So he was refused to visitations because he continued to show with the wrong car seat and I even offered for him to take mine for the week and he refused..🤷🏽‍♀️ I feel like I’ve done all I can do offering for him to get a free one and they would help install the car seat, I also offered for him to borrow mine the first time and he refused now that offer is off of the table, part of me feels like it’s better activity to file a motion stating that his custody needs to be suspended until he takes car seat, safety classes and go back to visitation since he can’t transport her properly or for that matter coparent😒 I don’t know why I feel like I’m gonna get in trouble for not letting her go with him even though he had the wrong car seat and he was putting it in the front seat of the pick up😭 some part of me feels like even though state laws black-and-white the judge would find a way to turn around on me and make it my fault🫠
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I don't know how anyone could find it acceptable to ignore safety laws for children. Stand your ground. God forbid if he took her one day, forward facing and was in an accident. I would never be able to forgive myself.

@Lauren thank you🤎 I’ve literally been trying to find someway to spin it where “I’m wrong” or “overreacting” and I’ve offered more than enough help and chances ..

You've done everything you can and more. It's on your ex now. I wouldn't let them take my daughter to be so careless about something like this. He doesn't have a leg stand on!

I definitely wouldn't allow that either. Please paper yourself in case he disputes it in court. Like, send a text confirming that you showed up for access as scheduled but you weren't comfortable with him taking her because of the carseat issue. Then it's much harder for him to claim later that that's not what happened. Put that you offered alternatives but he refused, so it's clear you did your best to accommodate.

Noooooope! Nope, nope, nope! He is being extremely careless and stupid with his child's safety! You need to report him and do exactly what you know you need to do. Honestly, if he is this lazy and careless about it, I'm kind of afraid that even if he is eventually forced to get a seat, he will just continue not using it anyway. If he does that, do anything to document proof and use it against him. If he continues to be this way, she should never be allowed in a vehicle with him!

In the UK we are being told to leave children rear facing as long as possible. I won't be front facing for as long as I can get away with it. I would rather keep my child safe. Rear facing minimises the impact of a car crash versus forward facing.

@Sachiko yep, it’s at the Police Department so there’s cameras! And I make sure to get a incident number from the police so I can document it legally💯🙏🏽

@Katie exactly! Every parent knows that those videos that they show you about what could happen are terrifying! I already had a feeling that he didn’t really wanna be a part of her life. He’s just doing because his partner and her family are making him. But the things I keep saying, just make me wish you would just quit. I hate that for my daughter, but honestly even her pediatrician is convinced he’ll eventually walk away and never come back because he doesn’t care..

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