Question: If a patrolman decided he needed to pull over Google's self-driving car, how would it respond? Who gets the ticket, if any were issued? Who would do the talking, and who would hand over a driver's license for identification? What about proof of liability insurance? I wonder how it would respond to tire puncturing stop strips? For that matter, how does it respond to a blown tire?

When my DD got married 12 yrs ago she wanted sets of those glasses that "look" like cut glass in the black & white box, they are sold as 24% lead or maybe not that much but it is right on the box & I think they still make them, they had them at Target, Kmart, most of dept. stores. Then go look at the fine china & most of it is loaded with lead unless they just changed it. I got where I wouldn't buy anything like that. Warnings all over & said couldn't use any juices or acidic fruits in them. Even some bowls that were bright colored had warnings. Kind you put on table with apples oranges bananas in!! That was a OK!!! Like the conversion to digital, think that is gov't idea as it is going to cost us all as they say it will increase electricity use a lot. I guess there arn't enough blackouts & brownouts around the country!! I think big businesses give politicans big bucks to get this stuff passed. Who benefits from digital-cable companies, electric companies & those selling TV's & antennas. They came up with idea in Ca. few yrs ago that all washers & dryers would have to be replaced with front load ones, they raised them off the ground some & put very fancy price tag on them. Well, lot of people looked & said they wanted old models, they weren't paying double!! I remember when the "ban" on side load washers & dryers went in because too many kids were crawling in & dying, they kick at the round part- never think to kick on the door. My neighbors wanted to show me their new set- wow! 3 yr old child in house- I told them they were dangerous!!Next day it was on the news about boy that crawled in 1 at laundrmat!!!Laws get hidden & gov't does what lines their pockets the most!!!Jan

Well, how did the evening go? Pink, I would take Deborah's advice, she is wise... -BUT- I would also set boundaries. Snooping-no way! You don't want her driving your child? - don't let her! You are the Mom control the situation. I would have been thrilled if my MIL had sent pictures of my child to friends and family. She was good to my child while she was growing up but there was always tension between me and her- I was always the outsider or outlaw(and the closest neighbor). I sucked it up and carried on, never called her on anything. She was never overtly mean to me but made little comments and made many demands around the holidays. My DH was always aware of it but never took a stand even when I ranted and raved over her. Ten years ago my husbands father died and there was a huge rift in the family, we didn't see or speak to MIL for over 8 years even though she was 1/2 miles down the road. I was shocked last Christmas when I saw her comming thru the yard on her walker! DH's brother had brought her to have Christmas dinner with us. She had had a stroke, and was much older looking than when I last saw her, but I greeted her with a kiss. Then I went out on the deck for a smoke and a drink! I stayed on the side lines and kept my mouth shut, just let DH and DD visit with her, it was strained, but at least they got to "visit" for a while, and all went well. It felt so good! I think she must have seen what shes been missing - family! She came back for Easter too. I am the one that cooks for the holidays now and the house is always full of her kids, gkids and ggkids and I like having her here too. I try to dwell on the good times, DH and DD are still wary (they were very hurt)but they are comming around. She taught me alot, about being the wife of a farmer, raising kids and how not to be a mother in law. I hope I can be a good future mother in law. Things change, be open to it.

Tough one. However much the law may be explicit, and even if the police are called, there's no guaranteed way of MAKING BM abide at all times, unfortunately. I think all you can really do is attempt to discuss it with BM in a way that tries to minimize a judgmental/condemning tone (even if you understandably feel like judging/condemning her for putting the child at risk) and instead attempts to appeal to her good sense as a mother. This way she is more likely to actually listen instead of immaturely rebelling against the law simply because you, as SM, happen to be the one bringing it up. Tell her about your friend's daughter and say there are risks that she just may not have thought of. Tell her it doesn't mean you think she's a sh***y mother, but that something tragic happened to someone you actually know and you thought she would benefit from being told what the risks actually are. I don't blame you in this instance if you want to call the cops, but it just might not be a very long-term solution. Plus, you don't want to open a big "tit-for-tat" drama can of worms. You can only do what a person can reasonably do when they are not present to control everything that happens when the kid is outside their care. After that point, there is always a risk that something could happen because of someone else's irresponsibility. Unless you're with the kid 24/7, you'll never avoid this risk 100%.