Digital With Alison

If you’ve ever seen a child get into a car without a big winter coat and thought,
“Why isn’t that baby wearing a jacket?” — this is why. 🚗🧥

Bulky coats and car seats don’t mix.

Thick jackets prevent the harness from fitting snugly against a child’s body. In a crash, that padding compresses, creating dangerous slack that can lead to serious injury — even if the seat looked tight.

This isn’t about kids being cold.
It’s about kids being safe.

Car seat safety experts recommend:
• No bulky coats in the car seat
• Harness snug, chest clip at armpit level
• Coat or blanket goes on after buckling

For many of us — especially older generations — this goes against what we were taught. But safety guidelines evolve as we learn more.

So when you see a child without a jacket in their car seat, remember:
That parent is likely choosing safety 🤍

Learning and adapting saves lives.
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Some days you’re strong 💪
Some days you’re just surviving 🌧️
And both deserve grace. 🤍

There’s a version of you that keeps going
even when no one sees how heavy it feels.
Tired… but still showing up. 🌿

Not every season is loud or exciting.
Some are slow. Some are lonely.
Some are meant for healing and rebuilding. ✨

And that doesn’t mean you’re behind —
it means you’re human 🤍

Growth isn’t always visible.
Sometimes it’s choosing peace 🕊️
Sometimes it’s rest 💤
Sometimes it’s holding on when letting go feels easier.

If today feels heavy, remember:
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
You’re allowed to move at your own pace.
You’re allowed to grow quietly 🌱

You are doing better than you think. 🤍✨

I was born in the 2000s 🌈
and sometimes I really miss being a kid.

I miss waking up early just to watch cartoons in the morning 📺☀️
sitting in front of a big TV, flipping through DVDs,
not caring what day it was or what needed to get done.

I miss getting home from school, dropping my backpack by the door 🎒
grabbing after-school snacks like fruit snacks, crackers, or a juice pouch 🍎🧃
then running back outside like the world was waiting for us.

Riding bikes up and down the street 🚲
racing friends, scraping knees,
laughing until our faces hurt.
Summer nights that felt endless 🌙✨
warm air, fireflies, bare feet on the pavement,
and the sound of someone’s mom calling everyone inside.

No phones in our hands 📵
No social media.
No pressure to grow up so fast.

Life felt slower back then.
Simpler. Lighter.
We didn’t know we were in the good days —
we were just living them. 🤍

I’d give anything to go back to those moments,
even just for one more summer night 🌌💫

I’m not stepping into the new year with resolutions. ✨
I’m stepping into it with grace. 🤍

Grace for the mistakes.
Grace for the hard days.
Grace for the woman still learning. 🌱

Here’s to healing,
growth,
and becoming. ✨🤍

Giving birth isn’t about being brave. 🤍
It’s about doing what you have to do.

Even when you’re scared.
Even when it hurts.
Even when you feel completely undone.

And that counts as strength. ✨💪🏻👶🏻

To the single moms doing bedtime alone,
doctor appointments alone,
decisions alone

You’re not invisible.
You’re not failing.

You’re carrying more than most people will ever understand.❤️