“Good fences make good neighbors.” ~ Robert Frost
As the boys get older, rides in the car have gotten more and more noisy. It’s all pretty standard stuff- grabbing toys from each other, HE’S TOUCHING ME, Little D crying because he wants out and Big J yelling at Little D for crying because he’s too noisy (oh, the irony). Obviously noise is expected, but it just got really out of hand, and I decided I’d had enough one day and cut a large piece of cardboard from a box and slid it between them. Our back seat is actually divided in two, so the cardboard fits snugly and is tall enough so the boys can’t see each other at all.
The difference the wall has made is like night and day! Since they can’t see or touch each other, they mostly just ride along quietly. I love the wall. I think I will write a letter to car-manufacturers to tell them that if they put in a wall feature into future models, that parents would snap them up.
3 Comments
February 20th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
LOVE IT! My mom actually had to resort to something similar with me and my sister when we were young – except it was sharing a bed in a hotel on a family trip. She rolled up a quilt and divided the bed in two so me and my sister would stop arguing!
February 20th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
That is a great entrepreneurial idea! Make sure you get a patent.
June 17th, 2010 at 6:33 am
My sons are already studying in college, but I remember those days:). I like this idea, I think your advice will be useful for many parents.