Mommy putting me in the car seat, August 1970

[chicken]

I wanted to scan in some more photos today, since today is Mother's Day, and this is the first mother's day since her passing last year.

My age in the photo: 9 months

What I like about this photo: my mother looks happy, I look happy, her yellow dress is adorable, and her haircut is horrible, with static electricity to boot. Also, the car seat has that uber-sturdy 1970 look to it. Huge, hard black plastic. I think car seats today look really different.

Also, we both have that patented genetically unavoidable Enormous Forehead.

Mommy putting me in the car seat, August 1970
Originally uploaded by chickenofeathers.

Comments

[tx-cronopio.livejournal.com]

Awwww...that's an adorable picture! Although that carseat is just scary-looking :)

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I know what you mean about the carseat, it's just so industrial.

[keever.livejournal.com]

Your mom's kind of got a Gillian Anderson thing going on in this picture!

I know the holiday has to be tough for those of you who have lost your mothers. Looking back like this is a nice tribute.

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

Gillian Anderson! I never would have thought of that. Now that you've said it, I see it though. Thank you for your kind comments. A lot more people on my f-list than I thought, have lost their mothers. *sigh*

[zandra-x.livejournal.com]

The holidays can be hard.

Lovely picture. You look like you're wearing a Miss America sash.

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

Miss America! Haha. :-)

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

Baby car seats today are actually huger than that--they are wraparound chairs with much more padding and straps, and, most importantly, seats for babies that size have to face backward.

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

That's correct. Both legislation and technology have come a long way in the last 37 years.