Expired

Inspired by temperatures that have dropped below 100 (and perhaps some wishful thinking), we spent the weekend cleaning closets, trying on, sorting and handing down winter clothes.

I realized that our infant car seat had been in the closet for several years and a google search told me that it would have an expiration date on it. Sure enough. It expired in 2010.

So what am I supposed to do with it? The internet says to cut the straps and throw it away so it can’t be reused. This seems like an expensive and useful piece of trash. But if it is truly unsafe, perhaps it’s what I need to do?  I also feel badly that someone could have been using it for the last 2 years. What have you done with expired car seats?