Generally, moms worry a little more than most people. But if you've ever found yourself wondering why you're the only 12-year-old with a car seat, you may have a "safety mom."

1. Growing up, not only did you have a bicycle helmet, you had kneepads, elbow pads, forearm pads, shin guards, and hand guards.
2. Learning how to drive was difficult because your mom didn’t want to be in the car with you while driving.
3. She’s a crossing guard.
4. You have to text her every night when you’re safely back in your dorm room.
5. If you forget to text her and fall asleep with your phone off, she will call the Campus Police at 4 a.m.
6. It’s worse if you’re an only child.
7. You had a booster seat well into fourth grade.
8. She packs Lysol on trips and wears plastic booties through the airport security line so germs don’t get on her socks.
9. “Do you have your seat belt on?”
10. Even though you’ve managed not to burn down the house while cooking, she’ll always ask you if you turned off the stove. Even if you weren’t using the stove.
11. “Did you lock the front door?”
12. Unplugging curling irons is second-nature to you. Your safety mom will always ask if everything’s unplugged, even if your hair is still wet and you clearly did not use a blow dryer or hot tool.
13. You can’t keep laptops and phones close to you because “there might be radiation.”
14. “Hold on, I have to text my mom back.” “Just call her later." “I can’t, she’ll think I’m dead.”
15. Beach days only happen if there is plenty of shade and sunscreen to go around.
16. You drop a shampoo bottle in the shower, and your mom knocks on the door to make sure you didn’t slip and fall.
17. She always has hand sanitizer, and she taught you how to use paper towels to open doors in public restrooms.
18. “Text me when you get there.”
19. You’ve turned into the “safety kid.”