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I wasn't going to say anything, but...
I keep thinking about all the leash posts and it is absolutely ridiculous! I have a 4 year old and have taking her many places just me and her (mall, airport, etc) and have been just find without a leash through the years. Your children are not animals! If they are not minding...discipline them! If you can't manage a baby, 15 month old, and a 3 1/2 year old (or whatever the age difference is) then maybe you should have thought about that before you had your children so close. I am sorry. I am not a mean person, but this is just not right!
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Re: I wasn't going to say anything, but...
Yep, you shouldn't have said anything.
judgemental much?
Maybe #2 won't be so well behaved??
Look, all children are different. You are just lucky, I guess.
LOLOLLOLOLOLLLL
Agreed. Nothing worth getting your panties in a bundle over.
FWIW, I am pro-leash, but this argument is getting ooooold
WHY DO YOU CARE?? Seriously, I don't understand why people care if others use a leash. We never have, and don't plan on using one, but I don't understand why so many are so judgemental over others doing so. And I'm sorry, but using a leash doesn't mean they can't handle their kids. It just means they are choosing another way of doing so.
this post doesn't prove you are the better parent; it just proves you are a douche.
congrats! you win a cookie!
why does this bother you so much?
it's a backpack that allows them a comfortable space to roam without being able to run off in a crowded place.
keeps 'em safe. keeps 'em happy. has nothing to do with discipline.
I repeat, why does this bother you so much?
All of these posts are soooo ridiculous that you had to start your own and add to the circus!
WHEEEEE!
Am I missing something with the leashes, how do they harm your child for people to get so uptight about the use of them? I'm not sure I get all the negative fuss over it, does it harm them? Do these children seem in distress when you see them? Are the parents dragging the child on the floor by the leash? or is it you just don't like the looks of the child having the leash on their back?
OMG this is the funnest post EVAH!!!
You so rock at being the World's BESTEST mom. Please, can I get your name and phone number so when I have a parenting question I can just call you directly??? That would be SUPER AWESOME.
The Mouse ~ 06.12.08 | The Froggy ~ 02.23.11
Man, I'm hungry for a taco now for some reason.?
Didn't say I shouldn't say anything...I said I wasn't going to say anything...
No where in my statement did I say I was a better mother than you. I just strongly disagree with them.
It's a mighty delicious looking taco, isn't it?
If you can't handle them without a leash then maybe...
Soooo you're saying I should spank my toddler for not listening? Or put him in the corner of whatever store we're in until he wants to listen?
FWIW, I used a 'leash' on DD in the airports. She is very well behaved and would hold my hand willingly. It had nothing to do with not being able to control my child, it had more to do with the fact that I was alone, carrying lots of things, in a busy airport. I tried to keep a free hand to hold her hand even with the leash, but guess what, I would just rather be safe than sorry.
Sometimes I didn't have an extra hand and she would listen and just walk with me, but it would have taken a split second, something to fall out of the diaper bag and me to bend down and pick it up and look up and she could be gone. I'm sorry, but I would rather face a million judgmental people like yourself than to risk having my daughter snatched up.
I'm eating reeses mini eggs, so good...I couldn't handle the stress
haha
You mean I shouldn't have gotten him his own sparkly collar and everything?
In all seriousness children do not have the ability to reason until a certain age. That is a fact. They may understand "no" but they don't understand consequences. You can't tell a 2 year old he has to hold Mommy's hand or he will get hit by a car.
I get all children are different. I have 15 nieces and nephews and I know very well that they are all different, but my sisters never once used and leash and managed. I can too.
Wow. Next time I'll tell my fertilized not to split.
What we should be talking is about how racist her siggy is. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!! I keed, RR!!!
I guess I just don't understand why anyone would "strongly disagree" with putting a backpack with a tether on it on their child. Seriously, who cares? It's not like it's a choke collar around their necks. It's not like it hurts the child. I don't know, I just don't understand these extreme emotions about not using child leashes.
I don't use one, but I really don't give a rip if anyone else does.
Alex (11/14/06) and Nate (5/25/10)
"Want what you have, do what you can, be who you are." - Rev. Forrest Church
I haven't ever seen this type of post before but obviously it has gotten some attention.
Sometimes people have kids close together 'just to get it over with' and others ARE being careful but still end up with a baby or two close together. My SIL is one of those. They used condoms and she was on birth control but ended up getting pregnant 6months after her 2nd baby.
As for the leash, I told my DH we're going to use one if we have to. I would rather have my child on a leash then running into traffic (seeing a cat, dog, pretty leaf etc.) , someone grabbing him or him just getting curious about something and wandering away.
Its just a personal decision and I can't judge people who either do or don't do it. As long as the child is safe and happy that's all that matters.
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When I think about family planning my first thought is totally:
"Will I need to use a leash?"
Followed by:
"Can I teach these kids what self-righteous douches some people are?"
Just ask them politely to stop running - or run in the same direction so you can catch them...:)
Your twins are so gorgeous!!! Love the hats!!
By saying that if you use a leash maybe you shouldn't have had children you most definitely do think you are a better mother. Your post gets a million eyerolls from me.
Then don't use them. Easy. That's your choice. Others choose to. Live and let live.
I care because I think it looks like they are treating their children like animals.
You don't have to say it to imply it. As if we've never even thought about discipline. You can disagree with them all you want but, here's the thing - until you've parented my child, don't judge.
This is hilarious!