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August 2012 Moms
lady_tytah
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no leash for my child article
lady_tytah
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https://thestir.cafemom.com/toddler/155577/i_wont_put_my_son?utm_medium=smutm_source=facebookutm_content=beingamom_fanpage
I'm on mobile so no click, sorry.
The article is about a man who refuses to use a kiddie leash in his child.
All I can say is
I
Love
This
Guy
I.absolutely.refuse.
I know some of you moms might disagree but idgaf lol.....I love it.
Let me add before folks get to up in arms. I started lower that
1. I was a wee bit buzzed so excuse the idgaf if you can. It wasn't in seriousness.
2. There are very few things I judge other parents for. Leashes/harnesses isn't one. Of I see someone with a leash on their kid, it is what it is.
3. Like 1 stated it was after a boy of liquid courage to even bother posting something I knew would be controversial.
I'm on mobile so no click, sorry.
The article is about a man who refuses to use a kiddie leash in his child.
All I can say is
I
Love
This
Guy
I.absolutely.refuse.
I know some of you moms might disagree but idgaf lol.....I love it.
Let me add before folks get to up in arms. I started lower that
1. I was a wee bit buzzed so excuse the idgaf if you can. It wasn't in seriousness.
2. There are very few things I judge other parents for. Leashes/harnesses isn't one. Of I see someone with a leash on their kid, it is what it is.
3. Like 1 stated it was after a boy of liquid courage to even bother posting something I knew would be controversial.
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Re: no leash for my child article
Not a fan of the article at all. Most people I know that have ever used a leash (I prefer using the term harness) for the kiddo aren't using it so they can sit on the phones while walking. And in some cases and for some kids, giving a stern look or warning just doesn't do the trick.
I am a FTM so I never say never when it comes to choices like this. Do I see myself using one? No. But if I see it as a way to protect my child from in the future I will have no shame using one. It really isn't much different than using a stroller to restrain a child. Should they be used when you are playing at a park? Probably not, but in a busy city or mall? It's a different story depending on the child. Dogs, like children, weren't created with a leash but leashes were created for animals to keep them harnessed (out of harm's way, out of places they shouldn't be, etc). Just because the same concept is used with a child does not mean that it is inhumane or treating your child like an animal. As long as a parent isn't dragging them by a leash down the street I don't judge.
I guess I just don't see what the big deal is, it seems like a lot of people get worked up about leashes which I think is silly.
I really don't see myself using one and I guess I don't really get the point of using it either.
I really don't think the parents that use one are doing it so they can neglect their child and I'm sure they don't see their child as a dog. That is just plain silly and to call it a torture device is ridiculous, if it was hurting the child, the child would be crying.
Before I got pregnant I had no idea women were as rediculously Judgy of one another over the silliest, non issue things.
I think calling it a leash is what stirs people up. I know it's a harness, which to me doesn't sound much better, but it looks and reminds me of a leash so that's what I call it.
I think it really comes down to the child and the personal choice of the parents. I've seen kids that really have benefited from the leash at places like Disneyland where had it not been for the "harness" who the eff knows where they would have ended up. But I've also see kids wearing them that [to me] didn't seem to need it because they were perfectly fine walking right next to the parent. To each their own.
This.
I never said my choice was better. I know some ppl where going to disagree. Hence the lol. I posted this late and after a few drinks so it wasn't in a completely serious tone.
Do I care about dogs being on leashes yes. Because its an animal. They can't always remember or be relied on to stay trained. Its also a sense of security for the owner in case the animal gets out of control as a way of restraint. All in all its intended purpose is for an animal not a child.
There are only a very few issues I would question a parents judgment and call then bad. Wearing leashes isn't one. But I felt like trying to stir the pot.
We don't have I've cream trucks in the country....
very true.....but I still won't be putting a leash...or harness....that's why I'm there. To guide protect and fuss at to remember. I won't be relying on a leash.
Poppy, where were you during the ff vs rf car seat debate?! I was getting annoyed, and I needed some backup!
Girl, I'm in there now!
They seem extremely helpful at Disney for kids who want to walk on their own, but are runners. The only thing that makes me mad is when people are yelling at their kids for being tired of walking. Sometimes a stroller is necessary, IMO.
Holy crap! That lady deserves a mule kick to the throat! Who drags their child around on the floor??
Seriously!!
This. I kinda feel like, hey if you have a kid that darts out into the street or wrestles away from you, you do what you have to do. I don't judge, because I may be in that parent's shoes one day.