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Again, you have no idea if you were correct or not. None of us do.
What are you talking about? How is letting a child who has had a fall or a disease ride the elevator or :gasp:: picking them up, instead of making them walk up the stairs make them an ego extension?
Wait, it doesn't. I have no idea what axe you have to grind, but its showing.
So that father who gently told his crying child that he must walk is indeed a monster because the kid was diseased?
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Some people can rationalize all they want. Kids today do not get enough exercise on a daily basis.
And, may I venture to say, SUV's are big fat gas hogs.
Have a nice day!
Tee hee... Ain't that the truth.
I actually live with rabid exercisers, though. We have a very walkable town and many parents are militant about their kids exercising. It's an affluent area with old school values. Good mixture. Some of the upscale communities are nouveau riche and very into spoiling kids.
I lived in a working-class before this one so I got to see both sides. Practically NO ONE walked their kids to school, to say anything about exercising with their children. And many were overweight/obese. Parents and kids. I realize that the stay-at-home situation figures into this but there are always ways to get in exercise. You can walk with your kids to the store rather than take the big metal box.
So that father who gently told his crying child that he must walk is indeed a monster because the kid was diseased?
No, he was not a monster. In all likelihood he is a caring parent who knows what his child is going through. If he had decided his child should ride the elevator, he is still likely just as good a parent who knows what his child is going through.
WHICH YOU DO NOT.
You have no idea what is going on, but you assumption that if he had picked up his child or put him in a stroller that would make him a bad parent is the idea that is actually on "acid".
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Yes....yes there are. And just because you don't observe your neighbors doing them doesn't mean they don't happen.
Touche. Point taken.
I just wish we could discuss these issues without any accusations of putting down parents. Not my intention in the least. Even those parents who "spoil" their kids do so out of love.
I just wish we could discuss these issues without any accusations of putting down parents. Not my intention in the least. Even those parents who "spoil" their kids do so out of love.
And I wish people would stop making assumptions about people they know nothing about.
BTW, I had a neighbor years ago whose son was eventually diagnosed with a pituitary tumor. When he was 2 he was over 3.5 ft tall. He looked to be 5 at least. He was frequently in a stroller, as he would say that his legs hurt. Perfect strangers would berate his mother on the street for not "making him walk" and for allowing him to use diapers. When, ultimately, it was none of their darn business.
And I wish people would stop making assumptions about people they know nothing about.
BTW, I had a neighbor years ago whose son was eventually diagnosed with a pituitary tumor. When he was 2 he was over 3.5 ft tall. He looked to be 5 at least. He was frequently in a stroller, as he would say that his legs hurt. Perfect strangers would berate his mother on the street for not "making him walk" and for allowing him to use diapers. When, ultimately, it was none of their darn business.
That is just plain awful to berate strangers for any reason. I didn't do that. But I would like to be able to DISCUSS it on here without being berated either!
I just wish we could discuss these issues without any accusations of putting down parents. Not my intention in the least. Even those parents who "spoil" their kids do so out of love.
The best way to accomplish that is to avoid making judgements about parents (or anyone really) based on an observation on one small part of their lives. And then posting with sweeping disdain for these same strangers.
Live your life. Be happy. Offer to help others. Much better way to go through life.
That is just plain awful to berate strangers for any reason. I didn't do that. But I would like to be able to DISCUSS it on here without being berated either!
You are making snap judgements based on a tiny portion of their lives.
If you want to talk about children not getting enough exercise than maybe don't open with a thread about how parents shouldn't drive kids to school (because in this day and age it is undeniably safer than walking) or how they allow children to use strollers (when you have no idea why they are doing that).
"Make" is too strong a word but I don't know how else to say it. I see kids that seem to be three or so and still pushed in strollers.
I was at a Border's once and heard loud crying. The father was telling his son that they would NOT be taking the elevator and that he had to walk and the son wanted to be picked up.
It was one flight of stairs.
I have witnessed this more than once and I applaud parents who break the habit of carrying or pushing kids who should be exercising their legs!
Why do you care what other people do? Mind your own business.
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Ain't that the truth.
