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I was at Whole Foods last night and was startled to see a woman with a sling on her back carrying a very large child who could have been as old as 4. The mother was probably no more than 5'4", so the child hung down with his feet about to her knees, or maybe a little past. I have no idea how she had such Herculaneum strength to carry him all around the store. I didn't get why she didn't just seat him in a shopping cart and save her back. I know we were talking strollers here, but this made me think about last night.
It's really hard to fit longer legs into those seats. Our daughter didn't take her first step until she was two and she was very lanky. To carry around a child that big, my first thought was that maybe he couldn't walk.
I was at Whole Foods last night and was startled to see a woman with a sling on her back carrying a very large child who could have been as old as 4. The mother was probably no more than 5'4", so the child hung down with his feet about to her knees, or maybe a little past. I have no idea how she had such Herculaneum strength to carry him all around the store. I didn't get why she didn't just seat him in a shopping cart and save her back. I know we were talking strollers here, but this made me think about last night.
I didnt "wear" my daughter but I carried her until she was 6 because of anxiety issues. I many times pushed carts and carried her (but usually my son was in the cart)
I didnt "wear" my daughter but I carried her until she was 6 because of anxiety issues. I many times pushed carts and carried her (but usually my son was in the cart)
Wow, 6? She had to have been really heavy by that point, although I guess you just get used to it as they grow. I know I carried my children around easily for hours when they were as old as 2 or so, but now after a few years of not carrying a toddler, I know I'd be worn out probably just carrying one around for an hour. You must have had yourself some biceps by that point!
No i was not, but i can understand people using them in situations. The only time i have an issue with them is when the parents use the idiotically larger ones that look like cars or buses etc and it's in side with limited space.
As an aside (pun intended,) my favorite TX grocery store has those shopping carts with the baskets for kids attached that look like cars. Those things take up much more space than the regular carts and pushing regular carts in the aisle with them in the aisle is difficult because they block the aisles unless they are parked very carefully. They become a huge problem with the stores are busy on the weekend. Why do they exist at all? The kid has to sit in the cart either way. Blocking other customers' baskets with a pseudo car (especially with those parents who are on the cell phone) doesn't change the boring reality of the child's grocery shopping experience.
I was at Whole Foods last night and was startled to see a woman with a sling on her back carrying a very large child who could have been as old as 4. The mother was probably no more than 5'4", so the child hung down with his feet about to her knees, or maybe a little past. I have no idea how she had such Herculaneum strength to carry him all around the store. I didn't get why she didn't just seat him in a shopping cart and save her back. I know we were talking strollers here, but this made me think about last night.
Sounds like an easier way to do a piggy back ride. Does anyone ever question why a child isn't walking when they're riding on their father's backs or shoulders?
Wow, 6? She had to have been really heavy by that point, although I guess you just get used to it as they grow. I know I carried my children around easily for hours when they were as old as 2 or so, but now after a few years of not carrying a toddler, I know I'd be worn out probably just carrying one around for an hour. You must have had yourself some biceps by that point!
She was really lean and long. It was kind of like carrying around a baby chimp
As an aside (pun intended,) my favorite TX grocery store has those shopping carts with the baskets for kids attached that look like cars. Those things take up much more space than the regular carts and pushing regular carts in the aisle with them in the aisle is difficult because they block the aisles unless they are parked very carefully. They become a huge problem with the stores are busy on the weekend. Why do they exist at all? The kid has to sit in the cart either way. Blocking other customers' baskets with a pseudo car (especially with those parents who are on the cell phone) doesn't change the boring reality of the child's grocery shopping experience.
My daughter loves those stupid carts with the fake cars. I hate it when she asks if we can use one because they are so big and they are really , really hard to steer. I do use them from time to time if we're not in a hurry - I'm a SAHM so we shop at pretty low traffic times/days.
I mostly let her use them at Home Depot/ Lowes since she is too old for the regular cart but those places can be kinda dangerous for kids.
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