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Just for the record, my 3 year old son WANTS one of those harnesses, because it's got a monkey on it. To him, it's a cool backpack...he said nothing about the public humiliation he's suffer and the subsequent years of therapy he'd have to endure.
DUH to you! You've obviously never had TWO children at a time in a public space, like a mall. One child distracts you, and the other runs off and hides. Mind you, toddlers have no sense of danger. Now before you tell me that your toddler niece is afraid say, of the vaccuum cleaner, let me remind you of what I said: no sense of danger. A toddler doesn't know it's dangerous to run off and hide. You may even play such a game at home. Plus, toddlers don't have much sense of direction. You may be in children's clothing at a mall store, and all of a sudden your child is in furniture and has NO idea how to get back.
Thus why a parent shouldnt bite off more than they can handle. Why would I take 2 small children out in a huge place where ANYTHING could happen if I cant handle them???
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What do you consider a "huge" place? A grocery store? A department store in a small mall? Is a mom supposed to stay home all day with the kids and wait until her husband gets home so she can go grocery shopping, or to a doctor's appointment? (For example) Should a mom be able to take her older child to a class at a rec center, whatever, if she has to take a younger one along? Should the oldest have to wait until the youngest can be trusted completey w/o stroller, leash, whatever to go out? Think about it.
Let's see how well you do when you're not pregnant anymore and you have to control:
infant
1 yo stepson
Neice.
By yourself. In public. You think you've got it all figured out, huh?
Before I was a parent, I was a DAMN GOOD ONE!!!!!
I also said I'd never:
Go to McDonalds
But fruit roll ups
Let them eat off the floor
Bottle feed
Eat processed foods
Eat candy before they were 5
And the list goes on and on....Boy was I delusional!
Talk to us, honey, after you've had a few....I've got 4 and still have a S**t ton to learn.
Everytime my husband says - we aren't going to allow that or our child won't behave that way - I always say - you never know! It's easy to say how you can do everything so much better when you haven't been in the other person's shoes.
So im getting off the computer now because I have a life outside of City Data. Ill reply to all of you on Monday. TTYL
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So im getting off the computer now because I have a life outside of City Data. Ill reply to all of you on Monday. TTYL
