How often do you take him for a walk?
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Tell us about how it molded your personality
I don't remember it at all. I have ADHD which may be related to why they got me a leash.
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I remember being on one of those. They were fairly common in the 80s. I also deserved it because I was a little shit that would sprint away at the first opportunity in the grocery store.
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I don't remember it at all. I have ADHD which may be related to why they got me a leash.
I was just about to say this. The kids are likely special needs or neurodivergent.
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Tell us about how it molded your personality
I'm more curious if they have a leash for the bedroom.
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The last one wouldn't look both ways before crossing a street...
Your kid won't look both ways before crossing a street? That's a paddlin'.
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I'm more curious if they have a leash for the bedroom.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I got this thing online that has four straps connected together and you put it under your mattress with the ends of the straps sticking out and you can strap someone to the bed. Since you asked.
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People are alluding to it, but not attributing the blame correctly: the "need" to leash kids is yet another negative consequence of car-dependent urban design.
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I watched as our little, barely walking toddler walked away from us in a busy department store. I followed behind, hiding behind racks, to see if he would get scared and turn around. Nope. Did not turn once. Just waddled away. I had to race and grab him from behind once he stepped onto the escalator.
It was then that I really understood the need for those leashes. Had a talk with the wife and we decided against it, but it was close.
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My parents sucked but I'm grateful they at least didn't leash me like a dog. They degraded me enough already.
Do you remember Harambe?!!! Harambe died for your pride! If that boy was in a leasg he would still be here and the world would be a better place. /s but not really?!
Seriously now, leashing a kid is not a bad thing. Young kids will run faster than light and human parents can avoid accidents, make sure the kid is is around.and shop without losing their minds. Let's normalize it. If you use a necklace, is that a collar? No. Leave moms alone
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“This leash demeans us both”
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People are alluding to it, but not attributing the blame correctly: the "need" to leash kids is yet another negative consequence of car-dependent urban design.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]The fuck are you on about? Have you never had a kid disappear on you in a mall? There's no cars there
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“Timmy want a cookie? Timmy want a cookie? Good boy!”
Dammit dad, I’m 5!
"Timmy want a lootbox?"
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I was a leash kid
Me too. And my son.
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Tell us about how it molded your personality
The leash was fine.
The choke chain really had an effect though.
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The fuck are you on about? Have you never had a kid disappear on you in a mall? There's no cars there
wrote on last edited by [email protected]It was a disconnected and incoherent thought, but I'll give it a pass because in America we really do seem to be doing everything possible to make our neighborhoods as lethal as possible.
As for leaches on children, I guess it's they're used in some medical cases like reattached limbs that need blood-flow, but leaches are kind of gross and don't serve much good besides those few examples, so I don't know why we're trying to use them again on children in particular.
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"Timmy want a lootbox?"
Timmy want robux?
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I got this thing online that has four straps connected together and you put it under your mattress with the ends of the straps sticking out and you can strap someone to the bed. Since you asked.
I also have those, would recommend
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I'm all in favor of using unconventional methods for health and safety, but really outside of a few special cases like improving blood-flow in reattached limbs or other body parts, I'm not sure why we're trying to put leaches on children, it seems like a bad idea, but I guess if you just keep leaches as pets and don't have another blood source for them, maybe just ask your kids first. Smh.
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Are chained kids particularly difficult to raise, more so than before (and than kids in any other culture besides the one that puts leashes on their kids...)? Were people doing this 100 years ago in America, for instance? Or is it yet another example of social decay, that parents can't even discipline/raise their kids well enough to allow them outside without leashes?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]This isn't an issue, it's used by some parents with very small children in busy areas like amusement parks or if they have special needs, but hardly anyone actually cares outside of comedy skits. Nobody actually feels shame or anything. It's played up for laughs.
There's like 20% of every Lemmy/Reddit post about things like this from people who are thinking WAY too hard about things.
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I literally have never seen a kid on a leash IRL (I'm not American) nor heard anyone say "goddamn this kid is so hard to raise, lemme put him on a leash". Never seen a pic of my gramps on a leash, or a history book showing leashed kids. Through millennia kids have been properly raised without leashes. So, I ask again, is this not just another example of how incompetent people have gotten at being people in some areas of the world?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]It's barely a thing. Some parents with special-needs kids or parents with a lot to juggle in places like amusement parks sometimes use leashes or backpack-leads to keep their very young kids close, but nobody actually cares much, nobody is actually shamed, nobody laughs and points, nobody gives it a second glance.
This is the kind of thing that's played up for laughs or memed about because it's objectively a funny concept depending on context, but don't get lost down the rabbit-hole of internet users overthinking every goddamn thing and making everything into an issue.
