Woman drags child through Verizon Store - Caught on Tape!
source: http://www.parentdish.com/2009/08/04/parenting-can-be-a-drag-for-woman-who-keeps-child-on-a-...
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This story comes from Parentdish...it is linked to a video of a mother dragging her child through the Verizon store on a leash. What do you think?
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lattipau
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curtisreed,
I do nt WORRY about leashing my dog I just know he would like it more running free. Oh crap, you have kids. I am glad they are ok because you sound a little high strung. I do not want to teach your kids anything that is your job. Why do you worry about what "Libs" would say? You are the parent and have to do it your way. Blaming a political movement for your lack of parenting skills is doped. If you are confident you are doing the right thing who cares what others think. Their your kids. You are right. there is no way to pay 100% attention, but you do not have to when your kids are well behaved. - 2 years ago
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lattipau
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jubal
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I must say that I am not against leashes. They are sensible, but dragging your child is completely uncalled for; whether or not the child thought it was fun. There are so many people who walk on those floors tracking in all sorts of who knows what and the kids face is scraping all that up. Inevitably the child is going to rub that face and then stick his/her hand in their mouths and bingo, they could get a microorganism or something toxic ingested. Those floors are not clean.
Using a cart, wagon, or stroller is a way better option or simply carrying the child. If the child is tired and needs a nap, then take him home. Nothing is that important that it can't wait til the next day.
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jubal
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Michele_Hirschman
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Really? I would have never been allowed to act like that as a child. I would have been spanked in front of everyone in the store had I ever acted that way at that age.(the child that is..)
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Michele_Hirschman
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spindian_shaw
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leashes on kids these days isnt a bad idea.
with the amount of creeps these out there, yeah the leash isnt a bad thing... - 2 years ago
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spindian_shaw
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MotherForTruth
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spindian_shaw:
Why chance it there are sooo many creeps... The creep mother will do the abusing. (sarcasm)
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MotherForTruth
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artemis6
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That was sad. My kid is eight . We just hold hands . Or talk . He was still so small she could have just picked him up . That woman needs more support . She has taken a wrong path .
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artemis6
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jonther
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Bad parenting skills?... seriously?!!! I would have just hit that kid to teach him a lesson. white people just don;t know how to raise their children.
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jonther
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402Chicago
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horrible and ridiculous, hope the kid wasn't harmed n hope this woman gets punished.
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402Chicago
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EdJoyProductions
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Big deal. She wasn't beating the kid. The kid may have liked it. I don't have any kids so I don't get too judgemental on stuff like this.
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EdJoyProductions
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KSirys
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He should be happy that's not my mom there... I would have received a slap there and at home a beating!
wow... i just remember the times I use to black out... =(
lol.... - 2 years ago
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KSirys
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EdJoyProductions
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KSirys:
LOL. Right. My mother would have just started slapping me in front of anybody that was there. The 70's were a vintage child abuse era. :D
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EdJoyProductions
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KSirys
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KSirys:
you too?? lol... i remember the good ol' blackouts!! like it was just yesterday! hehehehehe! =D
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KSirys
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EdJoyProductions
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KSirys:
My foster mother chucked ashtrays at me all the time. It made me agile and prepared for the unexpected. This new generation are going to be a bunch of pansies. :D
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EdJoyProductions
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yukon77
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well I do have a three year old and he is the best kid ever. He says please and thank you. He does anything you ask he is what I would call the perfect kid. m not saying this because he is mine either. I am impressed with him everyday with stuff he does. All I am saying about this video is I am sure there is more to the story.
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yukon77
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Varex_Sythe
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Maybe the kid just goes limp whenever she wants to take it someplace it doesn't want to go. My dads dog does that. Want to take it to the vet, it goes limp. Want to give it a bath, it goes limp. It's actually a pretty effective strategy. It is harder to carry that dog anywhere when it is limp as opposed to struggling. Looking at that video and guessing, I'd say that kid probably weighs a little less than my dads dog.
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Tyrannous
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this is sooooo old
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Tyrannous
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regjoeschmo
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J_Jammer:
at least this one got more responses lol
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regjoeschmo
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BKsaysAction
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We need the audio for this but that parent looks pissed and tired so i'm guessing that kid is giving her hell.
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regjoeschmo
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I have two children myself, and they know better than to act out in public or run off... I also pay attention to them so they are not taken and now that my daughter is old enough I go over the safety rules about strangers with her ie: a stranger can look like anyone, dont talk to them, and if they try to take you run or yell really loud that you are being taken..... Never do I even have to spank them because they will lose priviledges in the house or at the store for their actions... my son is two and understands these concepts..... still he has his "tantrums" but what the hey, he is two..... as adults we have to be the better people, how can anyone get angry or upset with their children??
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regjoeschmo
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squareshaped
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Is this a new thing? Putting children on a leash? I was talking to some friends who live in New York, and they said they see kids on leaches around the city. I've never seen or heard of this in Chicago. I understand the safety implications when 4-year olds may dart out on the street about to be hit by a moving vehicle, but still... it's a child on a leash. There's something about that that just doesn't sit well with me.
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yukon77
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wow the opinions you read on here are funny. the way I see it we dont have the whole story. All we see is a kid getting dragged. So what took place before all this. I have a daughter who we adopted and we have had more problems with. When she is with my wife (who by the way does everything in the world for her and thats not saying she spoils her at lets her get away with things) Anyways my daughter who we adopted at the age of four and who is now nine acts like she is 13 on somethings anf acts like 3 on other things. you see al these people say parenting skills suck now days. Well I will have to say one reason they suck is because if you do something to a kid that one person does like you end up being a kid abuser. So if a nine year old calls you a stupid bitch I guess thats are fault. We did something wrong. I dont know Im starting to ramble here so Im sure there will be the perfect parent replying to me telling me how to handle the situation. Without evening know everything we have done and are doing to help my daughter be a better person
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yukon77
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yukon77:
Children are very talented manipulators and I have not met a perfect parent yet. But I love and respect my children and would never do anything I would not want done to me.
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I love how the mom just keeps dragging him as though this is a normal occurrence in her everyday life. The child isn't even freaking out, wonder if this was the first time this child has been drug around by his mother. Ah, the benefits of leashing your children!!
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curtisreed
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I think the kid is lucky he didn't get a spanking.
my kid tried that crap once. ONLY once. Security tapes would have revealed him getting a good ass whipping. He never tried the old "if I lie down Dad will be forced to give me what I want" ploy ever again.
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curtisreed
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Bushido
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Can you hear me now?
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Bushido
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Mercedes_Landaverde
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Im sorry, this is funny. Who really does that and not notice their kid is being dragged behind him. The funnier thing is that no one is saying anything, their just ignoring what's going on right in front of them. And the kid is just chillin' there with no problem.
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jubal
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Mercedes_Landaverde:
Now that is the funny part, isn't it.
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jubal
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J_Jammer [removed]
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This was posted months ago. I saw it.
Still terrible that it happened. I almost thought this was a repeat as in another store...but it's the same store---so same video.
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jubal
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J_Jammer:
I had no idea, sorry to show a re-run.
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jubal
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regjoeschmo
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They are too busy taking healthy kids that dont need to be taken so they can assure a clean and quick adoption plan....$$$
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regjoeschmo
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regjoeschmo:
thanks for that reply I totally agree with you! Debrinconcita
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Debrinconcita
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Debrinconcita
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Look's like she's given up on parenting, where's the State run Foster Care system when they are a really needed?
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Debrinconcita
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MotherForTruth
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What is her excuse? She must be victim of something (sarcasm)
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molesteban
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i got the belt and im not complaining about that. bratty kid, loser mom, theyre fucked!
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molesteban
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molesteban:
I could'nt agree more! Cheers to the belt!
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bmpxcf
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Can someone tell me how this in any way shape or form a "News Story"?
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bmpxcf
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FishaHouse777
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bmpxcf:
It was news to me, the real question is "Do I care"? No.
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FishaHouse777
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i think parents need to treat their children more like human beings instead of animals... thats why their kids are so damn wild. because of books and movies talkin about kids like the dog that wont listen...
when in actuality they are just kids that too have much energy and nothing to put it all into.
also a damn child leash is hilarious as hell, and humiliating as hell for the kid strapped in it.. thats probably why that kid was acting up.... he aint wanna be treated like a house pet.
now im not for beating kids in anyway shape or form. whooping your kid for doing something bad or something you specifically told them not to do is not beating, its disciplining your kids.
showing your kid that there are consequences for committing bad actions is actually teaching your kid that they cant do or have anything they want...
putting them on a leash and treating them like a pet is not the way to go about parenting... its actually one of the worst because the one person a child is supposed to depend on and trust the most, doesn't even know how to handle them. in turn so much separation grown between the two and ultimately the the child to the world because they feel they have no one...
i realize this is not all cases of bad parenting, but you don't need all cases. one is too many.
parents... learn who your kid is as a person and what they like or love to do, and if they have too much energy then encourage them to take after school activities or something... but dont think of your kid as a animal that needs to be trained to think act and or be a certain way...
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serenden68
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JanforGore
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Parenting is more important than shopping at a Verizon store. I would never do this to my child. Shame on her.
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carmalite
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There is a reason that parents who can afford a sitter leave them at home when they go shopping. Kids get tired, need a nap, and have to be carried. A shopping cart whould have solved her problem.
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carmalite
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alisachka
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hahaha...thats exactly what happens when i try to walk my cat
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alisachka
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carmalite
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alisachka:
I knew a lady who was able to train her cat to walk on a leash. I have no idea how she did it.
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carmalite
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alisachka:
I used to have a neighbor that did too. I never got to ask, tho. Pity, the cat was very well adapted to it.
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rwahrens
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lattipau
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It does not take balls to drag your kid around. It takes balls to handle it the right way. Dragging is the lazy and slightly funny way out. The reason people see kids on leashes is because their parents are lazy and would rather subject thier kids to a degrading leash rather than teach them the proper way to act in public. You treat them with respect and dignity and they will act that way. you treat them like an animal and they will act like an animal.
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lattipau
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lattipau:
I pretty much agree with you all the way, parenting has to be one on one without leashes between the parent and child
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lattipau:
You obviously have never had kids, or you wouldn't talk so crazy. Lazy has nothing to do with it, the leash is to allow you to NOT lose the little rug rats. In MD they arrest parents for losing their kids, so lots of folks use them, upscale folks too.
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rwahrens
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lattipau:
my childhood wrist-leash was not degrading, thank you very much. :)
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lattipau:
rwahrens,
I have a 5 year old son, if you could read you would have seen that in my post, and lazy has everything to do with it. Kids are smart and if you take the time to educate and discipline them they will act correctly and be proud of themselves for doing so. If you leash your kid you are telling them that they can not be trusted or taught how to act in public. It does not teach them self reliance or self awareness. Parents are here to teach and guide their children not ignore them or their bad behaviour. When bad behaviour is not addressed it will continue on for the rest of their childhood or life. Every early childhood dev book will tell you that. By leashing you are telling the kid that you do not have time and do not care enough to show them the right way to express themselves. That is lazy parenting.
I know a lot of parents with 3, 4, 5 + kids and they do not leash and not one of them has lost a kid.Well, since upscale folks use leashes I guess I should. You are a jack ass and I sincerely hope you have not and will not procreate.
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lattipau
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theghostofjohnlennon
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fuck kids.
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theghostofjohnlennon
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theghostofjohnlennon:
But John you had two kids that you loved very much. You even quit your career to be a "stay at home mom" for Sean, so the only way to explain your comment is.....your not the ghost of Lennon!
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FishaHouse777
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theghostofjohnlennon:
THat's right!
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theghostofjohnlennon:
you were a kid once..
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theghostofjohnlennon:
Yeah. I was also shot on my way home early from the studio to see my son, Sean. You're all also way too stupid to see the irony or humor in anything.
That kid is probably a little pain in the ass and his mom couldn't leave him at home because he'll set himself or the house on fire and she couldn't find a baby sitter that her husband wouldn't fuck. That kid learned at an early age that if you act up in a public place you can get what you want. So the only possible way to deal with the little prick is to drag him through the store. This isn't a liberal or a conservative talking so you can all take any political stances and arguments you have for imposing morality and blow it out your ass. For the record the mom probably did an awful job raising the kid if she had to resort to a leash in the first place.
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theghostofjohnlennon:
Actually lennon was a neglectful father to his first born julian. He also left yoko everything while julian got screwed and sean got hooked up! The name makes sense.
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jaystyx
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I bet the employees at Toys R Us see this all the time. What could that kid have wanted so badly at the Version store though?
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jaystyx
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jaystyx:
my mom has the same problem with me.
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AmericanStandard
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Well its bad but not terrible. I mean really, what is the point of a child leash if you cant drag your kids by it?!?!?
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Wow, not that serious, that kid will go through much more trauma when he hangs out with his friends and they take turns punching each other in the face or having stickfights or jumping off trampolines. Grow some balls, don't you guys have childhood memories that make this seem like fun?
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dondonyen
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dondonyen:
Yep! I sure do. life is hard get tough or die trying
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smallwood
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What. The. Fuck.
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Rickharmon25
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One lazy kid and one child-whooped mother
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bailey78
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Ok !!Now I know this is real bad parenting and the child should not be dragged on the floor. but thats funny and I got a good chuckle out of it. I know i'm a bad person for doing so. BUT DAMN! How many of you have all but done that? Maybe even done it and not got caught. I have seen children get dragged around Wal-Mart but I have come to exspect that from some of the people in Wal-Mart.
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bailey78:
teaching them how to act in public is the best thing for a small child. Whatever happened to holding thier hand? leashes are bad on so many levels and they just show how much you suck as a parent.
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lattipau
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bailey78:
Wrong. Leashes are a way of allowing harried parents with too many kids and too much to do to be able to hang onto them and still get adult things done without losing the kids. Try it sometime, you might be surprised.
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bailey78:
Sorry I do not get this mentality. I am a mom who works and I know what it's like. Hurry to drop off the children at daycare or school and off to work, shopping in the evenings, and errands on the weekends. But there is no excuse for dragging a child with the leash on the neck. I picked up my children and carried them when they where tired of walking with me while I had to get errands done. No one said it's easy to be a parent and not everyone can be a good parent that it why there is birth control.
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bailey78:
Uh, if you looked carefully, the child was in a harness, not around the neck. There are lots of child sized harnesses and leashes, and none of them go around the neck.
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bailey78:
my mom kept me on something like a stretchy cord, connected to a velcro wrist-strap. it was comfy and red. and my mother was definitely NOT a bad mother for making absolutely sure i wouldn't sneak off (as i had so desperately wanted to at that young age)... or that someone would snatch me up.
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leashes on kids should be against the law. If you can not keep an eye on you kid while out shopping do not go out. i hate putting a leash on my dog so I am def not going to do it to my 5 year old. As a parent I find the lack of parenting skills in this country horrible. It really is not that hard to treat your kids with respect and pull them aside to discipline them. Spanking them is better than dragging across the floor. I wish I was as tall as Shaq so I could put a leash on her and drag her ass around the mall for a while.
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lattipau:
are you kidding me??? the leash is the best thing to have on a small child. I have seen more than my fare share of children that needed a leash.
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lattipau:
Don't be daft. Just try going somewhere with two or three kids with your hands full of stuff. If those kids are in the under five range, holding onto them is next to impossible if you intend to actually DO anything but stand there and keep all two or three in sight.
They make leashes with little vest type things to keep the kids safely in tow, so they don't wander off, which makes tons of sense.
I';ve seen kids have tantrums, throwing themselves on the ground and refusing to get up or move, just to force their parents' hands or get their way. what is a parent to do? Stand there and let the little rug rat scream?
No, you make the little sucker behave, and if you've gotta drag him/her through the store to prove your point, that's what you do. It was a nice, smooth floor, and the kids was in no danger, from what I saw.
Good for mom.
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rwahrens
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lattipau:
another brilliant comment! do you think your doggy's self esteem is damaged by leashing?
leashes keep the kid from wandering off and getting kidnapped. you've heard about that happening, right? - 2 years ago
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lattipau:
so is it any different if a dad has to multi-task?? thats all part of being a parent....
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lattipau:
still though multi-tasking is part of being a parent.....your first post was gender specific though..... Im a parent, but Im not into this fear mongering... I cant say theres "more crazy people in the world" just that theres more people in general.....overall theres better ways... like dont go out with the kids if you cant handle them....
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lattipau:
rwahrens,
Daft...nice have not heard that in a while. if you teach your kids to act right when they are out and if they wonder off they might get lost or worse they will stay by your side. I have seen parents with multiple kids out shopping with no issues. It is not that hard to teach your kids to behave properly you just have to take the time. My son is 5 years old and has enough energy for 3 kids. When he acts up in a store I take the time to discipline him. If that means my shopping takes 5 minutes longer so be it.curtisreed,
No, i do not think my dogs self esteem is hurt, but I would rather he could run off leash because he would like that more, but he is a dog not a human so tough luck for the dog. My son is fully aware of kidnappers because i took the time to explain the concept of bad people. It was not easy, but it empowers him to be confident in himslef and be aware of his world. Leashes do the opposite and are the easy way out. Your comment is short sited and I hope you are not a parent. if you are you might want to take some classes and give your child more confidence. - 2 years ago
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lattipau:
I think that if a child is not going to behave and won't stay put in a stroller or a wagon or a cart, then don't take them shopping with you. Get a babysitter. If you have a good relationship with your children, and they are used to reasoning and negotiating then your not going to have to drag your child every where you go. You make a deal with them and you keep your end of the bargain if they keep theirs.
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jubal
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lattipau:
lattipus, I am a parent of two great kids. they don't need any "confidence lessons", least of all from a guy who worries about leashing his doggie.
anyone who says "just don't go out" if you "can't keep 100% attention" is doped. so..single parents can afford to just "not go out"?
and the way Libs are these days with discipline, if the kids started to act up you couldn't displine him without some jackass interfering or pressing charges or something. - 2 years ago
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lattipau:
my chilodren dont need confidence lessons from anyone either becaue they get them from me.....
as a single parent and a person who abhors the leashing of my dogs, I find myself often running off of my children's schedule before my own..... Parenting is devoid of selfishness...
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regjoeschmo
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Nino_Mancuso
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Nah, the kid deserves it, especially if he was warned. Parents gotta follow through with threats of dragging. The kid'll learn. I did.
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Nino_Mancuso:
Were you dragged? it's ok you can tell me...
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FishaHouse777
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Nino_Mancuso:
do you think it hurt his self esteem?
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lol
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cccocanicola:
oh my god, I (almost) pissed myself laughing.
how many kids do you have? My guess: none.
ALL kids push boundaries. We were just lucky enough to see it on tape.
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curtisreed
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tainerz
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DId she go to jail?
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tainerz
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TreeHugger100
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This just proves the bad influence of the Droid. My iPhone friends say this would never happen at an AT&T store. :-)
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TreeHugger100
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TreeHugger100:
HAHHAAHAHAA
HAHAHAHHAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHAA
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spindian_shaw
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arosso
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It's on a leash too!
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arosso
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Bushido
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That looks like fun. Not the dragging part, but rather being dragged. ;)
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Bushido
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Incredulous
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is it bad that I laughed?
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Incredulous
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tommytripper
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Incredulous:
dont feel to bad i was laughing as well...
and it did look sort of fun... you know... lazy travel... all the kid needs is like a four wheel dolly and its set... and the words mush mom, mush.
- 2 years ago
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tommytripper
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bailey78
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Incredulous:
No it would be bad if you did not. because that funny.
- 2 years ago
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bailey78
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402Chicago
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Incredulous:
it got to me too... haha
- 2 years ago
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402Chicago
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jubal
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Incredulous:
I must admit that my eyebrow went up like Spock in Star Trek, I wondered if the child was even awake.
- 2 years ago
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jubal
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regjoeschmo
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looks like her hands were too full to carry him?? great parenting skills......
- 2 years ago
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regjoeschmo