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y’all have to leash your kids?
My mother leashed me and twin if she had us solo. Which is like. Fair? How you going to deal with two little runners by yourself?
Mother hated doing it though cause other people in the late 80s were so fucking judgemental about it.
Of all the shit in my childhood, being on a leash did not affect me. So leash then kiddies up.
Gotta say, I’m appreciating the comments on this post a lot more this time around - last time this was posted there was a lot of anti-leashing sentiment.
I’m just trying to figure out - did the people on Lemmy change? Is it the time of day? Pretty sure it’s the same community as before!
Comments sometimes differ a lot on a per post basis tbh.
Not only per post but also communities and instances. Different locations attract different people within certain time frames.
I’m interested in the previous one because I feel like I’m detecting some defensiveness stemming from that!
Me and my sister were on leashes as kids. Also we had a bouncer that you hung in a doorframe and I described this at preschool as “we hang our baby from the ceiling” 😅
Timezone is a big one
Spoken by someone who never had a child who has disabilities and is hard to keep with you, sheesh.
Even without any particular care needs or neuro-differences, a lot of kids can sometimes be a danger to themselves when out in public. Our public spaces are not designed to mitigate this, and it tends to happen at a stage when their ability to understand and obey verbal instructions is low (or at least slow), and physically controlling them is extremely unergonomic for the adult (too heavy to constantly pick up, too short to constantly hold their hands).
As a parent who had one on a leash. It’s fine. I thought it was funny My life is a joke anyways.
Keep em coming.
I only didn’t use a leash because the one time I did the kid spun around and tried to strangle themselves on it. Not from being upset, just everyday normal accidentally-suicidal toddler behavior. Had I been that mom I’d have laughed. Hysterically, with an edge veering into insanity, because that’s what it’s like sometimes, with the infant and toddler tagteaming to keep you up all night and stressed all day. But a good joke is a good joke.
Thankfully my kids survived to adulthood.
Idk if the environment is dangerous and the kid is prone to running off and play in traffic mood then yeah you might need something at the very least.
Jokes at the expense of neurodivergent/disabled kids are hilarious!!! Hundreds of upvotes for you!!! Ruining that already struggling parents day gets all the internet points!!!
Elopement. Look it up you fuckwits.
This place was supposed to be better than Reddit, but this is Truth Social level posting.
The meme is not your enemy. You seem to be having a hard day. Many of us are. I hope it gets better.
Yeah, I hate people that make these kind of jokes.
A little boy in my son’s class was nonverbal autistic and an eloper. He ended up sneaking out, getting into the unlocked apartment pool, and drowning a few days after school ended this summer.
I feel so bad for his parents. They were always so exhausted trying to keep him safe because he was a little Houdini.
Ok I was of this opinion until I had an autistic son. He’s crafty, fast and enjoys doing whatever he is told not to do. He’s almost run into traffic several times. We caught him, but barely, enough to make me reconsider this idea. I haven’t bought him one, but I understand.
Seems I’m in a rare group where I think leashing kids is fine but also think that joking about it is fine. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I’m in the same group. My kid is pretty young (just turning into a toddler) but I could see possibly needing to leash his ass in the future. I also would laugh my ass off if someone asked me in public if he was a stray or made some other joke about it.
Can’t take life too seriously but I get people might feel like the joke is insensitive. I suppose I also have a horrible sense of humor and what I find funny might be actually offensive to others at times so … ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Leashing kids I’m betting 8 times out of 10 is uncalled for and controlling and stupid.
But you don’t know circumstances, and let me tell you, I’ve met some kids. Sometimes it is appropriate, so I try not to judge.
Even if it is 2 out of 10 that it’s appropriate for, those people are going through enough shit without me side-eyeing them. Probably ain’t my business.
FYI, a leash gives a toddler more freedom than the alternatives. Strollers and hand holding both restrict movement a lot more than a leash.
Didn’t Katt Williams put a stop to this like 20 years ago?
Wait, what? The comedian?
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That would be a lot of leashes, damn.
Toddlers can cover the distance from the sidewalk to under a car tire faster than you can blink. Ill never judge a parent for having them on a leash.
The muzzle is a bit much though.
Are the lambs still screaming Clarice?
Humans have build in leashes, it’s called holding hands
Get back to me when you actually have kids.
The muzzle isnt for the kids benefit, its for the rest of us!
And yet they’ll still complain. Bunch of ungrateful…
We never cared what other people thought, it gave our kid the chance to be running around in places where they’d have to be carried otherwise. Going through an airport alone with the kiddo becomes much easier, especially when all that want to do is to be running. Kid doesn’t care and gets to run, it’s an easy win.
The little bag dispenser hanging off the handle is great if they’re not potty trained yet too.
I’m not a fan of Lowe’s policy letting them in though
For some children, they can teleport non edible items into their mouths. The muzzle is necessary
I will never look down on a parent with a leashed kid. Rather a safe kid on a leash than a dead kid in the streets.
I’ll often look down on a kid themselves, but only because it is impossible to regard a being who is less tall than me without looking down u.u
[explaining the joke]
Subverting expectation of disrespect by indicating purely physical and logistical reasons which contain no value judgement of another person and therefore no commentary upon the concept of respect
Tap for spoiler
I wasn’t ready for the explanation to be funny as well
Better a safe kid on a leash than a dead kid on a leash.
But just as fun, in its own way!
Not funny and fuck you (not OP, the poster of the tweet).
Be civil
Being on a kid leash saved my life. I don’t remember this first hand, but my parents often tell about the time they took me to a ball game or something and I fell through the bleachers which was over 30 feet high. The leash prevented me from splattering on the ground.
I’m surprised it didn’t pop your head right off!
I mean, it wasn’t a neck seat belt.
I was wondering why some people here felt so strongly about it - are y’all imagining it goes round their necks like a dog’s?
No I was taking the piss.
Gimme back my piss.
I can provide you with some as a replacement if that helps.
Do you still bite?
No, that’s what child muzzles are for. They only says that they were leashed, NOT that they were muzzled.
You probably think you’re just telling a joke but you are not funny. Children ARE capable of biting, and sometimes they DO. Don’t fuck around with human bites.
My kids were leashed in public spaces because we knew they’d run off and they’re too young to give helpful information to find us.
Security guards thanked us because dealing with scared kids was one of the worst part of their jobs.
I’ve only got one, but he has successfully made it to his teenage years because he was a leashed toddler. The amount of times I caught him when his face was two inches from concrete I can only count on one hand, but that’s enough.
I think this is one of the most overlooked benefits of harnesses. Just being able to save them from a faceplant when they’re still really practicing being upright is a huge relief, and gives them more confidence too, because they know you’ll be there to catch them if they fall.
I had one who would strip and run. I wrote my cell number across the back of their shoulders with Sharpie when we were on vacation and letting them play in the park.
Mine never did that but we knew kids who did.
Good job working the problem.
Is that real? Someone tried to tell me their kids do that and I had hard time believing that.
Is it a phase during development for some or what?
Oh yes, a brief phase for mine at least. Soon after she learned to walk, which in her case was walking and running all in one day. An over-exuberance of that new freedom and power. Feeling the rush of air on her wings, as it were. She would usually leave her diaper on, unless it was moist and heavy enough to slow her down. Of course the phase coincided with our being on a pre-planned trip, constantly in public situations where I didn’t know the territory. At least we spoke the language!
There’s even an episode of Rugrats about that! Not sure how credible a source that is, though…
I did not knew what was the name of a sharpie in english until now and i got concerned until i searched (sharpie)
Ooh sorry! Not sharp, just a permanent marker with a blunt but narrow tip.
Should’ve gotten one with some elasticity so you could bungee jump with it.
We’re 1 for 1 for leash kids turning into furries
I was born a furry. 😤
… Oh.
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I was a leash kid too ._.
My parents only used it on one occasion: A camping trip. They tell me they felt bad and never used it again. But the fact remains. I was on a leash once and now I’m a furry. We have correlation.
Causation is yet to be proven, but my hypothesis is that leashes and furry community participation are both potential results of some set of underlying personality traits that may or may not manifest both or either of these outcomes. Comorbidities that happen to align.
They leashed you because they loved you and wanted you to be safe. It makes sense really.
Preferable to the alternative where parents leash their kids out of negligence because they can’t be bothered to actually supervise them…
Can I ask, what animals do you like to dress as, and bang, as a furry? Just out of curiosity if you don’t mind sharing.
Humans but my costume isn’t very convincing.
You’ve been added to the Best of Lemmy: https://sh.itjust.works/post/65805382
I am asexual and do not enjoy sexual contact in general.
The only animals i have had any experience with are homo sapiens, and based on that experience I have concluded it is not for me. It turns out actual biological bodies are icky. I would rather not have one, let alone have to interact with someone else’s.
My “fursona” is a synthetic construct that used to be a bipedal canine with wings. Keeping those features from the character’s distant fully biological past was merely aesthetic preference. I’ve felt very comfortable leaning into an “it/thing” identity.
I can add to the conclusion as I wasn’t a leash kid and am not a furry
Good lord. That is insane. Glad you’re still around!
Holy shit new fear unlocked
