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89. real liberal around here I see
It is so nice to see the judging of others and superior attitudes here. When you are done telling these people how to parent maybe the Right to Lifers could use a hand over at the "Crisis Pregnancy Center".

I say leash em. I am 6'3" and don't like having to break my back holding little people hands all day, and how about we let the little future obese get some excercise instead of strolling all over the place for all you put em in a stroller folks.
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  -Keeping your child on a leash bob_weaver  Jul-04-08 02:39 PM   #0 
  - But, where's the...  whistler162   Jul-04-08 02:45 PM   #1 
  - Wal-Mart's junk food aisle.  HypnoToad   Jul-04-08 02:46 PM   #2 
     - "Toddler Tethers" are useful and sensible! Mothers know this but may become intimated..  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 06:36 PM   #33 
  - You mean the rope kind or the electric collars they use to keep dogs in the yard?  JVS   Jul-04-08 02:48 PM   #3 
  - Choke chain, dude.  primate1   Jul-04-08 02:52 PM   # 
     - What? The two answers above show a true lack of understanding.  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 06:39 PM   #34 
        - We're joking.  primate1   Jul-04-08 07:37 PM   #58 
        - Please use the sarcasm icon or something.  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 01:16 AM   #91 
           - If you can't figure out if what we were saying was serious or not based on what we were saying alone  primate1   Jul-05-08 11:22 AM   #135 
              - Sorry, I should have said something more kind.  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 06:06 PM   #157 
        - umm......  harmonicon   Jul-04-08 08:01 PM   #61 
           - Get back to me when you're a parent or grandparent...  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 02:38 AM   #108 
              - On a serious note, whatever happened to holding the kid's hand?  primate1   Jul-05-08 11:23 AM   #136 
                 - Of course, that is an option. But if you are talking about a wiggly child...  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 06:10 PM   #158 
                    - Um.... primate1 isn't 13 years old.  PeaceNikki   Jul-06-08 02:14 AM   #181 
                       - Nope, I'm a whole decade older than that, and I have no kids.  primate1   Jul-06-08 07:55 AM   #183 
  - I have some mixed feelings.  Kerrytravelers   Jul-04-08 02:49 PM   #4 
  - People find themselves worn out with only ONE active child, Kerrytravelers.  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 06:43 PM   #35 
     - My post wasn't at all argumentative.  Kerrytravelers   Jul-04-08 06:59 PM   #41 
     - OK, Kerry. I'm sorry -- but this is one of my hot button issues...  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 07:04 PM   #44 
        - No need to apologize. I just wanted my response to be clear so I wasn't misunderstood, as I thought  Kerrytravelers   Jul-04-08 07:09 PM   #47 
           - Thanks, Kerry... I know you are a helpful and understanding person.  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 07:12 PM   #50 
     - huh?  harmonicon   Jul-04-08 08:04 PM   #64 
        - Harmonicon in the UK, that law is relatively recent. It was made law because small children were...  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 12:51 AM   #88 
  - Free the leash kids!!  PeaceNikki   Jul-04-08 02:51 PM   #5 
  - And that's the first place murderous child molesters look.  HypnoToad   Jul-04-08 02:52 PM   #7 
  - These days, it is more important to be in control of the under three year old crowd...  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 06:45 PM   #36 
  - We call it a "Toddler Tether" and it saves lives, believe me.  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 06:08 PM   #24 
  - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Jul-05-08 01:53 AM   #96 
  - My oldest son did that once. Scared the bejeebers out of me.  redwitch   Jul-05-08 08:05 AM   #121 
     - That's EXACTLY what mine did!  Karenina   Jul-05-08 09:18 AM   #125 
        - Gee! Thanks to both of you for posting something sane here!  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 06:20 PM   #160 
  - If they can't go out without being on a leash  Inchworm   Jul-04-08 02:51 PM   #6 
  - Not necessarily  lizziegrace   Jul-04-08 03:26 PM   #9 
  - I can't answer this without being called mean  Inchworm   Jul-04-08 05:18 PM   #18 
  - Let's just say we agree that we don't agree  lizziegrace   Jul-04-08 05:46 PM   #23 
     - Three babies under the age of two?  Mind_your_head   Jul-04-08 06:18 PM   #26 
     - One set of twins nt  GRLMGC   Jul-04-08 06:22 PM   #28 
     - agreed  Inchworm   Jul-04-08 07:00 PM   #43 
  - LizzieGrace, bravo for your mother! I was in a similar situation and used one of these devices...  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 06:27 PM   #29 
  - My youngest could do a disappearing act in no time at all.  China_cat   Jul-04-08 04:53 PM   #12 
  - no, but you can use a stroller  Inchworm   Jul-04-08 05:20 PM   #19 
  - Inchworm, do you have a child or have you babysat for any? I suggest you may find  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 06:33 PM   #31 
  - I've been around kids all my life  Inchworm   Jul-04-08 06:59 PM   #42 
     - Well, I'm just recalling some difficult memories of being alone with my two kids...  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 07:06 PM   #45 
  - OK smarty pants  MrsMatt   Jul-04-08 08:59 PM   #74 
  - MrsMatt -- I wish I could give you the one in my purse. You are lucky -- please, please...  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 01:21 AM   #92 
  - I am glad you got to him in time.  Inchworm   Jul-05-08 06:28 PM   #163 
  - Some people just don't have that luxury.  China_cat   Jul-05-08 06:21 AM   #116 
  - can't tell you how many times I have seen the big luxury stroller, empty  yellowdogintexas   Jul-05-08 01:14 PM   #148 
  - Thanks, China_Cat. I agree with you completely after raising my own two kids  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 06:30 PM   #30 
  - Absolutely disagree.  Left Is Write   Jul-04-08 05:02 PM   #13 
  - no wai!  Inchworm   Jul-04-08 05:21 PM   #20 
     - Confined, trouble-free...EXPENSIVE  China_cat   Jul-05-08 06:24 AM   #117 
  - Same with strollers...  LanternWaste   Jul-05-08 01:49 PM   #153 
  - I think its funny  GRLMGC   Jul-04-08 02:52 PM   #8 
  - Never used one on my kid.  davsand   Jul-04-08 03:29 PM   #10 
  - You're right. My mileage DOES vary. The "Toddler Tether" was absolutely necessary.  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 06:55 PM   #37 
  - I'm with you, Radio Lady.  Left Is Write   Jul-04-08 08:02 PM   #62 
  - I have to go with Laura on this one...  bezdomny   Jul-04-08 08:03 PM   #63 
  - If your kids are all grown now.....and I believe you are older than *I* am.....  Mind_your_head   Jul-04-08 08:11 PM   #67 
  - There weren't? I used to have a MAD book that featured a cartoon parody of superstores.  Left Is Write   Jul-04-08 08:19 PM   #68 
  - Well, that proves it then if you saw it in a cartoon-book-mazagine......  Mind_your_head   Jul-04-08 08:40 PM   #71 
  - Sorry, your math is off. A super store would be any store with either multiple aisles or multiple  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 01:35 AM   #94 
  - "Judgmental?" Would that be because I have some standards of behavior for kids?  davsand   Jul-04-08 09:21 PM   #78 
     - I used one once, on WannaBe, in DisneyWorld.  MrsGrumpy   Jul-05-08 11:51 AM   #143 
  - I would have done it in a heartbeat if I had the kind of kid that needed it  yellowdogintexas   Jul-05-08 01:10 PM   #147 
  - One of these times where I wish I could recommend a reply n/t  TK421   Jul-05-08 09:31 PM   #179 
  - Other: Funny when it's not you.  DarkTirade   Jul-04-08 03:40 PM   #11 
  - It shouldn't take the place of attentive parenting  mutley_r_us   Jul-04-08 05:12 PM   #14 
  - Nothing should take the place of attentive parenting, of course.  Left Is Write   Jul-04-08 08:09 PM   #66 
     - I think those people have either never had kids  mutley_r_us   Jul-04-08 08:48 PM   #72 
  - I ALWAYS look down on parents who do this to their kid(s). eom  Mind_your_head   Jul-04-08 05:14 PM   #15 
  - ... and I hope you keep your feelings to yourself. See my other posts. n/t  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 06:56 PM   #40 
  - How nice to know that you look down on me for keeping my kids safe.  Left Is Write   Jul-04-08 08:07 PM   #65 
     - Apples and Oranges  aeon   Jul-04-08 11:04 PM   #84 
        - You are so incorrect it's pitiful. But I digress. Check further for how your brilliant deductive  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 02:18 AM   #104 
  - step 2, human barking collars  DS1   Jul-04-08 05:15 PM   #16 
  - No leash for my kid.  Bassic   Jul-04-08 05:16 PM   #17 
  - Other...  Withywindle   Jul-04-08 05:41 PM   #21 
  - My nightmare using a lease and harness  sandsavage   Jul-04-08 05:45 PM   #22 
  - Thanks for sharing that important story.  Mind_your_head   Jul-04-08 06:16 PM   #25 
     - I'm 69 years old and have the opposite history. Two kids under three and no husband.  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 06:22 PM   #27 
        - HA! I had two kids under the age of three and "no husband"......  Mind_your_head   Jul-04-08 06:34 PM   #32 
           - You were lucky, that's all. What about seat restraints? Did/do you consider those  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 07:11 PM   #48 
              - Yep, I was d*mn lucky......nor was I stupid  Mind_your_head   Jul-04-08 07:46 PM   #60 
  - The only sensible solution is to raise free-range children.  deucemagnet   Jul-04-08 06:55 PM   #38 
  - Ha ha.......  Mind_your_head   Jul-04-08 06:56 PM   #39 
  - That's funny. I do have a friend who was the subject of another very long thread...  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 07:15 PM   #52 
  - Well, if euthaniasia is absolutely out of the question, so be it.  Orsino   Jul-04-08 07:07 PM   #46 
  - What? Don't bring that cultural stuff to the DU or you'll get bashed!  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 07:16 PM   #53 
  - I personally have seen a woman carry her dog and walk her child on a leash  MrScorpio   Jul-04-08 07:12 PM   #49 
  - Probably the dog was lighter and didn't wiggle as much?  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 07:20 PM   #54 
  - other: tacky, poor parenting, ridiculous, and STUPID  PittPoliSci   Jul-04-08 07:14 PM   #51 
  - You have the right to appear dumb, superficial, judgemental... and worse.  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 07:21 PM   #55 
     - and apparently, you have the right to treat your children like animals.  PittPoliSci   Jul-05-08 01:20 PM   #150 
  - Wow, she really gets around.  HypnoToad   Jul-04-08 07:24 PM   #56 
  - Checking her lack of a "rack"? Naw... he just likes to compliment her on that sassy "RED"one!  Radio_Lady   Jul-04-08 07:32 PM   #57 
  - with my attention span  carlyhippy   Jul-04-08 09:04 PM   #75 
  - Eff that. Veal crate all the way.  AchtungToddler   Jul-04-08 07:45 PM   #59 
  - Very sensible at Disney World  Lorien   Jul-04-08 08:21 PM   #69 
  - Very sensible in many situations -- big stores, fun fairs, near a body of water (pool or lake),  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 01:30 AM   #93 
  - Sometimes I couldn't find the parents right away  Lorien   Jul-05-08 08:34 PM   #173 
  - Only time I ever used one.  Midlodemocrat   Jul-05-08 09:22 AM   #126 
     - I knew you were going to post in this thread  sasquatch   Jul-05-08 11:28 AM   #137 
     - I never heard of a kid being stolen at Disney World  Lorien   Jul-05-08 08:23 PM   #172 
  - Should be the law. I can't count the number of times . . .  papapi   Jul-04-08 08:24 PM   #70 
  - I had my 2 kids on those leash things in the mall of america  carlyhippy   Jul-04-08 08:56 PM   #73 
  - I think if you have too many children that you can't control  Engi   Jul-04-08 09:05 PM   #76 
  - Fabulous answer... posted by a true lover of childhood and its challenges.  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 02:28 AM   #106 
  - Saw a cute monkey one today at Cedar Point. The tail was the lead,  OurVotesCount-Ohio   Jul-04-08 09:11 PM   #77 
  - Adorable! You must have seen something like this one! Thanks for your comments, too.  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 01:58 AM   #98 
     - That's the one RL. The little boy looked so cute  OurVotesCount-Ohio   Jul-05-08 07:57 AM   #120 
  - I was told that was to be my fate.  bikebloke   Jul-04-08 09:48 PM   #79 
  - What can I say?  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 01:59 AM   #99 
  - Just another example of how stupid and worthless most people are.  JanMichael   Jul-04-08 09:51 PM   #80 
  - Sometimes necessary, but not optimal  Saint Etienne17   Jul-04-08 10:52 PM   #81 
  - I've never met a saint with whom I didn't agree.  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 02:22 AM   #105 
  - It should be a law.  Fox Mulder   Jul-04-08 10:57 PM   #82 
  - Slippery Slope -- What Next? Tied to a Tree?  aeon   Jul-04-08 11:00 PM   #83 
  - oy...twins are difficult and run in opposite directions...their safety is paramount  ElsewheresDaughter   Jul-04-08 11:24 PM   #87 
  - I used to substitute teach in kindergartens... 12-15 of the buggers running all over the place  bezdomny   Jul-05-08 06:50 PM   #167 
     - When I was a day care aide, we used these. Not a leash, exactly,  mycritters2   Jul-05-08 08:54 PM   #175 
  - Please, aeon. We've had to endure 14 posts over the past two years.  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 02:13 AM   #102 
  - My youngest is almost 37.  China_cat   Jul-05-08 06:20 PM   #159 
  - Kids should be kept in dank communal kennels  GoPsUx   Jul-04-08 11:16 PM   #85 
  - I prefer my children free range.  philosophie_en_rose   Jul-05-08 01:01 PM   #146 
  - I have 16 month old twin grandsons and I watch them while mommy works...I could use them  ElsewheresDaughter   Jul-04-08 11:19 PM   #86 
  - You can purchase these devices in a lot of places. I carry one in my car and frequently put it in  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 02:36 AM   #107 
  - real liberal around here I see  Real_Talk   Jul-05-08 12:53 AM   #89 
  - Gee, Real_Talk... short post count. Who's obese? What did you say?  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 02:16 AM   #103 
     - who cares how many posts i have  Real_Talk   Jul-05-08 10:35 AM   #134 
     - Real_Talk, I apologize. This thread has brought out the worst...  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 06:32 PM   #164 
     - Umm, s/he was agreeing with you. And snarking about low post counts  mycritters2   Jul-05-08 08:55 PM   #176 
  - Sensible AND fun!  Whoa_Nelly   Jul-05-08 01:06 AM   #90 
  - To the people who voted "Sensible," I ask:  bob_weaver   Jul-05-08 01:50 AM   #95 
  - Bob, everyone has their limit. These devices are only used as needed by the people who feel they  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 02:04 AM   #100 
  - they'll chase cars :eyeroll:  ElsewheresDaughter   Jul-05-08 09:23 AM   #127 
  - The day you finally take off the diaper, what's going to happen?  MrsMatt   Jul-05-08 01:29 PM   #152 
  - By the time the leash comes off  China_cat   Jul-05-08 06:23 PM   #161 
  - Take the child firmly by the hand or use a stroller.  LibDemAlways   Jul-05-08 01:54 AM   #97 
  - So we're back where we started. No worries...  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 02:09 AM   #101 
  - I vote fashionable  FloridaJudy   Jul-05-08 02:48 AM   #109 
  - You PAID for your child? What was the final bid? If you think I'm kidding, see this recent story:  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 03:28 AM   #112 
     - Actually, I was counting the costs.....  FloridaJudy   Jul-05-08 03:59 AM   #113 
  - This thread is the most fucked up thing I've seen in quite some time.  JackBeck   Jul-05-08 02:55 AM   #110 
  - Please explain. Did you vote in the poll? Yes? Then support or defend your position.  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 03:20 AM   #111 
  - Yes I did vote in the poll.  JackBeck   Jul-05-08 04:06 AM   #114 
     - I got it. You don't want to use a tether on your kid. Message understood.  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 06:35 PM   #165 
  - It is, once again, teh awesomeness.  Midlodemocrat   Jul-05-08 09:28 AM   #129 
     - I have to view in a different browser or log off for it to get to turbo-awesome status  DS1   Jul-05-08 11:35 AM   #138 
     - LOL. But, it's worth it, dude. Totally.  Midlodemocrat   Jul-05-08 11:40 AM   #141 
     - Oh, it is teh awesome.  JackBeck   Jul-05-08 12:47 PM   #144 
     - Midlodemocrat, what does "the awesomeness" mean?  Audio_Al   Jul-05-08 05:41 PM   #156 
     - Let's break it down. Awesome first recorded 1598; colloquial sense of "excellent" is from 1980.  PeaceNikki   Jul-06-08 02:09 AM   #180 
     - Midlodemocrat, I have messaged the admins on this one.  Radio_Lady   Jul-05-08 06:47 PM   #166 
  - I think the problem is that dog leashes were invented first  dotcosm   Jul-05-08 04:21 AM   #115 
  - Ambivalent, really...see it as pretty awful as a concept but also admirable as a pretty good idea  ForrestGump   Jul-05-08 06:28 AM   #118 
  - hitching posts? How unproductive is that?  DS1   Jul-05-08 11:38 AM   #140 
  - None of the above: I think they're a bad idea...  Chan790   Jul-05-08 07:35 AM   #119 
  - we had a leash - mom's angry glare  datasuspect   Jul-05-08 08:53 AM   #122 
  - Ayup.  PeaceNikki   Jul-05-08 08:57 AM   #123 
  - I wtach my twin grandson toddlers while my daughter works...I want these safety harnesses  ElsewheresDaughter   Jul-05-08 09:27 AM   #128 
  - it keeps one hand free to carry the  CreekDog   Jul-05-08 09:14 AM   #124 
  - I have twins...i need a wine steward  ElsewheresDaughter   Jul-05-08 09:28 AM   #130 
  - Tether them to the cart, make them pull you around the store!  flvegan   Jul-05-08 09:31 AM   #131 
  - My Mother In Law bought us one of these after our eldest was born  new_beawr   Jul-05-08 09:35 AM   #132 
  - Here's why I don't like them  PeaceNikki   Jul-05-08 09:46 AM   #133 
  - that and people need to get off their goddamned cell phones and watch their little mutants  datasuspect   Jul-05-08 11:37 AM   #139 
     - Cell phones didn't exist when I was using one.  China_cat   Jul-05-08 06:25 PM   #162 
  - I am reading through this and shaking my head.  MrsGrumpy   Jul-05-08 11:47 AM   #142 
  - Some kids need a parent leash.  philosophie_en_rose   Jul-05-08 12:53 PM   #145 
  - Do those parents pick up after their kids?  terrya   Jul-05-08 01:18 PM   #149 
  - another vote for "sensible"  musette_sf   Jul-05-08 01:29 PM   #151 
  - Tethers for toddlers are quite common in Britain. I never used one  mnhtnbb   Jul-05-08 02:26 PM   #154 
  - When my kids were little I used something called my hand to keep them with me...  likesmountains 52   Jul-05-08 03:05 PM   #155 
  - Hey - if you can get the kid to go for it - do it  Taverner   Jul-05-08 06:56 PM   #168 
  - I think they should be mandatory at my local National Park  AZDemDist6   Jul-05-08 07:04 PM   #169 
  - there's nothing wrong with it  Skittles   Jul-05-08 08:06 PM   #170 
  - Stupid. If you need a leash, you might as well have a border collie to herd the child.  triguy46   Jul-05-08 08:22 PM   #171 
  - I don't have kids (but the beagle's a runner, if that helps!), so maybe I should  mycritters2   Jul-05-08 08:46 PM   #174 
  - I voted fashionable just because it sounds a bit sadistic.....  TK421   Jul-05-08 09:21 PM   #177 
  - It would sure make it more difficult to kidnap a small child.  ThinkBlue1966   Jul-05-08 09:30 PM   #178 
  - have 3 boy-2 no problem without, the third-god help us  dembotoz   Jul-06-08 06:30 AM   #182 
  - Locking.  Call Me Wesley   Jul-06-08 08:33 AM   #184 
 

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