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Should there be child leash laws? [View all] NobodyHere May 2016 OP
If that kid's parents had been doing their job, it would not have happened. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #1
So this didn't happen to you. Congrats. But since you are human and had multiple pnwmom May 2016 #6
No, I and my wife kept an eye on our children. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #8
I think there should be free parent education courses but that is because of some people are just hollysmom May 2016 #2
I think the fact that another adult was present contributed nadine_mn Jun 2016 #21
I do not have children either , but I had brothers 14 years younger than me hollysmom Jun 2016 #22
Something similar happened to me. But it wasn't Mom's fault. shrike Jun 2016 #27
When my #1 son was a toddler he got away from me at the Denver Zoo. Laffy Kat May 2016 #3
No, it wasn't... shit is going to happen with kids its not acceptable to point fingers like that uponit7771 May 2016 #14
kids are deceptively fast sneaky creatures with no logic or common sense dembotoz May 2016 #4
Like you pnwmom May 2016 #7
+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #15
I was going to rec your post until I saw kentauros May 2016 #5
In the coffeehouse where I used to work... Chan790 May 2016 #9
Naw, you're not an asshole kentauros May 2016 #11
People who want to leash children also complain about helicopter parents. dilby May 2016 #10
Child leashes + helicopter parenting = Quackers Jun 2016 #18
Since 1975. rug May 2016 #12
Seems acceptable if the child and mother are a PoC for the most part uponit7771 May 2016 #13
No. Now shock colors on the other hand........... Quackers Jun 2016 #16
Might be sarcastic lancer78 Jun 2016 #17
A few children need leashes in public. Quantess Jun 2016 #19
Once I saw a mom at the Hamburg, Germanyairport. Laffy Kat Jun 2016 #20
Leash the Children & Free the Gorillas! GOLGO 13 Jun 2016 #23
yes, YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! trueblue2007 Jun 2016 #24
I wish they would outlaw children. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2016 #25
This would certainly solve world overpopulation NobodyHere Jun 2016 #26
Same here. GliderGuider Jun 2016 #28
I'm all for it in places like zoos. tabasco Jun 2016 #29
My mother put one of those things on me when I was little... haikugal Jun 2016 #30
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