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haikugal

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30. My mother put one of those things on me when I was little...

Reply to NobodyHere (Original post)

Wed Jun 1, 2016, 03:17 PM

Jun 2016

I was 2 or three and I can tell you I felt huge shame at having to wear that thing. I had no understanding of any need or relation to my behavior, just immense shame in public.

I would NEVER use a leash. If you can't parent your child stay home or better still, don't have them. We have good birth control now and abortion if there is an accident. We need to lower the birth rate all over the world anyway.

I have avoided reading about this episode of stupidity so all I can say is I'm sorry a magnificent Gorilla died.

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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