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@Vesrox, I'm trying really hard not to laugh at this.
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Child leashes are an abomination. I had the opportunity to get lost when I was a kid and I'm fine. Goddamn "everyone deserves a trophy just for participating" generation...
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@YouJustLostTheGame, me too, my wolf family is so proud of me
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@YouJustLostTheGame, I don't have one, but I honestly don't see the problem with them.
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@the fork, Parents should be able to watch their children and control them, without treating them like actual animals
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@YouJustLostTheGame, I agree with the child leash thing, but the whole this generation is terrible thing is annoying, every past generation has bitched and moaned about the generation after them, not to mention a participation trophy, getting rewarded for doing nothing is the exact same thing as getting gifts at christmas.
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@NONSENSE, gifts on Christmas demonstrates Christian values. Getting a trophy for being the fat kid who was looking at butterflies demonstrates some bitch ass values
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@the fork, I guess they just bother me because it shouldn't be that hard to just hold the child's hand. Saw a mother with a little girl on one yesterday and the mom was just talking on her cell phone and totally not paying attention to her daughter.. but she didn't have to because she had her on a leash.. just rubs me the wrong way
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@YouJustLostTheGame, I guess for some people they would be mandatory considering the last one that wondered off fell into a gorilla pit...
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@YouJustLostTheGame, I said the same thing... Your perspective changes entirely when you have a kid. I wouldn't use one on a sidewalk or anything, but I did use it once at the airport after my daughter had just learned to walk. I wanted to encourage her walking, but also didn't want to lose her in the airport.
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@Magic Ginger Hands, have you ever tried to watch a five year old, a three year old, and a one year old at the same time? Those b@stards move fast! I'd take leashes over disappearing children any day
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@obijuankenobi, ...and dead gorillas (and now I'm a part of the problem).
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@YouJustLostTheGame, my brother was on a leash when he was little (so, like, the 80s? I'm not sure) because my mom had two children a year apart and they were both hellions (no babysitter would watch them) but at least my sister wouldn't just let go of my mom's hand and take off running like my brother would. leashes are for security, not laziness. at least the modern kid leashes are cute.
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@Ruupasya, agreed. My mother kept my brother on a leash for the same reason. People got offended even then but she was like, "yeah, well, never lost him, he isn't dead, and he doesn't care much. So."
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@YouJustLostTheGame, I'm ok with people using leashes for a reason. I have ADHD, and I couldn't control it as a child. So my mom let me pick out my little backpack leash thing, and that helped me a lot. If I hadn't have gotten that, I would probably be lost on Disney Land for all eternity. I just don't think a dog leash should be used. And the parent/guardian should have a good reason to use it. Sorry for the long comment, sorry if I said anything offensive, and sorry if I had improper grammar.
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@Michael Fassbender, christian values? Christmas is so oversaturated with corporations, and advertisements, that kids look forward to it for gifts, instead of the meaning, which is the celebration of christ's birth. Not to mention the mascot for christmas is santa claus who gives out gifts, which was taken from pagan rituals.
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@NONSENSE, ask any normal person what values Christmas is about and they'll tell you family/Christian
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@YouJustLostTheGame, my wife grew up in Santiago, Chile. If she wasn't on a leash, she would get kidnapped. But this picture is not in Santiago, Chile
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@Magic Ginger Hands, yeah but that's kinda the problem. We forget that we are "actual animals". People have such a problem with being associated with animals and being related to them that we set ourselves on this pedestal. Take, say, chimpanzees for example. We like to think of ourselves as so far superior to chimps when we share over 99% DNA in common with them. Maybe that 1% difference isn't as big a gap as we tell ourselves it is
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@Magic Ginger Hands, and also people "controlling" their kids is a highly warped idea nowadays. I get it, you don't want your kid getting hurt etc etc. but we praise the children who have their curiosities and excitements beaten out of them at a young age. Because if you put them in a science classroom, our society praises the kid that just memorizes sh!t and sits still and demonizes the kid that goes to the back of the class and investigates all the sciencey stuff
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@Michael Fassbender, I am just saying that the generation thing is completely idiotic. The "back in my day" thing nobody wants to hear.
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@YouJustLostTheGame, "Nothing bad happened to me so nothing could go wrong". Anything that makes a child safer is not an "abomination", and they make leashes now disguised as toys so the kids actually ask to have them put on.
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@YouJustLostTheGame, To everyone who's negatively responding to the things I said in this post, let me clarify. I do not think "this generation" is pissing everything away, but I DO believe people have gotten entirely too PC and thin skinned. The part about the participation trophies... trophies are a symbol for achievement and excellence, not "Hey you tried so here's this to make you feel better" awards. A trophy, let's say the NFL's Lombardi trophy, means something. If you give a team that goes 0-16 a trophy because everyone else got one then it cheapens the symbolism of the Lombardi trophy and at that point what's the point of anyone getting one? I played little league football in elementary school and my team wasn't bad but we only went 2-4-2. You know what we got? A party at Pizza Hut because the season was over. I'm pretty sure I would've been okay even without the party. Participation trophies teach kids that even if you fail you're going to get something out of the attempt...
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@YouJustLostTheGame, Life has taught me this is far from true. Lastly, the child leashes. I am the oldest of around 30 grandchildren, both sides of my family combined. There are a lot of us. Not a single one of my cousins was ever leashed, not one of my aunts or uncles, and to my knowledge neither have been any of my cousins' children. You know why I find leashes insulting? Because all it takes to keep your child with you is to hold them or hold their hand. Multiple children? Teach them to hold each other's hands. In a store? Shopping carts have child seats. Have a cell phone? It's probably more important to pay attention to your child. Put it away. Need that phone? You probably have two hands, so reference the previously mentioned advice. Leashes do for lazy or inattentive parents what responsible, disciplined parents do themselves. That's my opinion. If you have a physical reason that makes leashes necessary, do what you need to do. My reasoning is for physically capable adults.
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@NONSENSE, One last thing. As a non-religious person who grew up in a Catholic family I can confidently state that Christmas presents aren't about getting rewarded for doing nothing. They're about giving to others without expectation of guaranteed return to bring joy to others.
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@YouJustLostTheGame, I completely agree with you about Christmas. While it IS about Christian values for many families, for non-Christians and Christians alike it's also about giving and sharing, coming together and valuing your family and friends, and caring about one another just for being humans. I'm not a Christian, never have been and wasn't raised as one, and Christmas is my absolute favorite holiday because corporate profiteering aside, Christmas is overwhelmingly positive!
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@Magic Ginger Hands, the only reason you think of this as for animals is because people thought to use them for animals first. Watch and control? Lol. I assume you don't have children, because I don't know many parents that couldn't see the use in this. Not many days go by that I don't wish I had one. I have a 2 year old and a 11 month old, and I have to bend over slightly to hold my son's hand. It's a pain in my back, and it's uncomfortable for his shoulder after a while. People get so offended by the dumbest things, like you'd rather me yell at my kids constantly or pull their arms from their sockets because this "looks" bad, but actually causes no physical or mental problems. It seems like the only person that it's a problem for is the offended stranger who feels like it's degrading.
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@YouJustLostTheGame, Super late reply but my older brother and I would never hold hands without an argument breaking out, and sadly mothers do not have eyes on the backs of their heads, so we were on leashes (at least my brother was). I know I would've definitely been hit by a car if I wasn't (yeah.. I was that kid.) I've previously heard some people saying that they'd unclip a kid on a leash if they saw one and that makes me angrier than you could imagine. Gee thanks, random stranger! Trying to find my missing child will be great fun!
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Screw that; give this girl a raise.
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The kid needs to learn to walk and the dog was tired. I'd give her a raise.
Child leashes are great, keeps your dumbass kid from running into traffic