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Kid on Leash Dragged in Store
- Aug 5, 2009 at 10:12 AM
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I really, really hate seeing a child on one of those things. I see way to many parents calling that child back to them the same way I see a dog owner calling their dog over to them.
Umbrella strollers cost less then that leash.
I don't like seeing leashes on them either, but I would rather see that than here some pervert take them. Kids are so fast and you could lose sight of them easily. As for this mom, I think it may look worse than it is. They may both enjoy that, I don't know. I'm a huge advocate for child or animal abuse, but I'm not sure she is being abusive. I agree there has got to be a better way to keep your child close to you.
CNN has the same video with some people commenting on it, but i couldn't figure out how to embed their video in my journal so i just found the video on youtube to post.
I know this woman. She is not an abusive mom. Her kid had a tantrum. She kept going. He started laughing, witnesses in the store said so on Nancy Grace (she brushed them off and kept yelling, but it was said). Its sick that she is facing charges for this.
I can't stand those leashes. It's great if a parent can talk to their child and explain to them, that they will have a bit of freedom with it on... but they still have to walk beside their parent while it is on. My sister and BIL use it on their son and I've personally seen them PULL on the leash to get their son to follow along and move along side of them... like they would with a dog! They don't say my nephew's name, just tug on the leash. I think it is a LAZY parenting style that has come about and it is time that parents realize that parenting is a hard thing to do at times and these LAZY gadgets will only cause more trouble down the line.
If this particular woman had just taken her son out of the store, placed him in his car seat, gone home and put him to bed for having the tantrum... she wouldn't be facing charges. Time to wake up and see how lazy parenting doesn't work.
I never saw the whole thing before, I get frustrated too, BUT I would usually leave if he was that bad. Or at least put him in a carrage.
I really don't like leashes either. If my kids get to far away in the store they know that they get put into the cart. If you teach your kids to stay close and they know the punishment for acting up or leaving your side because you follow through every time, you don't have to treat your child like a dog and pull them along the floor. He probably had quite the rug burn.
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Hmmm from what I could see she nor the child look distressed. Could it be the kid loves the dragging. It obviously was not forceful or harsh perhaps they wre having fun and it has been misrepresented here.. without full knowledge of what happened BEFORE this was shot it kind of leaves interpretation open for me
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