When we went out, I was one of those mothers that got stares because I used a harness (leash type thing) so she could run and I still had a hand on her.
I was probably one of the people staring, but only out of envy.
I always thought those harnesses were genius!
I remember that before i had kids, i thought the leashes were horrible. After I had DS, I thought they were a great idea. But then when DS was 2, we saw a kid with one, and I thought to myself "hmmm, i should get one of those" and DS said aloud "Look! That kid is on a leash!" and he laughed one of those pure joy little kid laughs. (He wasn't laughing at the kid, he just thought the idea of it was so funny.) Then I figured I couldn't get one. Maybe I should rethink it - we're still having "invincible kid" problems when it comes to traffic. DS just does not pay attention. I recently said "it's my job to keep you safe" and he replied "it's my job to try not to be safe." He is now getting automatic consequences if he doesn't act safely around streets.
