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    • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Besides, it’s not like they’re dog leashes on a collar. Every child leash I’ve ever seen is a cute little animal backpack where the “leash” is a long tail.

      • Ligma_Male [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        I spend time around children on a weekly basis, I grew up with younger siblings

        and yet

        I plan to have kids.

        holy hell i do not understand people

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Yeah I used to run away all the time. Not maliciously or anything but my little ADHD ass had no interest in what my parents were doing and loved to run around, climb things, hide in various places, and all sorts of other things that aren't great when you're in the mall, or in the woods.

          • Ligma_Male [comrade/them]
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            2 years ago

            we didn't have stroads and murder trucks for most of those thousands of years. kids don't give a fuck and don't know any different.

            imagine being this concerned over the dignity of a 4 year old. let's revolt over bedtime while we're at it.

                  • Ligma_Male [comrade/them]
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                    2 years ago

                    those things should be in your threat model, yes. and you should take appropriate steps to address them, same as putting a harness on a small child is sometimes appropriate to address the risk of them running off, especially into traffic.

    • danisth [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I live in an urban area with that's full of young families with kids and the only leashes I've seen is when there's daycares/nannies out with 5+ kids to look after. No one I know with kids has even considered this as far as I'm aware.