Pure Parents

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>I was out today running errands when I saw/heard a small girl (by the >voice, I’d guess she was around three or four) laughing and running. You >know, the high pitched giggling and scampering feet… the mother >calling "Come here, Brittney, come here, please! Brittney, come HERE, >please! COME HERE, please, Honey, Don’t run from Mommy, Brittney, come >here…" >This was followed almost at once by a loud hollow *THUNK!* as Brittne4y, >busily looking back at her mother while running, intersected a parking >meter… hard! She bounced off the upright steel pole and onto the >sidewalk, face first.   She was damned lucky to have hit that meter… >as the next obstacle she would have encountered would have been the >down-curb and then straight on into traffic!

Irrelevant anecdote. People who can’t outrun kids shouldn’t have them! And Britanny wouldn’t have run into a parking meterif she hadn’t been looking back over her shoulder at her mother. >Not one WORD about, how, if Brittney had COME when she was called, this >accident would have been avoided!  

Yes, and if you had stayed home and eaten drano this would be a better world, idiotic anecdote snipped. >There are REASONS, ancient and instinctive, WHY a child, cub, kitten, >puppy, fawn, will either come when summoned or freeze in place to avoid >danger! For a mother to CALL her child and have that child IGNORE her is >damned dangerous!

Other cultures raise kids totally without that, and they have less accidental loss of children than we do! >It has *nothing* to do with ":crushing a child’s spirit" or being >"authoritarian" it has to do wht an adult seeing danger before the child >does and using her voice to recall the baby AWAY from harm!

Garbage, you’re just another fucking control-bigot who wants a "come heya niggah" for a kid. You shits always invent justifications for your crimes that resemble something that MIGHT have happened, till we hear the shades of John Lovitz in your voice saying: "yeah, that’s the ticket, if I say this maybe he’ll believe me!" Fathers are renown for that bullshit, wanting kids to jump-to and stand at attention to please their sick sense of order and control, and justify it by saying: "Why if they don’t do what I say IMMEDIATELY they might be on patrol in the neutral zone sometime and be boarded by Klingons because they didn’t do just what their commander, dear ole dad, told them to, and then they’d get raped by a bunch of Klingons! Now do YOU want MY kids raped by a bunch of Klingons?!!"  Und so weiter! >If you don’t understand the difference between arbitrary usage of >parental authority and the very real need to have verbal CONTROL in >dangerous situations, you have the potential of being an *unsafe* >parent.If a child is too young to heed a recall, then some form of >restraint such as a hand or a leash is the answer UNTIL the child can >return *reliably* when called.

Totally self-important self-delusional fascistic garbage! Kids make 99.9% of their decisions totally on their own, moment to moment, and those can get them killed just fine, thanks! >If you want to read an example of a time when reliable recall saved my >LIFE, Google on my name and the words "grandmother" "hot dog" >"newspaper" and "whistled" in this newsgroup and you will find a >hair-raising account of how my grandmother saved me from being abducted, >molested and possibly murdered! It was, and is, EVERY parent’s >nightmare! >Swan

By aliens, no doubt! Steve

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> >Gee, Richie, why so tense? >> Eat shit and die, you ridiculous Rightist bigot fuck! >> Steve >> >> Eat piss and die, you smarmy little piece of shit! You don’t like the >> >> right answer to your stupid fucking question, just suck my dick and >> >> choke! You don’t get the answers you want, you get the answers we >> >> give you, you cowardly little piece of crap! A smothering overbearing >> >> parent would be the kind who uses a leash! >> >> Steve >OK, I gather you are not fond of parents who use leashes to keep their >children out of harm’s way. >My grandmother used one until I was about three or four. Why? Because I >was *blind*! > You didn’t mention that, and you’re a SHIT for not doing so. > Steve

I’m proud to be a shit. Without shit there would be no flowers. No grass. Without grass there would be no cattle. Without cattle there would be no shit. No shit! I am pleased to be part of creation. Now. I shall attempt… once again… to reason with you.  I encountered something today that underscored my view on children and leashes, and teaching a child to come to the parent when called RELIABLY. I was out today running errands when I saw/heard a small girl (by the voice, I’d guess she was around three or four) laughing and running. You know, the high pitched giggling and scampering feet… the mother calling "Come here, Brittney, come here, please! Brittney, come HERE, please! COME HERE, please, Honey, Don’t run from Mommy, Brittney, come here…" This was followed almost at once by a loud hollow *THUNK!* as Brittne4y, busily looking back at her mother while running, intersected a parking meter… hard! She bounced off the upright steel pole and onto the sidewalk, face first.   She was damned lucky to have hit that meter… as the next obstacle she would have encountered would have been the down-curb and then straight on into traffic! Upon hitting the pole, Brittney exploded into screams of anguish. She must have smacked her head pretty hard. I heard (through the sirenlike wails) "Ohhh, Mommy’s so SORRY, Brittney! You hurt your head, poor Baby! Mommy’s so sorry, Honey!" Not one WORD about, how, if Brittney had COME when she was called, this accident would have been avoided!   There are REASONS, ancient and instinctive, WHY a child, cub, kitten, puppy, fawn, will either come when summoned or freeze in place to avoid danger! For a mother to CALL her child and have that child IGNORE her is damned dangerous! It has *nothing* to do with ":crushing a child’s spirit" or being "authoritarian" it has to do wht an adult seeing danger before the child does and using her voice to recall the baby AWAY from harm! If you don’t understand the difference between arbitrary usage of parental authority and the very real need to have verbal CONTROL in dangerous situations, you have the potential of being an *unsafe* parent.If a child is too young to heed a recall, then some form of restraint such as a hand or a leash is the answer UNTIL the child can return *reliably* when called. If you want to read an example of a time when reliable recall saved my LIFE, Google on my name and the words "grandmother" "hot dog" "newspaper" and "whistled" in this newsgroup and you will find a hair-raising account of how my grandmother saved me from being abducted, molested and possibly murdered! It was, and is, EVERY parent’s nightmare! Swan

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>Enjoy your future life in prison Steve.

You lying little piece of shit. Steve – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>> >Gee, Richie, why so tense? >>> Eat shit and die, you ridiculous Rightist bigot fuck! >>> Steve >>> >> Eat piss and die, you smarmy little piece of shit! You don’t like the >>> >> right answer to your stupid fucking question, just suck my dick and >>> >> choke! You don’t get the answers you want, you get the answers we >>> >> give you, you cowardly little piece of crap! A smothering overbearing >>> >> parent would be the kind who uses a leash! >>> >> Steve >>OK, I gather you are not fond of parents who use leashes to keep their >>children out of harm’s way. >>My grandmother used one until I was about three or four. Why? Because I >>was *blind*! >You didn’t mention that, and you’re a SHIT for not doing so. >Steve

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Enjoy your future life in prison Steve. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> >Gee, Richie, why so tense? >> Eat shit and die, you ridiculous Rightist bigot fuck! >> Steve >> >> Eat piss and die, you smarmy little piece of shit! You don’t like the >> >> right answer to your stupid fucking question, just suck my dick and >> >> choke! You don’t get the answers you want, you get the answers we >> >> give you, you cowardly little piece of crap! A smothering overbearing >> >> parent would be the kind who uses a leash! >> >> Steve >OK, I gather you are not fond of parents who use leashes to keep their >children out of harm’s way. >My grandmother used one until I was about three or four. Why? Because I >was *blind*! >You didn’t mention that, and you’re a SHIT for not doing so. >Steve

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >Gee, Richie, why so tense? > Eat shit and die, you ridiculous Rightist bigot fuck! > Steve > >> Eat piss and die, you smarmy little piece of shit! You don’t like the > >> right answer to your stupid fucking question, just suck my dick and > >> choke! You don’t get the answers you want, you get the answers we > >> give you, you cowardly little piece of crap! A smothering overbearing > >> parent would be the kind who uses a leash! > >> Steve >OK, I gather you are not fond of parents who use leashes to keep their >children out of harm’s way. >My grandmother used one until I was about three or four. Why? Because I >was *blind*!

You didn’t mention that, and you’re a SHIT for not doing so. Steve

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >Gee, Richie, why so tense? > Eat shit and die, you ridiculous Rightist bigot fuck! > Steve > >> Eat piss and die, you smarmy little piece of shit! You don’t like the > >> right answer to your stupid fucking question, just suck my dick and > >> choke! You don’t get the answers you want, you get the answers we > >> give you, you cowardly little piece of crap! A smothering overbearing > >> parent would be the kind who uses a leash! > >> Steve > OK, I gather you are not fond of parents who use leashes to keep their > children out of harm’s way. > My grandmother used one until I was about three or four. Why? Because I > was *blind*!  I was not able to see well enough to avoid collisions with > things, steps, falling down or off high places etc. and rather than > create a dependent clinging child who never moved without being held by > the hand, I was given greater FREEDOM (while still *safe*) by the very > leash you think is so cruel!. I was encouraged to move about, to > explore, and to heed the gentle tug at my back. When it came, I was > taught to feel forward with my foot or hand to find out what the barrier > was. This prepared me for cane training and proper mobility techniques > later in childhood. > For a blind child the main worry is not so much physical injury > (although that IS a great concern) but in raising a child that is NOT > timid or fearful because he cannot SEE where he is GOING! On the leash, > I was encouraged to walk, skip, run, explore and encounter my > surroundings without being held by the hand or constantly hearing "Watch > out! stop! Wait! Be careful!" by a terrified parent! When I got good > enough in my surroindings that I could walk easily and safely, the leash > came off and I was taught safety techniques. > Far from being "overbearing" or curel, my grandmother worked HARD to > make the the confident independent person I am today. Before she adopted > me, she went around the house for two days blindfolded in order to see > what it would be like for me! She read everything she could find (very > little in 1954) and she never padded, overprotected or coddled me. That > leash was my freedom, my wings until I could fly safely, myself. > Stop assuming stuff and listen for a change. > swan

My mother used a harness leash on all three of us, and my sister on her three.   Great for shopping: slip the leash to your elbow and handle merchandise while the sprog runs in place. We were free range on the farm.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Gee, Richie, why so tense? > Eat shit and die, you ridiculous Rightist bigot fuck! > Steve >> Eat piss and die, you smarmy little piece of shit! You don’t like the >> right answer to your stupid fucking question, just suck my dick and >> choke! You don’t get the answers you want, you get the answers we >> give you, you cowardly little piece of crap! A smothering overbearing >> parent would be the kind who uses a leash! >> Steve

OK, I gather you are not fond of parents who use leashes to keep their children out of harm’s way. My grandmother used one until I was about three or four. Why? Because I was *blind*!  I was not able to see well enough to avoid collisions with things, steps, falling down or off high places etc. and rather than create a dependent clinging child who never moved without being held by the hand, I was given greater FREEDOM (while still *safe*) by the very leash you think is so cruel!. I was encouraged to move about, to explore, and to heed the gentle tug at my back. When it came, I was taught to feel forward with my foot or hand to find out what the barrier was. This prepared me for cane training and proper mobility techniques later in childhood. For a blind child the main worry is not so much physical injury (although that IS a great concern) but in raising a child that is NOT timid or fearful because he cannot SEE where he is GOING! On the leash, I was encouraged to walk, skip, run, explore and encounter my surroundings without being held by the hand or constantly hearing "Watch out! stop! Wait! Be careful!" by a terrified parent! When I got good enough in my surroindings that I could walk easily and safely, the leash came off and I was taught safety techniques. Far from being "overbearing" or curel, my grandmother worked HARD to make the the confident independent person I am today. Before she adopted me, she went around the house for two days blindfolded in order to see what it would be like for me! She read everything she could find (very little in 1954) and she never padded, overprotected or coddled me. That leash was my freedom, my wings until I could fly safely, myself. Stop assuming stuff and listen for a change. swan

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>Gee, Richie, why so tense?

Eat shit and die, you ridiculous Rightist bigot fuck! Steve – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Eat piss and die, you smarmy little piece of shit! You don’t like the > right answer to your stupid fucking question, just suck my dick and > choke! You don’t get the answers you want, you get the answers we > give you, you cowardly little piece of crap! A smothering overbearing > parent would be the kind who uses a leash! > Steve

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Gee, Richie, why so tense?  Have a little tiff with your boyfriend? Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?  Come to think of it, I’m sure you do.  Probably still live in her basement It appears from your many posts on all the Google forums that your total assinine opinion on everything is to use the words smarmy, ass, piss, and shit.  Certainly the vacabulary of a person I want to listen to. You are irrelevant to any conversation. By the way, there are plenty of decaffeinated coffees with all the flavor of the caffeinated brands…. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Ahh, yes, another arrogant jerk crawls out of the weeds to tell us how >perfect he is. Most likely someone who never had kids, or has kids >that do drugs and won’t talk to him because he is a smothering, >overbearing parent. >Gee, Jimmy, maybe you and Dickie should get together and have a little >party to celebrate being the most wonderful and watchful parents on >earth.  Jimmy and Dickie, the perfect twins. >Like I said before, if you don’t want to answer the questions asked on >these forums, just keep your yap shut.  If that is too much trouble >for you maybe you should scrap the web-surfing thing altogether. > Eat piss and die, you smarmy little piece of shit! You don’t like the > right answer to your stupid fucking question, just suck my dick and > choke! You don’t get the answers you want, you get the answers we > give you, you cowardly little piece of crap! A smothering overbearing > parent would be the kind who uses a leash! > Steve >> >> >I have heard about devices that look like a pair of pagers; you attach >> >> >one to your belt and one to your child, and if they wander too far off >> >> >your pager goes off. >> >> >One I saw was called "parent pager," the other was called beeperkid." >> >> >I guess there are others out there as well. >> >> >Has anyone out there tried one of these?  Do they work? >> >> No offense, but I have heard that if you use your eyes, you don’t need >> >> a pager.  Technology is a poor substitute for good parenting. >> >If you lived in the real world, you would know that the only way to >> >keep a kid 100% safe in an amusement park is to staple them to your >> >leg.   >> That sound like an excuse from a lazy parent.  They are your children, >> why can’t you keep an eye on them?  If that is too much trouble for >> you, maybe you should scrap the trip to the amusement park.

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We have this system at SPlash COuntry (can remember exactly what it is called right now).  Anyway, you go to a booth and every member of your party gets a wrist band.  At any time, you can go to a kiosk and locate the other members of your party.  I haven’t made judgement on this yet.  I see benefits, especially in a water park where you might have little ones in the play area and pre-teens who want to do the slides.  What do you all think? Dollywood Hillery

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>>If I had a kid, that kid would be ON a lead until he was able to come >RELIABLY when I called! If he didn’t return to me, back on would go the >leash until he WAS able to follow instructions and obey when called. Si >ple as that. >Swan >I thought there was a promise to trim asc out of this thread…

What the fuck Banty – how about following the rules you keep trying to impose on everyone else.  Maybe if you set a positive example by not crossposting this message to hell and back, others will follow suit. Dumbass. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Banty

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>Ahh, yes, another arrogant jerk crawls out of the weeds to tell us how >perfect he is. Most likely someone who never had kids, or has kids >that do drugs and won’t talk to him because he is a smothering, >overbearing parent. >Gee, Jimmy, maybe you and Dickie should get together and have a little >party to celebrate being the most wonderful and watchful parents on >earth.  Jimmy and Dickie, the perfect twins. >Like I said before, if you don’t want to answer the questions asked on >these forums, just keep your yap shut.  If that is too much trouble >for you maybe you should scrap the web-surfing thing altogether.

Hey dumbass, I answer the questions here because my insight is sorely needed around here.  If you are against people expressing their opinions, maybe you should start hanging out with John Ashcroft and those wacky Assembly of God cocksuckers. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >> >I have heard about devices that look like a pair of pagers; you attach > >> >one to your belt and one to your child, and if they wander too far off > >> >your pager goes off. > >> >One I saw was called "parent pager," the other was called beeperkid." > >> >I guess there are others out there as well. > >> >Has anyone out there tried one of these?  Do they work? > >> No offense, but I have heard that if you use your eyes, you don’t need > >> a pager.  Technology is a poor substitute for good parenting. > >If you lived in the real world, you would know that the only way to > >keep a kid 100% safe in an amusement park is to staple them to your > >leg.   > That sound like an excuse from a lazy parent.  They are your children, > why can’t you keep an eye on them?  If that is too much trouble for > you, maybe you should scrap the trip to the amusement park.

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>Ahh, yes, another arrogant jerk crawls out of the weeds to tell us how >perfect he is. Most likely someone who never had kids, or has kids >that do drugs and won’t talk to him because he is a smothering, >overbearing parent. >Gee, Jimmy, maybe you and Dickie should get together and have a little >party to celebrate being the most wonderful and watchful parents on >earth.  Jimmy and Dickie, the perfect twins. >Like I said before, if you don’t want to answer the questions asked on >these forums, just keep your yap shut.  If that is too much trouble >for you maybe you should scrap the web-surfing thing altogether.

Eat piss and die, you smarmy little piece of shit! You don’t like the right answer to your stupid fucking question, just suck my dick and choke! You don’t get the answers you want, you get the answers we give you, you cowardly little piece of crap! A smothering overbearing parent would be the kind who uses a leash! Steve – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >> >I have heard about devices that look like a pair of pagers; you attach > >> >one to your belt and one to your child, and if they wander too far off > >> >your pager goes off. > >> >One I saw was called "parent pager," the other was called beeperkid." > >> >I guess there are others out there as well. > >> >Has anyone out there tried one of these?  Do they work? > >> No offense, but I have heard that if you use your eyes, you don’t need > >> a pager.  Technology is a poor substitute for good parenting. > >If you lived in the real world, you would know that the only way to > >keep a kid 100% safe in an amusement park is to staple them to your > >leg.   > That sound like an excuse from a lazy parent.  They are your children, > why can’t you keep an eye on them?  If that is too much trouble for > you, maybe you should scrap the trip to the amusement park.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >> >I have heard about devices that look like a pair of pagers; you attach > >> >one to your belt and one to your child, and if they wander too far off > >> >your pager goes off. > >> >One I saw was called "parent pager," the other was called beeperkid." > >> >I guess there are others out there as well. > >> >Has anyone out there tried one of these?  Do they work? > >> No offense, but I have heard that if you use your eyes, you don’t need > >> a pager.  Technology is a poor substitute for good parenting. > >If you lived in the real world, you would know that the only way to > >keep a kid 100% safe in an amusement park is to staple them to your > >leg. > That sound like an excuse from a lazy parent.  They are your children, > why can’t you keep an eye on them?  If that is too much trouble for > you, maybe you should scrap the trip to the amusement park. >If I may offer a comment here… Why are dog owners told to keep a lead >on their dog at all times? Because no matter how sharp an "eye" one >keeps on one’s beloved pet, they can dart off *quickly* and be under the >wheels of a car or off down the block *that fast*! >Children are the same. If something catches their attention, they want >something or are just energetic… in an *instant* they can be GONE. >And an instant is all it TAKES.  If a leash, pager, wrist lead, stroller >strap WHATEVER… allows a parent to keep the kid from dashing out into >harm’s way, it’s a sUPPLEMENT to the "eye" of the parent, not an excuse >for a lazy parent! >Sorry, I’m on the side of whatever it takes to control and guard the >kid. >By the way, leashes. leads, wrist straps, harnesses are NOT demeaning to >a child.  Before we as a society got all "sensitive" about it, leads >were the norm in nearly all societies. In Colonial times, children were >secured by what were called "leading strings" and even the modern phrase >"apron strings" refers to the leash attached to a young child to keep it >out of harm’s way. In a society that had open fireplaces to cook on, >huge farm animals, heavy carts drawn by horses, et cetera, an "apron >string" (attached to the apron and tied to the child’s waist) was a >damned good idea and probably saved thousands of childrens’ lives! >If I had a kid, that kid would be ON a lead until he was able to come >RELIABLY when I called! If he didn’t return to me, back on would go the >leash until he WAS able to follow instructions and obey when called. Si >ple as that. >Swan

One more guessworking moronic lie courtesy of Usenet and another defective beaten child above. A child raised that way would kill you at first opportunity. NO child in ANY culture has EVER been raised that way! Nor is his surmise about archaic language even true. Steve

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>If I had a kid, that kid would be ON a lead until he was able to come >RELIABLY when I called! If he didn’t return to me, back on would go the >leash until he WAS able to follow instructions and obey when called. Si >ple as that. >Swan

I thought there was a promise to trim asc out of this thread… Banty

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> >I have heard about devices that look like a pair of pagers; you attach >> >one to your belt and one to your child, and if they wander too far off >> >your pager goes off. >> >One I saw was called "parent pager," the other was called beeperkid." >> >I guess there are others out there as well. >> >Has anyone out there tried one of these?  Do they work? >> No offense, but I have heard that if you use your eyes, you don’t need >> a pager.  Technology is a poor substitute for good parenting. >If you lived in the real world, you would know that the only way to >keep a kid 100% safe in an amusement park is to staple them to your >leg. > That sound like an excuse from a lazy parent.  They are your children, > why can’t you keep an eye on them?  If that is too much trouble for > you, maybe you should scrap the trip to the amusement park.

If I may offer a comment here… Why are dog owners told to keep a lead on their dog at all times? Because no matter how sharp an "eye" one keeps on one’s beloved pet, they can dart off *quickly* and be under the wheels of a car or off down the block *that fast*! Children are the same. If something catches their attention, they want something or are just energetic… in an *instant* they can be GONE. And an instant is all it TAKES.  If a leash, pager, wrist lead, stroller strap WHATEVER… allows a parent to keep the kid from dashing out into harm’s way, it’s a sUPPLEMENT to the "eye" of the parent, not an excuse for a lazy parent! Sorry, I’m on the side of whatever it takes to control and guard the kid. By the way, leashes. leads, wrist straps, harnesses are NOT demeaning to a child.  Before we as a society got all "sensitive" about it, leads were the norm in nearly all societies. In Colonial times, children were secured by what were called "leading strings" and even the modern phrase "apron strings" refers to the leash attached to a young child to keep it out of harm’s way. In a society that had open fireplaces to cook on, huge farm animals, heavy carts drawn by horses, et cetera, an "apron string" (attached to the apron and tied to the child’s waist) was a damned good idea and probably saved thousands of childrens’ lives! If I had a kid, that kid would be ON a lead until he was able to come RELIABLY when I called! If he didn’t return to me, back on would go the leash until he WAS able to follow instructions and obey when called. Si ple as that. Swan

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >I have heard about devices that look like a pair of pagers; you attach > >one to your belt and one to your child, and if they wander too far off > >your pager goes off. > >One I saw was called "parent pager," the other was called beeperkid." > >I guess there are others out there as well. > >Has anyone out there tried one of these?  Do they work? > No offense, but I have heard that if you use your eyes, you don’t need > a pager.  Technology is a poor substitute for good parenting. >If you lived in the real world, you would know that the only way to >keep a kid 100% safe in an amusement park is to staple them to your >leg.  

That sound like an excuse from a lazy parent.  They are your children, why can’t you keep an eye on them?  If that is too much trouble for you, maybe you should scrap the trip to the amusement park.

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Ahh, yes, another arrogant prick crawls out of the weeds to tell us how perfect he is. Most likely someone who never had kids, or has kids that do drugs and won’t talk to them because they are smothering, overbearing parents. Gee, Jimmy, maybe you and Dickie should get together and have a little party to celebrate being the most wonderful and watchful parents on earth.  Jimmy and Dickie sittin’ in a tree…. Like I said before, if you don’t want to answer the questions asked on these forums, just keep your yap shut.  If that is too much trouble for you maybe you should scrap the web-surfing. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> >I have heard about devices that look like a pair of pagers; you attach >> >one to your belt and one to your child, and if they wander too far off >> >your pager goes off. >> >One I saw was called "parent pager," the other was called beeperkid." >> >I guess there are others out there as well. >> >Has anyone out there tried one of these?  Do they work? >> No offense, but I have heard that if you use your eyes, you don’t need >> a pager.  Technology is a poor substitute for good parenting. >If you lived in the real world, you would know that the only way to >keep a kid 100% safe in an amusement park is to staple them to your >leg.   > That sound like an excuse from a lazy parent.  They are your children, > why can’t you keep an eye on them?  If that is too much trouble for > you, maybe you should scrap the trip to the amusement park.

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