Chip Chick
“My mum once lost me at a Zellers and child abductions had been happening she ran outside and saw a commercial white van drive past her.”
“I was playing hide and seek, thought I was winning while she had a mental breakdown in the parking lot.”
“The store associates found me as the cops pulled up. I was a leash baby after that. So were both my brothers. Mine was a dog harness with a buckle I couldn’t undo and bright pink. So, yeah. No shame.”
“You’re doing the best to keep your son safe in a way that doesn’t hurt or distress him, without negatively affecting your own health. He even got to choose the backpack himself!”
“It’s so much better than having him run into the streets and potentially get injured or worse.”
“Everything you say is reasonable. Plenty of parents use tethers like that in airports or crowded public areas.”
“Sounds like you handled it well and your son is responding. That’s what is important. Judgey parents will judge, which does you a favor since it tells you the ones you can ignore in the future.”
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