I will carry my kid on my back as long as he wants me to carry him and enjoys it, and I'm able... I'm guessing it won't be too long since he's 7.5 months old and already 20 lbs I give no shits if he's "too old" . Why do people even care enough to judge that, like AT ALL?
I wore DD on a walk around the neighborhood yesterday because I desperately needed a break from DS and didn't want to leave DH with a very fussy baby and an overtired 3-year-old. DD didn't want to walk or go in the stroller but was more than happy to ride on my back. I'm sure people who saw us thought it looked weird, but it saved my sanity, and DD's behavior improved a ton after an hour of dedicated mommy time, too.
I remember people getting really judgy about seeing big kids in strollers at DW on the Nest. I thought that was kind of gross because a.) circumstances vary and b.) who cares anyway. Where was this thread then? Lol
This reminds me of how much people flamed Tom cruise and katie Holmes for carrying Suri around. Yeah, she was older, but she also had paparazzi following her everywhere.
And that they let her have a bottle and paci longer than is typical. Probably because she had to face 10 paparazzis yelling her name every time she went outside and they didn't want her flipping out.
So what are the specs for a Toddler Tula? Back carrying is currently our last hope. I'm hoping DD keeps enjoying it. I'll carry her when she's 5 if she wants. I remember asking my mom to carry me when I was older-ish, probably 5. We didn't have a carrier and we also didn't use to shop at Icing.
I remember people getting really judgy about seeing big kids in strollers at DW on the Nest. I thought that was kind of gross because a.) circumstances vary and b.) who cares anyway. Where was this thread then? Lol
Yes! I remember that pretty vividly. Also when that tumblr post was super popular there was all sorts of "Good. These parents are dumb! My kids can walk 18 hours a day barefoot over hot coals! Any able bodied kid could can and should do it too!"
I don't care who wears their kid or for how long they do it. But let's not pretend we don't mock people here all the time. Uneek names, anyone?
I don't think that's the same as posting a pic of the kid with a caption, "I can't believe his mom named him XYZ!"
People judge. It's normal, although not ideal. But it's an additional, large, asshole step to post someone else's picture online to judge/mock them. I haven't seen that on here.
So it's ok to mock a kid's name as long as there is no picture attached. Ok.
I'm not saying what this employee did is ok - it's not at all. I'm just saying people here should probably not attempt to ride some high horse about mocking and/or judging when we do it quite regularly.
I don't think that's the same as posting a pic of the kid with a caption, "I can't believe his mom named him XYZ!"
People judge. It's normal, although not ideal. But it's an additional, large, asshole step to post someone else's picture online to judge/mock them. I haven't seen that on here.
So it's ok to mock a kid's name as long as there is no picture attached. Ok.
I'm not saying what this employee did is ok - it's not at all. I'm just saying people here should probably not attempt to ride some high horse about mocking and/or judging when we do it quite regularly.
Eh. I think sometimes (or all the time) the line between IRL and the internet gets blurred. IRL we think things fleetingly but don't say them. We're also not as judgemental IRL as it comes out on here. A passing thought IRL is often nowhere near as judgeworthy or a big deal as it is on the internet. Random passing thoughts turn into giant discussions here all the time and then the whole thing ends up blown out of proportion and way worse than it probably ever was to start with it.
As I said earlier I would honestly think it's weird but my thought process would stop shortly after that. I do think some names are stupid and would think that surely, but I'm not stressed about it all day long, kwim?
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