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Just taking my kid out for a walk (imgur.com)

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[–]PlumDrop 22 points23 points ago

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Nothing like snapping your kids neck

[–]USE_DUCT_TAPE 2 points3 points ago

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Don't worry, duct tape fixes everything.

[–]perverse_imp 2 points3 points ago

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Also good for keeping the kids from running off at all

[–]Oraukk 0 points1 point ago

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Oh my god...that duck looks it is about to be tortured slowly then killed...

[–]esDragon 17 points18 points ago

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Child services?!!

[–]jayseesee85 9 points10 points ago

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Yes?

[–]Genmaken 18 points19 points ago

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I'd like a child, please, to go.

[–]jayseesee85 1 point2 points ago

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Contact your local Department of Social Services and inquire to become a Foster/Adoptive parent!

Warning: We do a background check, a check to see if you've had any indicated child abuse/neglect/maltreatment reports, a check with references that you provide, and we send your fingerprints to the FBI criminal database!

[–]ANewAccountCreated 4 points5 points ago

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And just like that, 99% of reddit is DQ'd.

[–]esDragon 0 points1 point ago

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(What does DQ'd mean?)

[–]ANewAccountCreated 0 points1 point ago

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(disqualified)

[–]esDragon 0 points1 point ago

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(Thanks!)

[–]BloodyThorn 4 points5 points ago

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In Soviet Russia child services you! Wait.... wat?

[–]rlink 2 points3 points ago

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In Penn State University, you services child!

[–]HermanTheKid 12 points13 points ago

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Me too.

[–]koniges 2 points3 points ago

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This is what I was hoping for based on the title. Glad the comments could deliver.

[–]dwarvenbuffet 0 points1 point ago

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I see what you did there.

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

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This is fucked up

[–]Zynk_ 7 points8 points ago

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My parent had a leash for me when I was young, but it looked NOTHING like that...

[–]kdokk 11 points12 points ago

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Yeahhhhh they're like harnesses. My mom had one for me too. This looks like she grabbed the dog's leash and headed out the door. I really hoped somebody said something to her- so ridiculously unsafe!

[–]Pasty_Virgin 6 points7 points ago

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My parents had a leash for me too: "Dont get more than 10 feet away from us in public or you'll be kidnapped, raped, and murdered."

[–]Flexen 1 point2 points ago

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Our parents graduated from the same school; it worked on me.

[–]bigpoppaphill 0 points1 point ago

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Except for the nightmares... oh the nightmares.

[–]gthcrvn 0 points1 point ago

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that doesnt work to well on 2 year olds.

[–]Hubbell 7 points8 points ago

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I've considered numerous times using a choke collar for my 3 year old. If you've never considered such a thing then you don't have kids.

[–]dylanfarnum 4 points5 points ago

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I just said the other day we should get one of those invisible dog fences and a shock collar for my son.

[–]ZeekySantos 2 points3 points ago

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You've considered it, but you haven't had the nerve to actually do it, right?

[–]Hubbell -2 points-1 points ago

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Pesky mother fuckers at DCF would probably take him away from me cause of limp wristed nancies crying over it being 'child abuse' or something.

[–]MrsAnthropy 2 points3 points ago

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Dad?

[–]mysheettz890 0 points1 point ago

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ಠ_ಠ

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[–]Hubbell 0 points1 point ago

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How is that her walking?

NVM thought it was one of those retarded baby carrying backpacks.

[–]aussy16 1 point2 points ago

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Fetch Jimmy, fetch! I said fetch! That's it I'm getting the spray bottle.

[–]ozpunk 1 point2 points ago

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Meanwhile, the dog is napping peacefully in the toddler bed.

[–]ffffuuuuBichesAllDay 3 points4 points ago

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Now that's not very civilized

[–]DerelictDiety 4 points5 points ago

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But very effective.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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At least it is not a choker.

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[–]KeythKatz 2 points3 points ago

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So you're saying you want a picture?

[–]StencilPrinter 1 point2 points ago

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Because some good old fashioned humiliation never hurt anybody. (sarcasm).

[–]ArchPower 0 points1 point ago

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Please tell me the driver promptly drove over the woman afterwards

[–]FailosoRaptor 0 points1 point ago

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Perhaps the root of this kids fetishes later in life?

[–]NaughtyDreadz 0 points1 point ago

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i honestly wish all parents would use those disney leashes on their little turds..

[–]workpuppy 0 points1 point ago

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I bought one of those kid harnesses, and this leash for my son.

My wife didn't think it was funny.

[–]IllinoisEnemaBandit 0 points1 point ago

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That's how I learned to ride without training wheels too!

[–]LupoAS 0 points1 point ago

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Seriously? A Collar? Have you no decency?! This is the proper way to do it!

[–]lawliet89 0 points1 point ago

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I saw a mother leash her 2/3 year old daughter the other day in the London Underground. Was really tempted to snap a shot =X

[–]haliastales 0 points1 point ago

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'Just keep walking... when I grow up I'm gonna ninja kick every last one of you!!'

[–]SeaBones 1 point2 points ago*

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I always just thought parents needed leashes for their kids when they were too incompetent as parents to teach their kid to stay by them and behave. You pull them aside and punish them publicly, if you have to. This whole attitude that kids running amok is something a parent can't control is just ridiculous. If your kid is so out of control that you need to leash them to know where they are, you have problems. I can only see this if you have so many kids you can't keep track of them, but that's a another problem entirely.

Edit to add: I can certainly see the validity of doing this with an autistic child who otherwise doesn't respond to you.

[–]EmptyAndFrantic 1 point2 points ago

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I always assume it's so they don't wonder off. I've known a few people that used the leashes for that (they didn't put them around their necks, though) even though their kids have no behavioral issues.

[–]SeaBones -1 points0 points ago

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Yeah obviously parents don't want kids wandering off or being snatched up. My point is that parents simply need to discipline their kids not to wander away from them. They're not sheep, they understand language and the consequences of not doing what they're told (this is where being a lazy parent comes in). If you can teach your kid these things, they'll stay by you and you'll have a nice day out without needing to tie them to yourself like some animal that could run off into the street at any moment.

Parents who simply subdue their kids with leashes and constant entertainment to get them to shut up or stay by them or behave are lazy. They're not parenting, they're raising a pet.

[–]EmptyAndFrantic 0 points1 point ago

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I agree, but I do think there are always exceptions. My parents were pretty strict about keeping us near them, but my sister would run away from them if she got angry. It was just kind of what she did. And she'd run across busy streets and other dangerous areas. I think a leash (not a dog leash as shown in the picture, but one of the cute little harnesses for kids that they make) would be really good for kids like her, who just don't listen no matter what. My parents even spanked her every time she did it, and she continued to do it! I have no idea what else could have helped.

But other than the exceptions that are probably relatively rare, I agree that discipline is better than just trying to be quiet.

[–]SeaBones 1 point2 points ago

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Spanking really isn't even necessary. You pretty much just have to observe what they love most in life. If my kid did things like get up and run off through traffic because they were "angry" they wouldn't be attending the next event they wanted to go to, or they'd lose their favorite toy. I'd punish them and explain why. It's just basic authoritative behavioral conditioning.

Unless the kid has a serious behavior problem, it works. I don't think I would have ever put up with my kid running off whenever they pleased and then pleading with them (as if they have control over the situation) to not do it. Then I shrug it off "Oh, they're just a free spirit and wild!" when I can't come to terms with my failure as a parent.

[–]EmptyAndFrantic 0 points1 point ago

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Well, they didn't do the spanking until they had tried grounding, taking away toys/trips to friends' houses, that kind of stuff. Now that I think about it, I guess she might have had some kind of behavioral issue. She was a tough kid, haha.

I think the grounding, explaining, etc. would have worked on most kids, though, so maybe you're right. :p

[–]SeaBones 1 point2 points ago

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Every kid is different, but I've discovered that you have way more fun with your kid if they're well behaved and listen to you. It opens up the stage for more learning. Don't get me wrong, there's a fine line between being authoritarian and pushing them down a straight path or just letting them run amok. MOST parents these days lean towards amok, thinking that telling your kid what they can and can't do is some kind of abuse. Then they spend their days frazzled, pleading with their kids not to do this and that, and to please do this and that. They miss out on quality time with their kids. It's sad.

Behavioral issues are a whole different ballgame. My attitude is, if a teacher (even with 2 or 3 aids) can get 50 kids on a field trip to stay in one spot without the need of leashes, you can get your kid to do the same.

[–]occupymypants -1 points0 points ago

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If only it were that simple. You're obviously not a parent if you think telling your child not to do something, automatically leads them to not doing something. That's just not the case. And you can't have your eyes directed at your children 100% of the time. Its extremely easy for a kid to wander off. A backpack with a rope attached to it can be a handy device, especially in places that are super busy. A kid can get lost in a matter of seconds. Seconds! It happens all the time actually. So you can't really blame someone for being protective. The neck leash, however, is totally WTF. Rant over.

[–]SeaBones 0 points1 point ago*

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"If you think telling your child not to do something, automatically leads them to not doing something."

I guess I'm wrong in thinking that this has always been the basis of teaching anyone anything. It may not happen the first time. "If you don't stay next to me, we're leaving." If they don't do what you say, you carry out the threat. The next time, if they do it, and you carry out the threat, they'll remember. The third time, you have a well behaved kid. It IS that simple.

Also, if you fail at carrying through these threats the first time and fail to have any spine at all with your kids, then pretty much anything you say to your kids after that will go through one ear and out the other because they won't take you seriously. So yeah, you're right about them not listening, if you set them up to act that way and not listen.

[–]occupymypants 0 points1 point ago

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Well, it sounds like you have parenthood all figured out. Except that children are still their own people, and in the end, they will do things they shouldn't, just like all people. You should let me know how well that works out for you when you have children yourself. Good luck.

[–]SeaBones 0 points1 point ago

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Well, physically restraining uncontrollable children IS easier, I'll give you that. Its easier to restrain a kid from doing things they shouldn't rather than raise them to not do it, especially with something as serious as running away from you. They'll never learn and it's convenient for you, so you win.

[–]occupymypants 0 points1 point ago

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Having hold of a child by a six foot piece of rope attached to a fun backpack is hardly restraining them. And it hardly means you can't teach them to stay by your side. But thinking that telling a child something three times magically programs them to do whatever you want like they're some robot is just wishful thinking. I don't even know why I am arguing this. I've never even used one. my SO bought one, but we never used it. I just don't happen to think it's the huge crime you think it is. But we are all entitled to our opinions. I do happen to have a terrific daughter though. Cribs, playpens, and unused leashes all.

[–]SeaBones 0 points1 point ago

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I never said it was a crime, it's just lazy. I'm sure your kid is terrific and so is everyone else's, which is why I have to deal with everyone's spoiled brats on a daily basis who are all just as self-important as their parents.

[–]occupymypants 0 points1 point ago

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You're somebody's kid. So you make a good point.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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That seems safe.

[–]korvvy -1 points0 points ago

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the neck is good control, but very dangerous and prone to injury. i suggest a simple studded chest wrap, so when the creature becomes intemperate, the steel or aluminum studs uncomfortably twist into the chest without causing injury and force desired behavior. Much more sadistic and fun than spongebob.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Goddamn

so when the creature becomes intemperate

You killed me.

[–]VUSGqlvcuewo -1 points0 points ago

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uuuuummmm wtf

[–]Xisheran -1 points0 points ago

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This must be out west

[–]jayman51481 3 points4 points ago

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Google the website in the window. It's from Ukraine. Please don't be so quick to jump to conclusions about labeling outrageous things as coming from the west.

[–]xamphear 2 points3 points ago

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Maybe he's from Ukraine and was saying it's something the people who live in western Ukraine would do.

[–]jayman51481 0 points1 point ago

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Haha maybe so.

[–]h83r 0 points1 point ago

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I bet you're out west

[–]jayman51481 0 points1 point ago

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I bet your not.

[–]h83r 0 points1 point ago

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looks like I win that bet

[–]jayman51481 0 points1 point ago

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Me too.

[–]Kimberlylynn2003 -1 points0 points ago

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Do you feed him out of a dog bowl too???

[–]PhotonicDoctor -1 points0 points ago

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Mother Knows Best. The Ukrainian version.

[–]LizE110307 -1 points0 points ago

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That kid is going to have some fun fetishes later on in life...

[–]duggtodeath -1 points0 points ago

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BDSM children?

[–]schnauzerz -2 points-1 points ago

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http://www.freetheleashkids.webs.com/

[–]scoooot 3 points4 points ago

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There are some kids who are kept safe by being on a harness, for instance kids on the autism spectrum who react to stress by running away.

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