to think that when adults are walking along holding a small childs hand, that they should slow down a bit.

[sunburntats]

This really bothers me.
I see it all the time, the adult walking at normal pace and the little dot almost running along side them.Little legs going 10 to the dozen.

why dont people slow down a bit, i think that it is cruel.

what if it was the adult bieng dragged along twice as fast as thier legs can go? Not pleasant.

Now if there is a cake shop selling the last cake, i would make an exception and would of course be literally running with a little dot in toe, that is different.

"just set off earlier"!! [snort]
"put them in the buggy" and then get lambasted for having an older dawdler in a buggy or for being "cruel" to a child who is screaming that they want to walk.

Face it. With parenting you just can't win or please everyone. If they are not actually abusing/neglecting/damaging their child, butt out with the judging.

Oh yes Soupy...the threads about overuse of buggies. You just can't win can you!?

We are talking about toddlers here, not older children.

Some people will judge about anything. If you use the buggy you're wrong, if you hurry them along, you're wrong, if you use reins your wrong, if you don't hold their hand you're wrong, if you do hold their hand but not at the exact level mrs judgy mn pants thinks is ok, you're wrong, if you have more children than hands, you're wrong.

Mind your own business and look at your own kids, instead of mine.

whats wrong with reigns???

some people seem to think it makes it like walking a dog .

also, wtf!
i havent judged on any of those things

i have observed people walking along with a small tot trotting along 10 to the dozen trying to keep up when it is physically impossible for them to keep up.
i asked why do you think people do this with no thoght abou the pysical capabilities of a toddler?

why are people bieng so nasty?

I havent experiened this level of aggression on here before, and i have been on here for 5 years.

Well said JoPie.

And I don't think MANATEEequineOHARA deserved to be accessed of namecalling.

Apologies if I picked that up wrongly.

"i have observed people walking along with a small tot trotting along 10 to the dozen trying to keep up when it is physically impossible for them to keep up."

huh - so they're trotting along next to them.........but not keeping up??

When was the last time you chased a toddler in a wide open space........you sound as thought it's been a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG time - because I tell ou what - my DS3 can leg it like the wind for quite long distances given the chance

Ahem - when I said 'accessed' I clearly [hopeful emoticon} meant 'accused'.

Yes, Tsar, there have been posts about children who MNers think are too old for buggies and who they think should be walking so you can remove that look from your face.

Sunburn... I have to say i'm appalled at how touchy and narky many posters have been at your post and at you.
I don't think you were being judgy at all, just making an observation and asking a question.

Maybe you have hit a nerve ...

I'm not posting again, don't like nastiness.

I know..I was agreeing with you!

Oh, so saying it was cruel isn't judging, sunburntats?

(thought you were being sarcastic TC )

It's the name wot does it (Saracasm and all that) I should change it

Do you think there is a small chance that a parent knows the "physical capabilities" of THEIR toddler a little better than you, a complete stranger glancing across a street, might know?
If they physically can't keep up, they would be either banging along bumping off the ground (which they clearly aren't) or flying behind like a small kite. If they are actually walking or even running, they are fine.

Don't be so judgemental when you don't know what you are talking about.

"I havent experiened this level of aggression on here before, and i have been on here for 5 years. "I havent experiened this level of aggression on here before, and i have been on here for 5 years.

PMSL! Seriously, you can't have been here much at all if

1. you think this is more aggressive than anything else
2. You expect anything other than posters being 100% honest with their feelings in AIBU

I don't get why people think it's perfectly ok? The kid is struggling and cannot keep up with you without having to run - you, meanwhile, walk at your comfortable pace.

What to? EyeRonny?

ok, i get the message.

im not wanting to upset any one, jsut wanted to chat.

sorry for any offence caused.

I don't think there has been nastiness. Folk have explained why they walk quickly or on occasion walk quickly.

It's just an odd thing to find cruel.

I would come to your defense on this a little Sunburn, only I am a bit pissed off at the supposed name calling and lack of response when I asked about it!

thankyou mannitee i saw your post explaining, thanks for that, was mortified when i thought that i had upset you so much that you wanted to call me something.
I have never upset any one on here, have always had lovely chats and BIG laughs and learned loads, got tons of advice and met some lovely people.

would never have posted had i thought it would bring on such strong replies.

theres always a first i suppose.

dont like it much,