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Kloe_Rinz posted...

Why cant parents watch their kids?

Because "Watch their kid" literally isn't an answer. If a kid wants to run around, they're going to run around. And then the parent is going to have to stop them. And then the kid will probably run around again, and the parent will have to stop them again, possibly discipline them to get them to stop, whatever. And it goes on.

"Why can't parents watch their kids?" is something people who have absolutely zero experience with kids say because it's an easy answer to give with literally zero thought behind it.

Sometimes, a parent has to take a kid shopping with them, or whatever else, because they couldn't get a babysitter, or couldn't afford one, or whatever. And, believe it or not, but it's literally impossible to do something like shop while literally keeping your eye on your kid the entire time without blinking. So, instead of risking the chance of the kid running off, they use a harness, because that's literally why they are made.

You don't know what the parent is like, or the kid. You don't know why they may be on a harness, or in a stroller, or whatever else. You. Don't. Know. Just assuming "They must be a terrible person if the kid is on a harness," while also turning around and going "Parents who have kids that run around are the worst!" is just an utterly stupid judgment to make, not to mention contradictory, since you judge them for using a solution (a harness) in the first place.