Why the hell is everyone so concerned about my son walking or not?
Yeeeesss, he took his first steps weeks ago and has tried walking on his own a few more times since, but the boy still prefers to cruise and crawl. We are okay with that.
Yeeeesss, it's annoying when people ask me about it, but I'm used it. I just tell them the truth and move on. Our friends with toddlers respond either with, "Oh, don't worry about it. It'll happen" or "Ohhhh, it's all over when they walk. You don't want that! "
Well, I DO want my kid to feel confident about walking on his own, but the point is I'm just not that concerned about it. I just wish other people wouldn't be either.
This past weekend my son stayed with my parents and, determined to "teach him how to walk", they confined him to a baby walker, which you won't find in many stores anymore BECAUSE THEY ARE DANGEROUS. My mom actually found it at a second hand store and knowing full well how I felt about them, bought it anyway.
Sometimes it's not worth the free babysitting. You get what you pay for....
Yeeeesss, he took his first steps weeks ago and has tried walking on his own a few more times since, but the boy still prefers to cruise and crawl. We are okay with that.
Yeeeesss, it's annoying when people ask me about it, but I'm used it. I just tell them the truth and move on. Our friends with toddlers respond either with, "Oh, don't worry about it. It'll happen" or "Ohhhh, it's all over when they walk. You don't want that! "
Well, I DO want my kid to feel confident about walking on his own, but the point is I'm just not that concerned about it. I just wish other people wouldn't be either.
This past weekend my son stayed with my parents and, determined to "teach him how to walk", they confined him to a baby walker, which you won't find in many stores anymore BECAUSE THEY ARE DANGEROUS. My mom actually found it at a second hand store and knowing full well how I felt about them, bought it anyway.
Sometimes it's not worth the free babysitting. You get what you pay for....
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Updated 6/28: My parents returned the walker upon my request and we since "gotten over it". I still have to remind them to put up the baby gate and secure their kitchen cabinets... like the ones with medicine and cleaning solutions, but at least they're complying with my wishes.
We're good again.
We're good again.
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