Saturday, August 15, 2009

Free the Leash Kids

An Alabama woman was arrested and charged with first-degree cruelty to children.
Melissa Catherine Smith-Means was observed by customers and employees at a Verizon store in Alabama, dragging a small child around by a backpack leash. The child had visible marks on the neck from the incident.
The video hit youtube:



That caused a heated debate among parents and people who have never tried to wrangle an unruly child who kept running away or refused to walk.
We got Chase a leash because it truly is for his own safety. His favorite word is "hiding" so he is constantly running away to duck behind clothing racks.
Sure we get the occassional dirty look for treating our child like a naughty puppy, but our piece of mind is worth it.
Chase actually loves his leash and constantly calls for his monkey and asks to put it on.
Obviously I think the mother in this video went a little too far but I hope she doesn't give a bad name to all the leash-using parents.

monkey
Chase loves his leash

2 comments:

Josh said...

I rock the monkey backpack with Izzie all the time. People usually think its cute because she just walks with it. But if I was dragging her around by it its a different story. The lady needs to quit being a fat lard and bend down and pick the kid up.

The Concierge said...

Chase has a monkey on his back!