Child on a leach
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

I'm a mother of two boys who do not understand the concept of standing still. Especially not in an amusement park filled with attractions suited for their age. Of course it has crossed my mind that it would be great to either have expandable arms or put them on a leach. But when it comes to reality it's something you just don't do; in my world, that is.

The girl at the end of the leach was maybe four, likely three. It seemed like an impossible thing that that timid little girl would ever try such thing as running around.

The girl and her dad were about to try one of those little airplanes. The dad never considered to sit behind the girl, but squeezed himself in beside her. Since he was a man of size he pressed his daughter up to the railing of the plane's seat. He did not even let the girl guide the plane up and down.

Now, to make sure this does not fall as a dark shadow on fathers, I can tell you that the mother behaved just the same, janking the girl to the right direction by the leach, not even letting the girl choose the carriage, even less go by herself.

I hope they don't become surprised if their daughter marry a dominant man when she becomes an adult.