Would you let your toddler pull up flowers in a public park?
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It isn't, actually. Most wild flowers are protected by law for very good reason. Trailing arbutus is almost extinct because people went into the woods and picked it. Trilliums and many of the other woodland flowers bloom only once, so that's the plant's only chance to produce seed until next spring. Stick to flowers in your own garden. |
Anonymous
No, she got into a "tug-of-war" with the toddler, while her baby looked on, learning how to behave. Dreadful. |
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From the other thread-- "You think a 2 year old who does that is a brat? Most child development experts would say it is entirely developmentally appropriate."
Not saying the mother "should have let" the 2 yo do the inappropriate thing. Saying that the 2 yo doing the inappropriate thing was developmentally normal, not an incorrigible "brat," per se. There's a difference. |
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I would allow my toddler to pick flowers because I did this as a child + I see no harm in doing so as long as we are in a public area...I wouldn't go into someone else's private property or garden and pick their flowers. For example, I love picking dandelions and my kids love making wishes and blowing them in the wind, etc.
The statue thing would be dangerous and an infraction and the elevator situation would make a lot of people pissed and I wouldn't want to have a bunch of people on an elevator pissed at me!! |
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Please don't allow your children to pick flowers in public parks. It's against the law.
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MommaRN
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Anonymous
It is wrong to let your child pick flowers in a public park - it is a PUBLIC park - which means it is for all of us. Not just your kid. The rest of the city would like to see those flowers too. |
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And they paid for those bulbs at some point.
Very tacky to be in a park and see mother and child picking/killing flowers. Go to trader joes and spend the 4 bucks! |