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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I could see holing on to ours that long. I like to walk to run errands, and sometimes it’s too far (or too long) for DD, 3.5, To walk. I take the stroller and she can decide to go in or not. If I’m doing a morning of errands, she’ll pop in and out as she gets tired or bored, or to have a snack / drink, etc. It’s great storage for everything too.

We live a brisk 20 min walk from her school, and if it’s a nice day and I’m off, I can go pick her up and we can wander home, but again - it’s pretty far for her sometimes. I guess I could cart her bike while I’m walking but that’s a pain, and sometimes she likes to chill and have a snack while we talk about her day. I can also pack her stuff underneath so we don’t have to carry it while we walk, and it’s perfect if we end up picking up a few groceries or something.

[b]I think many of you anti stroller people are simply “walking is for exercise only” people and don’t understand that walking can be a way of life, and your way of life has to in, use your children and their needs too. We make running errands into a fun morning or afternoon without the car, and it suits lots of needs, including activity. [/b]

I swear though, there is so much judging in this board that is so ridiculously petty - this one is especially hilarious. [/quote]

+1000 to the bolded.

So much of the judgment towards other parents on these boards is based entirely on lacking the imagination to envision a life even slightly different from their own. My family is like this, too. They live in the Midwest and drive everywhere and think I'm weird or trying to prove something with my parenting choices. My sister started telling people I was into attachment parenting because I used a carrier when my kid was a baby. I don't even know what attachment parenting is, it was just a lot easier to go places on foot with a carrier than hauling the stroller + carseat attachment my family had convinced me was the only viable option.[/quote]

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