Make that Kid Walk!
There is something almost grotesque in the sight of a huge four year old child being wheeled around in a perambulator. Whenever I see it I want to tell the kid to get out and walk. Kids that big can run around a playground for hours on end without tiring, so they should be able to give their mums a break.
I have a friend who drives to the park, gets her enormous 13 kg pram out of the boot, then pushes her enormous three and a half year old boy in it to the actual playground as he tends to run wild and she doesn't want to have to chase him around. Time for discipline? Another friend pushes her four year old and her two year old in a double pram to the shops every afternoon. The walk is half a kilometre.
Of course, the kids are riding in prams that are as big as they are. The 4WD of prams is a massive three wheeler with wheels as big as bicyle tires. It doesn't fit in to many shopping aisles, it's so heavy it'll break your back (which is usually already sore, first from being pregnant and then from lugging around your child) and the wheel axles are likely to break, resulting in a large sum of money being paid out to fix them. I know all this because I had one. Just like a 4WD car, they're a ridiculous invention and only 'fashion' can explain their popularity.
I realise most kids don't want to walk, that they complain about being tired, but for God's sake - just make 'em!!
