My parents at their bridal shower (40+ years ago). My Dad is around 23 here. He’s still kind of a tank and the “my dad could beat up your dad” truth still remains. But my motorcycling, long-haired hippy of a father is the badass feminist. Homeschooled myself and my brother while Mom worked full-time (not religious…

Here is the official state portrait of my great-grandfather rocking his judgeship!

OH GOD

.... Raffey?

Subliminally a child probably enjoys the greater mobility of not being stuck in a stroller or carried constantly. There’s nothing that doesn’t impact a kid’s brain growing up, but ‘impact’ doesn’t always translate to ‘bad.’ Humans are plastic by nature, and there is no ‘normal state’ we’re deviating from with picayune…

As someone who was walked around on a “monkey-suit leash” as a kid, it literally does nothing to harm you. In fact it makes everyone’s lives easier by letting your two year old self experience freedom of movement in a way that is safe (especially in crowds) and allows your parent to keep you at a safe distance that…