tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15350975.post3940911538084745816..comments2024-03-27T09:08:50.883-07:00Comments on Bad Mom, Good Mom: Walking and Bikingbadmomgoodmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11569728075698885020noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15350975.post-57706678601207579822007-05-27T18:54:00.000-07:002007-05-27T18:54:00.000-07:00Love this post. I quoted it in a response to comme...Love this post. I quoted it in a response to comments on my blog entry at <A HREF="http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/5/24/114453/733#7" REL="nofollow">Grist</A>.<BR/><BR/>Glad to see you won a trophy. <BR/><BR/>As a side note, my daughter (a little younger at 3) had a special relationship with a cheetah when she was about 18 months. We had a zoo membership and took her several times a week. Here's the <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhGOm6FzCcw" REL="nofollow">video</A>.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987007794972057599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15350975.post-64573278024363535972007-05-11T20:15:00.000-07:002007-05-11T20:15:00.000-07:00We walk our kids to and from school. We can't let...We walk our kids to and from school. We can't let them walk by themselves because drivers don't watch for pedestrians. I've learned to make eye contact before I even consider walking across the road, but so many of the vehicles these days are so tall, they can't even see my (tall) kids.<BR/><BR/>We're the weird parents at our school. I've seen a couple of other kids walk, but it's rare. What I see more often is kids who live a block and a half away being driven by their parents. Sad.Gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326137343295543209noreply@blogger.com