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Nye Bevan

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Tue Jan 31, 2012, 03:41 PM

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Facebook Photo of Woman Rock Climbing with 2-year-old Causes Stir [View all] joeybee12 Jan 2012 OP

Yeah, nothing could go wrong, at least not until something does go wrong MadHound Jan 2012 #1

You realize that's not THE photo right? zipplewrath Jan 2012 #2

Thanks for posting that. I had a hard time getting outraged about the first one. Brickbat Jan 2012 #3

yikes. Liberal_in_LA Jan 2012 #28

Thanks...yeah, the one they had I just assumed what I thought joeybee12 Jan 2012 #7

The woman is reckless. LiberalFighter Jan 2012 #8

I'm not familiar with that type of apparatus. Is there any chance that a child Arkansas Granny Jan 2012 #10

Interesting that mom sports a helmet but the toddler does not. AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #22

Probably 80% of the problem zipplewrath Jan 2012 #31

It depends on how much the route has been climbed muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #36

that picture doesnt belong in OP, this one does. kid doesnt have a helmet, and doesnt look securely seabeyond Feb 2012 #60

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LOL Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #6

And? joeglow3 Jan 2012 #13

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OK Broderick Jan 2012 #14

No. It would have been worse if proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #33

Talk about a non sequitur AmericaIsGreat Jan 2012 #26

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Same thing I say when see evidence of wife or child abuse. nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #41

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I guess you're right. The kid is clearly having a *wonderful* time. Nye Bevan Feb 2012 #55

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It's none of my business either way. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #58

Isn't there some limit to "mind your own business?" treestar Feb 2012 #76

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No, she spied on silly little things treestar Feb 2012 #92

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Child doesn't really know what is going on. treestar Feb 2012 #95

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IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE CHILD FEELS AmericaIsGreat Feb 2012 #105

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What the hell does it matter how the child is taking it? AmericaIsGreat Feb 2012 #99

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That's the attitude that enables child abuse to go unpunished. Nye Bevan Jan 2012 #46

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the danger free sport! nt arely staircase Feb 2012 #82

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It ISN'T my problem you twit AmericaIsGreat Feb 2012 #98

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Trying hard to write a response that's accurate and will not get this post hidden. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2012 #37

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and since those are her only two choices - she went with rockclimbing. nt arely staircase Feb 2012 #81

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maybe she can ride bulls with the kid next. or go to spain and let bulls chase the two of them arely staircase Feb 2012 #87

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pretty sure you have as many posts on this thread as i do arely staircase Feb 2012 #90

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if properly strapped in etc etc dembotoz Jan 2012 #5

Well, the woman seems to think it's dangerous enough to wear a helmet... joeybee12 Jan 2012 #9

Yeah, the lack of a helmet is a dealbreaker for me obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #71

Her child, Patrick_Bateman Jan 2012 #11

ZOMG! Call child protective services right fucking now! gratuitous Jan 2012 #12

good point - riding in a stroller and dangling from a cliff are identical arely staircase Feb 2012 #88

Our two year olds always went rock climbing by themselves. hunter Jan 2012 #15

Yah, I liked trees, and roofs. Still like roofs. nt bemildred Jan 2012 #18

I wonder if they drove to the spot where the photo was taken? Fumesucker Jan 2012 #16

YES I am so inconsistent and capricious. Nye Bevan Feb 2012 #69

Driving is by far the most dangerous activity most of us engage in.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #79

It doesn't necessarily follow that Nye Bevan Feb 2012 #80

I personally wouldn't do it.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #83

Driving is necessary treestar Feb 2012 #97

Stupid, stupid, stupid. What if a rock above comes loose and falls on the child's head? Nye Bevan Jan 2012 #17

Reminds me of this. trumad Jan 2012 #19

Here's another Nye Bevan Jan 2012 #21

omg! but for that red arrow... TeeYiYi Jan 2012 #38

wow. wow. geez/ the picture of the rock climbing isnt the right one. the second poster in thread seabeyond Feb 2012 #61

Having lived in southeast asia metalbot Feb 2012 #68

I have two thoughts titaniumsalute Jan 2012 #20

"she can just make another one" Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #23

In India, I Saw Entire Families Riding One Motorcycle with No Helmets Yavin4 Jan 2012 #24

Developing countries have started to educate people about safety... Encouraging them to wear helmets Liberal_in_LA Jan 2012 #29

Check out the rate of vehicle fatalities in India obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #72

"Life is all about risks," Yes and adults should not be making risky choices for children who have yellowcanine Jan 2012 #27

I saw a bunch of people with babies and toddlers climbing Stone Mountain ecstatic Jan 2012 #30

Isn't "climbing Stone Mountain" more like walking up a gentle trail? Nye Bevan Jan 2012 #35

As an old climber CRK7376 Jan 2012 #32

Darwin rawbean Jan 2012 #34

Let natural selection take care of it. NoodleyAppendage Jan 2012 #42

We should all be locked in a rubber room ..... oldhippie Jan 2012 #43

Well LisaL Jan 2012 #44

Motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death among children in the United States Luminous Animal Jan 2012 #45

Sorry. It is fucking STUPID to put on a helmet to protect yourself, strap your 2 year old kid on Nye Bevan Jan 2012 #47

Yeah, no helmet for the kid. tabasco Jan 2012 #51

What makes you think the child was 'scared shitless'? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #59

"Fine"? Let's take an example. Nye Bevan Feb 2012 #63

You think children have a permanent grin on their faces? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #64

My guess is that "up mummy up" meant that she wanted to be picked up and hugged, Nye Bevan Feb 2012 #65

My guess is a mother knows her child better than your guess muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #66

Perhaps I'm an overprotective parent. Nye Bevan Feb 2012 #67

I usually do not buckle up my kids if I know we're going to be on the back roads where there is not Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #74

This was the final straw for me. bluedigger Feb 2012 #93

The child doesn't look scared at all obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #73

that is crazy isnt it. i cant stop looking at this. nt seabeyond Feb 2012 #62

Almost as stupid as strapping a two year... LanternWaste Feb 2012 #75

Because we don't need cars to get places. We just drive for shits and giggles. Rock climbing, now TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #77

YES. Because securing a child in a Government approved child safety car seat, Nye Bevan Feb 2012 #78

But driving serves a purpose--it's a necessity for many Americans. TwilightGardener Jan 2012 #49

Well, she's a dingbat. TwilightGardener Jan 2012 #48

If they're top-roping tabasco Jan 2012 #50

Yes, that is the safest form of rock climbig nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #54

Did you wear a helmet? If so, why? (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2012 #57

If the child had a helmet on obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #70

I don't see any strapped on kid. Rockholm Feb 2012 #102

Here Nye Bevan Feb 2012 #104

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