Tie one on

We were at MEC last weekend and happened upon this cute little ladybug back pack with an "ahem" line (I am avoiding the word leash) attached to it.

I have to admit I had been toying with the idea of getting something like this for her for a couple of weeks. The thing is, girl is independent with a capital I and when I try to walk with her by holding her hand it always ends with her ripping her hand away, me feeling slightly offended and her laughing gleefully at her sweet sweet freedom. In M's perfect world she runs free as a bird with nothing holding her back. In my perfect world this wouldn't be a problem, also I would have a Pegasus Unicorn.

Exhibits A and B

 Escaping the constraints of her stroller at the One of a Kind show last month...

Chasing after random white dog with luxurious hair at the park last week.

I want her to be able to explore the world and learn from her mistakes, but I also want to not worry about her running into the street and being hit by a car when she sees a bunny (I saw one on the corner last night). Once she is able to talk I think it won't be necessary, but until then do I leash? It's a hotly debated topic on the old internets with some extreme opinions. I have to admit I tried it today and felt like a crazy dork supreme. Also I was walking Pepper at the time so it really added to the whole walking your child like a dog scenario. Also trying to get these two maniacs to walk together while pushing a stroller? Crazy train that generally looked something like this;

One going North, one going South.  I do feel like everyone was staring at me and I usually don't care that much about what people think, but maybe my paranoia says something about how I feel about this. At the very least the back pack is really cute and now she can carry her own dang MumMums. My pockets/purses/car/stroller is filled with wrappers.