tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850994802687070206.post8078255114716875271..comments2023-07-02T10:54:09.501-04:00Comments on Daddled: Man, you gotta protect her and that baby...Bill Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09886443968740543025noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850994802687070206.post-90453929823588368682010-10-07T09:01:43.464-04:002010-10-07T09:01:43.464-04:00I don't think of it in the context of Jeff and...I don't think of it in the context of Jeff and I, but when I walk with the kids, I always stand between them and the traffic. Kids are crazy and easily distracted, so I always make sure they can't dart near oncoming traffic if they see something or hear something and don't stop to think about the cars. It totally becomes natural- you hear the roar of the traffic and you just want to keep your kids as far away as possible, even if, in reality, I can't stop a moving vehicle. Just one of the many things you don't even need to think about as a parent; you just know.Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850994802687070206.post-81263707939061819372010-10-06T21:42:37.665-04:002010-10-06T21:42:37.665-04:00And back in, oh, some smelly but citi-fied time in...And back in, oh, some smelly but citi-fied time in I would suppose London, men walked on the INSIDE of the sidewalk to protect the women from having people's waste water dumped onto their heads from windows above. One never knows <br /><br />This 'fact' comes from my memory of THE BIG BOOK OF AMAZING FACTS from my childhood. Now that was the best book ever. Time to call my parents to see if it is still lurking around.Amy BGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798479131474759065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850994802687070206.post-44086650026648876672010-10-06T21:29:54.742-04:002010-10-06T21:29:54.742-04:00You could have said that you were walking on the n...You could have said that you were walking on the non-street side to protect her from HIM.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17752727339084996849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850994802687070206.post-47706762799142094312010-10-06T21:12:16.689-04:002010-10-06T21:12:16.689-04:00Bill - walking between the street and a woman (not...Bill - walking between the street and a woman (not necessarily pregnant) is an old-time courtesy in the same line as holding the door for a lady. One of those manners that we've lost over the years. It is also something I did with my kids, the thought being is that if a vehicle came careening on to the sidewalk I could push the child away from the direction of the oncoming danger.MJhttp://oakmossed.comnoreply@blogger.com