Yesterday I was on the bus when a woman boarded with a pram. Well I should say attempted to board as this pram was nearly the size of a small car and she struggled to get it down the aisle and then manouevre it into the wheelchair spot.
It got me thinking about why people need such a huge piece of equipment for carting around such a small baby. To the casual bystander it looks ridiculous. Not to mention it must be a right pain when walking around a store (would you park it out front like you would a dog?) and how would you even fit it into a car boot? Do you get some sort of extra mummy points for having the biggest/most expensive pushchair?
I've been crammed into a minibus before in Peru when women have boarded with their babies. I think they are really onto something with the baby in a sling on their back. They simply had to swing it around when they sat down so the baby was on their front and also conveniently in the right position for breastfeeding as the bus drove off. Their hands were free to carry their shopping, other children, spin yarn or in many cases chat on their mobiles (you'd be suprised just how many women in indigenous dress have cell phones up in the Andes).
Even if you didn't want to carry a child on you, surely a smaller pushchair would make sense and make it easier for your fellow footpath users. It's a scary sight when you see two of these prams barelling towards you and you have to step out onto busy Adelaide Road to let them pass.
That's just my random thought for the day. Now I'm going to enjoy my day off work by trying out the 1 hour french bread recipe I found on a blog and tidy the house. Then it's up Mt Victoria for a walk because the view from the top always makes the effort getting up there worth it.
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