Men wearing babies ?

Bullocks

Why are men wearing babies in sling's like kangaroos ?
I just saw a lad there and he looked awkward and uncomfortable and he had love handles sticking out of it !

Kintarō Hattori

Bullocks wrote: »

Why are men wearing babies in sling's like kangaroos ?
I just saw a lad there and he looked awkward and uncomfortable and he had love handles sticking out of it !

Why not?

Winterlong

Dont knock it til you try it/have to try it.

bee06

Is it the sling you have the issue with or the man and the baby?

alroley

Why wouldn't they?

Cupcake_Crisis

I think it's lovely to see tbh

red ears

Bullocks wrote: »

Why are men wearing babies in sling's like kangaroos ?
I just saw a lad there and he looked awkward and uncomfortable and he had love handles sticking out of it !

Racist

Innocent123

Because sometimes its more convenient than pushing a buggy/pram, because they love their baby, because the baby likes it, because its 2017 and not the dark ages, because equality, because it can be comforting to the baby, because dads are parents too, because there is absolutely no good reason not to

Muff Richardson

Bullocks wrote: »

Why are men wearing babies in sling's like kangaroos ?
I just saw a lad there and he looked awkward and uncomfortable and he had love handles sticking out of it !

the simple answer is because the little f**kers can't walk yet.

OldMrBrennan83

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La_Gordy

The title sounded a lot more Buffalo Bill/Silence of the Lambs than what we got.

IvyTheTerrible

Patww79 wrote: »

It's the 'my life is ruined' badge. They most likely have no choice in the matter and it's easier than carrying it.

And did your dad carry you as a "My life is ruined" badge or did telling you you were a mistake suffice?

KERSPLAT!

I've noticed it more recently, I think it's cool. I did it a few times with my little lad but never found it comfortable for either of us so mostly stuck with a buggy or just carried him.

Robsweezie

im wearing my papoose kate

OldMrBrennan83

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Winterlong

Patww79 wrote: »

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My mum remembers the first time she saw a man pushing a pram.
It was the mid 60s and she pointed it out to my dad saying 'that will be you one day'.
He laughed all the way to the 70s.

D0NNELLY

Innocent123 wrote: »

Because sometimes its more convenient than pushing a buggy/pram, because they love their baby, because the baby likes it, because its 2017 and not the dark ages, because equality, because it can be comforting to the baby, because dads are parents too, because there is absolutely no good reason not to

Ah i was with you till this bit..

Looking like a gobshíte is reason enough not to.

KERSPLAT!

D0NNELLY wrote: »

Ah i was with you till this bit..

Looking like a gobshíte is reason enough not to.

If it's comfortable for the baby, the father likely doesn't give a **** what you think. I know I wouldn't

wintear

Could he not just shove the kid in a backpack?

Outlaw Pete

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

I did it a few times with my little lad but never found it comfortable for either of us...

Jaysus, fair play. Not everyday a man admits having a little lad.

slovakchick

those guys like to attract the babes

D0NNELLY

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

If it's comfortable for the baby, the father likely doesn't give a **** what you think. I know I wouldn't

No point in half measures

D0NNELLY

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

If it's comfortable for the baby, the father likely doesn't give a **** what you think. I know I wouldn't

Well i don't go up to the poor feckers in public, so this thread is obviously just for opinions. Of course they don't know or care what i think.

Your smiley face with the expletives is a bit Fintan Stack!

D0NNELLY

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

If it's comfortable for the baby, the father likely doesn't give a **** what you think. I know I wouldn't

KERSPLAT!

I don't smoke but otherwise... spot on!

goose2005

Bullocks wrote: »

Why are men wearing babies in sling's like kangaroos ?

easier than wearing kangaroos in slings like babies

Nekarsulm

Bullocks wrote: »

Why are men wearing babies in sling's like kangaroos ?
I just saw a lad there and he looked awkward and uncomfortable and he had love handles sticking out of it !

Probably because the babies dungaree wearing vegan mother hasn't the muscle mass to carry it, and he is completely puzzywhipped, and is too tired for a row...

Outlaw Pete

I'm not gay myself, and no idea who this guy is, but jaysus he makes a carrying a baby look as sexy as having a holstered Smith and Wesson beneath his jacket.

bee06

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

I'm not gay myself, and no idea who this guy is, but jaysus he makes a carrying a baby look as sexy as having a holstered Smith and Wesson beneath his jacket.

That baby looks like a bad ass as well!

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I'm with you op. Nothing enrages me more than see a man be a good dad.

Lia_lia

Is this a new thing? I've photos of my Dad carrying me in a sling when I was a baby, that was in 1989.

Bullocks

LexieOnRale wrote: »

I'm with you op. Nothing enrages me more than see a man be a good dad.

He might have been a terrible dad , the sling wasnt proof of either

LirW

Because the mom carries it the other 23 hours of the day in the sling.

When I had my first I enthusiastically got a pushchair. He hated it until he was able to sit, so I had a velcro baby for about six months.
My second is a month now, the carrier is still in the wardrobe because pushing her around is her heroin.

Also some people like having two hands free and don't want to eat like an acrobat balancing food in an awkward position with one hand that someone else already cut into pieces for you.

Bullocks

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

I'm not gay myself, and no idea who this guy is, but jaysus he makes a carrying a baby look as sexy as having a holstered Smith and Wesson beneath his jacket.

He's a fine looking man but the sling a baby just dont sit right I think

My friend and her husband have one, it's like a back-to-front backpack or something with padded straps. I think they tried a sling but couldn't get it quite right.
Keeps your arms free for actually doing anything and takes the weight off. Seems pretty handy

snowflaker

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

I'm not gay myself, and no idea who this guy is, but jaysus he makes a carrying a baby look as sexy as having a holstered Smith and Wesson beneath his jacket.

Hello Baby daddy!

inforfun

Rather see a guy carrying a baby like that and keeping it quiet than having the little bugger screams his or her longues out in a buggy

aujopimur

Try sitting in the pub having a pint with one.

KERSPLAT!

aujopimur wrote: »

Try sitting in the pub having a pint with one.

Start them off on Corona or something tasty. Head straight for the Guinness and you're gonna have a bad time.

eviltwin

My husband used a sling when my 20 yr old was a baby and it wasn't a new thing then either. Having a sling is handy because it leaves your hands free to do other stuff, it also means you don't have the hassle of a pram and its better for the baby. But yeah, men taking care of their children, disgraceful and emasculating right?

_Brian

When babies I used one with both my kids and the eldest is 14 now so it's not a new thing at all.

It's just very convenient in situations where a buggy isn't practical.

jester77

I carried the little ones around in a manduca when they were tiny. Convenient, hands free, helps with bonding and you don't you had them with you and forgetfully leave them somewhere.

murpho999

I've been to Australia and never saw any kangaroos carry a baby in a sling so I think the OP is talking rubbish.

Squeeonline

Because attachment parenting

https://gimletmedia.com/episode/2-attachment-parenting/

SEPT 23 1989

Would it not get in the way ordering pints at the bar?

Bullocks

jester77 wrote: »

I carried the little ones around in a manduca when they were tiny. Convenient, hands free, helps with bonding and you don't you had them with you and forgetfully leave them somewhere.

How much less do you think ye might have bonded without the manduca ?
Mine still know who I am even though I didn't sling them around me !
Do people actually have problems bonding with their children ?

Bullocks

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Would it not get in the way ordering pints at the bar?

Could get one with a cup holder maybe or tuck a bottle between child and sling . Give them alcohol awareness kind of

pwurple

My husband and my brothers all prefer sling or carrier to pushing a buggy. It's way easier. Especially in the woods, on the beach etc.

Widdershins

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

I'm not gay myself, and no idea who this guy is, but jaysus he makes a carrying a baby look as sexy as having a holstered Smith and Wesson beneath his jacket.

Does nothing for me. It would do nothing for me if he had just rescued the baby from a burning building either. And I'm not gay, either.

whoopsadoodles

Widdershins wrote: »

Does nothing for me. It would do nothing for me if he had just rescued the baby from a burning building either. And I'm not gay, either.

Nor me.

Permabear

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