trixipaws
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melissa loooooooooooooooves walking at the moment. its her favourite thing, she just wants to walk all the time.
thing is, she wont do it unaided! she reaches out with her right hand for my right index finger, then twists round for my left finger with her left hand, so im behind her, and off she goes! she really leads me, i dont feel any tugging on either finger except for when she decides she wants to change direction, basically she doesnt NEED me!
my problem is tho she thinks she does, if i pull one finger away she stops to stand still, frantically reaches out for my finger back then unless i give it she bends her knees and sits down or goes off crawling. then she quickly comes back to me, pulls herself up onto my legs, and holds one arm out while the other tugs on my pant leg and whinges to go again! sometimes she just crawls around crying until someone goes walking with her!
i dont mind walking with her but its just back-breaking being bent right over it exhausts VERY quickly as im sure some of you know!
what can i do, how can i:
* indulge her without killing my back?
* encourage her to walk by herself? (or am i supposed to just wait til she's confident enough even if im sure she can PHYSICALLY do it?
thing is, she wont do it unaided! she reaches out with her right hand for my right index finger, then twists round for my left finger with her left hand, so im behind her, and off she goes! she really leads me, i dont feel any tugging on either finger except for when she decides she wants to change direction, basically she doesnt NEED me!
my problem is tho she thinks she does, if i pull one finger away she stops to stand still, frantically reaches out for my finger back then unless i give it she bends her knees and sits down or goes off crawling. then she quickly comes back to me, pulls herself up onto my legs, and holds one arm out while the other tugs on my pant leg and whinges to go again! sometimes she just crawls around crying until someone goes walking with her!
i dont mind walking with her but its just back-breaking being bent right over it exhausts VERY quickly as im sure some of you know!
what can i do, how can i:
* indulge her without killing my back?
* encourage her to walk by herself? (or am i supposed to just wait til she's confident enough even if im sure she can PHYSICALLY do it?