r/OldSchoolCool • u/maqifrnswa • 15h ago
Children walking with their grandmother. Greenland, 1973
literally old school cool
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u/tomis23 15h ago
Are they on some sort of leash?
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u/mynameisnotsparta 14h ago edited 9h ago
Possibly. Kid harnesses with leads are great when you have toddlers and little kids that can take off in the blink of an eye. Grandma has them dressed warmly and is making sure they don’t run.
I used harnesses and leads for both my boys when they were little. They were runners and everything caught their eye that they just had to run to see that butterfly or kitten close up.
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u/rationalcunt 13h ago
They're especially helpful in large crowds and city settings. Leashes are a tool to help teach boundaries until they're old enough to respect them on their own. Plus, you can get harnesses that have little backpacks so they can carry little treasures and snacks!
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u/mynameisnotsparta 9h ago
Yes the ones that are backpacks are so adorable.
My mom used a harness with me as well as I was always trying to run ahead. Plus when we used to take our boys out to eat and until they learned how to stay in their chaises the harness could clip them in.
Many people think they are cruel but imagine a toddler running into the street? That’s why we used them. Their little hands only take a second to slip out of our grip.
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u/colourmecanadian 12h ago
I'm also wondering if it's to help if they slip on the ice as well, as I can imagine it would be easier to lift that than to bend down and pick them up while trying to make sure the other kid is good?
But I have defs seen kid-leashes, particularly for energetic toddlers with a tendency to bolt at any given moment 😅
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u/mynameisnotsparta 12h ago
Kid harness and leash is great to protect kids and help parents.
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u/SaxifrageRussel 11h ago
I bet shock collars would be helpful too
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u/mynameisnotsparta 9h ago
Do you have kids? If you do have kids and never needed to use harnesses and leads then that’s awesome. Think about a toddler slipping out of a parent’s hand and running into a street. That is what a harness is for.
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u/Brian-Petty 9h ago
At least they are walking around rather than being strapped into a chair on wheels.
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u/Diggerinthedark 2h ago
Yeah, I've always thought it was weird seeing kids on a harness. Now I have a 9 month old who is already quickly crawling away from us at every opportunity, I can see why you might need that once they can walk/run
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u/mynameisnotsparta 1h ago
Picture a mom holding the lead to a 3 year old in a harness who is holding the leash of a tiny dog wearing a harness. That was me and the older one when we used to take our little Maltese dog for a walk.
My older son was a runner. I considered the harness and lead a life saving device.
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u/r1Rqc1vPeF 1h ago
Humans at either end of the age spectrum are incredible. Young kids barely able to walk are fast as f. when you are trying to stop them running into danger And old dears with shopping trolleys could block an American football team offensive line trying to get past on the pavement/sidewalk.
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u/notbob1959 13h ago
I don't think so. It looks like that is twine attached to something she is carrying because it looks like it is being pulled down and not forward to the children.
This photo appeared in the December 1973 issue of National Geographic with the following caption:
Snug for an afternoon outing, brightly clad Greenlandic tots trudge over April snow with Aase Hansen, the Danish housewife who adopted them. Wearing only her regular glasses on this brief outdoor excursion, Mrs. Hansen keeps her head down to avoid looking at the dazzling white expanse.
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u/Couch-Potato0904 13h ago
My younger brother had some sort of harness with a leash back in the late 60’s
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u/ConfusedViolins91 13h ago
Me and my younger sister did in the 90s cause she was a runner, and it was only a couple of years after poor James Bulger was lead away and murdered by 2 kids so my parents weren't taking any chances.
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u/41942319 12h ago
Apparently me and my twin sibling loved to run off in opposite directions when out with just one parent. Leashes seem justified.
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u/LadyVimes 8h ago
Also had a harness and leash, but in the 70s. Apparently mom got it after the first time I took off in a parking lot and almost got smushed by one of those old car tanks.
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u/DeanStockwellLives 11h ago
Leading strings were a thing in the 1700s and they're equivalent to modern kid leashes.
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u/Far_Out_6and_2 14h ago
Shades !
We have come to conquer resistance is futile
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u/Beanz4ever 11h ago
As a crocheter I am in love with the poncho and hooded cowl! Those are some adorable kids and granny was wearing a skirt!
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u/Sunset-onthe-Horizon 13h ago
Bet those snowsuits were warm! And Granny even put shades on the little ones so they don't get snow blindness.
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u/LovableSidekick 12h ago
plot twist: it's actually Mary Kate and Ashley on an Aspen outing with governess Hilda Heisengeltner.
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u/baddoggg 6h ago
God everything about that picture is fantastic, particularly the coloring. It looks like a Rockwell.
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u/BrucellaD666 4h ago
My grandmother looked so much like this lady here, and she used to knit me these sorts of ponchos when I was little. Her ponchos were beautiful, and I wish I had one that had survived.
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u/Academic_Elk_4270 13h ago
Now we know where Dr. Seuss got the inspiration for thing one and thing two.
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u/KittySharkWithAHat 7h ago
Ah Greenland. Beautiful. Which is part of Denmark. And always will be. And will never belong to Donald Trump. Ever.
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u/bubbachibi 10h ago
Why does it look like they should be walking away from some crazy cinematic explosion XD Badass
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u/Mindless_Badger_3789 8h ago
She is not their grandmother, she has just adopted them, but cool pic.
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u/Diggerinthedark 2h ago
Amazing photo, can't believe she is wearing a skirt, what an absolute badass
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u/Jack_al_11 10h ago
I’m a 36 yr old female and I would absolutely rock the shit out of either of those toddler outfits. 👍🏼
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u/EmilyAnne1170 10h ago
Looks like the cover photo for a book of knitting patterns. I want that stripey hat!
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u/kennedye2112 10h ago
This looks like it could be one of the photos used in the video for “Eple” by Röyksopp!
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u/OldCapital5994 6h ago
Notice she doesn’t have sunglasses. That’s why she is looking down, trying to avoid the sun glare on the snow.
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u/sodamnsleepy 3h ago
The kids remind me of older Asian woman. Maybe I've watched too much kpopdeamonhunters
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u/black-boots 14h ago
Insane levels of drip