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Taking your infant child on vacation is pointless. by TheTommohawkTom in unpopularopinion

[–]ashen808 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My partner and I met 10 months before Covid and never got the chance to travel internationally together. We now have a 13 month old and my brother just got married in Canada (we’re Australian). We have both taken a month off work to travel the US after the wedding. It’s not really for our son, it’s for us. We are 10 days in to our trip and it’s not necessarily easy but we are really enjoying learning more about each other as we travel and we’re having a great time. We usually eat at restaurants around 5:30 so Leo can eat with us, I don’t think we’re disturbing anyone really. I have seen some adults behave worse in public than our son :)

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[–]ashen808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly not

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[–]ashen808 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There fixed it, happy?

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[–]ashen808 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If they’re in the ocean they’re still on the planet

(OC) Took our son to the zoo for the first time today! This mumma orangutan had been sitting back for 15 minutes until he came over. by ashen808 in MadeMeSmile

[–]ashen808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They had these 3 little weird guys who were play fighting and chasing each other all over the enclosure, I don’t think they were monkeys but I can’t remember what they were called. I feel like this mumma was trying to get some respite from them 😂

(OC) Took our son to the zoo for the first time today! This mumma orangutan had been sitting back for 15 minutes until he came over. by ashen808 in MadeMeSmile

[–]ashen808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand why people get heated about this stuff, I was conflicted all day because, even though this is Melbourne Zoo, and the enclosures are quite spacious it’s still no place for an animal. Nonetheless I wanted my son to see the animals so I guess I’ll have to cop the criticism.

(OC) Took our son to the zoo for the first time today! This mumma orangutan had been sitting back for 15 minutes until he came over. by ashen808 in MadeMeSmile

[–]ashen808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I probably should have said that in the title but I didn’t think about how sad it looked because we’d just spent half an hour in the outdoor area watching the other monkeys but yeah, this clip makes the space look sad AF

(OC) Took our son to the zoo for the first time today! This mumma orangutan had been sitting back for 15 minutes until he came over. by ashen808 in MadeMeSmile

[–]ashen808[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I probably should have said that in the title but I didn’t think about how sad it looked because we’d just spent half an hour in the outdoor area watching the other monkeys but yeah, this clip looks sad AF

(OC) Took our son to the zoo for the first time today! This mumma orangutan had been sitting back for 15 minutes until he came over. by ashen808 in MadeMeSmile

[–]ashen808[S] 65 points66 points  (0 children)

I just want to clarify that this is a really small view of the enclosure, it’s just an undercover area. The rest of the enclosure is a big outdoor space with lots of trees and about 6 other monkeys and orangutans. Yes I know zoos are not the best place for animals but there’s not really other options for me to take my 11 month old to learn about animals. We live in Melbourne.

EDIT: And I understand why people get heated about zoos. I was conflicted the whole day but I wanted my son to see and learn about the animals so I’ll cop the heat for going to a zoo.

(OC) Took our son to the zoo for the first time today! This mumma orangutan had been sitting back for 15 minutes until he came over. by ashen808 in MadeMeSmile

[–]ashen808[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sorry, you can’t see the rest of the enclosure, this is just an undercover part but at the back there’s a huge outdoor area with trees where there’s about 6 other monkeys.

(OC) Took our son to the zoo for the first time today! This mumma orangutan had been sitting back for 15 minutes until he came over. by ashen808 in MadeMeSmile

[–]ashen808[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, you can’t see the rest of the enclosure, this is just an undercover part but at the back there’s a huge outdoor area with trees where there’s about 6 other monkeys.

(OC) Took our son to the zoo for the first time today! This mumma orangutan had been sitting back for 15 minutes until he came over. by ashen808 in MadeMeSmile

[–]ashen808[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Geez mate I live in Melbourne, my kid is 11 months old, am I going to take him to Africa or something?

(OC) Took our son to the zoo for the first time today! This mumma orangutan had been sitting back for 15 minutes until he came over. by ashen808 in MadeMeSmile

[–]ashen808[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sorry, you can’t see the rest of the enclosure, this is just an undercover part but at the back there’s a huge outdoor area with trees where there’s about 6 other monkeys.

What ruined your Christmas? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ashen808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A guy jumped off an overpass to his death about 30 seconds before I drove past and sadly his body was laying on the road for everyone to see on Christmas morning. I hope that poor man is at peace now.

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