> Maybe parents should
> Cab fares should be included ... detailed plan before they decide to raise a child.
You simply don't have the necessary perspective here. Come back to this conversation when you're a NYC parent.
> Cab fares should be included ... detailed plan before they decide to raise a child.
You simply don't have the necessary perspective here. Come back to this conversation when you're a NYC parent.
By "NYC parent" you mean people who actually live here especially in Manhattan and I am excluding tourists as NYC parents as it is beyond me that why in the world would anyone want to bring their young kids on a trip to the New York City! Why did you never think about moving to somewhere peaceful as in New Jersey to raise a family? A lot of my coworkers moved there the moment they decided to have kids. I will move there or to some outer borough or outside of NYC eventually if I decide to have kids of my own one day.
I have seen parents fighting with homeless people on the subways when they try to interact with their kid. I have seen parents using twin-strollers just for one kid. Confirmed by my own neighbor, this is actually a “trick” that most young parents use in NYC. It apparently gives them more room on the walk path or in the subway and they can use the secondary space for groceries etc.
I hear you, but there is no substitute for actually being a parent, with all the struggles and rewards that come with it.
Let's say a family owns one stroller. It is large (one of those top-of-the-line models), and it was a gift from a registry. The family usually stays in Brooklyn, but occasionally rides the subway into Manhattan.
You want a family to buy a second stroller just to save a few inches on those occasional trips?
Or let's say you're a parent or nanny responsible for watching a child. You don't want to stay home all day, so you pack the supplies necessary to travel around and do stuff. Which requires space to hold things.
You want that caregiver to travel in a taxi all day instead of the subway?
It's easy to judge from afar. Life with kids is hard and expensive and complicated. Becoming a parent changes your perspective.
Just because you're a parent doesn't mean everyone should bend over backwards for you.
The attitude of "I have a legitimate use of public transport, and fuck those parents for daring to use it at the same time as me" sucks.