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Lately, it's more like summer than winter around here.
After many rambles along the pier, I can tell you that there are
three types of children:
1) excited but respectful.
2) excited with grabbypaws.
3) scared *%$!less.
There are only two types of parents:
1) standing 20 feet away and pretending the child isn't theirs.
2) facilitating a meeting at all costs.
Some kids just don't want to deal with a 6 and a half foot tall dog.
And really, who can blame them?
Being a fursuiter requires one to walk a fine line. We must be open
but not pushy, friendly without being creepy and cute without being
annoying. I don't always succeed.
Young Alex here wanted nothing to do with the upright canine.
The upright canine was happy with a shy wave. All would have
been well except that Alex's dad was convinced that meeting me
would be the best thing to happen to Alex since they got to babysit
grandma's beagle for a week over Easter.
Alex clearly forgot the beagle, and made every attempt to jump the
railing. Finally, his father pushed him over to me and we exchanged
a quick pawshake. It did no good, Alex shrieked as he touched my
fur and buried his face in his father's legs. Dad shrugged and led him
away. Gosh, that's gunna cost dad a ton in cotton candy and frozen
bananas.
I always try to suit with respect for others. Sometimes all one can do
is attempt to minimize the interaction with those whose worst nightmare
is a talking doggie.
Sorry Alex. Hope you get a puppy out of the deal.
After many rambles along the pier, I can tell you that there are
three types of children:
1) excited but respectful.
2) excited with grabbypaws.
3) scared *%$!less.
There are only two types of parents:
1) standing 20 feet away and pretending the child isn't theirs.
2) facilitating a meeting at all costs.
Some kids just don't want to deal with a 6 and a half foot tall dog.
And really, who can blame them?
Being a fursuiter requires one to walk a fine line. We must be open
but not pushy, friendly without being creepy and cute without being
annoying. I don't always succeed.
Young Alex here wanted nothing to do with the upright canine.
The upright canine was happy with a shy wave. All would have
been well except that Alex's dad was convinced that meeting me
would be the best thing to happen to Alex since they got to babysit
grandma's beagle for a week over Easter.
Alex clearly forgot the beagle, and made every attempt to jump the
railing. Finally, his father pushed him over to me and we exchanged
a quick pawshake. It did no good, Alex shrieked as he touched my
fur and buried his face in his father's legs. Dad shrugged and led him
away. Gosh, that's gunna cost dad a ton in cotton candy and frozen
bananas.
I always try to suit with respect for others. Sometimes all one can do
is attempt to minimize the interaction with those whose worst nightmare
is a talking doggie.
Sorry Alex. Hope you get a puppy out of the deal.
Category Photography / Fursuit
Species Dog (Other)
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File Size 148.2 kB
I really love your attitude and awareness of other peoples' feelings. I guess Alex is too young to appreciate that the strange, 6 1/2 dude in a costume wasn't all, "HEY, KID! C'MERE AND GIVE UNCLE DOGBOMB A HUG!!" I'm sure his momentary trauma will pass (but let's all hope dad doesn't take him to Universal Studios to see King Kong anytime soon). :3
Or possibly resulting in therapy D:
OR CONFURSION LOL jk.
Oh dogbomb <3 you are irresistible! If I was a kid and had seen you- BAM. End of discussion we'd of hung out all day (As a kid, that was my stigma "The Dog girl"). Great way to respond to his freak-out though- polite and respectful of the kid despite the father's persistence.
That's just how you roll
And seriously- Florida is in menopausal hell right now. Yesterday night it was almost in the 30's and today it's spiked up to 75. Tomorrow is gonna' be hotter unless a rainstorm hits! Geeze louise! Cut us a break, mother nature!
OR CONFURSION LOL jk.
Oh dogbomb <3 you are irresistible! If I was a kid and had seen you- BAM. End of discussion we'd of hung out all day (As a kid, that was my stigma "The Dog girl"). Great way to respond to his freak-out though- polite and respectful of the kid despite the father's persistence.
That's just how you roll
And seriously- Florida is in menopausal hell right now. Yesterday night it was almost in the 30's and today it's spiked up to 75. Tomorrow is gonna' be hotter unless a rainstorm hits! Geeze louise! Cut us a break, mother nature!
When I was little I would have been Type Three. Somehow I got over that (Being furry might have helped) but I was TERRIFIED of mascots when I was little. Thank god my parents were perceptive enough not to force me into that kind of situation at Winter Carnival in my town when mascots walk the streets and greet and hug people watching the parade.
You forgot the third type of parent: one who is already a furry.
I've been around fursuiters long enough to know where the lines of respect and courtesy are drawn, and I was a kid long enough (and have raised one of my own) long enough to know why kids react they way they do, when they do. I won't subject my daughter to anything she's outright opposed to, but that won't stop me from encouraging her. She's already pretty friendly with people in general, though she does have a shy side which has been showing a bit more as she gets older. Two of the biggest lessons my dad taught me growing up were about trust and respect, so those are the lessons I want to pass on to her.
Although I have to admit, sometimes I can be a bit grabby when it comes to fursuiters.
I've been around fursuiters long enough to know where the lines of respect and courtesy are drawn, and I was a kid long enough (and have raised one of my own) long enough to know why kids react they way they do, when they do. I won't subject my daughter to anything she's outright opposed to, but that won't stop me from encouraging her. She's already pretty friendly with people in general, though she does have a shy side which has been showing a bit more as she gets older. Two of the biggest lessons my dad taught me growing up were about trust and respect, so those are the lessons I want to pass on to her.
Although I have to admit, sometimes I can be a bit grabby when it comes to fursuiters.
*waggwagg* hahaha, Yes! I have run into all 3 of those kinds of kids as well. I love it when the kids can't handle the while giant dog thing but the parents force them socialize anyway and it just turns into a disaster for them... Oh well. Perhaps this memory later on in life will lead the children to develop a like for fursuits and giant dogs vs a fear of them? *shrug* Yeah so, nice picture! No offense; I am not trying to be dirty or pervy but I really like your tail! Well, perhaps a little pervy haha. I so like the shape and fluffyness of it though! Keep scaring small children DB! At the very least it make for amusing pictures and always good stories from ya! *hugs*
Hi Rodg,
Interesting that it is more like summer your way. It is more like winter over here. With it in the mid-40s, I was in the romp as Corn Husky taking a walk around the lake. I got a full spectrum of responses, fortunately, most of them good. Seeing the lady in the photo above taking a photo reminded me of the quick response of folks to take photos. When handling children, I follow the "Five Foot Rule". Exercise caution when crossing this line. But it is better for the child to approach.
Looked like a good day for your on the pier. Wish I was there. Ever blessings to your adventures.
Cheers,
---> Wally
Interesting that it is more like summer your way. It is more like winter over here. With it in the mid-40s, I was in the romp as Corn Husky taking a walk around the lake. I got a full spectrum of responses, fortunately, most of them good. Seeing the lady in the photo above taking a photo reminded me of the quick response of folks to take photos. When handling children, I follow the "Five Foot Rule". Exercise caution when crossing this line. But it is better for the child to approach.
Looked like a good day for your on the pier. Wish I was there. Ever blessings to your adventures.
Cheers,
---> Wally
Several years ago when I was still working for the mortgage company, one of my co-workers, an older man with a big, bushy beard, played Santa Claus for malls and NonProfits every year. He said that he had to deal with the same kind of reactions from children that fursuiters know and when a child clearly didn't want to be there, he suggested to the parents that perhaps next year would be a better idea. The parents were usually upset at the child because they couldn't understand why the child was upset, and in the moment they don't grep the fact that some children just aren't that excited about sitting on a sweaty fat man's lap. Also, the parents wouldn't force them to sit on the lap of a man they didn't know at any other time of year, why should Christmas be any different?
Since i know that some people see my suit as either 1)creepy or b)cute, I tend to walk an even finer line when it comes to children. I know that to some i look like a silly werewolf thing with a smirk on my face, and to others i look evil with my red eyes and bared teeth. Oh well. Can't make everyone's day. :/
That poor child. How much crap did you get for the interaction (if any). And the parent should be hit several times is various wooden objects. That father was not only mean to his kid,But he was also: incompetent, rude, stupid, irresponsible, and mostly an ass to you for making you interace with this shrieking child.
i disagree, the kid was probably shy and the parent wanted him to cheer up, or was having a bad day. how is he mean for trying to cheer him up?
at that age many things scare the kids, the kid probably didn't understand, as i said above, at that age a 6 foot tall dogman (which is what they would see rather then a guy in a suit) would scare you too.
and if you read the thing dogbomb said the dad told him they babysat their relatives beagle last easter.
at that age many things scare the kids, the kid probably didn't understand, as i said above, at that age a 6 foot tall dogman (which is what they would see rather then a guy in a suit) would scare you too.
and if you read the thing dogbomb said the dad told him they babysat their relatives beagle last easter.
perhaps dropping is permisable mean if that was the case. But the remainder still stands. You have to remember part of cheering up kids (as i have had to do many times babysitting) is also reading what they really want. the kid tried to flee...shrieking. So Logic should have told the father that it was not the best option. My main trick was a good movie and some stove top kettle corn. But if they did not like movies i would ask them If they wanted to play a game. Working with a kid and giving them a false responsibility of choice is one way to make them happy. This was not the case.
I've seen this at halloween twice, now, when my mate and some friends were fursuiting. One particularly memorable incident.
Child: *incoherent wailing*
Mother: *trying to push child up*
Candy-assisting university professor friend: "Don't you like doggies?"
Child: "Yeeeeees...." *sniffles*
CAUPF: "Don't you like these doggies?"
Child: "Nooooooo...." *more wailing*
She eventually took the candy our assisting friend.
We still tell this particular story.
Child: *incoherent wailing*
Mother: *trying to push child up*
Candy-assisting university professor friend: "Don't you like doggies?"
Child: "Yeeeeees...." *sniffles*
CAUPF: "Don't you like these doggies?"
Child: "Nooooooo...." *more wailing*
She eventually took the candy our assisting friend.
We still tell this particular story.
Wow this definitely is something I've seen happen one too many times. Stinks to hear that it ended up being one of those situations where it is the parent pushing an already visibly distressed child your way (quite possibly in the hopes of changing their mind). Again it is very well handled on your part. As far as the type of child goes, I think when I was much younger, I would have been more of a 3. Nowadays I find myself being some interesting combo of 1 and 3 combined to random degrees (not without it's reasoning) one aspect sometimes coming off more prevalent than the other.
Funny. Up through my late teens, I was exactly like that. I HATED those characters walking around Disneyland/world or Six Flags. I wanted NOTHING to do with them. Or anybody dressed up as something non-human. It's still there today, to a lesser extent. I LOOOOOVE fursuiters, because I know they're doing it to be cute, friendly and playful, and there's a real person under there, doing it because they love to. Still, those theme park characters... *shiver*
Just the other day there was a thing at the yogert stand at the mall close to where I live and they had a banana suited man giving out cupons . I have no logic to explain why I hitailed it away from there while dragging my friends along. -.-' Again, no logical reason for my reaction. If someone pushed me up to it then I probably would have had the same reaction that the kid had. Meanwhile I can go up to and hold a conversation with a 6' doggyman. But cupon giving bananas? Nope.
Long time no see
Alas, some kids are afraid of giant, walking animals >.>
As a matter of fact... up until 12-ish, I was pretty much like that kid. Of course, now not only do I enjoy seeing fursuiters, I actually want to own one... a suit, not the suiter X3
And yes, I have to agree about the weather. It seems like last week it was winter.
Alas, some kids are afraid of giant, walking animals >.>
As a matter of fact... up until 12-ish, I was pretty much like that kid. Of course, now not only do I enjoy seeing fursuiters, I actually want to own one... a suit, not the suiter X3
And yes, I have to agree about the weather. It seems like last week it was winter.
I've had moments like that and worse too. Once was in a shopping mall of all places. Reason we were there in the first place was for taking shelter from unpredicted weather changes that day kinda forcing us inside and it was the closest dry place we could find then. We took the opportunity to altert the folks at the mall of our presence so that wasn't a problem. However, my two friends and I (I was the only suiter) were confronted with a small child who was deathly afraid of me and whos father while laughing, kept picking up and carrying his kid to me, trying to hand them to me. I continually held both paws up and backed away shaking my head "No." but they refused, even while the kid was screaming his head off, getting more mall staff AND security members involved to figure out what was going on. Needless to say that ended the fun for that day.
The next incident I had was even worse. Was at an anime convention with some friends, suiting of course, and toward the end someone approached me with their two kids, both toddlers. One seemed ok but shy the other was obviously nervous so the.. thoughtless... I'll call him father asked me and my friend to both remove our heads. This made things even worse, not only did we finally have to speak, but this ended up in frustration and confusing the poor kids even more; not to mention being asked by this guy what sort of controlled substances get passed around by people like us.
The next incident I had was even worse. Was at an anime convention with some friends, suiting of course, and toward the end someone approached me with their two kids, both toddlers. One seemed ok but shy the other was obviously nervous so the.. thoughtless... I'll call him father asked me and my friend to both remove our heads. This made things even worse, not only did we finally have to speak, but this ended up in frustration and confusing the poor kids even more; not to mention being asked by this guy what sort of controlled substances get passed around by people like us.
As a kid i always wanted to goto disneyland to meet those big mickey mouse & donald duck etc, never happend , So if i where one of those kids there i would had been all W0ot W0ot! MUST...!.... Poke...!!... Also as a kid i remember that i often pretended to be a Panda.. a cat.. a rabbit.. or a turtle.. looking back.. i sure must had lookt really stupid there all crawld up on the floor, noming on a carrot or drinking from a bowl.. well now as an adult i go around with a tail and from time to time a Moo head & paws.. :P
I'd be the number 2 child that wouldn't let go of your leg and scream when I get ripped from your leg. XD I was the weird child that ran from activity to activity, zoned out in the middle of what I was doing, and wanted a dog more than anything. I even acted like one most of the tie until I was about.... 10, but still did it from time to time. Now look at where it's gotten me. X3 I still have this insatiable urge to have a dog, and I have found other people who have a thing for animals like I do. ^__^
dude your an amazing suiter, one of the best public interacting ones around dont worry about it. ever time i see parents forcing kids against their will to meet a suiter (or do anythign else they are cleearly uncomfortable with) its a fine line between me and me taking the kid away from them till they learn their lesson. dont worry, you rock, dad is ignorent.. humans are ignorent. just keep rocking in style :3 *hops on your shoulders* now im SUPER tall YAYYYYY!!!!!!!
I can't believe I haven't seen this pic. Mr. Dogbomb if I ever meet you I would like to shake your hand, or hug, which ever works the best. Just be careful if you would ever come to kansas in a fursuit, there may or may not be a few small mennonite towns that would shun the fursuiter :(
I however would offer a taco 8D
I however would offer a taco 8D
XD! It always helps when you crouch down to their level, less menacing! but sometimes.. it's just no good at all. I've had kids walk by me without noticing, only to turn around and completly freak out at this big rottie they just passed. Then other times, kids just wont let go of me, no matter what I do x_x!
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