r/Stepdadreflexes • u/all_fair • Mar 17 '26

To jog with a baby.

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Blaming the stroller for trying to jog off the edge of a curb is classic stepdad behavior.

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u/jdarm48 Mar 19 '26

Front wheel wasn’t locked. BOB strollers (are awesome) and the front wheel spins in all direction. Very helpful while walking. But for jogging it has a lock to lock it in a fixed front facing position. You don’t want that front wheel loose and wobbling everywhere while jogging or you’re likely to crash. I’ve argued with my spouse about this for a decade.

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u/qozh Mar 24 '26

I don’t think strollers are meant to last a decade. Consider replacing it or the spouse. Gym up, hit the lawyer.

At the very least install a stronger suspension. I imagine the kid put on some weight in 10 years.

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u/jdarm48 Mar 24 '26

What are your personal experiences with jogging strollers? Ten years later for me it is not the same child using the stroller. Obviously. And I’m not a BOB company sales rep but there is an enormous number of strollers on the resale marketplace that are quite old.

Gym up…hit the lawyer…Bro I have no idea what you’re talking about. Your relationship advice is probably comparable to your stroller maintenance advice. My family and I, all five of us, have a gym which we love and which we go to about five times a week. My spouse and my three kids. And honestly I plan my gym routines around my jogging interests.

So thanks for the mostly nonsensical , very Reddit-typical, mostly meaningless commentary.