Spare the rod, spoil the child. Children should be seen and not...er...seen in public? Shame on you for letting that naughty baby interrupt the codgers' conversation with his 3-second glance!
Sheesh- whatever happened to grandparently doting senior citizens? I encountered the same grumpy codger (and whatever the female equivalent of 'codger' is) syndrome when the girls were tiny. They were the group LEAST likely to throw a fond look at a well-behaved infant/toddler. (Yeah, I used to study it. The groups MOST likely to coo over my babies, oddly enough? Young Hispanic men and middle-aged Middle Eastern women.
yeah I have to say, if there's any reaction at all to the dude from the grandparent-y generation, it's usually positive. He gets a lot of attention on the bus, for example. But, there's always a few who are just generally grumpy. The negative comments from females tend to be to say, addressing him, "shouldn't you be wearing a hat?" or something along those lines. I'd say most of the time, though, there is no reaction from them
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hehe, I'm lucky if I make it through a library trip without having to do too much restocking of shelves. >.<
They probably give you free dental stuff because pregnancy and nursing can do a number on your teeth. There was an old saying about losing a tooth for each child. Yike.
That's an excellent point! I hadn't even thought of that. Someone here suggested it was a historical thing, dreamed up when dentistry was becoming more commonplace here (insert joke...) to inspire more people to use them.
btw, I don't suppose you have a link or suggestion re: your pizza dough? I've heard excellent things about it, and I've not quite perfected my own here. :D
Quite a few people in the U.S. actually feel that mothers made a choice to breed so they and their brood should stay home until "the child can act right and be quiet" (24/7 I suppose)so as not to dare bother anyone in the area. See, us moms who take our babies toddlers out of the house to public area are SELFISH!
LOL I could be construed as one of these people, but I'm not THAT bad. If your child acts up in a restaurant...it's ok. If you let said child sit there and scream at the top of his/her lungs while you finish your chicken...not ok.
I love the title of your post!! And it seems fitting. And remember apparently these men have nothing better to do than to sit in the library and judge others. They must be very unhappy and your cute, little dude reminded them of that.
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Sheesh- whatever happened to grandparently doting senior citizens? I encountered the same grumpy codger (and whatever the female equivalent of 'codger' is) syndrome when the girls were tiny. They were the group LEAST likely to throw a fond look at a well-behaved infant/toddler. (Yeah, I used to study it. The groups MOST likely to coo over my babies, oddly enough? Young Hispanic men and middle-aged Middle Eastern women.
How'd you break your tooth?
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They probably give you free dental stuff because pregnancy and nursing can do a number on your teeth. There was an old saying about losing a tooth for each child. Yike.
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btw, I don't suppose you have a link or suggestion re: your pizza dough? I've heard excellent things about it, and I've not quite perfected my own here. :D
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LOL I could be construed as one of these people, but I'm not THAT bad. If your child acts up in a restaurant...it's ok. If you let said child sit there and scream at the top of his/her lungs while you finish your chicken...not ok.
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