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thewhitedragon

RANT: "Parents Just Don't Understand"

Jul 05, 2011 12:16

"You just don't like kids!"

I've heard that many times and in many situations. Many of my friends even believe this but in reality, it's not that I don't like kids because I actually do. No, I don't want any of my own because... to be completely honest... I'm extremely greedy with what I have. I don't want to devote my life, my sanity, my toys, or ( Read more... )

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AMEN!! kitteblue July 5 2011, 18:03:45 UTC

Our scariest kid v. movie was much creepier: Thanksgiving day many years ago, Steve and I went to see the graphic, R rated, From Hell (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120681/) There were 3 other people in the theater, 2 other adults with a toddler. We were expecting crying, freakouts etc. The kid was silent, awake and starring at the screen the whole time. (Way to raise a serial killer parents!)

(But I DO hate kids. 6-12-ish are really fun, you know, the age when thier parents want to kill them.)

Re: AMEN!! thewhitedragon July 12 2011, 16:26:43 UTC

That's the age that you can let 'em run around after feeding them a case of Pixie Stixs and then sending them home to their parents, right? *evil grin*

silvrwillow July 5 2011, 18:12:23 UTC

Amen. The teachers of the world (at least this one) agree with you.

thewhitedragon July 12 2011, 16:27:56 UTC

There are two types of people that I have the absolute utmost respect for: teachers who teach (and not because of the "bennies" like summer off) and actors who work in the round. I believe you fit both categories, dontcha? ;)

dreamaastrid July 5 2011, 18:19:02 UTC

Agreed. I really don't understand permissive parenting styles. I have a child, I like well behaved children but don't generally like being around many kids because so many of them are NOT well behaved.

Dave and I have gotten so many complements from random strangers, waiters, waitresses, etc. out at restaurants and other public places because our little one knows what behavior is expected of her in public places.

We have one set of friends that we will NOT go out to dinner with them and their kids because they have no rules for their children and we were so embarrassed at how they let their children behave. So picnics or events at their house but nowhere out in public.

thewhitedragon July 12 2011, 16:29:21 UTC

Your child is who she is because of one person: Me. I'm the one who taught her to flip people off. Everything after that is just repetition. Heh.

Kidding. While she's a bundle of energy, she does know that when someone says "no", they mean it. And that's the way everyone's kid should be. :)

sihaya09 July 5 2011, 18:30:11 UTC

AMEN. I went to King's Dominion this weekend, and the behavior of some of the children was outright APPALLING, and it was clear that many parents had the "I'm not going to discipline my children, and you better not either" attitude.

thewhitedragon July 12 2011, 16:30:06 UTC

And if their bundles o' joy got hurt because they weren't keeping an eye on 'em, you better believe they'd be the first ones to say "lawsuit". Ugh.

Amen !!!! Good post/Good article sestree July 5 2011, 18:53:56 UTC

In my humblest of opinions, these parents are missing it. My oldest wasn't perfect by a long stretch but man I could take him ANYWHERE. He was safe at any restaurant, would try any food (rule was if you didn't like it you had to explain why), he went to antique shops with me and in one rather odd instance, an emergency babysitter (previous boyfriend) took him to an OSU basketball game.

This was all before he was 5. If an area was too much for him, we left. Easy Peasy. It rarely happened because he literally went everywhere and had learned how to behave out and about.

Ex #2 had a LOT of control over the raising and upbringing of our 2nd and it shows. His excuse for everything from tantrums to shoplifting was *kids will be kids* and obviously I didn't know better or else I would've raised Robert The Same Way.

*grrrrr*

glad I didn't though. I never EVER had problems finding a sitter and in fact friends would want to take him places so they had an excuse to go to a *kid* place. I tried with #2 (Montana) but when one parent ( ... )

Re: Amen !!!! Good post/Good article thewhitedragon July 12 2011, 16:30:52 UTC

no one is perfect. Even so, we can strive for acceptable. And it sounds like you've got it.