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PrintableAlienX2050 said: HollowellSA said:  I used to do that lol then I had my own kids and found out my advice was shit  Like CC said you don't know until you have your own. Every child is different and every situation is different. True some parents don't have a clue, but you are only seeing a fraction of what a parent actualy deals with. Just remember the old saying.....Think before you speak  Shit, people don't think before they speak especially when it involves kids. Individuals are quick to give advice when you didn't ask for it. Say for example: A friend of mine has 3 kids, 2 girls and 1 boy. The kids are 3 yrs apart and the oldest is 8 yrs old. He and his wife asked me something and I was like, "How in the hell would I know? I only have one child. I don't know what it's like to raise 3 young kids. So I can't tell you how to stop them from fighting and fussing. I can only imagine what they shit is like." And then here comes another friend giving advice because her ass works at a daycare and she doesn't have a child to the first. I'm like bitch shut the fuck up. I didn't say it though. 
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Romera said: charlottegelin said: yeah, when you have 3, that reasoning stuff takes too long - by the time you've negotiated a deal with one, the other two are hanging from a chandelier. The youngest is 11 and the oldest is 18.HOW DID YOU DO IT???!!!???!  <--me | |
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charlottegelin said: Romera said: God am I ever glad that phase is over.
The youngest is 11 and the oldest is 18.HOW DID YOU DO IT???!!!???! <--me My kids are scared to death of me. All I have to do is give them a look and threats work, too. I am very proud to say that I have never had to spank my kids and they turned out to be great kids. I have never been embarassed with them in public. | |
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Romera said: charlottegelin said: HOW DID YOU DO IT???!!!???! <--me My kids are scared to death of me. All I have to do is give them a look and threats work, too. I am very proud to say that I have never had to spank my kids and they turned out to be great kids. I have never been embarassed with them in public. 
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Romera said: charlottegelin said: HOW DID YOU DO IT???!!!???! <--me My kids are scared to death of me. All I have to do is give them a look and threats work, too. I am very proud to say that I have never had to spank my kids and they turned out to be great kids. I have never been embarassed with them in public. I just don't go out in public! | |
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SHANNA said: Romera said: It helps to be built like a linebacker.
My kids are scared to death of me. All I have to do is give them a look and threats work, too. I am very proud to say that I have never had to spank my kids and they turned out to be great kids. I have never been embarassed with them in public.
!!! You still have a few days to decide to hang out with us on sunday night.  | |
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charlottegelin said: Romera said: It helps to be built like a linebacker.
My kids are scared to death of me. All I have to do is give them a look and threats work, too. I am very proud to say that I have never had to spank my kids and they turned out to be great kids. I have never been embarassed with them in public. I just don't go out in public! well, it was very hard taking m middle son out because of his disability. He makes a lot of noise and is hard to control in stores but once I got to the point where I could tell people to kiss my ass and stop staring at my kid, it was all good. | |
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Romera said: SHANNA said:
!!! You still have a few days to decide to hang out with us on sunday night.  Okay, I'll call you this weekend first... 
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Romera said: charlottegelin said: I just don't go out in public! well, it was very hard taking m middle son out because of his disability. He makes a lot of noise and is hard to control in stores but once I got to the point where I could tell people to kiss my ass and stop staring at my kid, it was all good. good for you!!
my middle kid did a big sloppy no.2 in his pants at the shops once  he disappeared from view for a second and when I found him in the ladies change room it was too late! NEVER AGAIN  | |
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charlottegelin said: Romera said: well, it was very hard taking m middle son out because of his disability. He makes a lot of noise and is hard to control in stores but once I got to the point where I could tell people to kiss my ass and stop staring at my kid, it was all good. good for you!!
my middle kid did a big sloppy no.2 in his pants at the shops once he disappeared from view for a second and when I found him in the ladies change room it was too late! NEVER AGAIN  | |
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Romera said: charlottegelin said: good for you!!
my middle kid did a big sloppy no.2 in his pants at the shops once he disappeared from view for a second and when I found him in the ladies change room it was too late! NEVER AGAIN thanks! | |
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I don't have any kids, but still, some parents(for lack of a better word) don't have any damn sense. Like the rapper Remy Ma. Let's her son watch porn and listen to uncensored rap and she has a portable stripper pole in her basement, and her child is only 5. Come the fuck on now. One of Dansa's org hornies 
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DynamicSavior said: I don't have any kids, but still, some parents(for lack of a better word) don't have any damn sense. Like the rapper Remy Ma. Let's her son watch porn and listen to uncensored rap and she has a portable stripper pole in her basement, and her child is only 5. Come the fuck on now. Well, I don't tell folks how to raise their kids but when her shorty is fucked up in the head in five years, we'll know why. | |
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Romera said: DynamicSavior said: I don't have any kids, but still, some parents(for lack of a better word) don't have any damn sense. Like the rapper Remy Ma. Let's her son watch porn and listen to uncensored rap and she has a portable stripper pole in her basement, and her child is only 5. Come the fuck on now. Well, I don't tell folks how to raise their kids but when her shorty is fucked up in the head in five years, we'll know why.that's awful poor child | |
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charlottegelin said: Romera said: Well, I don't tell folks how to raise their kids but when her shorty is fucked up in the head in five years, we'll know why.
that's awful poor child | |
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I agree that non-parents should step back a bit and think about what they say before they give advice. When I was young, I was SO FULL of ideas about how I would raise my kids. I vividly recall chastizing a family at Taco Bell once (not out loud of course) because they had a "baby" (about 2 years old) and were feeding him a taco. I also remember making a smart remark (out loud this time) to a couple carrying their stroller up an escalator (which is a big no-no of course). 
Now that I've been through it all myself...I would think twice before judging someone's actions (unless it involved drowning the children in a tub of course!). Yeah...maybe the family was in a rush to get somewhere and forgot the baby food...maybe the nearest elevator was so out of the way that the escalator was unavoidable...life is full of maybes. When my wife and I were first married, we babysat our niece for about 2 weeks straight. We foolishly believd that our 2-week foray into parenthood had "prepared" us for it. 
Never in a million years. The sleepless nights. Vomiting. Diarrhea. Fevers. Bedwetting. Finicky eaters. Restlessness. Tantrums. Biting people. Licking people(!). and on...and on...and on... Then you sometimes have disabilities or conditions thrown in the mix! (God bless you Romera!) Parents are a breed apart. (..or at least GOOD parents are!) By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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PurpleJedi said:
I agree that non-parents should step back a bit and think about what they say before they give advice. When I was young, I was SO FULL of ideas about how I would raise my kids. I vividly recall chastizing a family at Taco Bell once (not out loud of course) because they had a "baby" (about 2 years old) and were feeding him a taco. I also remember making a smart remark (out loud this time) to a couple carrying their stroller up an escalator (which is a big no-no of course).
Now that I've been through it all myself...I would think twice before judging someone's actions (unless it involved drowning the children in a tub of course!). Yeah...maybe the family was in a rush to get somewhere and forgot the baby food...maybe the nearest elevator was so out of the way that the escalator was unavoidable...life is full of maybes. When my wife and I were first married, we babysat our niece for about 2 weeks straight. We foolishly believd that our 2-week foray into parenthood had "prepared" us for it.
Never in a million years. The sleepless nights. Vomiting. Diarrhea. Fevers. Bedwetting. Finicky eaters. Restlessness. Tantrums. Biting people. Licking people(!). and on...and on...and on... Then you sometimes have disabilities or conditions thrown in the mix! (God bless you Romera!) Parents are a breed apart. (..or at least GOOD parents are!) or parents that try their very hardest to be good parents | |
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PurpleJedi said:
I agree that non-parents should step back a bit and think about what they say before they give advice. When I was young, I was SO FULL of ideas about how I would raise my kids. I vividly recall chastizing a family at Taco Bell once (not out loud of course) because they had a "baby" (about 2 years old) and were feeding him a taco. I also remember making a smart remark (out loud this time) to a couple carrying their stroller up an escalator (which is a big no-no of course).
Now that I've been through it all myself...I would think twice before judging someone's actions (unless it involved drowning the children in a tub of course!). Yeah...maybe the family was in a rush to get somewhere and forgot the baby food...maybe the nearest elevator was so out of the way that the escalator was unavoidable...life is full of maybes. When my wife and I were first married, we babysat our niece for about 2 weeks straight. We foolishly believd that our 2-week foray into parenthood had "prepared" us for it.
Never in a million years. The sleepless nights. Vomiting. Diarrhea. Fevers. Bedwetting. Finicky eaters. Restlessness. Tantrums. Biting people. Licking people(!). and on...and on...and on... Then you sometimes have disabilities or conditions thrown in the mix! (God bless you Romera!) Parents are a breed apart. (..or at least GOOD parents are!)
Thanks. Danny's standing right behind me now because he won't go to sleep.
I think the greatest thing about kids is what you learn from them. you learn to love someone unconditionally, you learn patience, you learn to be selfless..as much of a struggle it is, I'm a better person for being a parent. | |
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Romera said: PurpleJedi said:
I agree that non-parents should step back a bit and think about what they say before they give advice. When I was young, I was SO FULL of ideas about how I would raise my kids. I vividly recall chastizing a family at Taco Bell once (not out loud of course) because they had a "baby" (about 2 years old) and were feeding him a taco. I also remember making a smart remark (out loud this time) to a couple carrying their stroller up an escalator (which is a big no-no of course).
Now that I've been through it all myself...I would think twice before judging someone's actions (unless it involved drowning the children in a tub of course!). Yeah...maybe the family was in a rush to get somewhere and forgot the baby food...maybe the nearest elevator was so out of the way that the escalator was unavoidable...life is full of maybes. When my wife and I were first married, we babysat our niece for about 2 weeks straight. We foolishly believd that our 2-week foray into parenthood had "prepared" us for it.
Never in a million years. The sleepless nights. Vomiting. Diarrhea. Fevers. Bedwetting. Finicky eaters. Restlessness. Tantrums. Biting people. Licking people(!). and on...and on...and on... Then you sometimes have disabilities or conditions thrown in the mix! (God bless you Romera!) Parents are a breed apart. (..or at least GOOD parents are!)
Thanks. Danny's standing right behind me now because he won't go to sleep.
I think the greatest thing about kids is what you learn from them. you learn to love someone unconditionally, you learn patience, you learn to be selfless..as much of a struggle it is, I'm a better person for being a parent. it has made me stronger. | |
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Romera said: PurpleJedi said:
I agree that non-parents should step back a bit and think about what they say before they give advice. When I was young, I was SO FULL of ideas about how I would raise my kids. I vividly recall chastizing a family at Taco Bell once (not out loud of course) because they had a "baby" (about 2 years old) and were feeding him a taco. I also remember making a smart remark (out loud this time) to a couple carrying their stroller up an escalator (which is a big no-no of course).
Now that I've been through it all myself...I would think twice before judging someone's actions (unless it involved drowning the children in a tub of course!). Yeah...maybe the family was in a rush to get somewhere and forgot the baby food...maybe the nearest elevator was so out of the way that the escalator was unavoidable...life is full of maybes. When my wife and I were first married, we babysat our niece for about 2 weeks straight. We foolishly believd that our 2-week foray into parenthood had "prepared" us for it.
Never in a million years. The sleepless nights. Vomiting. Diarrhea. Fevers. Bedwetting. Finicky eaters. Restlessness. Tantrums. Biting people. Licking people(!). and on...and on...and on... Then you sometimes have disabilities or conditions thrown in the mix! (God bless you Romera!) Parents are a breed apart. (..or at least GOOD parents are!)
Thanks. Danny's standing right behind me now because he won't go to sleep.
I think the greatest thing about kids is what you learn from them. you learn to love someone unconditionally, you learn patience, you learn to be selfless..as much of a struggle it is, I'm a better person for being a parent.
ABSOLUTELY. Everything you said I have learned (or at least reaffirmed) though dealing with my kids. But you forgot compromise. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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and juggling and dealing with only doing things for 1-2 minutes at a time before doing the next thing. | |
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charlottegelin said: and juggling and dealing with only doing things for 1-2 minutes at a time before doing the next thing.
...and I swore never to use the TV to "babysit" the kids...HAH! By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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PurpleJedi said: charlottegelin said: and juggling and dealing with only doing things for 1-2 minutes at a time before doing the next thing.
...and I swore never to use the TV to "babysit" the kids...HAH! 
It hypnotizes them. | |
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PurpleJedi said: charlottegelin said: and juggling and dealing with only doing things for 1-2 minutes at a time before doing the next thing.
...and I swore never to use the TV to "babysit" the kids...HAH! how else does dinner ever get to the table! my sister gives me disapproving looks if the TV is on - just wait til her kid is 2 or 3 HA! | |
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Romera said: PurpleJedi said:
...and I swore never to use the TV to "babysit" the kids...HAH!
It hypnotizes them.
Especially that damened purple dinosaur (I shudder to even mention his name!) By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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charlottegelin said: PurpleJedi said:
...and I swore never to use the TV to "babysit" the kids...HAH! how else does dinner ever get to the table! my sister gives me disapproving looks if the TV is on - just wait til her kid is 2 or 3 HA!
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Romera said: charlottegelin said: how else does dinner ever get to the table! my sister gives me disapproving looks if the TV is on - just wait til her kid is 2 or 3 HA!
there are no hard and fast rules. we do what we have to do. she offered to mind my middle kid for a whole day she's only seen him when he's being an angel, and he goes from 0 to Damien Omen in 10 seconds flat! | |
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charlottegelin said: Romera said: Next time she does that, leave her in the room with your kids. I bet she'll switch the t.v. on in no time flat.
there are no hard and fast rules. we do what we have to do. she offered to mind my middle kid for a whole day she's only seen him when he's being an angel, and he goes from 0 to Damien Omen in 10 seconds flat!
Do it! Do it! | |
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PurpleJedi said: Especially that damened purple dinosaur (I shudder to even mention his name!) U mean Prince? | |
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Fauxie said: But seriously now. I don't have kids of my own. However, my little nephew (now nearly 2 years old) lives in the house with us and since his parents have both been working I get to spend a lot more time with him doing the things parents do. I realised that I didn't know much about looking after children once I started really taking care of him rather than just messing around with him for short periods of time before handing him back to his mum and dad. I've learnt so much in the last few months and I've loved the time I've been able to spend with him. I know I'll be a better parent because of it. I wouldn't say I'm an expert but I know a lot more than I did before and I could certainly give advice on some things to people who are like I was before this wonderful opportunity.
. Hey man...you only know about 3% of what it takes to be a parent... No lie, dude. You're shit up creek if you have kids and think you could raise them on what you know about you nephew. What? Do you think this is a basic course? huh? . | |
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