My five-year old said "notorious" to describe someone. And he used it correctly.

You go, boy.

fms said:

My five-year old said "notorious" to describe someone. And he used it correctly.

You go, boy.

Cute!

fms said:

My five-year old said "notorious" to describe someone. And he used it correctly.

You go, boy.

Cool

My three girls are extremely loving and affectionate, they try their hardest to make me proud..what more could a mummy want!

We call my daugher Carnasia, "Harriet Tubman" because she is such an old soul. Last week, she told her Godmother, "Eh, I've lived about 30 lives now..." She's only 3 years old!

I was listened to Prince's "Orgasm" on the Come album the other day. As I was turned it off, she walked in and the conversation ensued as such:

Carnasia: What are you watching?

Me: Nothing; I was listening to music.

Carnasia: Are you sureeee?

Me: Yes!

Carnasia: Okay... Just checking.

Me: You know too much!

Carnasia: I LEARN too much.

Mind you, with the implication that I was watching something adulterated, she had a crooked eyebrow and shit-eating smirk the whole conversation. I swear, I gave birth to a teenager! I love the kid, but sometimes I wish that she acted like other kids -- mispronouced words and other cute toddler shit. Pfft, not her.

The worst a parent can do is to brag about his/her children. It seems that, these days, every child is super-gifted and amazingly bright. If the enlighten child dares to insult his/her teacher, the parent tends to blame the professional for not understanding such a specially gifted young human being. If the child is rude, then he/she is just being funny...another super gift. If the child does something wrong, then it's the child's friends' fault, since he/she can do no wrong.

Everyone's child doesn't need to study, is amazingly intelligent and all-round bright. Then when he/she does something wrong, it's the others' (whoever they may be) fault.

Your child is so above the others, correct? Another enlighten one, I guess. If she/he ever has a mark below A+, it will obviously be the teacher's fault.

This constant elevation of children is one of the reasons as to why society's values are so screwed up. Your children are just like the others. It's normal for a child to use words like "notorious" since it's a new word for him/her (probably introduced by newsprogrammes). He/she is just experimenting it, accessing its validity. Piaget has already confirmed that.

MOL said:

The worst a parent can do is to brag about his/her children. It seems that, these days, every child is super-gifted and amazingly bright. If the enlighten child dares to insult his/her teacher, the parent tends to blame the professional for not understanding such a specially gifted young human being. If the child is rude, then he/she is just being funny...another super gift. If the child does something wrong, then it's the child's friends' fault, since he/she can do no wrong.

Everyone's child doesn't need to study, is amazingly intelligent and all-round bright. Then when he/she does something wrong, it's the others' (whoever they may be) fault.

mispronouced words and other cute toddler shit.

Your child is so above the others, correct? Another enlighten one, I guess. If she/he ever has a mark below A+, it will obviously be the teacher's fault.

This constant elevation of children is one of the reasons as to why society's values are so screwed up. Your children are just like the others. It's normal for a child to use words like "notorious" since it's a new word for him/her (probably introduced by newsprogrammes). He/she is just experimenting it, accessing its validity. Piaget has already confirmed that.

First of all, I never said that my child was "so above others". I don't look down upon ANY child for ANYTHING. Who knows how my kid is grow up. She may have a learning disability. She may have a social disability. You know what? I wouldn't love her ANY less.

Second of all, I don't think there is anything wrong with a parent doting upon their child, as long as they are not putting down anyone else's. Kids do cute shit. Whether it's building a sandcastle or using outrageous vocabulary in the proper context, it's STILL CUTE SHIT.

Third, if my daughter DARES insult a teacher, elder, or anyone else in authority, I will most CERTAINLY NOT blame the adult. If she starts a fight with other children, that is HER fault. All of which I will address via HER lil' ass.

I don't claim that my kid is God's gift to the earth, I'm just sayin' that she does cute shit. She is intelligent. She is bright. She acts grown. I am not for one second saying that she is better than anyone else.

MOL said:

The worst a parent can do is to brag about his/her children. It seems that, these days, every child is super-gifted and amazingly bright. If the enlighten child dares to insult his/her teacher, the parent tends to blame the professional for not understanding such a specially gifted young human being. If the child is rude, then he/she is just being funny...another super gift. If the child does something wrong, then it's the child's friends' fault, since he/she can do no wrong.

Everyone's child doesn't need to study, is amazingly intelligent and all-round bright. Then when he/she does something wrong, it's the others' (whoever they may be) fault.

mispronouced words and other cute toddler shit.

Your child is so above the others, correct? Another enlighten one, I guess. If she/he ever has a mark below A+, it will obviously be the teacher's fault.

This constant elevation of children is one of the reasons as to why society's values are so screwed up. Your children are just like the others. It's normal for a child to use words like "notorious" since it's a new word for him/her (probably introduced by newsprogrammes). He/she is just experimenting it, accessing its validity. Piaget has already confirmed that.

I couldn't agree more. My husband and I talk about this phenomenon all the time.

My kids do my head in constantly...but thats their job...my job is to be there for them no matter what.... i love em!! and they love me . Thats the most important thing

Love these threads!

We were at a dinner the other night with my niece's relatives (wholly unrelated to me).

My 12-year-old sat next to my niece's aunt (someone he's seen maybe twice in his life) and had an intelligent conversation with her, while her 16 year-old son sat there staring at his thumbs.

made papa proud.

I never thought that I would be one of those proud parents but I am. It is just the little, normal everyday accomplishements that I cherish.

Ppl brag about their material possessions, their jobs, awards and hobbies....why not brag about your own children?

Only thing I can brag about is my little boy saying momma, dadda, clicking his toungue after watching me do it and sort of waving and saying hello.

My 6 month old,Ameera,recently learned 2 sit up,and she sleeps all night now! She has 2 little teeth on the way...not bragging,just proud of her.

My 7 year old daughter wrote in her journal for school...

"I was bored on Saturday. It rained and I watched TV all day. My mom woke up to eat and went back to sleep."

She forgot to mention that I was menstrual! I wonder what the teacher thought as she read that. I guess I should be thankful that she didn't draw me with a glass of wine in my hand passed out.

My 19 year old son ripped the hairs outta his pits, rolled those funky hairs in a ball, and threw it at me... it landed in my cereal.

Sitting on the couch with my 10 year old he told me that my stomach was his favorite pillow because it was so "fluffy and big" as he was patting it.

I love my kids.

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my daughter is nearly 3 and believes she REALLY is a Princess. But thats no lie because she will always be, in my eyes.

Can we brag about neices and nephews?

bboy87 said:

Can we brag about neices and nephews?

Wouldnt that be a thread under a different heading? lol:lol:

bboy87 said:

Can we brag about neices and nephews?

why not?

davehead said:

bboy87 said:

Can we brag about neices and nephews?

Wouldnt that be a thread under a different heading? lol:lol:

My son has an internship with google. And he has a 3.8 average in his first year in college. Proud poppa am i

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Seriously, a real bragging rite:

People enjoy the company of my children. teachers, parents of other children, family members all like the company of my kids. My children don't annoy people.

I could brag more but I'll stop there.

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SoLiDiFy said:

My son has an internship with google. And he has a 3.8 average in his first year in college. Proud poppa am i

[Edited 6/21/10 17:03pm]

PunkMistress said:

MOL said:

The worst a parent can do is to brag about his/her children. It seems that, these days, every child is super-gifted and amazingly bright. If the enlighten child dares to insult his/her teacher, the parent tends to blame the professional for not understanding such a specially gifted young human being. If the child is rude, then he/she is just being funny...another super gift. If the child does something wrong, then it's the child's friends' fault, since he/she can do no wrong.

Everyone's child doesn't need to study, is amazingly intelligent and all-round bright. Then when he/she does something wrong, it's the others' (whoever they may be) fault.

Your child is so above the others, correct? Another enlighten one, I guess. If she/he ever has a mark below A+, it will obviously be the teacher's fault.

This constant elevation of children is one of the reasons as to why society's values are so screwed up. Your children are just like the others. It's normal for a child to use words like "notorious" since it's a new word for him/her (probably introduced by newsprogrammes). He/she is just experimenting it, accessing its validity. Piaget has already confirmed that.

I couldn't agree more. My husband and I talk about this phenomenon all the time.

Me too.

FauxReal said:

At about 15 months or so, my daughter had a mole on her scalp that doctors wanted to ensure wasn't cancerous. So I had to let them take a sample which meant them digging in her scalp about half an inch or so with something that was like a screwdriver mixed with a cookie cutter. So they give her a little numbing shot as I hold her thinking she's still gonna unleash the banshee-like scream she was known for at the time. They begin to turn this thing, carving a round piece of her scalp, and blood starts to flow and its sort of hard to watch, but I have to since she's on my lap, restrained. They stitch her up as she sits there quietly. The doctor says "All done!" She turns to the doctor and says in her cute, barely over 1 voice..."Thank you". For getting her scalp dug into and a couple stitches. She was like a little baby Ivan Drago to me for that moment, just completely badass and invulnerable.

Awwww!

I can't understand why ANY parent wouldn't want to brag on their children. That just means they are PROUD of them. It doesn't mean they think their child is better than anyone else.

Geez. Ditch the inferiority complexes.

And I am thrilled to read about things your kids have done to make you proud. Keep the stories coming!

Here are things about our kids that I'm extremely proud of.

Our son told my wife when he was about 3 that he had been a tailgunner in a B-17 in WWII that was shot down over Germany, and he died. He went to Heaven, and God told him to pick out new parents. He looked and looked, and then choose my wife and me. Man, talk about getting chills down your spine.

Interestingly enough, there's another boy with very much the same story. A young boy in Louisiana told his parents he'd been shot down in WWII, and told them details that only the actual person could have known. His dad tracked down the story and wrote a book about it called "Soul Survivor".

Anyway, Scott became an incredible airplane afficianado. At bedtime, I'd read him books about airplanes instead of "Goodnight Moon". He knew more about military aircraft than almost any adult out there.

The Lone Star Flight Museum made him an Honorary Volunteer at age 5. He's attended airshows all over the US, and buddied up with the Blue Angels a couple times. He'd routinely amaze pilots with his knowledge of their jets. Not many 7-year-olds know that Air Force pilots call their F-16s "Vipers" instead of the publicly-known name of "Falcon" - much less could explain what the LANTRIN pod on the bottom of the jet was for!

He grew out of airplanes about the time he started playing sports, but for about seven years, it was an incredible ride. I got so inspired by it that I tried to join the Naval Reserves, but I was too old.

I think we can tell who in this thread have children and those that do not.........

RodeoSchro said:

I can't understand why ANY parent wouldn't want to brag on their children. That just means they are PROUD of them. It doesn't mean they think their child is better than anyone else.

Geez. Ditch the inferiority complexes.

And I am thrilled to read about things your kids have done to make you proud. Keep the stories coming!

Here are things about our kids that I'm extremely proud of.

Our son told my wife when he was about 3 that he had been a tailgunner in a B-17 in WWII that was shot down over Germany, and he died. He went to Heaven, and God told him to pick out new parents. He looked and looked, and then choose my wife and me. Man, talk about getting chills down your spine.

Interestingly enough, there's another boy with very much the same story. A young boy in Louisiana told his parents he'd been shot down in WWII, and told them details that only the actual person could have known. His dad tracked down the story and wrote a book about it called "Soul Survivor".

Anyway, Scott became an incredible airplane afficianado. At bedtime, I'd read him books about airplanes instead of "Goodnight Moon". He knew more about military aircraft than almost any adult out there.

The Lone Star Flight Museum made him an Honorary Volunteer at age 5. He's attended airshows all over the US, and buddied up with the Blue Angels a couple times. He'd routinely amaze pilots with his knowledge of their jets. Not many 7-year-olds know that Air Force pilots call their F-16s "Vipers" instead of the publicly-known name of "Falcon" - much less could explain what the LANTRIN pod on the bottom of the jet was for!

He grew out of airplanes about the time he started playing sports, but for about seven years, it was an incredible ride. I got so inspired by it that I tried to join the Naval Reserves, but I was too old.

Wow.

Its awesome when a child from day one has a love of something and goes for it!

My son is now 19 , a product of a single parent home, in the urban jungle, he is now on his way to being a marine biologist. He loved geodes , fossils , all things nature and the sea since a young child so it doesn't surprise me now that he will start his scuba training this summer at Nahant. He has a full academic scholarship at Northeastern University, we turned down West Point (I still get crap for that from his grandfather... but hey, its what is best for my son).

So when he's not tossing his pubes in my cereal (EWW!) and making me LMAO he is teaching his much younger siblings about all things science. Its a great thing to witness, I feel blessed that they all enjoy each other's company daily.

Poiple said:

I think we can tell who in this thread have children and those that do not.........

I believe strongly in the "village". Many adults that do not have children practice a deep unselfish form of love when they look after children that are not their own. To me when I see a teacher, neighbor, aunt, uncle take on a parental role or become a mentor I think they deserve high kudos and unyeilding respect.

They have the concern and care for those they do not need to care for but they do anyways. These people are people I say derserve to brag about kids because they flame to fires of passion and make dreamers into people who realize their dreams.... heck they even teach kids to dare to dream in some cases.

Some of those people are here, and they deserve every right to brag IMHO. You don't need to be a parent to be proud of child your care about.

paintedlady said:

Poiple said:

I think we can tell who in this thread have children and those that do not.........

I believe strongly in the "village". Many adults that do not have children practice a deep unselfish form of love when they look after children that are not their own. To me when I see a teacher, neighbor, aunt, uncle take on a parental role or become a mentor I think they deserve high kudos and unyeilding respect.

They have the concern and care for those they do not need to care for but they do anyways. These people are people I say derserve to brag about kids because they flame to fires of passion and make dreamers into people who realize their dreams.... heck they even teach kids to dare to dream in some cases.

Some of those people are here, and they deserve every right to brag IMHO. You don't need to be a parent to be proud of child your care about.

I agree with you 100%. In fact, I find it flattering to the parents of a child for someone with no children to brag on that child. I was merely making a (perhaps flawed) observation based on some of the comments in the thread.

Poiple said:

paintedlady said:

I believe strongly in the "village". Many adults that do not have children practice a deep unselfish form of love when they look after children that are not their own. To me when I see a teacher, neighbor, aunt, uncle take on a parental role or become a mentor I think they deserve high kudos and unyeilding respect.

They have the concern and care for those they do not need to care for but they do anyways. These people are people I say derserve to brag about kids because they flame to fires of passion and make dreamers into people who realize their dreams.... heck they even teach kids to dare to dream in some cases.

Some of those people are here, and they deserve every right to brag IMHO. You don't need to be a parent to be proud of child your care about.

I agree with you 100%. In fact, I find it flattering to the parents of a child for someone with no children to brag on that child. I was merely making a (perhaps flawed) observation based on some of the comments in the thread.

Not flawed at all ... I considered bboy87's post when responding to yours.

I also thought of orgers that may have felt left out, your post brought up an excellent point, so I responded in a way that would welcome others who didn't fit in the traditional parent role.

Heck I think I failed at my attempt at humor in my first post... some folks might think I'm a nut job now.