*WARNING* I am extremely mad and hostile in this one...again, I don't exercise the full practice of free speech on my blog. If you don't like something, feel free to express your opinion...then I will express mine and delete yours! Have a fantastic day.
Doesn't it make you want to cause injury to a lady that says under her breath, "If I had a kid, they would never do (throw a fit in the store, scream, run around, you fill in the blank)."
The other thing I have heard multiple times from different women is: "I am not going to be the kind of mom who takes their kids to McDonald's.....I am going to cook all of their meals. I am going to love it and be the best mom ever."
I should punch you in the face right now to knock some sense into you. I won't, because I don't see how that would be a good example for my child. Get off your high horse before I exercise my right to bear arms and shoot you off your horse. I am so sick of people that don't have children saying the most ridiculous things. Use your brain people! Do you think we love when our child has a tantrum ,or runs around screaming, or doesn't want to sit in their chair at a restaurant because they are bored? Yes, we love it...I am sure most of us encourage that and really hope this occurs when we go out in public. (Please note that this last statement was pure sarcasm.)
Yes, some children are more laid back than others. Some are more high strung than others. We can't control our children's personalities. I am lucky enough to have a very sedate child. I am friends with people who have monster children. It's not always a result of their parenting skills, they might just have a whiny child. I was a very well behaved child....my little sitter on the other hand was awful. Same parents. Yes, you can use forms of discipline on your child resulting in different outcomes but we all have our own personalities.
Michael has tantrums, and screams sometimes, and tells me "no" . I can see where he is coming from. It's probably frustrating constantly being told "no", not being able to communicate your feelings, and it being close to nap time. Toddlers are time bombs. If you don't time it right you could have a very messy situation. Maybe it's just my toddler but timing is a big issue for us.
I like to make dinner and meals for my family. As a stay at home mom I know this is one of my duties. I don't like being in the kitchen all day cooking, then doing nothing but dishes then going to the living room to do nothing but laundry, then vaccuming, and then some other mundane chore. I will give myself a break and take my kid to McDonald's....pretty sure I'm not going to hell for doing this. Call me when you are maxed out on chores, have to make dinner but your kid is having a meltdown, and you are haveing people over in the morning. Sometimes, McDonald's (or any quick food pick up) can help you. You can disagree, but I won't listen.
If you don't have a child or haven't had children keep your lame ass, non knowledgeable opinions to yourself. If you have had children, or have children that NEVER misbehaved you deserve a fucking, shiny, platinum medal....then bend over because I have a place for it.
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Ha ha!! Toddlers are TOTALLY time bombs...that was a great comparison!
I used to say stuff like that (in my head, never TO a mom) before I had kids. I would never have that tacky plastic crap, I would never bribe my kid on the airplane. I would never let them watch TV. HA HA HA HA. What a joke. I do so many things I swore I would never do. You just can't understand it til you're in it I guess!
So did someone say that to you?
I hope the person that told you they would never take their kids to McD's wasn't at McDonalds. That would be funny. I know I said I would never take my kids to those kind of places and we've only been a couple of times, but it is a life saver when you are out and about or just need a break. I spend tons of time in the kitchen and it's a pain in the ass (especially with no damn dishwashers here in Japan). What's I'd give for a Burger King now. what mom hasn't had a kid throw a tantrum in the store? I'd like to hear from them! next time someone says that to you, say "Sure you will" with just a hint of sarcasm and a lovely smile on your face and imagine them in your shoes.
Reid won't ever eat at McDonald's, will never watch TV, and never throw a tantrum in public ;0)
To play devil's advocate for a moment: can you honestly say that, before you were a mom, you NEVER said, "My kid will never . . ."? Just curious. I'll admit I've said those things to my husband, but NEVER to a parent. It's so easy to judge when you're not the one in the situation.
One the flip side, when my husband and I have been out in public and he comments on someone or their child, I often try to help him see things from their perspective. I should do that more myself, as well.
I am an expectant mom (due in January), and I am "expecting" to do some of those things I said I'd never do. It's true that you shoudln't judge until you've walked a mile in the other person's shoes.
I absolutely said that stuff...I never said I didn't. I am the last person to say that I didn't. I even said that shit about my friend's children. I said stuff like that all the time to my husband. I was not, however, going to say that to a parent. I totally thought that when I had children that my house would stay clean and wouldn't every bribe my child. My house is wreck and I bribe my child whenever I think it will work. Congrats on being a a mom to be...good luck.
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