Ever meet a mom whos so smug about the stupidest things?

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Another Playseum story. We were at the one in Bethesda and this adorable little girl spoke to my daughter in French. The mother said quickly and smugly in English "oh, don't bother honey, they don't speak French." Later, I overheard her bragging to some other mom about how it was sooo hard to find appropriate playmates for her dd because she's in a French immersion program. Sure lady, THAT's exactly the problem.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a single dad of a toddler, and there is a mother in my building that I try to avoid at all costs. Every single thing she says comes back around to my daughter not having a mother.

"Oh, look at your pretty yellow dress! Your daddy must not know all girls love pink." Then to me, "I know she doesn't have a mother so you have no way of knowing this, but pink is the way to go. Any time there's a pink option, pick that. And if a store doesn't have pink, ask."

She actually believes she's helping me. Never mind that my daughter picked out her own yellow dress when we were in the store.

The woman does this EVERY TIME we run into each other in the elevator. I have taken to giving my daughter piggy back rides and taking the stairs to avoid her.

Ugh.

"Oh! Thank you so much for helping me. She picked this dress out her herself. I'm trying to raise her to be independant and make her own choices."

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Anonymous wrote:Went to a birthday party this weekend for a classmates of my DD. They had a character come by as a surprise ("the princess and the frog" princess, the name is escaping me right now) and there was one mom there who made it known her DD had NO idea who that was because she is not exposed to Disney, media, or licensed products. It was such an odd thing to boast about and I found it really rude. She went up to her DD and said "this is just a fun dress up person who have a silly time with." It was so over the top and I couldnt get it out of my mind. Anyone run into a mom whos a little too proud of herself for some random parenting decision? Please share about similar crazies out there!

I know this mom! Or I know a mom just like it.

There is no way...NO WAY to not know who Dora is, but we went to a party and this mom was like, "Oh look at the little girl with brown hair and her little blue monkey friend"

Seriously? On what world does your 3 year old NOT know Dora? At least after the 3289031821908 birthday parties we've been to?

Well, yeah, it IS actually possible to avoid Dora and other mass marketed characters. And in some countries marketing to children is actually, gasp!, restricted!

Yay! Censorship!

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Anonymous wrote:Ok call me smug or whatever but I am hoping to be able to keep my now 7 mos old boy away from commercialized characters as much as possible. (Although I think the male characters aren't as bad as the girls -- the female characters have impossible body shapes and beauty.) I suppose Dora is different...not sure bc my last encounter with baby world was pre-Dora

but disney characters, female superheroes, all pinched waists and ridiculous beauty. eff that.

not sure yet what to replace it with, however!

Umm, your child is only 7 MONTHS old!! Come back and talk to us when he's seven YEARS old!!!!

LOL! Seriously, good luck with that!!!

Not the PP but if you don't own a TV, I think the chances that your kid won't recognize a TV character at a birthday party are pretty high. We don't have one because if we did, DH & I would never talk; once it's on, we just zone out of everything else, which clearly not everyone experiences but for those of us who do, it's not some mommy crusade, it's just a lifestyle choice. PP could very well raise her child without TV. It's not that crazy of an idea IMO.

We don't have a TV either but my DD still has learned who the Disney princesses are, who Dora and Diego are, who the Super Friends are, who Sponge Bob is, and more. This is all from other kids.

sounds like a loser in the making, DD will hate public schools

LOL. DD has been in school for 3 years and she's a total social butterfly personality. And oh yeah, we don't go to public school.

Of COURSE you don't.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok call me smug or whatever but I am hoping to be able to keep my now 7 mos old boy away from commercialized characters as much as possible. (Although I think the male characters aren't as bad as the girls -- the female characters have impossible body shapes and beauty.) I suppose Dora is different...not sure bc my last encounter with baby world was pre-Dora

but disney characters, female superheroes, all pinched waists and ridiculous beauty. eff that.

not sure yet what to replace it with, however!

Umm, your child is only 7 MONTHS old!! Come back and talk to us when he's seven YEARS old!!!!

LOL! Seriously, good luck with that!!!

Not the PP but if you don't own a TV, I think the chances that your kid won't recognize a TV character at a birthday party are pretty high. We don't have one because if we did, DH & I would never talk; once it's on, we just zone out of everything else, which clearly not everyone experiences but for those of us who do, it's not some mommy crusade, it's just a lifestyle choice. PP could very well raise her child without TV. It's not that crazy of an idea IMO.

We don't have a TV either but my DD still has learned who the Disney princesses are, who Dora and Diego are, who the Super Friends are, who Sponge Bob is, and more. This is all from other kids.

sounds like a loser in the making, DD will hate public schools

LOL. DD has been in school for 3 years and she's a total social butterfly personality. And oh yeah, we don't go to public school.

We? Don't you mean SHE doesn't go to public school?

Yikes. Helicopter parent alert.

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Not the PP but if you don't own a TV, I think the chances that your kid won't recognize a TV character at a birthday party are pretty high. We don't have one because if we did, DH & I would never talk; once it's on, we just zone out of everything else, which clearly not everyone experiences but for those of us who do, it's not some mommy crusade, it's just a lifestyle choice. PP could very well raise her child without TV. It's not that crazy of an idea IMO.

No, the chances aren't pretty high. Characters are on clothing, toys, valentine day cards, birthday invitations, gift bags, books at the library, glittery tattoos, hair bows, lunch boxes....It takes one person, telling a child one time, that is Dora or Spiderman and they will know it. Doesn't mean they watch the shows but they will know it is a fictional character.

exactly. it's the same way you probably know what Breaking Bad is, or who Mindy Kaling is, even without TV-- except times 20, because Mindy Kaling isn't on lunchboxes.

I have a tv and have no idea who Mindy Kaling is. Seriously?

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Anonymous wrote:I am a single dad of a toddler, and there is a mother in my building that I try to avoid at all costs. Every single thing she says comes back around to my daughter not having a mother.

"Oh, look at your pretty yellow dress! Your daddy must not know all girls love pink." Then to me, "I know she doesn't have a mother so you have no way of knowing this, but pink is the way to go. Any time there's a pink option, pick that. And if a store doesn't have pink, ask."

She actually believes she's helping me. Never mind that my daughter picked out her own yellow dress when we were in the store.

The woman does this EVERY TIME we run into each other in the elevator. I have taken to giving my daughter piggy back rides and taking the stairs to avoid her.

Ugh.

"Oh! Thank you so much for helping me. She picked this dress out her herself. I'm trying to raise her to be independant and make her own choices."

Is single dad the guy from the gay dad AMA? Loved that thread.

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"I have a tv and have no idea who Mindy Kaling is. Seriously? "

Mindy Kaling is a fugly actress, comedian, writer, and producer of mediocre talent. You haven't missed anything.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a single dad of a toddler, and there is a mother in my building that I try to avoid at all costs. Every single thing she says comes back around to my daughter not having a mother.

"Oh, look at your pretty yellow dress! Your daddy must not know all girls love pink." Then to me, "I know she doesn't have a mother so you have no way of knowing this, but pink is the way to go. Any time there's a pink option, pick that. And if a store doesn't have pink, ask."

She actually believes she's helping me. Never mind that my daughter picked out her own yellow dress when we were in the store.

The woman does this EVERY TIME we run into each other in the elevator. I have taken to giving my daughter piggy back rides and taking the stairs to avoid her.

Ugh.

"Oh! Thank you so much for helping me. She picked this dress out her herself. I'm trying to raise her to be independant and make her own choices."

This is a great comeback! Maybe also add that you're so glad that in making these independent choices she's not limited by societal stereotypical views of gender specific colors. Then just flash a smile and have dd wave bye bye to the nice lady.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok call me smug or whatever but I am hoping to be able to keep my now 7 mos old boy away from commercialized characters as much as possible. (Although I think the male characters aren't as bad as the girls -- the female characters have impossible body shapes and beauty.) I suppose Dora is different...not sure bc my last encounter with baby world was pre-Dora

but disney characters, female superheroes, all pinched waists and ridiculous beauty. eff that.

not sure yet what to replace it with, however!

Umm, your child is only 7 MONTHS old!! Come back and talk to us when he's seven YEARS old!!!!

LOL! Seriously, good luck with that!!!

Not the PP but if you don't own a TV, I think the chances that your kid won't recognize a TV character at a birthday party are pretty high. We don't have one because if we did, DH & I would never talk; once it's on, we just zone out of everything else, which clearly not everyone experiences but for those of us who do, it's not some mommy crusade, it's just a lifestyle choice. PP could very well raise her child without TV. It's not that crazy of an idea IMO.

We don't have a TV either but my DD still has learned who the Disney princesses are, who Dora and Diego are, who the Super Friends are, who Sponge Bob is, and more. This is all from other kids.

sounds like a loser in the making, DD will hate public schools

LOL. DD has been in school for 3 years and she's a total social butterfly personality. And oh yeah, we don't go to public school.

CAUTION: SMUG MOM ALERT!!!

C'mon PP, if you don't know who the douchemom in the room is, it's probably you!

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Anonymous wrote:Another Playseum story. We were at the one in Bethesda and this adorable little girl spoke to my daughter in French. The mother said quickly and smugly in English "oh, don't bother honey, they don't speak French." Later, I overheard her bragging to some other mom about how it was sooo hard to find appropriate playmates for her dd because she's in a French immersion program. Sure lady, THAT's exactly the problem.

That just happened to us! Was with my child and my neighbors child (they are 5) at a park. We were all playing soccer in the grass and were pretty dirty when some snotty family walked by speaking French. The kid asked (in French) if he could play and the mother said (in French) not to bother with the dirty people because we couldn't understand.

My child responded (in French) that her child was welcome to play.

It's Washington DC - everyone speaks a second language snotty lady.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a single dad of a toddler, and there is a mother in my building that I try to avoid at all costs. Every single thing she says comes back around to my daughter not having a mother.

"Oh, look at your pretty yellow dress! Your daddy must not know all girls love pink." Then to me, "I know she doesn't have a mother so you have no way of knowing this, but pink is the way to go. Any time there's a pink option, pick that. And if a store doesn't have pink, ask."

She actually believes she's helping me. Never mind that my daughter picked out her own yellow dress when we were in the store.

The woman does this EVERY TIME we run into each other in the elevator. I have taken to giving my daughter piggy back rides and taking the stairs to avoid her.

Oh geez, how rude. I can't believe she says that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a single dad of a toddler, and there is a mother in my building that I try to avoid at all costs. Every single thing she says comes back around to my daughter not having a mother.

"Oh, look at your pretty yellow dress! Your daddy must not know all girls love pink." Then to me, "I know she doesn't have a mother so you have no way of knowing this, but pink is the way to go. Any time there's a pink option, pick that. And if a store doesn't have pink, ask."

She actually believes she's helping me. Never mind that my daughter picked out her own yellow dress when we were in the store.

The woman does this EVERY TIME we run into each other in the elevator. I have taken to giving my daughter piggy back rides and taking the stairs to avoid her.

Ugh.

"Oh! Thank you so much for helping me. She picked this dress out her herself. I'm trying to raise her to be independant and make her own choices."

Is single dad the guy from the gay dad AMA? Loved that thread.

+1

If it's gaydadAMA, I'll totally beat up your neighbor. I love him!

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Anonymous wrote:Another Playseum story. We were at the one in Bethesda and this adorable little girl spoke to my daughter in French. The mother said quickly and smugly in English "oh, don't bother honey, they don't speak French." Later, I overheard her bragging to some other mom about how it was sooo hard to find appropriate playmates for her dd because she's in a French immersion program. Sure lady, THAT's exactly the problem.

That just happened to us! Was with my child and my neighbors child (they are 5) at a park. We were all playing soccer in the grass and were pretty dirty when some snotty family walked by speaking French. The kid asked (in French) if he could play and the mother said (in French) not to bother with the dirty people because we couldn't understand.

My child responded (in French) that her child was welcome to play.

It's Washington DC - everyone speaks a second language snotty lady.

Haha, pretty much. Among the 4 members in my family, we speak German (all of us), French (2 of us), Russian (1), Chinese (1), Spanish (1). It's risky to talk $h!t about us.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a single dad of a toddler, and there is a mother in my building that I try to avoid at all costs. Every single thing she says comes back around to my daughter not having a mother.

"Oh, look at your pretty yellow dress! Your daddy must not know all girls love pink." Then to me, "I know she doesn't have a mother so you have no way of knowing this, but pink is the way to go. Any time there's a pink option, pick that. And if a store doesn't have pink, ask."

She actually believes she's helping me. Never mind that my daughter picked out her own yellow dress when we were in the store.

The woman does this EVERY TIME we run into each other in the elevator. I have taken to giving my daughter piggy back rides and taking the stairs to avoid her.

Ugh.

"Oh! Thank you so much for helping me. She picked this dress out her herself. I'm trying to raise her to be independant and make her own choices."

Is single dad the guy from the gay dad AMA? Loved that thread.

Yep, it's me, hi.