Miffed my dad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hilarious you moms think 13 yr old boys are the pinnacle of cleanliness, regardless if you "raised them right." All kids at this age can struggle in understanding what being clean means. I don't see a single thing wrong with what OP said to her Dad.

No. We don’t think our 13 year olds are the pinnacle of cleanliness but when they are on vacation with grandpa we don’t obsess about dirty socks or feel the need to dictate and interject because we are controlling and have untreated anxiety. Signed. Mom of 13 and 15 year old boys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hilarious you moms think 13 yr old boys are the pinnacle of cleanliness, regardless if you "raised them right." All kids at this age can struggle in understanding what being clean means. I don't see a single thing wrong with what OP said to her Dad.

She mentioned the socks. And he told her to back off. I don't see a problem with either of the statements. It's telling that the boy had zero interest in talking to his mom. He knew he'd probably be nagged about something. He's probably basking in his freedom, daring to wear the same socks more than a few days in a row, which makes no difference in the grand scheme of things.

[Anonymous]

The drama some of y’all bring to everything (on both sides of this) is unreal!

Athletes foot! Gangrene! It’s one week.
Stop nagging! It was one question.

[Anonymous]

This is a parenting fail, and has nothing to do with the grandfather.

A 13 year old kept 3 siblings alive, alone, within nothing, in the rainforest for 40 days.

And OP's son needs to be reminded to change his socks???? Sorry mom, this is 1000% on you (and DS' dad).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilarious you moms think 13 yr old boys are the pinnacle of cleanliness, regardless if you "raised them right." All kids at this age can struggle in understanding what being clean means. I don't see a single thing wrong with what OP said to her Dad.

No. We don’t think our 13 year olds are the pinnacle of cleanliness but when they are on vacation with grandpa we don’t obsess about dirty socks or feel the need to dictate and interject because we are controlling and have untreated anxiety. Signed. Mom of 13 and 15 year old boys.

Maybe you don't obsess over vacation socks but you sure as hell act like a a$$hole for no reason to another mom on a benign post. You've got that going for you. Good for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilarious you moms think 13 yr old boys are the pinnacle of cleanliness, regardless if you "raised them right." All kids at this age can struggle in understanding what being clean means. I don't see a single thing wrong with what OP said to her Dad.

No. We don’t think our 13 year olds are the pinnacle of cleanliness but when they are on vacation with grandpa we don’t obsess about dirty socks or feel the need to dictate and interject because we are controlling and have untreated anxiety. Signed. Mom of 13 and 15 year old boys.

Maybe you don't obsess over vacation socks but you sure as hell act like a a$$hole for no reason to another mom on a benign post. You've got that going for you. Good for you.

OP doesn’t do herself any favors when she laments not having forced her son to come to the phone so she could tell him to change his socks after she already bugged grandpa about it. Being a controlling and anxious mother is far from benign.

[Anonymous]

OP, you hurt your Dad. He documented the quality time he spent with your son and made a point to share the photos with you so that you could share in the joy. Rather than appreciating it, you used the opportunity to criticize and shame. You really, really suck. You owe your Dad a huge apology. Please tell me this didn't happen Father's Day weekend. I'm sure your father is wondering how he raised such an uptight ahole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

What's with wearing socks on the beach vacation? Is this beach in Canada?

They are both sporty (well, for my dad, relatively so for an older guy), so they are doing athletic activities, not just hanging out on the beach. I apologized to my dad, he accepted and determined that the issue was that my son packed socks but could not find them in his bag (I have no idea how this is possible, it is not a large bag). It's all resolved. Thanks.

But I'm guessing your control issues and anxiety are not resolved. Way to put a damper on what was supposed to be a bonding time for your Dad and son.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilarious you moms think 13 yr old boys are the pinnacle of cleanliness, regardless if you "raised them right." All kids at this age can struggle in understanding what being clean means. I don't see a single thing wrong with what OP said to her Dad.

No. We don’t think our 13 year olds are the pinnacle of cleanliness but when they are on vacation with grandpa we don’t obsess about dirty socks or feel the need to dictate and interject because we are controlling and have untreated anxiety. Signed. Mom of 13 and 15 year old boys.

Maybe you don't obsess over vacation socks but you sure as hell act like a a$$hole for no reason to another mom on a benign post. You've got that going for you. Good for you.

Did you bother to read the post the PP was replying to? You get what you give. That person was a d!ck. Or maybe it was you and you have no idea how you come across.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What's with wearing socks on the beach vacation? Is this beach in Canada?

They are both sporty (well, for my dad, relatively so for an older guy), so they are doing athletic activities, not just hanging out on the beach. I apologized to my dad, he accepted and determined that the issue was that my son packed socks but could not find them in his bag (I have no idea how this is possible, it is not a large bag). It's all resolved. Thanks.

But I'm guessing your control issues and anxiety are not resolved. Way to put a damper on what was supposed to be a bonding time for your Dad and son.

This is so melodramatic. By telling her kid to change his socks, she’s ruining bonding time with grandpa? That’s ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

I’d have replied back, “Well, as the one who’s washed many a pair of his sweaty socks, I was just trying to save you some nasty odor!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d have replied back, “Well, as the one who’s washed many a pair of his sweaty socks, I was just trying to save you some nasty odor!”

It sounds like this is an issue that would resolve itself in that case. Nobody needs to spare Grandpa and son from their own bad decisions when it comes to something and meaningless as a pair of socks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What's with wearing socks on the beach vacation? Is this beach in Canada?

They are both sporty (well, for my dad, relatively so for an older guy), so they are doing athletic activities, not just hanging out on the beach. I apologized to my dad, he accepted and determined that the issue was that my son packed socks but could not find them in his bag (I have no idea how this is possible, it is not a large bag). It's all resolved. Thanks.

But I'm guessing your control issues and anxiety are not resolved. Way to put a damper on what was supposed to be a bonding time for your Dad and son.

This is so melodramatic. By telling her kid to change his socks, she’s ruining bonding time with grandpa? That’s ridiculous.

+1. OP asked grandpa to remind her son to change his socks. NBD. the way my kids are going they’ll probably still need reminders to change their underwear at 13. Kids need reminders. Calm down people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What's with wearing socks on the beach vacation? Is this beach in Canada?

They are both sporty (well, for my dad, relatively so for an older guy), so they are doing athletic activities, not just hanging out on the beach. I apologized to my dad, he accepted and determined that the issue was that my son packed socks but could not find them in his bag (I have no idea how this is possible, it is not a large bag). It's all resolved. Thanks.

But I'm guessing your control issues and anxiety are not resolved. Way to put a damper on what was supposed to be a bonding time for your Dad and son.

This is so melodramatic. By telling her kid to change his socks, she’s ruining bonding time with grandpa? That’s ridiculous.

+1. OP asked grandpa to remind her son to change his socks. NBD. the way my kids are going they’ll probably still need reminders to change their underwear at 13. Kids need reminders. Calm down people.

And Grandpa responded that everything was under control. Only OP didn't like that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What's with wearing socks on the beach vacation? Is this beach in Canada?

They are both sporty (well, for my dad, relatively so for an older guy), so they are doing athletic activities, not just hanging out on the beach. I apologized to my dad, he accepted and determined that the issue was that my son packed socks but could not find them in his bag (I have no idea how this is possible, it is not a large bag). It's all resolved. Thanks.

But I'm guessing your control issues and anxiety are not resolved. Way to put a damper on what was supposed to be a bonding time for your Dad and son.

This is so melodramatic. By telling her kid to change his socks, she’s ruining bonding time with grandpa? That’s ridiculous.

+1. OP asked grandpa to remind her son to change his socks. NBD. the way my kids are going they’ll probably still need reminders to change their underwear at 13. Kids need reminders. Calm down people.

And Grandpa responded that everything was under control. Only OP didn't like that.

Not only did OP not like that, but regrets the fact that she didn’t insist on pulling her son to the phone, when he was trying to enjoy time with grandpa, to insist that he change his socks. And then she feels the need to continue fretting about it on DCUM. Does that sound normal to you people?