Bad Mommy at Clemyjontri

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Ugh, OP. Seriously?

Apparently your kids were never toddlers. Or did you have the hired help deal with them at that age?



They were (are) well educated toddlers. Don't get me wrong here, we get plenty of disciplinary measurements at all times. The difference is that they know who's in charge and it works for us.

To each their own.

LOL . . . did they go to Harvard? Or Yale?

What exactly are your disciplinary measurements? Do you use the metric system?

OP, if you have never had a toddler run away from you on a playground, you are either lying or have a very very dumb child.

I am curious about the genders of the children as well.
It would not be normal for a boy not to want to run around and climb without his mommy less than a foot from him.
My kids are good kids---but I let them have fun at the park and don't expect them to be next to my heels every 5 min. Children need to play and have fun at the park.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mom ignored me everyday for an hour or two while she watched her soaps. Guess what? I lived and grew up to be a normal person. People esp in this area are WAY too into their kids. The doctors in this area should prescribe the parents with an hour or so a day to NOT focus on their kids and they'd all be better off (the kids and the parents). They need to learn that they are not the center of the universe so they don't grow up to be adults who think this way.

wtf? so you were in your room, or somewhere in the house while your mom vegged on the couch. not a problem.
she didn't bring you to a park, and leave you for 15 minutes!!! I'm sure if you were screaming for help in your house, she would have left her soaps to see if you were ok.

There are damn predators and child molestors out there who prey on children; you don't leave your kids!!!! I wish you people could hear me right now, because I'd be so shrill, you don't even know! People will take your kids; watch them. Play with them. Love them. Get off your damn cell phone.

People are too into their kids? I shake my head at you...and I feel sorry for your kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you all for participating.

I was there with my 3 children so I know exactly what is like to have little ones in a big, crowded playground.

If you can't manage them, hire help or stay home. Putting your child in danger is the wrong option.

BTW, we have a rule. We all stay in one "place" at a time. Each of them get turns to pick where we're going next. It's easy to contain them this way and whoever wonders away sits in time out for X minutes while the other one plays. We needed the time out just a couple times 'till they got that there would be consequences. Now, our stay there is a breeze.

Feel free to share your tips on how to deal with your LOs in public/crowded places.

I totally support you OP. I hope I never meet the women who are calling you names and $hit. God help their kids.

[Anonymous]

OP here.

You ladies have all the right to disagree. I can imagine that you, bad mommy, is indeed one of the angry posters.

Now, regarding my skills with English language I have to apologize for the use of wrong words but seems like my parenting skills are superior than some of you.

If you cannot manage your children why did you believe it was OK to have that many anyway?

Either, hire help or stay in the house. Putting them in danger is not acceptable. They should not suffer because of your bad decisions. Poor LOs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

You ladies have all the right to disagree. I can imagine that you, bad mommy, is indeed one of the angry posters.

Now, regarding my skills with English language I have to apologize for the use of wrong words but seems like my parenting skills are superior than some of you.

If you cannot manage your children why did you believe it was OK to have that many anyway?

Either, hire help or stay in the house. Putting them in danger is not acceptable. They should not suffer because of your bad decisions. Poor LOs.

I agree!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

You ladies have all the right to disagree. I can imagine that you, bad mommy, is indeed one of the angry posters.

Now, regarding my skills with English language I have to apologize for the use of wrong words but seems like my parenting skills are superior than some of you.

If you cannot manage your children why did you believe it was OK to have that many anyway?

Either, hire help or stay in the house. Putting them in danger is not acceptable. They should not suffer because of your bad decisions. Poor LOs.

I agree!

Second that!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

You ladies have all the right to disagree. I can imagine that you, bad mommy, is indeed one of the angry posters.

Now, regarding my skills with English language I have to apologize for the use of wrong words but seems like my parenting skills are superior than some of you.

If you cannot manage your children why did you believe it was OK to have that many anyway?

Either, hire help or stay in the house. Putting them in danger is not acceptable. They should not suffer because of your bad decisions. Poor LOs.

How many OPs are there? First she was venting, then crusading against the hypocricy of holding nannies to a different standard than mothers, and now she's telling us what rotten mothers we are. I am starting to think pp who called troll was right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

You ladies have all the right to disagree. I can imagine that you, bad mommy, is indeed one of the angry posters.

Now, regarding my skills with English language I have to apologize for the use of wrong words but seems like my parenting skills are superior than some of you.

If you cannot manage your children why did you believe it was OK to have that many anyway?

Either, hire help or stay in the house. Putting them in danger is not acceptable. They should not suffer because of your bad decisions. Poor LOs.

How many OPs are there? First she was venting, then crusading against the hypocricy of holding nannies to a different standard than mothers, and now she's telling us what rotten mothers we are. I am starting to think pp who called troll was right.

Hi there, Bad Mommy. Is that you?

I hope your LO won't hold it against you the feelings of abandonment he suffered. He was really in distress up there in the structure calling out your name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi there, Bad Mommy. Is that you?

I hope your LO won't hold it against you the feelings of abandonment he suffered. He was really in distress up there in the structure calling out your name.

I am not you, OP, so by your standards must be a bad mommy.

[Anonymous]

It is understandable to be pissed off that some poor kid was left screaming for his mother, who was nowhere to be found. But would it be so horrible to give this mother the benefit of the doubt? What if she had diarrhea for goodness sake? I'm sure she would be flustered, not want to offer you an explanation, and be in such a rush to finally get back to her LO that she accidentally bumped into you and your baby. Instead of calling her a bad mommy and patting yourself on the back for being better, try to imagibe yourself in a situation where you might look like the "bad mommy" and offer some empathy and support. What could be the harm in being a little more open-minded?

[Anonymous]

I agree with the poster who stated that parents around here are too into their kids. You can love your kids without hovering all the time.

My friends and I roamed the neighborhood as kids without constant adult supervision and we survived - and thrived. Kids now are not learning how to be independent free thinkers. Read the book "Last Child in the Woods".

The truth is that the incidence of kidnapping, etc. has not increased but the media reporting of it has. Meanwhile, we're raising a generation of kids who are afraid to go play outside and who need adults to plan and direct their activities. The kids are missing out on the sense of freedom and competence that adult-free play allows.

[Anonymous]

12:29 - third that!
"If you cannot manage your children why did you believe it was OK to have that many anyway?"
There are so many who think it is perfectly acceptable to impose on others as a matter of fact. Talk about entitled! Gosh, we'd love to have more kids, but guess what? We don't have more than we can handle! What a concept!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is understandable to be pissed off that some poor kid was left screaming for his mother, who was nowhere to be found. But would it be so horrible to give this mother the benefit of the doubt? What if she had diarrhea for goodness sake? I'm sure she would be flustered, not want to offer you an explanation, and be in such a rush to finally get back to her LO that she accidentally bumped into you and your baby. Instead of calling her a bad mommy and patting yourself on the back for being better, try to imagibe yourself in a situation where you might look like the "bad mommy" and offer some empathy and support. What could be the harm in being a little more open-minded?

Agree. I think she can't be more open-minded because she's too busy disciplining her kids and feeling self righteous about it.

[Anonymous]

OP, please stop posting. I was originally on board with your vent, but you're starting to sound like an A-hole. To come on this board and declare you are a "better" mommy than some of us here? B*tch please. You witnessed an unfortunate event at the park. Take a breath and carry on. Don't use someone's mistake as a platform to crown yourself mother of the year. It's bordering on pathetic and sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That park sucks. It's way too big, no fence around it to contain them and way too crowded all the time. No fun at all.

No fun for who?