What is your parenting pet peeve?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Count downs! Drives me mad!

"Loden/Annabella/Jackson/Hannah Rose (always a pretentious name)!"

"That's ONE! Loden? Loden Nathaniel? I said, 'one' and so that means that right now, you need to put that down, ok? Loden? Loden, buddy? Loden, that's two. two. Loden, I said 'two' and you know that if Mommy counts ALL the way to FIVE that there will be a time out, right? Remember? Loden? ok? Remember how we count to five and what happens, right? OK?"

OMFG! Grab you kid and pull him away! Why is this so hard? What are you teaching your kid here? Listen to me...but take your time, I'll just plead with you and try to be super friendly and patient, you don't need to really listen the first time, not when I make it all a game!

I hate you, Loden's mom!

The constant use of the name buddy. Why does EVERY dad call their kid buddy?

Yes! The "buddy" thing drives me nuts too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents who allow their kids to refer to adults by their first name.

Really? I do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many people I love dearly do this (hi, Mom!), but it irks me greatly when adults constantly tell children to "be careful" from the sidelines and narrate any potential danger to them. If you genuinely think your child is in danger, either tell them to stop or supervise them closely. Otherwise, it's not the end of the world if they occasionally trip and fall, and when they do, it irritates me to hear, "If you hadn't been running, that wouldn't have happened," or, "Be more careful next time," or "I told you you were going to get hurt," etc. etc. etc.

It's called natural consequences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents and nannies who refuse to play with their child so the child comes to me and my kid looking for attention. Drives me nuts.

OMG. Kids ought to be playing with each other at the park, not grownups! Cut the cord.

NP here and I WANT to play with my child in the park! Who the hell are you to tell me that I can't? So now "playing in public" is verboten?!


And I do not want to play with your child so make sure he/she isn't bugging me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents and nannies who refuse to play with their child so the child comes to me and my kid looking for attention. Drives me nuts.

OMG. Kids ought to be playing with each other at the park, not grownups! Cut the cord.

NP here and I WANT to play with my child in the park! Who the hell are you to tell me that I can't? So now "playing in public" is verboten?!


And I do not want to play with your child so make sure he/she isn't bugging me.

NP as well. Of course you can play with your kid but don't get mad when another kid also wants to play with your kid. Playgrounds are places for kids to socialize together. If you want private play time, you need to stay home or find a deserted park.

[Anonymous]

CIO.

Other than that...I am very maternal and love being a mom. Best job in the whole world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Count downs! Drives me mad!

"Loden/Annabella/Jackson/Hannah Rose (always a pretentious name)!"

"That's ONE! Loden? Loden Nathaniel? I said, 'one' and so that means that right now, you need to put that down, ok? Loden? Loden, buddy? Loden, that's two. two. Loden, I said 'two' and you know that if Mommy counts ALL the way to FIVE that there will be a time out, right? Remember? Loden? ok? Remember how we count to five and what happens, right? OK?"

OMFG! Grab you kid and pull him away! Why is this so hard? What are you teaching your kid here? Listen to me...but take your time, I'll just plead with you and try to be super friendly and patient, you don't need to really listen the first time, not when I make it all a game!

I hate you, Loden's mom!

The constant use of the name buddy. Why does EVERY dad call their kid buddy?

Yes! The "buddy" thing drives me nuts too.

I loathe "Little Man."

"Love this little man!!!"
"Just hanging out with my lil man."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many people I love dearly do this (hi, Mom!), but it irks me greatly when adults constantly tell children to "be careful" from the sidelines and narrate any potential danger to them. If you genuinely think your child is in danger, either tell them to stop or supervise them closely. Otherwise, it's not the end of the world if they occasionally trip and fall, and when they do, it irritates me to hear, "If you hadn't been running, that wouldn't have happened," or, "Be more careful next time," or "I told you you were going to get hurt," etc. etc. etc.

This one confuses me. You want parents not to hover over their kids, but also not to remind them to try not to hurt themselves or to explain that they got hurt because they weren't paying attention?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents and nannies who refuse to play with their child so the child comes to me and my kid looking for attention. Drives me nuts.

OMG. Kids ought to be playing with each other at the park, not grownups! Cut the cord.

NP here and I WANT to play with my child in the park! Who the hell are you to tell me that I can't? So now "playing in public" is verboten?!


And I do not want to play with your child so make sure he/she isn't bugging me.

NP as well. Of course you can play with your kid but don't get mad when another kid also wants to play with your kid. Playgrounds are places for kids to socialize together. If you want private play time, you need to stay home or find a deserted park.

The other kid does not want to play with my kid - he wants to play with me (the parent). THAT is the pet peeve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents and nannies who refuse to play with their child so the child comes to me and my kid looking for attention. Drives me nuts.

OMG. Kids ought to be playing with each other at the park, not grownups! Cut the cord.

NP here and I WANT to play with my child in the park! Who the hell are you to tell me that I can't? So now "playing in public" is verboten?!


And I do not want to play with your child so make sure he/she isn't bugging me.

NP as well. Of course you can play with your kid but don't get mad when another kid also wants to play with your kid. Playgrounds are places for kids to socialize together. If you want private play time, you need to stay home or find a deserted park.

Parks are also a place for me to play with my child! I do not have to stay home. Great if the child wants to play with my child but that is not what I am talking about - I am talking about when the strange child wants to play WITH ME.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Count downs! Drives me mad!

"Loden/Annabella/Jackson/Hannah Rose (always a pretentious name)!"

"That's ONE! Loden? Loden Nathaniel? I said, 'one' and so that means that right now, you need to put that down, ok? Loden? Loden, buddy? Loden, that's two. two. Loden, I said 'two' and you know that if Mommy counts ALL the way to FIVE that there will be a time out, right? Remember? Loden? ok? Remember how we count to five and what happens, right? OK?"

OMFG! Grab you kid and pull him away! Why is this so hard? What are you teaching your kid here? Listen to me...but take your time, I'll just plead with you and try to be super friendly and patient, you don't need to really listen the first time, not when I make it all a game!

I hate you, Loden's mom!

The constant use of the name buddy. Why does EVERY dad call their kid buddy?

White Americans just do this. Not the rest of us!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Count downs! Drives me mad!

"Loden/Annabella/Jackson/Hannah Rose (always a pretentious name)!"

"That's ONE! Loden? Loden Nathaniel? I said, 'one' and so that means that right now, you need to put that down, ok? Loden? Loden, buddy? Loden, that's two. two. Loden, I said 'two' and you know that if Mommy counts ALL the way to FIVE that there will be a time out, right? Remember? Loden? ok? Remember how we count to five and what happens, right? OK?"

OMFG! Grab you kid and pull him away! Why is this so hard? What are you teaching your kid here? Listen to me...but take your time, I'll just plead with you and try to be super friendly and patient, you don't need to really listen the first time, not when I make it all a game!

I hate you, Loden's mom!

The constant use of the name buddy. Why does EVERY dad call their kid buddy?

Yes! The "buddy" thing drives me nuts too.

I loathe "Little Man."

"Love this little man!!!"
"Just hanging out with my lil man."

Little Man is the WORST. I also hate "girlfriend".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Count downs! Drives me mad!

"Loden/Annabella/Jackson/Hannah Rose (always a pretentious name)!"

"That's ONE! Loden? Loden Nathaniel? I said, 'one' and so that means that right now, you need to put that down, ok? Loden? Loden, buddy? Loden, that's two. two. Loden, I said 'two' and you know that if Mommy counts ALL the way to FIVE that there will be a time out, right? Remember? Loden? ok? Remember how we count to five and what happens, right? OK?"

OMFG! Grab you kid and pull him away! Why is this so hard? What are you teaching your kid here? Listen to me...but take your time, I'll just plead with you and try to be super friendly and patient, you don't need to really listen the first time, not when I make it all a game!

I hate you, Loden's mom!

The constant use of the name buddy. Why does EVERY dad call their kid buddy?

White Americans just do this. Not the rest of us!

WHERE did the buddy thing come from ?? Did every parent of the same age watch a movie or something ???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Count downs! Drives me mad!

"Loden/Annabella/Jackson/Hannah Rose (always a pretentious name)!"

"That's ONE! Loden? Loden Nathaniel? I said, 'one' and so that means that right now, you need to put that down, ok? Loden? Loden, buddy? Loden, that's two. two. Loden, I said 'two' and you know that if Mommy counts ALL the way to FIVE that there will be a time out, right? Remember? Loden? ok? Remember how we count to five and what happens, right? OK?"

OMFG! Grab you kid and pull him away! Why is this so hard? What are you teaching your kid here? Listen to me...but take your time, I'll just plead with you and try to be super friendly and patient, you don't need to really listen the first time, not when I make it all a game!

I hate you, Loden's mom!

The constant use of the name buddy. Why does EVERY dad call their kid buddy?

White Americans just do this. Not the rest of us!

WHERE did the buddy thing come from ?? Did every parent of the same age watch a movie or something ???

This post has summoned to my brain the long forgotten "My Buddy" and "Kid Sister" doll commercial jingles from my childhood. I'll be stuck with this in my head all week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People who talk, talk, talk to their infants in the produce section. "Look, it's an apple. Apples are red." Shut up already.

OMG yes. they think it's so cute to talk to their kids loudly, everywhere. YOU CANT HAVE A SIP OF MOMMYS COFFEE, TEEHEE!!!!

Yes, UGH. I mean, why talk to them at all? They can't answer you. It's not like it helps with their language skills to have you talking to them all the time or something. Oh, wait...

I know, right? So annoying that I want my baby to be working on those verbal skills with the one simple, free, easy way to make sure they are academically successful...by chatting them up.
I am SOO fucking annoying.