Anonymous wrote:Moms with "secret" recipes

Yes!

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Anonymous wrote:Playgroup moms that tell their 8 month old to "share" when he/she takes a toy that my 11 month old was playing with. Am I expected to say the same thing when she goes and takes the toy back? especially when neither infant really seems to care that this is happening?

Yep, mean mom is back, just changing her argument slightly and trying to soften it to get someone to agree with her.

Sorry-I'm a new poster. Not the mean mom. My post is sincere (but maybe not taken as sincere considering mean mom's comments).

PP poster (the mom that is mistaken to be the mean mom). I am referring to trying to get an infant to share (as opposed to a toddler or older child that can understand the concept of sharing). Why tell a baby to share when they have no idea what it means.

I think the "mean mom" had an interesting point that has now been buried by umpteen posts of crazy name-calling, ridiculing, etc. from all of the "nice mommies" out there.

Here are my thoughts on the topic. Children should be helped to learn to share (and sometimes this means not FORCING the kid to share before he or she is ready, which at a young age is just scary, makes it seem like mom/dad isn't on your side, and might even backfire if the lesson is supposed to be generosity). Children should also learn to be patient, to respect property of others, to accept it gracefully when what they want isn't immediately available to them. The kid WITH the toy needs lesson number one, and the kid WITHOUT the coveted toy needs lesson number two. In no event should the parent of either child get involved in trying to force their version of the "correct" lesson on the kid that isn't his or her own.


Now, back to the topic. What do I find annoying? Parents in their 20's, 30's, 40's who talk about "the problem with kids these days." Any time I see "these days" or "nowadays" in a post I get prepared for a crazy rant that is usually a gross generalization and sounds like it should be coming out of the mouth of an eighty year old who hates children.

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Anonymous wrote:Playgroup moms that tell their 8 month old to "share" when he/she takes a toy that my 11 month old was playing with. Am I expected to say the same thing when she goes and takes the toy back? especially when neither infant really seems to care that this is happening?

Yep, mean mom is back, just changing her argument slightly and trying to soften it to get someone to agree with her.

Sorry-I'm a new poster. Not the mean mom. My post is sincere (but maybe not taken as sincere considering mean mom's comments).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Playgroup moms that tell their 8 month old to "share" when he/she takes a toy that my 11 month old was playing with. Am I expected to say the same thing when she goes and takes the toy back? especially when neither infant really seems to care that this is happening?

Yes, if you are around these moms you should take away the toy your child is playing with and give it to theirs b/c they think their child is the only child that matters and think they are doing the right thing. So just teach your kid to give away everything he/she is playing with, that everyone else is more important than him/her and making others happy is so much more important than learning how to cope with real life. Maybe when they grow up they will be the same way too, just striving to make every one else happy, know matter the cost. Have fun and good luck

Wow. Maybe you two should start your own play group. Absolutely no sharing allowed.

No use of grammar either.

LOL

*Now* we know that mean mom is back. And possibly sock-puppeting too!

Moms who beg/play games to get their children to eat......

Mom: I want you to eat what I put on the plate for you
Child: Doesn't eat and stirs the food on the plate
Mom: OK - just eat 10 bites
Child: Eats nothing
Mom: OK - just eat 5 bites
Child: Eats nothing
Mom: If you eat just 3 bites of the meat I will let you have chocolate milk/ice cream/etc.
Child: Eats 2 bites
Mom: OK - you can have the chocolate milk

Or moms who cook dinner, the child won't even try the food (and have never eaten it before), so the mom cooks an entire new meal for the child.

whimp, and her child will grow just like you.

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Anonymous wrote:Playgroup moms that tell their 8 month old to "share" when he/she takes a toy that my 11 month old was playing with. Am I expected to say the same thing when she goes and takes the toy back? especially when neither infant really seems to care that this is happening?

Yes, if you are around these moms you should take away the toy your child is playing with and give it to theirs b/c they think their child is the only child that matters and think they are doing the right thing. So just teach your kid to give away everything he/she is playing with, that everyone else is more important than him/her and making others happy is so much more important than learning how to cope with real life. Maybe when they grow up they will be the same way too, just striving to make every one else happy, know matter the cost. Have fun and good luck

Sociopath.

Anonymous wrote:Playgroup moms that tell their 8 month old to "share" when he/she takes a toy that my 11 month old was playing with. Am I expected to say the same thing when she goes and takes the toy back? especially when neither infant really seems to care that this is happening?

Yes, if you are around these moms you should take away the toy your child is playing with and give it to theirs b/c they think their child is the only child that matters and think they are doing the right thing. So just teach your kid to give away everything he/she is playing with, that everyone else is more important than him/her and making others happy is so much more important than learning how to cope with real life. Maybe when they grow up they will be the same way too, just striving to make every one else happy, know matter the cost. Have fun and good luck

Anonymous wrote:Playgroup moms that tell their 8 month old to "share" when he/she takes a toy that my 11 month old was playing with. Am I expected to say the same thing when she goes and takes the toy back? especially when neither infant really seems to care that this is happening?

Yep, mean mom is back, just changing her argument slightly and trying to soften it to get someone to agree with her.

Playgroup moms that tell their 8 month old to "share" when he/she takes a toy that my 11 month old was playing with. Am I expected to say the same thing when she goes and takes the toy back? especially when neither infant really seems to care that this is happening?

Anonymous wrote:"no wasn't me, I am the "mean mother" look for the best looking kid at the park, the one with all the friends, smiling laughing having a good time, not scared to death some whinny mommy is going to make her give her toy up, b/c she knows her "mean" mommy isn't going to let it happen. "


This is so illiterate. Is this poster (mean mommy) also the one with the boyfriend that won't marry her? Mean mommy sounds strangely like the weirdo that posted about people bringing their kids to the movies (she had completely misread my question and answered it like a royal b**** complaining about people ruining her good time when she is out with her boyfriend....)

Hysterical. I think the original mean mom was the one who says she would never, ever share a swing or toy with any other child at the park. She likes to say "screw it" and "go away" in caps. I think this is her again. Watch out, she'll be calling you way worse than "whinny" in a few minutes! And calling your child names too!

"no wasn't me, I am the "mean mother" look for the best looking kid at the park, the one with all the friends, smiling laughing having a good time, not scared to death some whinny mommy is going to make her give her toy up, b/c she knows her "mean" mommy isn't going to let it happen. "


This is so illiterate. Is this poster (mean mommy) also the one with the boyfriend that won't marry her? Mean mommy sounds strangely like the weirdo that posted about people bringing their kids to the movies (she had completely misread my question and answered it like a royal b**** complaining about people ruining her good time when she is out with her boyfriend....)

Wow, the mean mom is back, even after about 50 posts pleading with her to be a better mother and a decent person.