Anonymous wrote:Right, exactly like I said in my first sentence - no, I don't get it. So I don't get why people enjoy bragging about what awful parents they are = I don't have enough fun. Nice one PP.

Anonymous wrote:Ok sure, you don't take laundry out of the dryer right away. Fine. I see that as completely different from actually admitting that you don't want to get up and find your missing 3yo because you're enjoying your wine. Maybe it was just OP's post - it takes it so much farther than just "I let my kid eat lots of ice cream" or "I'm wearing clothes straight out of the dryer."

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just reading the other thread made me tired.

My one year old is watching a Narnia movie right now with my 6 year old.

I have no idea where the 3 year old is, but I heard rustling in the pantry about 5 minutes ago. I'll investigate further when I refresh my wine glass. I was out of pajamas for him so he is wearing one of his sister's nightgowns to bed.

I "cooked" three different dinners tonight. None were organic. Only one child consumed appropriate servings of multiple food groups. I keep hoping magic elves will show up and sweep the kitchen floor before the toddler has a second dinner of table scraps.

I've got to be honest - I don't get these types of posts. In the other thread, there are celebrations of women who are good mothers, who make time to volunteer and make healthy foods for their kids, etc. Sure not all moms are going to have the time or energy to be "perfect" in life at all times and of course most people are not holding it together as well as they seem to be. But I would think we could at least be inspired to be better.

So are we supposed to come on this thread and proudly post that we're letting our 1yo watch a 2+ hour movie, that we don't even know where our 3yo is, that we feed our kid processed crap 5 nights a week, that we yell more than we'd like to, etc. Listen, I'm no super mom either and yes, I have been known to have a glass of wine at dinner while watching my children - but to come on and brag about all this stuff just seems really odd to me.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just reading the other thread made me tired.

My one year old is watching a Narnia movie right now with my 6 year old.

I have no idea where the 3 year old is, but I heard rustling in the pantry about 5 minutes ago. I'll investigate further when I refresh my wine glass. I was out of pajamas for him so he is wearing one of his sister's nightgowns to bed.

I "cooked" three different dinners tonight. None were organic. Only one child consumed appropriate servings of multiple food groups. I keep hoping magic elves will show up and sweep the kitchen floor before the toddler has a second dinner of table scraps.

I've got to be honest - I don't get these types of posts. In the other thread, there are celebrations of women who are good mothers, who make time to volunteer and make healthy foods for their kids, etc. Sure not all moms are going to have the time or energy to be "perfect" in life at all times and of course most people are not holding it together as well as they seem to be. But I would think we could at least be inspired to be better.

So are we supposed to come on this thread and proudly post that we're letting our 1yo watch a 2+ hour movie, that we don't even know where our 3yo is, that we feed our kid processed crap 5 nights a week, that we yell more than we'd like to, etc. Listen, I'm no super mom either and yes, I have been known to have a glass of wine at dinner while watching my children - but to come on and brag about all this stuff just seems really odd to me.

Anonymous wrote:Just reading the other thread made me tired.

My one year old is watching a Narnia movie right now with my 6 year old.

I have no idea where the 3 year old is, but I heard rustling in the pantry about 5 minutes ago. I'll investigate further when I refresh my wine glass. I was out of pajamas for him so he is wearing one of his sister's nightgowns to bed.

I "cooked" three different dinners tonight. None were organic. Only one child consumed appropriate servings of multiple food groups. I keep hoping magic elves will show up and sweep the kitchen floor before the toddler has a second dinner of table scraps.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:sanctimommy 35 up, 8 down

A parent who is overly devoted, micromanaging the lives of their children, from the food they ingest to the activities they participate in. Sanctimommies look down their noses at those who are more liberal in their parenting approach.
My mother is a sanctimommy because she won't let me eat any food with partially hydrogenated oil in it. She says it's like eating plastic.

from the urban dictionary.

So, the Urban Dictionary seems to lack basic etymological credibility? Is that what you're saying?

Look up the word sanctimonious in Websters and get back to me.

oh, PP, come on now... you don't get that its a PRETEND word with a made-up meaning that is not quite the same as the word "sanctimonious"

you must really be a barrel of laughs.

Anonymous wrote:sanctimommy 35 up, 8 down

A parent who is overly devoted, micromanaging the lives of their children, from the food they ingest to the activities they participate in. Sanctimommies look down their noses at those who are more liberal in their parenting approach.
My mother is a sanctimommy because she won't let me eat any food with partially hydrogenated oil in it. She says it's like eating plastic.

from the urban dictionary.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:sanctimommy 35 up, 8 down

A parent who is overly devoted, micromanaging the lives of their children, from the food they ingest to the activities they participate in. Sanctimommies look down their noses at those who are more liberal in their parenting approach.
My mother is a sanctimommy because she won't let me eat any food with partially hydrogenated oil in it. She says it's like eating plastic.

from the urban dictionary.

So, the Urban Dictionary seems to lack basic etymological credibility? Is that what you're saying?

Look up the word sanctimonious in Websters and get back to me.