Anonymous wrote:What kind of preschool gives academic tests to 4yos like that? Is it a real school?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've seen it before. A genuine resentment from a mother toward (usually) a daughter, and you can even see it on reruns on reality TV! Kate Gosselin with Colin (and we all know how that turned out; badly) as well as Amber Johnston (of "7 Little Johnstons" on TLC) and poor scapegoated Anna. Danielle tries to pass it off as "joking," but you can see that Riley doesn't quite get the joke (she wouldn't, at two or three) and also... It's not actually a joke. No child should be labeled as "bad," especially when she's not. I find this dynamic very disturbing.
Yes, the Johnsons are sooooo mean to Ana. She clearly is special needs and they just rail on her nonstop. It’s mean.
Anonymous wrote:I've seen it before. A genuine resentment from a mother toward (usually) a daughter, and you can even see it on reruns on reality TV! Kate Gosselin with Colin (and we all know how that turned out; badly) as well as Amber Johnston (of "7 Little Johnstons" on TLC) and poor scapegoated Anna. Danielle tries to pass it off as "joking," but you can see that Riley doesn't quite get the joke (she wouldn't, at two or three) and also... It's not actually a joke. No child should be labeled as "bad," especially when she's not. I find this dynamic very disturbing.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Honestly, it seems like Danielle hates Riley because Riley is the prettiest of them all - on top of that, she’s also very smart considering she’s already in Kindergarten.
Olivia and Ava look a lot like Danielle and Blayke. Parker looks a lot like Adam and Riley is a mix of them two. Hazel is still hard to tell since she’s still catching up.
They’re all cute but Danielle is obviously envious about Riley’s looks. The other kids are relatable and mini-me’s, Hazel gets her attention because her ‘poor baby is sick’. It just seems like she dislikes Adam and thus dislikes the two that look more like him (Parker and Riley).
I think you've got that right! Of course now Parker has an official diagnosis (label), so Danielle HAS to go out of her way to be nice to her, such as the quality alone time telling her how proud she is of her on the hammock during the cruise. That leaves just Riley to be her "whipping boy," and I'm sure her being promoted above and beyond her mothers favorites (Ava, Olivia, and sick Hazel) hasn't helped.
Anonymous wrote:Honestly, it seems like Danielle hates Riley because Riley is the prettiest of them all - on top of that, she’s also very smart considering she’s already in Kindergarten.
Olivia and Ava look a lot like Danielle and Blayke. Parker looks a lot like Adam and Riley is a mix of them two. Hazel is still hard to tell since she’s still catching up.
They’re all cute but Danielle is obviously envious about Riley’s looks. The other kids are relatable and mini-me’s, Hazel gets her attention because her ‘poor baby is sick’. It just seems like she dislikes Adam and thus dislikes the two that look more like him (Parker and Riley).
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:According to Instagram, Riley (alone) has been promoted to kindergarten this year at age 4. You go, girl!
Advancing one girl seems like a terrible idea.
Why? She should be placed according to her ability, not according to the rest of the "pack."
Thats a classic Liberal way of thinking. Screw the Individual. Its all about the group/Mob mentality.
I hope Riley can keep it together in a classroom with none of her sisters. If she starts that flopping on the floor like a dying fish like she did in the hotel room in Hawaii snd the Disney Cruise ship. My little sister used to pull that BS and after being told 3 times to get up off the floor my mom or dad would grab her by the hair and stand her up. She cleaned up her act pretty quick.
The above sounds like a good reason to put her in a different class. Building some skills for independence can really help kids build self control, and it sounds like she might do better in an environment where she is treated as an individual rather than part of a group.
Not to mention, she may "misbehave" because she's bored out of her mind. It's a wonder they all aren't bored out of their minds with their idiot parents.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What public school lets them start at age four? Or are they being gifted a private school tuition?
Apparently it's at the same school as the pre-school; they offer two levels of that and also kindergarten. First grade will be in a separate building. Presumably they'll let her advance to that, too, rather than wait for the other four to catch up!
Danielle's characteristically under-enthused Instagram post about it. She just can't help criticizing poor Riley at every turn. If it were any of the other four, she would be praising her intelligence to the skies.
"...Riley Paige gets to ride with us every morning now since she is in the private kindergarten class at the Quints school and goes everyday. How does this little girl has so much energy in the mornings to??talk so much??? #justlikeherdaddy#mommynotawakeyet#notamorningperson"
Anyone else think she almost hates that little girl? Just me???
Anonymous wrote:What public school lets them start at age four? Or are they being gifted a private school tuition?
Anonymous wrote:What public school lets them start at age four? Or are they being gifted a private school tuition?