Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:34     Subject: Re:Annoying moms
read a newspaper, when do you have time to read a paper? I would love to know (maybe) what is happening in the world, just like I would like to listen to music that doesn't teach the abc's or rhymes, but this is my life now. Maybe those of us that don't have time for that sort of thing find you boring.

But, yet you have time to troll this site and read (and respond to ) this stuff......?
Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:28     Subject: Re:Annoying moms
Anonymous wrote:sorry, but I am not talking about a swing. I am talking about a toy. That said, I would not give up my childs swing time for someone else. Too damn bad. I will get off the swing when my child is tired of swinging. I hate when parents, nannies hang around like a hyenna for something we are doing, swinging, sand box toys, whatever. GO AWAY!
Hover over some other toy. Bring your own toy if it bothers you that your child can not take what mine is playing with. I don't let mine take yours either. Should we share the snacks too. That is so annoying, as soon as you bring out a snack, SOME of the kids drool over your child. Why should that not be fair game too. Whats mine is mine, and whats yours is mine too. No way would I teach my child that.


I hope my child never runs into you at the park.

Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:28     Subject: Re:Annoying moms
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:good for you, maybe your sharing, caring and kind child will grow up to be president, mine will grow up to be the bully. Get real. You are the hover. BOO HOO


Why wouldn't your child grow up to be a bully? Are you teaching your child empathy, and compassion, or just "mine, mine mine"?


I am teaching my child life. She is not allowed to take others toys away, doesn't have a tantrum, never has had one for that matter, because she is taught that she can not have what someone else has. Let me re answer the original question. Mom's that think it is okay for my child to cry so that theirs doesn't.
Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:25     Subject: Re:Annoying moms
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

I agree about snacks, but do not agree about swings and toys. But kids can be really mean - they know when some other kid wants the toy in their possession and they will hold on to it just to torture the other kid. Not teaching your child to share just teaches him/her that it is ok to torture other kids, doesn't teach them empathy or kindness. You can at least make an effort, tell your child that other kid wants a turn and he will be very happy if you let him swing a little. I do not take away toys from my kids when they are playing with it, but I point out that the other kid really wants it and when you done with it, please let him have it. Between my 2 children this situation comes up often, if I went with "mine is mine" philosophy, there would never be a peace in our house.


Nicely put. I have two children too and I think you hit the nail on the head here.

Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:22     Subject: Annoying moms
21:31, right on!
Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:21     Subject: Re:Annoying moms
Anonymous wrote:good for you, maybe your sharing, caring and kind child will grow up to be president, mine will grow up to be the bully. Get real. You are the hover. BOO HOO


Why wouldn't your child grow up to be a bully? Are you teaching your child empathy, and compassion, or just "mine, mine mine"?

Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:20     Subject: Re:Annoying moms
Anonymous wrote:sorry, but I am not talking about a swing. I am talking about a toy. That said, I would not give up my childs swing time for someone else. Too damn bad. I will get off the swing when my child is tired of swinging. I hate when parents, nannies hang around like a hyenna for something we are doing, swinging, sand box toys, whatever. GO AWAY!
Hover over some other toy. Bring your own toy if it bothers you that your child can not take what mine is playing with. I don't let mine take yours either. Should we share the snacks too. That is so annoying, as soon as you bring out a snack, SOME of the kids drool over your child. Why should that not be fair game too. Whats mine is mine, and whats yours is mine too. No way would I teach my child that.


I agree about snacks, but do not agree about swings and toys. But kids can be really mean - they know when some other kid wants the toy in their possession and they will hold on to it just to torture the other kid. Not teaching your child to share just teaches him/her that it is ok to torture other kids, doesn't teach them empathy or kindness. You can at least make an effort, tell your child that other kid wants a turn and he will be very happy if you let him swing a little. I do not take away toys from my kids when they are playing with it, but I point out that the other kid really wants it and when you done with it, please let him have it. Between my 2 children this situation comes up often, if I went with "mine is mine" philosophy, there would never be a peace in our house.
Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:19     Subject: Re:Annoying moms
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:good for you, maybe your sharing, caring and kind child will grow up to be president, mine will grow up to be the bully. Get real. You are the hover. BOO HOO


A bully...ummm, like his mother perhaps?



Exactly.

Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:18     Subject: Re:Annoying moms
Anonymous wrote:good for you, maybe your sharing, caring and kind child will grow up to be president, mine will grow up to be the bully. Get real. You are the hover. BOO HOO


A bully...ummm, like his mother perhaps?

Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:15     Subject: Re:Annoying moms
good for you, maybe your sharing, caring and kind child will grow up to be president, mine will grow up to be the bully. Get real. You are the hover. BOO HOO
Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:12     Subject: Re:Annoying moms
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:sorry, but I am not talking about a swing. I am talking about a toy. That said, I would not give up my childs swing time for someone else. Too damn bad. I will get off the swing when my child is tired of swinging. I hate when parents, nannies hang around like a hyenna for something we are doing, swinging, sand box toys, whatever. GO AWAY!
Hover over some other toy. Bring your own toy if it bothers you that your child can not take what mine is playing with. I don't let mine take yours either. Should we share the snacks too. That is so annoying, as soon as you bring out a snack, SOME of the kids drool over your child. Why should that not be fair game too. Whats mine is mine, and whats yours is mine too. No way would I teach my child that.


This may be the all-time meanest post. I don't think that anyone is suggesting that you let a child grab a toy away from your child or force your child off a swing.

It's just teaching your child how to share and get along in the world.

You have such a mean-spirited way about you. I think that some of the strongest and most popular children I know are the ones who share with younger children. They're way more likely to go on to be leaders. No one wants to play with a child who can't share and take turns.



So very true. Everyone wants to be friends with the person who is sharing, caring and kind.
Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:08     Subject: Annoying moms
On the percentile note above: any mom who tells me their child's percentile ever. This is not a contest. And to tell you the truth, the fact that your child's head size is in the 100th percentile does not mean that he's smart, it means that his head is ridiculously large. As is yours for thinking that this is important to me at all.
Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:08     Subject: Re:Annoying moms
Anonymous wrote:sorry, but I am not talking about a swing. I am talking about a toy. That said, I would not give up my childs swing time for someone else. Too damn bad. I will get off the swing when my child is tired of swinging. I hate when parents, nannies hang around like a hyenna for something we are doing, swinging, sand box toys, whatever. GO AWAY!
Hover over some other toy. Bring your own toy if it bothers you that your child can not take what mine is playing with. I don't let mine take yours either. Should we share the snacks too. That is so annoying, as soon as you bring out a snack, SOME of the kids drool over your child. Why should that not be fair game too. Whats mine is mine, and whats yours is mine too. No way would I teach my child that.


This may be the all-time meanest post. I don't think that anyone is suggesting that you let a child grab a toy away from your child or force your child off a swing.

It's just teaching your child how to share and get along in the world.

You have such a mean-spirited way about you. I think that some of the strongest and most popular children I know are the ones who share with younger children. They're way more likely to go on to be leaders. No one wants to play with a child who can't share and take turns.

Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:06     Subject: Re:Annoying moms
Anonymous wrote:sorry, but I am not talking about a swing. I am talking about a toy. That said, I would not give up my childs swing time for someone else. Too damn bad. I will get off the swing when my child is tired of swinging. I hate when parents, nannies hang around like a hyenna for something we are doing, swinging, sand box toys, whatever. GO AWAY!
Hover over some other toy. Bring your own toy if it bothers you that your child can not take what mine is playing with. I don't let mine take yours either. Should we share the snacks too. That is so annoying, as soon as you bring out a snack, SOME of the kids drool over your child. Why should that not be fair game too. Whats mine is mine, and whats yours is mine too. No way would I teach my child that.


You should not have to share your own snacks, or your own private toys, but when something is there for everyone to use it, you have to take turns. It is obvious that your mother never taught you to share.

If there is a line, and other children are waiting their turns for the swings (a favorite of all children) there should be a time limit. It is not fair to any other children at the park to have to wait for your spoiled kid. 30 minutes on a swing, when there are others waiting is just to long. There is usually an unspoken rule of five or ten minutes when it is busy.
Anonymous
Post 03/24/2008 22:05     Subject: Re:Annoying moms
Anonymous wrote:sorry, but I am not talking about a swing. I am talking about a toy. That said, I would not give up my childs swing time for someone else. Too damn bad. I will get off the swing when my child is tired of swinging. I hate when parents, nannies hang around like a hyenna for something we are doing, swinging, sand box toys, whatever. GO AWAY!
Hover over some other toy. Bring your own toy if it bothers you that your child can not take what mine is playing with. I don't let mine take yours either. Should we share the snacks too. That is so annoying, as soon as you bring out a snack, SOME of the kids drool over your child. Why should that not be fair game too. Whats mine is mine, and whats yours is mine too. No way would I teach my child that.


Yikes!