Enough already!!!!!

Good grief!
I am so sick of people that do not have kids, telling me how to parent.

These are the three comments I have received this last week...seriously

"You shouldn't give in."

We were in Wal-mart, which happens to have a big area for kids to ride on quarter machines or play video games. Oli loves to ride on the fire truck with Bert and Ernie. So, I use it as bribery to get him to behave at the store until we are done. We had been in the store for 45 minutes, which is much too long for a two year old anyway, and he had done pretty good. But he started to be a rascal at the check out counter. He was trying to squirm his way out of the seatbelt (I had him in one of those carts with the two seats down lower) probably because his butt was numb because the seat is too small even for his butt. Henry was in the seat up higher and kept kicking him in the head. Not on purpose mind you, but not enjoyable either. So, Oli was getting cranky and trying to be naughty. I kept reminding him of the lovely fire truck ride he would have if he could just hold on a couple more minutes. And, after we were done ringing up, we went straight to the fire truck and I let him ride it. The lady who had been behind us at the register walked by and made this comment with a big smile on her face like she was helping me out or something. WHATEVER!!!!!


"In my day we didn't act like that or we would get whacked upside the head."

Said by Cat Lady at my office after overhearing previous story. 60 years old, never had kids, has five cats, thinks cats are the same as kids. Refering to kids in Wal-mart who act up. Yeah, I am sure you were a perfect little angel. Maybe you weren't and the reason you are so socially retarded is because you were whacked upside the head so many times! (i know, not nice, but i just can't help myself)

"You should read the bible and have devotions as a family at dinner time every night."
Spoken by our budget counselor, who just got married and has no kids. But because his parents supposedly did this, everyone should, of course. However, if you have ever been to my house during dinner time you would know that reading the bible at dinner is a big fat joke! Henry is whacking his tray so that all his food flies off, while shrieking because he loves how it feels. Oliver is singing songs over the top of Henry's shrieking and refusing to eat his dinner because he does not like to eat, then unbuckling himself and standing in his highchair and yelling "I'm not hungry!" M and I are trying to quiet Henry down and get Oliver to eat for about 30 minutes. I kind of want to invite him over for dinner one night and ask him to read the bible and lead devotions. HEHEHE! Just to see the look on his face!


I know you have all experienced this. Please share!