and I'm just not ready for it.

My daughter plays with this little boy at the bus stop, he's very nice and respectful of his mother...I LIKE THIS KID ALREADY.

This little girl who is a HELLION is my daughters friend one day and not the next...you know the story, happens all the time. This little girl has been at my house and the last time she was here was the LAST time she was invited over.

My daughter is playing with this little boy today waiting for the bus, and the hellion comes over walks between them and says "Come on Martin come play with me."

He says "In a minute"

The hellion stand there between them. Then the bus comes....

I looked at his mother, whom I have never actually talked to and said "thank you for raising a good little boy" She says to me "I like when he plays with her, thank you."

GAWD, I hate bratty little kids.

My son will come beat the hellion for you, he's nice like that.

Who's gonna kick her mom's ass for letting her daughter act like that? It's the mom's fault not the little girls fault.

Ahhhhh yes the bully.......my daughter is the bully of her school's only friend. They just had an issue because she was trying to make her choose between her and someone else. My daughter was brought up not to be a mean spirit and told the bully I am all your friends so deal with it. Ahhhhhh such a proud moment.

Ahhhhh yes the bully.......my daughter is the bully of her school's only friend. They just had an issue because she was trying to make her choose between her and someone else. My daughter was brought up not to be a mean spirit and told the bully I am all your friends so deal with it. Ahhhhhh such a proud moment.

My daughter goes through this it seems every year. There's usually one girl bent on making her miserable and playing these games of tug of war with her friends. And, NOW, in 7th, there are raging hormones and boy/girl crushes, so much more drama from those bully girls. It's hard when you try to raise an upstanding child and she has to swim with sharks.

The last time this little girl was here it spoke volumes to me.

She threw food on my floor and when I explained to her that it's not acceptable here she acted like she didn't hear me, then I told her that she neede to come over and pick it up she told me "my mommy just does it" and I said "well I ain't your mama." She sat there and acted like she didn't hear me again, and I said "Ok, let's go I'm taking you home" my daughter said "you better do it she will take you home" She finally did it.

Then they were wrestling around, and my daughter told her to stop several times, and she didn't I said "knock it off" she looked at me and said "We're just playing" I said "In this house when someone says stop, you stop, and if you can't stop you don't need to come here to play anymore"

My ex stopped to drop off some mail that went to his house for me and the mom came at the same time to pick her up. My ex left and she said to me "I thought you lived her alone" I told her that I did, and she said to me "I don't like when there are men in the house when my daughter is over." I explained that it was my ex dropping off mail to me. She said "oh" I thought (oh honey, get over yourself)

Ahhhhhh...to be young again.

Happy Parenting Lily

I hear you, I lost a very very good friend due to the way she raised her daughter. She was so critical of me and my parenting styles and yet her child was a monster. I miss her very much, but I could not stand her monstrously selfish and very overweight daughter. (She would offer her options upon options and finally give her snack cakes, ice cream or candy, daily... just so she would eat). It broke my heart she could not tell her child no, but criticize every decision I made. Finally I realized we could not longer be friends.

I feel so bad for that child.... and sad for my son. He still asks about her sometimes.

Your daughter is an angel, Lily.

I hate to say I know, but I know...so you can see how this little girl just grates my nerves...

He can take care of the mom for you too.

Oh God... bratty kids. Have I got a whopper for ya!

I lived with a woman (I use the term loosely - she was 29 but acted 15), who had two kids, a boy and a girl. I have an example of both:

The girl: She was 4 years old. Her mother got candy for her and for my kids. Every piece of candy was different, so we could easily tell whos was whose. Chloe (my roommate's kid), stole my daughter Joei's candy. This conversation ensued:

Me: "Chloe, why did you steal Joei's candy?"
Chloe: "Because mine was gone."
Me: "Did you eat yours?"
Chloe: "Yes."
Me: "Is that Joei's fault?"
Chloe: "No."
Me: "Then why take her candy?"
Chloe: "I want more candy."
Me: "Would you like it if Joei took your candy?"
Chloe: "No. But I'm special. It's ALL my candy."
Me: "No. That is Joei's candy."
Chloe: "No. It's mine! Everything is mine. I share if I wanna!"

She then proceeded to throw a total fit, complete with screaming and kicking and punching the floor.

Now for the boy: He was 9 years old. I was leaving for work and he was the only one awake besides me. (His mom was sleeping in after a night at the bar.) I was just about to go out the door:

Keenan: "Hey, I want mac and cheese."
Me: "OK."
Keenan: "You make it for me."
Me: "I'm going to work."
Keenen: "I'll wait here while you make it for me. I like it gooey."
Me: "I'm not making you mac and cheese. You're 9 years old. You know how to use the microwave; I've seen you do it."
Keenan: "I don't want to."
Me: "Then you don't want to eat."
Keenan: "It's your job to make me mac and cheese."

I just stood there for a moment like this: and then left without another word.

Spoiled rotten children make me want to scream! Luckily we no longer live with them and they have no more influence over my kids.

your daughter doesn't go to the bus stop by herself?

She is six. You let kids stand alone on the street at age 6?

yes, i walked them to the bus stop the first day of kindergarten... then they were on their own.

Wow.... how interesting. I can say for myself I'd never, NEVER, EVER permit that and would be worried about abduction and cars on the road. I think Lily has similiar concerns.

I think if my kid is old enough to be home alone he can wait for the bus alone. According to most daycare centers, that is age 12.

They could make their own breakfast at 4.(oatmeal) One asked for an alarm clock in Kindergarten. they freely ride their bikes, walk to friends....1.5 miles away.....we have "roll played" many scenarios on how to be safe....i have no such fears.....

i live in a metropolitan area of about 5 million

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