Topic: feeling like an odd ball...
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Sat 11/23/13 10:41 AM
I'm out with my kids to see Santa and im looking around and all the other parents are sitting quietly while their children are playing on some sort of electronic device... Nintendo's, iPad, phones, etc. My kids are playing with toy trucks and batman figurines. Running away from me and sticking candy canes in Santas beard! What's wrong with this pic?

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Sat 11/23/13 03:25 PM

I'm out with my kids to see Santa and im looking around and all the other parents are sitting quietly while their children are playing on some sort of electronic device... Nintendo's, iPad, phones, etc. My kids are playing with toy trucks and batman figurines. Running away from me and sticking candy canes in Santas beard! What's wrong with this pic?
Nothing, they're just being kids. I used to buy my boy allsorts and he'd play with them for a couple of days, then play with the box more than the toy? Some boy, but my boy! Love him to bits, but sometimes he makes as much sense as an Eskimo with a straw igloo! laugh laugh flowerforyou

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Sat 11/23/13 04:12 PM
Hey it would not be the Holidays without that type of chaosexplode . Your kids are normal, it is the other kids who are strange!

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Sat 11/23/13 05:30 PM

Hey it would not be the Holidays without that type of chaosexplode . Your kids are normal, it is the other kids who are strange!

I'd be okay with strange every now and then. Just for a little peace. Haha! Nah! I wouldnt change a thing!

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Sun 11/24/13 04:13 PM

Hey it would not be the Holidays without that type of chaosexplode . Your kids are normal, it is the other kids who are strange!


Depending how far you allow the kids to run rough shod over the crowd I tend to agree. I find it disturbing that too many kids are little electronics induced zombies that can't just play.

If they are really driving you crazy you might want to lay off the color in some of the candy; My kids could tolerate small doses of sugar but OMG the color and I was ready to tear my hair out.

Sadly not all kids are into Santa and taking them and standing in the insufferably long lines is really not worth it.

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Sun 11/24/13 04:20 PM
Edited by David8976 on Sun 11/24/13 04:25 PM
There's probably a Jeff Foxworthy joke in it somewhere. flowerforyou

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Sun 11/24/13 08:43 PM

There's probably a Jeff Foxworthy joke in it somewhere. flowerforyou

Haha! What exactly are you saying, Dave?