PeoriaBJJ - Captain Canuck - I was at a get together the other day specifically for adults.
In fact, the invite said please, no children.
One couple brought their kid anyway.
They said if their kid can't be there, then they won't come.
The host politely suggested then that they leave.
Why?
While they were discussing this, their kid had already broken two items in the house, and was banging on the piano for all it was worth.
The couple turned to everyone and said we should be ashamed for kicking them out just because they have a kid and that anyone who really their friend should leave with them.
The owner then shut the door in their face.
Since then the parents have sent out an e-mail apologizing to everyone who was at the party.
There was a reason they couldn't get a baby sitter. The kids an asshole.
Legit LOL!
The kid has no boundries.
It's pretty obvious that they let it do whatever and then freak out if anyone tells the kid "no."
Parenting brings out the strangeness in people.
There are folks who really seem to believe they are doing something brave and different with their child, and society should just back off! Like they are the first ones to figure this child rearin' thing out.
It always amuses me when people cite things their kid did that makes them so smart and my daughter fucking destroys whatever it is. She sucks at sports, but she's scary smart for a 6 year old.
She's also the single best person on the face of the earth. All you guys' kids are awesome, but my daugter is objectively better. Sorry. Deal with it
I take the shit more serious than most. I get a child psychology book every trip to the library. We do themes every week of coping with different things. We spend every day that week identifying when that feeling/situation comes up and trying to control it rather than it making decisions for you. I frame it as for both of us, not just her.
We also spend a lot of time working on being a good citizen. Helping when you can, being polite, and realizing we live with other people that we can't control. It's fun as hell to watch her go from fighting it to realizing it's happening and making calm decisions.
She gets so proud of herself when she uses a new tool we learned about. She soon realizes that it does indeed make things easier in the end.
jasperb - Most parents are bias but I never understood it, if a kid is ugly then they are ugly, shit most babies are ugly to me and yes I have kids. There is a good bit of age between me and my younger brother and he looked like Yoda when he was born, I still give him shit about it.
Babies are generally ugly af. My daughter was NOT cute when she was born, it took a while to get there
I thought my son was the cutest baby ever made when he was an infant, but looking back now at pictures, he looked a bit like a monkey. I think our brains work this way naturally, until they are old enough to talk back.
MayorPirkle - It always amuses me when people cite things their kid did that makes them so smart and my daughter fucking destroys whatever it is. She sucks at sports, but she's scary smart for a 6 year old.
She's also the single best person on the face of the earth. All you guys' kids are awesome, but my daugter is objectively better. Sorry. Deal with it
Gifted kids have a unique set of issues. They have trouble being social with kids their own age, are WAY more emotional, deal with perfectionism, self induced pressure, bad anxiety, and a host of other issues.
We do fun, relaxed learning in the summer. Lots of science experiments, vocabulary words, reading, and math. She has read over 1,000 minutes out loud this summer and still going.
I only like kids in within my family and circle of friends. Outside of this community, your child is obsolete!