Do you like kids? - Page 5

GeoffC · 06-21-2009, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

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and a friend of mine once described me by saying "she hasn't lost her sense of wonder."

That's a wonderful description _ I'd be flattered if someone used that about me (rather than eccentric as one colleague did).

I hate the screaming kids that one sees out of control in any public place - if I can hear them then they must be LOUD.....

Interestingly we never had any problem with ours. At age 3 and 6 we took them to stay in a posh Scottish Hotel whilst we were looking for a house to buy. In the restaurant they were so good we had other diners coming up and praising us and them......

mores · 06-21-2009, 05:00 AM

... actually, I realize I just don't like rude people.
Who talk loud on the metro, thinking their business is of interest to everyone else, who do not make way, who cut ahead, completely ignoring queues, who don#t wash themselves regularly .... and I realize, that's the reason I don't like most kids in a certain age, since they have not yet learned how to behave in public properly.

Other than that, being a parent makes you resistant to kids' regular crying (the cry for a need rather than the cry for a want and the associated tantrum) and it does not bother you.

kazbates · 06-21-2009, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

That's a wonderful description _ I'd be flattered if someone used that about me (rather than eccentric as one colleague did).

I hate the screaming kids that one sees out of control in any public place - if I can hear them then they must be LOUD.....

Interestingly we never had any problem with ours. At age 3 and 6 we took them to stay in a posh Scottish Hotel whilst we were looking for a house to buy. In the restaurant they were so good we had other diners coming up and praising us and them......

This has happened to us several times. I attribute it to being overly organized!

I always took books, crayons, paper, stickers, etc. in a small plastic box so the kids had plenty to keep them occupied. It was a little easier when we just had my oldest two because they had each other to play with and have always been the other's best friend. Now with Ryleigh being so much younger, I think she feels a little left out when the 4 of us are all talking about something that doesn't interest her. We've learned to make a concerted effort to include her.

yvanleterrible · 06-21-2009, 11:12 AM

When a kid is a screamer it's because the parent is a screamer...

GeoffC · 06-21-2009, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

When a kid is a screamer it's because the parent is a screamer...

the voice of experience ... :coughs:

mores · 06-21-2009, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

When a kid is a screamer it's because the parent is a screamer...

While you can't generalize it like that I must say that most of the kids in my circle of friends and acquaintances are direct spin-offs of the person tending to it. Some are quiet, observant and hold back, some are bold, open and direct. Guess which ones are the screamers

HarryT · 06-21-2009, 11:51 AM

"Spare the rod and spoil the child". It was true 3000 years ago. It's true today.

Sparrow · 06-21-2009, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

"Spare the rod and spoil the child". It was true 3000 years ago. It's true today.

I wish you'd stick 'imho' in your posts Harry - or even just 'imo' would do.

benham · 06-21-2009, 12:35 PM

I think it depends on the kids and that goes to parenting. When you go to a reataurant you can get a reall good idea of what the parenting is like by the behavior of the child, usually.

Sydney's Mom · 06-21-2009, 12:55 PM

Under 5 years of age? Not so much. I love a little older, when they start exhibiting their own personality. And I really love not having to think about a baby sitter!!

yvanleterrible · 06-21-2009, 04:52 PM

Parenting means children teaching their parents.

Ceili · 06-21-2009, 09:48 PM

Children learn what they see. If mom and/or dad are loud, obnoxious and rude.... the kids usually follow along in their footsteps.

Taking my nephew to school last year really showed the truth of this.... I walk with a cane most of the time, so on stairs, I'm especially slow. I tend to wait until everyone else is out of the way so I can go down without freaking out because someone is breathing down my neck. I found that the same kids that would near knock me down the stairs had parents that did the same. There is something seriously wrong with an adult that would walk up the stairs until they are almost on top of you coming down....and then suck their teeth because "you're in their" way. Coming down, they'd nearly run right up my back... even tho' I'm pretty hard to miss. Rude is rude, and it tends to be a passed down trait.

I tend to not like people at the best of times... but the rare few seem to be parents of kids I can almost stand to have around as well.

Jill74 · 06-22-2009, 02:56 AM

I like kids...i just can't afford myself to raise one for now. I want to give the best things to my kid if ever i will have one

HarryT · 06-22-2009, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

I wish you'd stick 'imho' in your posts Harry - or even just 'imo' would do.

One can reasonably assume, Sparrow, that anything said on these forums is the author's personal viewpoint

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Steven Lyle Jordan · 06-22-2009, 08:39 AM

WHAT?!? No "chianti and fava beans" choice in the poll?

This isn't the MobileRead I know. What have you done with MobileRead?

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06-21-2009, 05:00 AM	#62
mores Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 102419 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: iPhone	... actually, I realize I just don't like rude people. Who talk loud on the metro, thinking their business is of interest to everyone else, who do not make way, who cut ahead, completely ignoring queues, who don#t wash themselves regularly .... and I realize, that's the reason I don't like most kids in a certain age, since they have not yet learned how to behave in public properly. Other than that, being a parent makes you resistant to kids' regular crying (the cry for a need rather than the cry for a want and the associated tantrum) and it does not bother you.

06-21-2009, 11:12 AM	#64
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	When a kid is a screamer it's because the parent is a screamer...

06-21-2009, 11:51 AM	#67
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	"Spare the rod and spoil the child". It was true 3000 years ago. It's true today.

06-21-2009, 12:35 PM	#69
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	I think it depends on the kids and that goes to parenting. When you go to a reataurant you can get a reall good idea of what the parenting is like by the behavior of the child, usually.

06-21-2009, 12:55 PM	#70
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,895 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	Under 5 years of age? Not so much. I love a little older, when they start exhibiting their own personality. And I really love not having to think about a baby sitter!!

06-21-2009, 04:52 PM	#71
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Parenting means children teaching their parents.

06-21-2009, 09:48 PM	#72
Ceili well, that didn't work Posts: 103 Karma: 1027 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle	Children learn what they see. If mom and/or dad are loud, obnoxious and rude.... the kids usually follow along in their footsteps. Taking my nephew to school last year really showed the truth of this.... I walk with a cane most of the time, so on stairs, I'm especially slow. I tend to wait until everyone else is out of the way so I can go down without freaking out because someone is breathing down my neck. I found that the same kids that would near knock me down the stairs had parents that did the same. There is something seriously wrong with an adult that would walk up the stairs until they are almost on top of you coming down....and then suck their teeth because "you're in their" way. Coming down, they'd nearly run right up my back... even tho' I'm pretty hard to miss. Rude is rude, and it tends to be a passed down trait. I tend to not like people at the best of times... but the rare few seem to be parents of kids I can almost stand to have around as well.

06-22-2009, 02:56 AM	#73
Jill74 Banned Posts: 74 Karma: 410 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NYC Device: Sony Reader 505	I like kids...i just can't afford myself to raise one for now. I want to give the best things to my kid if ever i will have one

06-22-2009, 08:39 AM	#75
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	WHAT?!? No "chianti and fava beans" choice in the poll? This isn't the MobileRead I know. What have you done with MobileRead?

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