tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post115955804235672536..comments2024-03-23T10:40:59.027-07:00Comments on Creative-Type Dad: Friends Who Have Different ‘Rules’ With Their KidsCreative-Type Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594687030412942701noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159844163304844462006-10-02T19:56:00.000-07:002006-10-02T19:56:00.000-07:00I don't have many friends with badly behaving chil...I don't have many friends with badly behaving children yet, but I do have some with annoying pets. I know, I know, I shouldn't compare children to pets, they <I>are</I> different. But the same holds true, you are likely to avoid the friend with the annoying pet-- or at least not go over to their house.chanchowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075685729077186320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159839049897057322006-10-02T18:30:00.000-07:002006-10-02T18:30:00.000-07:00I was all set to defend Peg and say "maybe bizzarr...I was all set to defend Peg and say "maybe bizzarro girl is a quirky kid, you never know what that mom deals with at home" but then you got to the part about eating trash off the floor and beating her mom with a stick and Peg's silence and non-chalance, and Oh. I am with you.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02667140531327670081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159768709959591062006-10-01T22:58:00.000-07:002006-10-01T22:58:00.000-07:00Alright, I know you live in L.A., too and - My gaw...Alright, I know you live in L.A., too and - My gawd, do we have the same friends? We have some <I>former</I> friends (hey - I'll call them Peg an Al, too) whose kids made me want to set them on fire everytime we got together. We finally stopped seeing them altogether - as Kara said, life's too short.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159750530611755442006-10-01T17:55:00.000-07:002006-10-01T17:55:00.000-07:00All the more complicated when it's members of your...All the more complicated when it's members of your own family...Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159715297458482102006-10-01T08:08:00.000-07:002006-10-01T08:08:00.000-07:00Yep, I agree that you just have to overlook. We'r...Yep, I agree that you just have to overlook. We're lucky, all of our friends are pretty much on the same page as us.metro mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00461160881873679783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159707018218375902006-10-01T05:50:00.000-07:002006-10-01T05:50:00.000-07:00I agree with Kittenpie ('cause I'm a follower), un...I agree with Kittenpie ('cause I'm a follower), unless you want that friendship to end don't say a word. And most people don't go out of their way to screw up their kids, they just don't know any better and usually they're running a defense instead of an offense. Now if you're friends were intentionally giving their kid pixie stix and black coffee just to see what would happen... Then I'd say Chicky Chicky Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159667035355636732006-09-30T18:43:00.000-07:002006-09-30T18:43:00.000-07:00Hey, can I go to New Zealand too?Hey, can I go to New Zealand too?junebeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643918373871295413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159664951240547792006-09-30T18:09:00.000-07:002006-09-30T18:09:00.000-07:00by the way, you're killing me with all the throwba...by the way, you're killing me with all the throwback child star references and pictures. the mention of the small wonder brings it all back and the pic of robbie rist aks cousin oliver takes the cake.dadinprogresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777265856007865036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159664745771964362006-09-30T18:05:00.000-07:002006-09-30T18:05:00.000-07:00i just wrote about this too. it's the hardest par...i just wrote about this too. it's the hardest part of parenting...dealing with other parents and their children, especially if the values don't match. we're lucky to have formed a great group of friends and we all share the same parenting styles. in fact, we were all just together for a dinner party, and four families together brought 9 children to dinner, and we didn't hear from them once or dadinprogresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777265856007865036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159637244216862452006-09-30T10:27:00.000-07:002006-09-30T10:27:00.000-07:00I mean who AREN'T good parents... HEE HEE HEE HEEI mean who AREN'T good parents... HEE HEE HEE HEEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159637197868758002006-09-30T10:26:00.000-07:002006-09-30T10:26:00.000-07:00I've finally made peace with the fact that I can't...I've finally made peace with the fact that I can't be friends with people who I think are good parents. And by "good" I don't mean Spanish language flash cards, and interpretive dance. I mean, raising kids lovingly and not with neglect and ignorance.<BR/><BR/>You have my sympathy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159593985041561862006-09-29T22:26:00.000-07:002006-09-29T22:26:00.000-07:00Friends hell!Let's talk about siblings! We actual...Friends hell!<BR/>Let's talk about siblings! We actually debate whether or not to tell the one sis...'don't bother, we'll go discipline your imps!'<BR/><BR/>and I actually had to tell the other sis, 'don't yell at my kids! Especially not when wife.imp is right there! IN.THE.ROOM.<BR/><BR/>Especially not when they were not running, jumping, yelling, pulling, pushing, punching, biting, throwing, dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328680068431185409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159585088907874782006-09-29T19:58:00.000-07:002006-09-29T19:58:00.000-07:00Like Dave says, "A lot of people want to be moms a...Like Dave says, "A lot of people want to be moms and dads, but NOT a lot of people want to be parents."<BR/><BR/>I often wish people would do more parenting and recognize their responsibilities.<BR/><BR/>I can imagine that Diane said those things to the girl because, in part, the girl REALLY needed to hear them. Childred thrive on boundaries and limitations because it makes them feel safe. They Angel Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923477161597461073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159584956712803502006-09-29T19:55:00.000-07:002006-09-29T19:55:00.000-07:00Tough business, but I'm sure you'll do what's best...Tough business, but I'm sure you'll do what's best.Rob Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15802812376249216977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159571139264281542006-09-29T16:05:00.000-07:002006-09-29T16:05:00.000-07:00Just button your lip, mister creative. Seriously. ...Just button your lip, mister creative. Seriously. No good can come of saying anything about another parent's skillz unless you are hoping to end the friendship. <BR/><BR/>I had a neighbour who was talking about how her child doesn't go to bed until 11, she's so wired, and then wakes up at 5 or 6, goes all day like crazy... I'm thinking to myself, "She's overtired, that's why she's so frantic, kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159568573948926992006-09-29T15:22:00.000-07:002006-09-29T15:22:00.000-07:00Kara? Is that why you haven't called?Wifey and I ...Kara? Is that why you haven't called?<BR/><BR/>Wifey and I were recently discussing who we can and cannot vacation with or have visit ofetn and essentially narrowed it down to pretty much Kara, her husband and daughter and my wife's sister and her new husband. We'd like to avoid everyone else at all cost. We have MAJOR differences in parenting styles and the conflicts drive us mad.mr. big dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060394889283394823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159567436476239902006-09-29T15:03:00.000-07:002006-09-29T15:03:00.000-07:00Eeek! That sounds like a real situation. If it bot...Eeek! That sounds like a real situation. If it bothers you that much, I'd not invite Peg over when Diane is around. And then just do 'couple stuff' (if possible) with Peg & Al so that you don't have to be around their kid. It gets touchy when you're concerned about a kids' behavior and you bring it up to their parents. Unless you're very comfortable with these people, I'd just avoid interaction Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159567197172449602006-09-29T14:59:00.000-07:002006-09-29T14:59:00.000-07:00This is probably the hardest part of having kids. ...This is probably the hardest part of having kids. Well, not really, I guess, but it is certainly very frustrating! I absolutely hate to discipline other people's kids, but you know what? Sometimes you need to correct them even if it is right in front of their parents because if you don't, your own kids will see that you let it slide with them, and then test you again on something they had Radioactive Torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588217525296865718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14993459.post-1159561700352898002006-09-29T13:28:00.000-07:002006-09-29T13:28:00.000-07:00I actually ended a friendship with a woman I've kn...I actually ended a friendship with a woman I've known for a long time because her child is a monster... literally a bossy, toy stealing, friend strangling monster. And they wheel and deal with her to get her to stop abusing them and the dogs. <BR/><BR/>F*** that shit, my friend. I tend to be friends now with people whose kids I can stand, which is usually an extension of good parenting.<BR/><Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051433364695879305noreply@blogger.com