tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post5374269799212472266..comments2023-10-30T12:15:27.158-04:00Comments on Frogs in my formula: Don't look at me like that, Mr. Beer!Frogs in my formulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15588651443689809504noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-65930012768126213212009-09-22T00:32:57.015-04:002009-09-22T00:32:57.015-04:00You forgot... Johnny, did you just sell Sally pot?...You forgot... Johnny, did you just sell Sally pot? Well, did you?Dto3https://www.blogger.com/profile/13450262520783006447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-66658012026141150282009-09-21T16:20:05.218-04:002009-09-21T16:20:05.218-04:00i will fight for my child...lols...i will fight for my child...lols...Mel_Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043400637021077350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-46386578615090026042009-09-21T14:18:11.352-04:002009-09-21T14:18:11.352-04:00Oh, this is the neverending dilemma. Be just the r...Oh, this is the neverending dilemma. Be just the right amount of attentive without being overbearing. I really do try so hard.Petra a.k.a The Wise (*Young*) Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717981499965181200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-21696275544579261312009-09-21T13:52:24.346-04:002009-09-21T13:52:24.346-04:00Hahaha! Or both!Hahaha! Or both!Grand Poobahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18223439935987831945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-57205331963183804852009-09-21T13:10:17.294-04:002009-09-21T13:10:17.294-04:00I have to agree with the other posters - put your ...I have to agree with the other posters - put your wine/beer in your coffee cup, etc. and just relax while you allow your child to actually BE a child and not be up his butt constantly! Unfortunately, my husband is one of "those" overprotective parents while I am the one on the park bench sipping wine out of my coffee cup! HA!Trac~https://www.blogger.com/profile/00439528930427148985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-29165099869561115622009-09-21T12:24:20.401-04:002009-09-21T12:24:20.401-04:00I always bring a drink (in my conceiling roady cup...I always bring a drink (in my conceiling roady cup of course) when we take the kids to the play ground or the skate park.<br /><br />Dont judge :-)JW.BWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14981506796032162591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-88921249814379391592009-09-21T11:05:31.142-04:002009-09-21T11:05:31.142-04:00Oh yeah, and if someone tries to bully my 2 year o...Oh yeah, and if someone tries to bully my 2 year old? I tell her to "fight back". Not that she really has to be told that. She's a lot like me. lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-33050661848956578342009-09-21T11:04:32.766-04:002009-09-21T11:04:32.766-04:00I agree. LEave the kids alone. Quit barking orde...I agree. LEave the kids alone. Quit barking orders at them and let them play. How fun do you people think it is to play while people holler at you the whole time?<br /><br />Ugh. I hate parents who don't do anything but gripe at their kids the whole time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-43188762851949139702009-09-21T10:38:23.302-04:002009-09-21T10:38:23.302-04:00I am that mom that sits back and watches. Mine ar...I am that mom that sits back and watches. Mine are 3 & 4 yo and they do really well on the playground by themselves and with other kids. When they were a little smaller and less able to navigate, then I was a helicopter parent. :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216580106264628759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-60619625102940153292009-09-21T10:00:24.607-04:002009-09-21T10:00:24.607-04:00Amen...
Mine is definitely not cautious but he...Amen...<br /><br />Mine is definitely not cautious but he's learning with intermittent direction from me.<br /><br />Like everyone else...I tend to jump when mine is getting too rough with a younger one or when someone bigger is getting too rough with him but otherwise, it's a free-for-all while I watch like a hawk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-10355135302853265372009-09-21T08:08:58.235-04:002009-09-21T08:08:58.235-04:00I've learned to back off too.
I used to get ...I've learned to back off too. <br /><br />I used to get so stressed out so I can't imagine what my kid felt like as I let her "play."Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01001887689493380499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-12850795045095333562009-09-21T07:31:34.806-04:002009-09-21T07:31:34.806-04:00I probably shouldn't have included shoving. I ...I probably shouldn't have included shoving. I agree you should intervene if bullying/pushing/rock throwing/swearing start happening. But holding your kid's hand as they maneuver and instructing them on how to play/behave THE WHOLE TIME is ridiculous.Frogs in my formulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15588651443689809504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-48563256651408621342009-09-21T05:47:19.758-04:002009-09-21T05:47:19.758-04:00one of the best things about my boys being 11 and ...one of the best things about my boys being 11 and 7? <br />no. more. playgrounds.Madgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905740781186585499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-7792527132011564062009-09-21T00:30:24.032-04:002009-09-21T00:30:24.032-04:00I love it! I love it! Well said!I love it! I love it! Well said!Mammatalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817604771276398853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-62972738288615157522009-09-20T22:00:11.788-04:002009-09-20T22:00:11.788-04:00It's a fine line. I'm all for letting them...It's a fine line. I'm all for letting them gain their independence. My two year old does fairly well, all things considered. I mean he did fall in to a fire ant pile this afternoon but survived none worse for the wear. If he were being a total dillhole to someone else's kid though, I'd be forced to speak up or smack down depending on the situation, I'd also expect the same courtesy from other parents.Mrsbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338013137281543065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-13841210966903571452009-09-20T21:35:59.130-04:002009-09-20T21:35:59.130-04:00I so get that. I live on 5 acres and I just turn t...I so get that. I live on 5 acres and I just turn the kids out, little to no supervision. It's great. If they get hurt, they'll learn from the experience. It's all about them developing autonomy!Suzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05491033490203984158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-27283266308420143352009-09-20T21:29:33.712-04:002009-09-20T21:29:33.712-04:00I think the playground should be much more than ru...I think the playground should be much more than running and kicking. It's the perfect chance for kids to learn social skills. Most parents are right there watching anyway but need we bark out orders during funtime as well? Gosh, give em a break. <br />I think most kids know well enough to scream, "hey mom, help."<br />That's when I come running with a cape on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-90798248836851208192009-09-20T20:18:31.417-04:002009-09-20T20:18:31.417-04:00I wholeheartedly agree with you! You HAVE to let ...I wholeheartedly agree with you! You HAVE to let the kids learn to make their own way, and the playground is a perfectly logical place to start!blognuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161713516407124717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-52602765792436842472009-09-20T17:10:51.615-04:002009-09-20T17:10:51.615-04:00Well said, my friend.
And thanks for reminding me...Well said, my friend.<br /><br />And thanks for reminding me of things I DON'T miss about those days.Liz Wilkey (a.k.a. A Mom on Spin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14804873736204504475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-88083221062188853492009-09-20T14:30:51.906-04:002009-09-20T14:30:51.906-04:00I so don't want to be the anal mom but I worry...I so don't want to be the anal mom but I worry. it took me twelve years to have him and I don't want him to fall from something high up and break his neck. I know in my head that all kids fall but he already broke his arm when he was 14 months and that was no fun. How do I let him just go on a playground? I am not being snarky for real! I am serious, how do you do it and not worry yourself to death. Now at home even outside I let him do his thing. I don't come running at the least little fall I tell him to get up and dust himself off and try again. it is just when we are out at big parks and things that I worry. What do you do to make yourself stand back?Shana Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358368506091648893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-56744120036507799262009-09-20T14:03:17.245-04:002009-09-20T14:03:17.245-04:00Heh, you are lucky you have an 80-year-old-wannabe...Heh, you are lucky you have an 80-year-old-wannabe toddler. I usually let my kids wander at the park with a watchful eye, and I don't usually intervene unless they look like they're about to REALLY hurt themselves (which doesn't include falling off the monkey bars but does include walking into the path of a kid twice their size on the swings). But if another kid shoved my kid down and his parent didn't jump in, you can betcha I would. Or if some kid told mine, "you are being so gay" or "you are being an asshole" because they've heard those words but don't know what they're used for, you can also betcha that I'd intervene.<br /><br />I think the playground should be for fun play. I think it sucks that we - parents - need to monitor so closely to make up for the parents who don't. Seriously, sometimes I get the funny look for not keeping a closer eye on my kids but really I am, I'm just watching them. But I also am trying to keep them from being forced to experience the ugliness of humanity one minute before they have to. <br /><br />It's just part of me, as their mom. I can't help it.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039056206420438194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-62759994935876359092009-09-20T13:56:16.128-04:002009-09-20T13:56:16.128-04:00There is a lot of wisdom in "backing off"...There is a lot of wisdom in "backing off", I believe anyway. I think the whole point in parenting is to teach your children how to make proper decisions not to make each decision for them. Which is exactly what you are saying. So many kids/teenagers/young adults don't know how to transition to adulthood.Buggyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590736331252340222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-39511963047637353652009-09-20T13:26:17.337-04:002009-09-20T13:26:17.337-04:00I learned the other day the number one reasons kid...I learned the other day the number one reasons kids break a leg in the early years if from sliding down the slide with their parents. Ask a doctor it's true, the little one gets a leg wrapped in mom's leg and they hit the bottom wrong and the next thing you know off the ER. Just sayin'<br /><br />But yeah, parents need to let the kids figure things out on their own and the playground is the best place to do that.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551314950473231190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-73924442121605392802009-09-20T13:21:56.753-04:002009-09-20T13:21:56.753-04:00And then they wonder why the kid(s) never leave ho...And then they wonder why the kid(s) never leave home.<br /><br />Good for you.brokenteepeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907414560986208401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824745890000210678.post-60332895515194432122009-09-20T13:11:33.318-04:002009-09-20T13:11:33.318-04:00If some kid shoved mine or threw rocks at her I...If some kid shoved mine or threw rocks at her I'd certainly expect that child's parent to intervene, just as I would intervene if my kid terrorized someone else's. Sorry -- shoving, hitting and throwing rocks at other children is never okay with me. Manners are expected at the playground just like anywhere else. My son nearly got thrown down a flight of stairs once by some kid whose mother wasn't supervising him.<br /><br />We used to enjoy ice skating, but we had to quit because we took our lives into our own hands every time we got on the ice with teenagers who fancied themselves NHL professionals, cutting across other skaters and indiscriminately executing violent hockey stops without bothering to consider that some child or adult might be sent flying.<br /><br />Now, the inside voice thing on a playground is ridiculous, I agree.feefifotohttp://blog.feefifoto.comnoreply@blogger.com