Comments on: Just sayings

By: Emme

Emme — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:48:32 +0000

So I am just catching up on you so this is a bit late to respond but couldn’t help to throw in one of my favorites from my very own mother…. when i was pregnant all 3 times i had horrible allergies and couldn’t take anything and my mom would chime in with “I just don’t understand why the doctor won’t let you take something… for goodness sakes, i was on barbitutes when i was pregnant with you and you turned out just fine!” Jesus Christ – I keep waiting for horrible mental disease or something.

By: Christen

Christen — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:12:24 +0000

“It goes so fast!”

As if I didn’t know that.

And as if it didn’t make me cry already.

By: kimblahg

kimblahg — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:01:55 +0000

chiming in just to say i am so using “scream hole” from now on. the platitudes that bother me the most are any used to compare kid’s development- particularly from grandparents who insist every one of their kids were potty trained at 12 months.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:21:53 +0000

love your postings!

By: melanie

melanie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:55:06 +0000

OMG i’m loving this entry and the comments!
some of the things i get told about my 7 month old: “oh she’ll be crawling soon” – um duh i know that… I LOOK AFTER HER 24 HOURS A DAY! i DO notice her developments. “why can’t she have hot chips, it’s just potato?” – BECAUSE IT’S FREAKING DEEP FRIED AND SHE’S 7 MONTHS FOR PETES SAKE… she does not need it – while i wrestle it out of her MOUTH!!! “maybe it’s time you weaned her, i did it once my kids got teeth” – well honey, thats you! i’ll breastfeed for however long i damn well wish to thank you very much. “is she a good baby?” – this drives me up the wall! as if people say they’re baby is a ‘bad’ baby. argh! “why can’t she eat….. ***insert unhealthy option here*** she’ll like it, it’s good for her” – she’ll eat what i say she can eat… she is MY child remember????? “oh look she’s crawling” – as they force her into all fours position and push on her back legs…. STOP IT!!
ok, i better stop at that or i’ll go on forever! sorry.

By: t.cup

t.cup — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:31:37 +0000

‘i don’t believe in moving things, they just need to lern the meaning of the word no’ (said by my gramma as i pulled my 11 month old off her plant for the 12th time in an hour)

dude, they KNOW the meaning of the word no. they just don’t CARE. so don’t bitch to me when your precious whatever gets wrecked because you refused to move it after i recommended you do so because, babies, you know, NOT KNOWN FOR THEIR AWESOME LOGIC SKILLS.

By: KJ

KJ — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:31:07 +0000

Worst platitude in history: Smile, it could be worse!
This makes me feel stabby, and usually renders unto the speaker a stream of red-faced STFU’s alongside some particularly colorful gesticulation.
Not that I have an anger problem or anything…

By: Heather-in-Australia

Heather-in-Australia — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:05:05 +0000

::: Smiles at Gaby :) :::

By: victoria

victoria — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:00:23 +0000

Oh, god. The entitlement of in laws who think they can command us Seattle wives to drive ALL THE WAY TO EUGENE for the damn weekend.

By: Violet

Violet — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:37:32 +0000

Oh, I hate them all! “You think the terrible twos are bad, wait until she’s three!”. Thanks for dashing my hopes. “You can’t wait for them to talk, then you just want them to stop talking”. Ok, I could do without the constant “mommy, mommy, JUICE MOMMY!”, but I love listening to her songs, and telling me that tigers go RRRWWWWRRRR. And the eating! “I just cook whatever I cook, and they just eat it – I don’t baby them and give them a choice. That’s how you do it.” Um.. yeah. I’m just being too soft. If I was a REAL parent, my kids would just fall in line and do what I want. Thanks, so good to know.