Comments on: …and PuppyDog Tails

By: Alesha

Alesha — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:44:09 +0000

I use to flash truckers too!? thought it was funny, man those were the good ol days. I don’t think the window on my car is long enough to that anymore(2+ years of breastfeeding)
My little guy is 2 and I can’t imagine what horror is in store for us when he enters preschool. He is a raving lunatic who prefers to be naked 24/7. That works here but probably won’t go over at Little Bears Preschool(fake name)
Sometimes it seems unfair to have to put so many rules on these little free spirits but I guess that what makes us “civilized” There is so many rules! Wash hands, pee in a the toilet, don’t write on grandma with a sharpie, etc..It’s exhausting.

By: Aimee Greeblemonkey

Aimee Greeblemonkey — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:58:13 +0000

Ouch, FUN DAY.

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:04:06 +0000

My 6 year old was locking the bathroom stalls and crawling underneath to keep others from getting in. He convinced a boy to pour milk on his lunch and eat it. And last night while dancing took off his pants, swung them around his head and threw them. WTF!
This could be a fun mommy throw down.

By: wookie

wookie — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:03:27 +0000

I also am siding with the people who found it hilarious. Inappropriate, sure, but hilarious.

My daughter, at 5, wanted to make her best friend feel better after his dog had passed on. So she gathered his friends, had them sit in a circle and hold hands, and “led a meditation”. To talk to the dogs spirit in the spirit world, where they “discovered” that Buddy’s spirit was happy, chasing balls, playing games, eating dog food and doing all the things he loved best.

So I think we both have our work cut out for us.

By: Jo MacD

Jo MacD — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:07:37 +0000

I have a confession to make. I was a teacher’s pet, and I’m married to a (former – hah!) class clown. So my 6yo son’s teacher tells me tales of the wacky things my son has done in class that day, with tears of laughter rolling down her cheeks, and I’m MORTIFIED!

But then I remember my husband has turned class clown into a lucrative career. He’s a child psychologist who sees a stream of anxious/angry/depressed kids and teens who’ve just been expelled, abused or arrested or are going through nasty parental divorces – and I kid you not, you can hear the GALES of laughter from the waiting room. There’s serious therapy going on, but these distressed families are laughing so hard they barely notice. And angry teenage boys who had to be DRAGGED to their first appointment, or girls who’ve been sexually abused and were terrified to see a male therapist, say “Can I pleeeeease come back again next week?”

So I bite my tongue and hope my little clown holds onto his wackiness, even if it gets him into trouble now and then (hey, so he unplugged the jumping castle when it was full of kids who screamed as it collapsed on them – they all survived right?) cause sometimes a clown is exactly what people need most.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:44:55 +0000

I actually think this sounds funny…but then it probably wouldn’t if I was receiving phones calls about it. He sounds like a ball of energy. At the every least think of all the stories you can tell about his escapades.

By: deb

deb — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:20:43 +0000

Why.. when i read about his escapades could I so easily see his father doing the same things??

You cannot be responsible for “teaching” your kids everything they do- they have lives and experiences different from your own even when you are doing the same thing.

He sounds adorable to me -but then I always loved the fun-loving, goofy 8-12 year old guys.

By: Undomestic Diva

Undomestic Diva — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:07:17 +0000

I blame Aaron. WHO KNOWS what he teaches him while you’re away on business. Srsly.

By: cindy w

cindy w — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:51:06 +0000

When I was 4, my mom caught me kissing the boy who lived next door. We were “playing soap opera.” No lie. My mom made my grandmother stop watching her soaps in front of us from that point on.

So, really? Not the end of the world. I don’t even think this really qualifies as a #parentingfail moment. I think you’re right that he’s just trying to be funny, and he has no concept that any of it is inappropriate. But what do you expect? He’s 6. I’m willing to bet that the vast majority of 6 year-olds out there are not masters of social etiquette. You’re doing FINE. Cut yourself some slack.

By: GreenInOC

GreenInOC — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:21:57 +0000

“…he isn’t even aware that any of that wasn’t funny…”

Yes, it wasn’t appropriate and it wasn’t funny – it was hilarious!!!

Come on now, how can you talk to your kids about EVERY possible thing that they could think of doing, before they actually do them and discuss the appropriateness of these behaviors?!

I’m sure it’s mortifying but I’m pretty sure you are going to be VERY happy to have this recorded for both teenage humiliation and future laughs.