Side Eye

[lainikins]

Sept 9, 2015 10:13:48 GMT -5 aimeefarrahfowler said:

Sept 9, 2015 7:01:15 GMT -5 jennmm said:

I agree. I side eye parents who think movies intended for grown ups are an appropriate  place to take kids the same age. Every time we go, there are young kids in a PG-13 or R rated movie. Usually R. I like to see movies, too, but if you can't get a sitter, see an age appropriate movie. Maybe I am old fashioned but I don't want my young kids watching movies with graphic sex, f bombs, and nudity in them.

I remember years ago I went with my friends to see Zombieland in the theater. In the row in front of me, there was a couple there with their young kid, I guess they were around 7 years old. If you've ever seen that movie, the opening credits are really graphic and gross. Kid was crying hysterically before the movie even started. I side-eyed them hardcore then, before I had kids and now I'm judging them even more. Poor thing was probably scarred for years.

When I was 7 my parents wanted to see Jurassic Park. We went opening weekend and it was so packed we could not even get seats together. I was sitting alone two rows in front of my parents and I was terrified. I was traumatized for years with nightmares of raptors coming after me every night.

[heatherbee]

Side eyeing myself. Dd just had a cat litter pellet in her mouth ...

[USCgirl]

I can totally relate to so many of your stories. I am a total helicopter mom and have never been away from LO for more than a few hours and never overnight. I also lose my cool quite often and end up yelling and giving a spank. I hope I am not ruining my kid, but geez, these toddlers are awful at times.

[britbratjf]

Sept 9, 2015 18:09:14 GMT -5 USCgirl said:

I can totally relate to so many of your stories. I am a total helicopter mom and have never been away from LO for more than a few hours and never overnight. I also lose my cool quite often and end up yelling and giving a spank. I hope I am not ruining my kid, but geez, these toddlers are awful at times.

I legit don't know how some of you haven't spent the night away from your kid. I mean I love my kid but I love when she spends the night/weekend at grandparents & I get to go to a nice dinner without rushing & sleeping in! No judgement at all I just love those breaks from my kid and don't know how people live without them!

Edit: this obviously doesn't apply if you don't have family close by. That would be harder

[summergirl1211]

Sept 9, 2015 19:01:54 GMT -5 britbratjf said:

Sept 9, 2015 18:09:14 GMT -5 USCgirl said:

I can totally relate to so many of your stories. I am a total helicopter mom and have never been away from LO for more than a few hours and never overnight. I also lose my cool quite often and end up yelling and giving a spank. I hope I am not ruining my kid, but geez, these toddlers are awful at times.

I legit don't know how some of you haven't spent the night away from your kid. I mean I love my kid but I love when she spends the night/weekend at grandparents & I get to go to a nice dinner without rushing & sleeping in! No judgement at all I just love those breaks from my kid and don't know how people live without them!

Edit: this obviously doesn't apply if you don't have family close by. That would be harder

+1. I know everyone is different and I'm not judging, but I totally love time away from Riley. It's nice to recharge, sleep in, and just get some space for a little bit. It helps me be a better person and better parent to get those breaks once in awhile. 

[mrsdonati]

Sept 9, 2015 19:01:54 GMT -5 britbratjf said:

Sept 9, 2015 18:09:14 GMT -5 USCgirl said:

I can totally relate to so many of your stories. I am a total helicopter mom and have never been away from LO for more than a few hours and never overnight. I also lose my cool quite often and end up yelling and giving a spank. I hope I am not ruining my kid, but geez, these toddlers are awful at times.

I legit don't know how some of you haven't spent the night away from your kid. I mean I love my kid but I love when she spends the night/weekend at grandparents & I get to go to a nice dinner without rushing & sleeping in! No judgement at all I just love those breaks from my kid and don't know how people live without them!

Edit: this obviously doesn't apply if you don't have family close by. That would be harder

Elena stays at my dad's house every Friday night! TC, I look forward to it every week.

[lainikins]

Sept 9, 2015 19:01:54 GMT -5 britbratjf said:

Sept 9, 2015 18:09:14 GMT -5 USCgirl said:

I can totally relate to so many of your stories. I am a total helicopter mom and have never been away from LO for more than a few hours and never overnight. I also lose my cool quite often and end up yelling and giving a spank. I hope I am not ruining my kid, but geez, these toddlers are awful at times.

I legit don't know how some of you haven't spent the night away from your kid. I mean I love my kid but I love when she spends the night/weekend at grandparents & I get to go to a nice dinner without rushing & sleeping in! No judgement at all I just love those breaks from my kid and don't know how people live without them!

Edit: this obviously doesn't apply if you don't have family close by. That would be harder

I would love some nights away, but all of our family is 2 hours away and DH family is scared to take him overnight. My parents have my sister and her two kids living there already and I would feel bad adding to that craziness. My sister though has my parents watch the kids overnight a couple times a week so she can sleep over her boyfriends house though. I am not bitter.

[xanthepants]

See if it were my mom watching Cosette I wouldn't have an issue at all leaving her overnight. Seriously. But MIL just undoes whatever we've worked hard on so many times, it's just frustrating. We have left her overnight and even for a couple days. But I feel like we are seriously spending a month after trying to get her back in sync after a visit. Whereas the couple of times we've left her with my mom - Her sleep issues are actually better, she doesn't get crap to eat, she isn't a whiney mess the next day.

[bliz1712]

My kids beg to go to my parent's house all the time. Most of our meltdowns in the morning are because Hanna asks where we are going and if it's not their house she throws a fit. Clearly they like them better than me. But it's nice to know you have someone to take them when you need a break or have committments.

xanthepants, I feel the same way with MIL. If my parents can't watch them I try to change my plans if I can. We had MIL watch Hanna for several nights and she opted to keep her up until 9-10 instead of sticking with our scheduled bedtime. I even offered to send over a monitor, but her response was "no, we'll just go to bed when she does and we'll hear her" And then she had the nerve to complain that she woke up MOTN, well obviously she did because her schedule is out of whack!

[MissMusic]

A friend of mine, who had a kid she couldn't afford (with her H), got their 2 cars repo'ed, somehow managed to get 2 more cars that are Bugs, and now can't fit their car seat into the back of the Bug. Edit: did they get the Bugs because it was cheaper?  I have no idea.  I can't imagine they are the safest cars for kids, but I could be wrong?

Also, she "would have turned her kid before 1yr if the state allowed it". OMG I just can't today.

[origamimommy]

MissMusic I have a friend that turned her 11 month old and then moved her 3 year old to a booster (just the cheapie car booster thing) because "eh, they're close enough." (And by friend o mean person I took one class with in college. )