@Koah: lol. Yeah, I've run in to snotty little kids like that. Knowing they exist suddenly explains so much in this adult world, doesn't it? -sigh-


When does the event end-end? It's not tonight, is it? (edit: May 8th)

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@Koah: Kids like that are the worst because you just know it comes from their parents thinking they're better than everyone else.
Like 3rd graders don't come up with insults like that on their own, they were taught that.
And that's just sad.
Like why are you raising your child to be an asshole?
A classist asshole at that.
Making fun of people who might not be able to afford the same luxuries as you...
That's... Trash.

@Anarchist Beauty: absolutely. I hate that kind of thing, and yes, it absolutely comes from the parents!

@Totalanimefan: lol. my event? here? as in how have I been enjoying this event? It was cute, it was fun. How have you enjoyed it?

*went for a walk*

@Totalanimefan: Omgosh, I don't know what to do for dinner either. e.e'

@Anarchist Beauty: It's really easy to tell a household by how a kid behaves. If they're mildly a butth-le kid, they don't bother me.
lol, I'm stable now and like, settling into a "forever" home. We're done moving around. I brought my kids to a local park recently and my kids magnetized to another kid there. The mother came over to me and we chatted only for a moment and she got desperate to be my friend because we're similar in parenting styles. Which is super rare to find. XD //She came off strong// o3o' She was like "FINALLY. COME TO MY HOUSE WOMAN. I LIKE YOU." I mean, <- basically.

@Wildfire: I ended up going outside for fresh air and then drove the truck to the grocery store. I think I needed that today. =0 How was your walk?

@Totalanimefan: My husband got home and made food to save me the headache. He cooks quick Chinese food when he's hungry.

@Totalanimefan: I'm glad you enjoyed the event and are looking forward to the new features. Yes, the new shop is quite cute and it's always fun to see new drawings of established characters.
& @Koah:
My walk was fine, thanks - we walked about 2 miles and chose exactly the right time of evening to go, so it was comfortable out there, but no bugs (and the sun was still up). My eldest came with me & hubby too, which was nice, and we got to meet a couple of nice dogs (since we didn't have ours with us) :3

@Koah: & @Anarchist Beauty: & @Purpsy:
Parents who actually parent do seem to be becoming increasingly rare :( ... there are too many excuses for what's just rude self-centered behavior, and it comes from parents who never managed to control themselves or think their own actions and reactions through. That's one reason why I enjoyed the homeschool community so much here - most of us were on the same or similar parenting page in terms of style and approach (ie. actually interested and involved, without coddling or smothering), and there was always a parent around that would address anything that needed it. And yes, parenting styles have changed dramatically in the last couple of generations. I got whapped with a belt, or a wooden spoon, or a hand, etc., as a child more times than I care to admit, but that was the 'expert medical advice' at the time. Our knowledge and understanding has evolved since then.

@KittyBeary: It's cute... and from something that obviously I haven't seen XD
I really want and need to declutter too, but this last year has complicated my life in some ways and 'getting there' to actually do the decluttering and reorganizing has been difficult for me to manage. There have been higher priorities. But the time is coming :3 I hope you get there soon!

@Wildfire: Good Morning, I haven't read back yet.
I'm in better health and mindset today. I got much better sleep.
I have a play date lined up with that homeschooling mom I talked about a few weeks ago.
I had a lot of financial panic attacks this week and amidst those panics, my husband convinced me to keep homeschooling the kids next year. He's comfortable with me at home- which wasn't the case a couple of years ago when my kids weren't old enough for school.
lol, It's wild how much people change/grow within a couple of years.
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On the parenting topic; [ I read back ].

My mom tried wooden spoons to spank my brothers. But my eldest brother laughed when the spoon broke in half on his rear end. He was a pre-teen/teen. [I was too young to recall] BUT my Other brother talks about it all the time because that spoon breaking made a shift in the household and it was apparently scary [to him]. My mom found new ways to keep them in line. lol, I was so young in comparison that none of her "tough love" parenting affected me. My mom always talked about taking away the little VHS tv that my eldest would play PS1 on.
I definitely know quite a few parents that do spanking still. I remember a few years back, I looked up the rules on it. Something along the lines that you can't leave a mark or a handprint. It's frowned upon now in general.

omg, I'm comfortably strict with my kids[starting with this]. When I moved into my new town a couple of seasons ago, I scolded my kids in line at the grocery store, and I got red in the face from embarrassment because I don't know the local mentality on parenting. All these thoughts rushed through my head. 'What if someone in line is my neighbor and won't like me' 'Am I being looked at?' Etc.
Anyway, The older lady in front of me was grinning ear to ear. She saw I went red and said "You are so refreshing. You're so young and disciplining your kids on the spot. you just don't see that anymore."
@Purpsy: You have a twin Brother?! WHAT?! XD

@Koah: Oh that's so cool -congrats! Yes, it's amazing how much people can change in the course of a year!
I've had a few moments like the one you describe too, which was always nice. I've also had a few moments which garnered the opposite reaction of "oh, they're just being Kids!" /me eyerolling and trying not to smack the sh*t out of the person/ "Gee, thanks, Stranger, for judging and jumping to conclusions, completely undermining my authority and giving me a lot more work to do because now I have to try to explain to my kids why you're wrong, because you don't know the dynamic of my kids, their behavior today/this week, or what I'm trying to teach them!" I'm so glad I'm over that stage. Now I hear how nice, polite, smart, interesting, able, etc. my kids are :3 <3 *checks box* My job is (almost) done here!* XD

@Purpsy: *waves at* How are you today?


I'm about to run my son's books back to the campus... will bbs.