can we have a Parenting forum?

[Buddy_Christ]

i think it could be a useful board, as well as a fun board. no parent knows all the answers, so it'd be great to post questions on. we can give and get advice from other parents.

plus could be a place to post up some of the funny stories from things our kids have done, as well as pictures.

i'd be willing to moderate it if need be (j/k on the evil part)

 

[Becoming]

yes - here is the first post...

YOU ARE GROUNDED!!!

 

[strongsmartsexy]

There is only one thing you need to know about being a parent. That is how to give a swirly.

 

[jerkbox]

jeez man....we're gonna have to change the name of the site to eliteeverythinginthefreakinuniverse.com

 

[Longhorn85]

Parent? I prefer MILFs/DILFs.

 

[Becoming]

There is only one thing you need to know about being a parent. That is how to give a swirly.

ahhh yes. the swirly. now I could moderate a forum about those...

 

[Moderate_THIS]

I just talked with Susan Smith and she's on board

 

[SoKlueles]

I think this is a great idea

 

[Becoming]

I just talked with Susan Smith and she's on board

who is that? she wants a swirly to kick off the new board?

 

[gonelifting]

I would like that. I have many questions about that stuff. I lost the book that came with our baby. Actually I`ve never seen the book. I`m thinking it`s still inside... you know, INSIDE...

 

[Buddy_Christ]

I would like that. I have many questions about that stuff. I lost the book that came with our baby. Actually I`ve never seen the book. I`m thinking it`s still inside... you know, INSIDE...

you lost the manual?! oh man, you're screwed no matter what the question is. unless we know the model number, it's going to be impossible to help de-bug the child if there's any problems.

well, actually, she's your daughter, so i dunno how much hope there is for her anyway

 

[Puddles]

Being a parent is a tough job sometimes, but it is also the most rewarding. My daughter goes back to school tomorrow, I'm gonna miss her. She's excited and looking forward to 7th grade...how time flies!

 

[Longhorn85]

School is already back in? Mine won't go until after Labor Day!

 

[gonelifting]

Mine is starting school this September. She`s 2.5 years old, the poor thing. I hope it goes well for her.

Start that damn board already, I got questions!

 

[Buddy_Christ]

Mine is starting school this September. She`s 2.5 years old, the poor thing. I hope it goes well for her.

Start that damn board already, I got questions!

seriously. i think a board like that would actually be nice for us folks with kids. can't post that stuff up in C&C because you run the risk of your thread getting completely hijacked by people like gonelifting.

i knew you'd be interested in a board like that gonelifting. we'll make the place awesome, you and me bud.

 

[gonelifting]

seriously. i think a board like that would actually be nice for us folks with kids. can't post that stuff up in C&C because you run the risk of your thread getting completely hijacked by people like gonelifting.

i knew you'd be interested in a board like that gonelifting. we'll make the place awesome, you and me bud.

What are you doing right now? Do you wanna come over for a slumber party?

 

[Buddy_Christ]

What are you doing right now? Do you wanna come over for a slumber party?

i'm about to finish writing a paper actually.

how's your schedule for tomorrow night look?

oh, i'll have to bring my son with me. he'll be 4 in September. he's my little buddy, as long as he's behaving. fun kid actually.

and if tiger88 is around, we'll let my son chat with him for a while. my son might be able to understand him. if not, i'm sure he'll be entertained for hours.

 

[Longhorn85]

Mine is starting school this September. She`s 2.5 years old, the poor thing. I hope it goes well for her.

Starting school at 2.5??? Why are you in such a hurry to get her out of the house? What can she learn at 2.5 that Mom & Dad can't teach?

 

[Buddy_Christ]

Starting school at 2.5??? Why are you in such a hurry to get her out of the house? What can she learn at 2.5 that Mom & Dad can't teach?

my son refers to daycare as "School." it's a pre-school too or something. either way, doesn't matter to me, cause i pay $18/day when he's in full day, but only $12/5 hours right now cause i'm only taking one class during summer semesters.

oh yeah, he has a "girlfriend" there. those 2 are practically inseperable. every day when i pick him up, i ask him how school was. he always says "i said hi to Sarah." the one day he told me "Sarah loves me back."

all i gotta say is that's my boy

 

[nvrbuffenuff_girl]

Starting school at 2.5??? Why are you in such a hurry to get her out of the house? What can she learn at 2.5 that Mom & Dad can't teach?

School is this case is preschool.

Parents are able to provide a learning enviroment at home that will help their child grow intellectually, physically, and emotionally. However, in most cases social growth is delayed when children are not exposed to other children. This is one of the reasons many parents who are able to stay home with their child opt to place their child in preschool part-time to allow them to grow socially. I'm sure Gondlifting's little girl is a brilliant 2½ year old. Placing her in a quality preschool will only help her grow emotionally, socially, physically and intellectually that much more.

On a side note, many parents think that it is the preschool teacher's or school teacher's responsibility to teach their child. I deal with such parents all the time. They have no control of their children at home, they do not spend time with their children reading books, etc. Recently I had a 5 year old patient who could tell me all about her mom's sexual activities with her girlfriend and another guy, knew the human anatomy, but couldn't tell me the letters of the alphabet. Her mom obviously isn't an effective parent.

 

[gonelifting]

Starting school at 2.5??? Why are you in such a hurry to get her out of the house? What can she learn at 2.5 that Mom & Dad can't teach?

To be around other children.


She`s actually very smart. I know every parent says that about their kid, but she is. We`re actually a little concerned of her being held back a little because she already knows the year`s curriculum.

We`re mainly going for the interaction with other kids her age.

 

[bran987]

if any of you parents want a stupid job that will pay 100 bucks an hour

these dr. phil wannabe parents are getting a degree called parental coaches

and then giving out common sense advice to extremely wealthy wives who don't want to have to figure out what to do

just another tip from success & wealth bran987

 

[Longhorn85]

To be around other children.


She`s actually very smart. I know every parent says that about their kid, but she is. We`re actually a little concerned of her being held back a little because she already knows the year`s curriculum.

We`re mainly going for the interaction with other kids her age.

Cool. Sounds like you guys are great parents. What "curriculum" is there for 2.5 year olds? My kids at that age were concerened pretty much with trucks, trains, cars and throwing/kicking balls around.

It just seems to me that folks are in a hurry for their kids to grow up these days.

 

[Longhorn85]

if any of you parents want a stupid job that will pay 100 bucks an hour

these dr. phil wannabe parents are getting a degree called parental coaches

and then giving out common sense advice to extremely wealthy wives who don't want to have to figure out what to do

just another tip from success & wealth bran987

I guess rich women can add parental coaches to their personal staff:]

personal trainer
psycho-analyst
housekeeper
gardener
nutritionist
plastic surgeon
masseuse
manicurist
children's tutor
nanny
grocery shopper
hairdresser
gigilo

 

[gonelifting]

Cool. Sounds like you guys are great parents. What "curriculum" is there for 2.5 year olds? My kids at that age were concerened pretty much with trucks, trains, cars and throwing/kicking balls around.

It just seems to me that folks are in a hurry for their kids to grow up these days.

Don`t get me wrong, they certainly play there, but there are certain things they learn throughout the day and year. When we visited the school in June (end of the year for her age) they were learning stuff that my kid already knows. The lady there said "Don`t be intimidated, these kids have been here a year already" lol My daughter already knew all that stuff! Not trying to pick apart the place, just an observation.

We needed a daycare center and this SCHOOL was just a little more expensive than a "babysitting" center, so we opted to go there. She really needs to interact with other kids among other reasons for the move.

Most people I know put their kids in daycare from the first year! I thought I was the only standout. lol (of the people I know at least) You really need those two incomes around here.

 

[Longhorn85]

Most people I know put their kids in daycare from the first year! I thought I was the only standout. lol (of the people I know at least) You really need those two incomes around here.

I want to get away from your personal situation, because it is your business, but you bring up a great point since we are discussing parenting.

I see families where both parents work and the kids spend a lot of time in daycare. I wonder if this is beneficial or not? Daycare is kind of costly, and many times makes one spouses' income insignificant because a lot of it goes into daycare costs unless the govt or employer pays,which is another beef.

In the meantime, some stranger is teaching the child things that Mommy or Daddy should be teaching (how to get along with, respect others, table manners, saying please and thank you, tying your shoes, colors, counting, etc.)

Many times I hear, "we can't afford for Mommy to stay home", and then you look in the driveway and see two new cars, 3 TVs in the house, Going out to eat 3-4 times a week, designer clothes, etc.

It is a choice families make, but I think in many cases they should admit that they choose to put their kid in daycare not because they need to work, but because they don't want to stay home all day with their own kid.

 

[Werd]

I want to get away from your personal situation, because it is your business, but you bring up a great point since we are discussing parenting.

I see families where both parents work and the kids spend a lot of time in daycare. I wonder if this is beneficial or not? Daycare is kind of costly, and many times makes one spouses' income insignificant because a lot of it goes into daycare costs unless the govt or employer pays,which is another beef.

In the meantime, some stranger is teaching the child things that Mommy or Daddy should be teaching (how to get along with, respect others, table manners, saying please and thank you, tying your shoes, colors, counting, etc.)

Many times I hear, "we can't afford for Mommy to stay home", and then you look in the driveway and see two new cars, 3 TVs in the house, Going out to eat 3-4 times a week, designer clothes, etc.

It is a choice families make, but I think in many cases they should admit that they choose to put their kid in daycare not because they need to work, but because they don't want to stay home all day with their own kid.

WERD

Sending a child to school parttime a few hours a few times a week is not akin to dropping them off at 7:30/8AM and picking them up 6:30PM M - F from the age of 6 months. In the case of single parents this situation is sometimes unavoidable but when you have two parents in the house I can't possibly see how it is cost effective to have both parents working while they willingly give up some of the most formative years of a child's life so they can surround their kids with hoards of JUNK, live on fast food and have matching BMW's.

just my .02

And I do agree, I think a parenting forum would be an EXCELLENT idea!

I never had too much trouble navigating the "little kid" thing but now my children are on the cusp of full blown puberty and having been through a messy divorce/custody sitch, now looking at remarriage and a "mixed" family (my man has children though admittedly older). There are so many questions in my mind. There are so many circumstances in my life that I never thought would occur when I chose to become a mother and I would genuinely appreciate help - feedback and a place to vent and express my fears without a bunch of pimply faced bobos (I luv ALL yaz here on C&C LOL) jumping up and down with their silly little judgemental interjections totally detracting from the original intent of comments. Just as in the "girls' talk" forum we feel more confident posting up all sorts of questions/comments because we are in essence protected from such situations.

What say you George?!

 

[Carmen]

I want to get away from your personal situation, because it is your business, but you bring up a great point since we are discussing parenting.

I see families where both parents work and the kids spend a lot of time in daycare. I wonder if this is beneficial or not? Daycare is kind of costly, and many times makes one spouses' income insignificant because a lot of it goes into daycare costs unless the govt or employer pays,which is another beef.

In the meantime, some stranger is teaching the child things that Mommy or Daddy should be teaching (how to get along with, respect others, table manners, saying please and thank you, tying your shoes, colors, counting, etc.)

Many times I hear, "we can't afford for Mommy to stay home", and then you look in the driveway and see two new cars, 3 TVs in the house, Going out to eat 3-4 times a week, designer clothes, etc.

It is a choice families make, but I think in many cases they should admit that they choose to put their kid in daycare not because they need to work, but because they don't want to stay home all day with their own kid.

I'm very lucky in the fact that I have a well paying job that lets me leave in time to be home when my kids get off the school bus, but not everyone does of course. I took time off when they were infants, but i easily admitted that although i love my kids to death, and I would not work at a job that got me home later than i already do, I don't think i could be a stay at home mom. I really admire those women that are- but without the self discipline it takes, i'd be spending more money than i had, eating more than i should, and parking myself in front of the tv.
It wasn't easy when they were infants-juggling everything, but its never easy anyway.

 

[Robert Jan]

when I was 8 I thought my father had all the answers though

 

[ChefWide]

Great idea. We all could use a sounding board that doesn't include any of the 'I hate when kids...' crap. Serious questions and serious commentary on the most important thing a human can do.

I would be very interested in that. Father first, everything else second.

 

[Buddy_Christ]

i gotta bring this back to page 1 cause we havn't gotten an "official" response on this yet.

 

[Smurfy]

Im all for a parenting board.

 

[fyxgel2]

Parent? I prefer MILFs/DILFs.

I prefer just MILFs