tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post4287714286775661278..comments2024-03-18T10:03:54.603-04:00Comments on THE MEANEST MOM: My Kids' Play DatesJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09840070603313673129noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-55758703326064765352011-11-06T23:43:21.178-05:002011-11-06T23:43:21.178-05:00oh boy, what a day! This weekend we had friends o...oh boy, what a day! This weekend we had friends over and their two year old somehow broke his arm! My husband is guessing our three year old must have jumped on him or pushed him but I felt bad punishing him for something I have no idea how it happened. I wonder when I'll see my friends again. ;)Meloniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812162212037990475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-20000993272714066442011-10-31T12:23:26.860-04:002011-10-31T12:23:26.860-04:00Oh my word! My son is bound to be the one getting...Oh my word! My son is bound to be the one getting injured at other peoples homes. I expect it. I hope things get better for play dates. Otherwise farm your kids out to other people for play dates :)Reginahttp://www.thecrazynutsmom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-69920345976035017882011-10-30T11:10:26.578-04:002011-10-30T11:10:26.578-04:00That is the funniest playdate story ever!That is the funniest playdate story ever!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253925828574581450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-77245684734735741702011-10-29T17:26:56.401-04:002011-10-29T17:26:56.401-04:00LOL play dates stress me out too!
vivalivie.comLOL play dates stress me out too!<br />vivalivie.comjeorgeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363236557280369353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-79802441226979201452011-10-29T16:28:46.733-04:002011-10-29T16:28:46.733-04:00Haha! What a disasterous day! You don't want y...Haha! What a disasterous day! You don't want your daughter to be friends with someone who would act that way anyway so you're better off.<br /><br />At least he wiped his booger on one of the boy's legs instead of thirsty girl. I feel that would have gone over very poorly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02379513974336272671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-86331549718870220422011-10-29T15:52:00.099-04:002011-10-29T15:52:00.099-04:00That's exactly why I don't do playdates, E...That's exactly why I don't do playdates, EVER. Great post!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13884620039283121412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-5004378924073956882011-10-29T13:44:04.892-04:002011-10-29T13:44:04.892-04:00I love your blog, Jana! This post in particular r...I love your blog, Jana! This post in particular reminded me of when I was an nanny in Germany, and I treated those kids like little princes. Yet somehow they always managed to come up with wild, fantastical fibs about me, telling their mom I "locked them in closets" and "refused to feed them" and so forth. The extent to which children can fully believe their own imaginations blows my mind.Ellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-46600262107280394172011-10-28T17:29:19.092-04:002011-10-28T17:29:19.092-04:00I so needed this today. Thank you. Sincerely.I so needed this today. Thank you. Sincerely.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01400863807852009893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-4921877801924867362011-10-28T16:39:41.360-04:002011-10-28T16:39:41.360-04:00:-)
My DD's friends call me the food Nazi. T...:-)<br /><br />My DD's friends call me the food Nazi. They say I'm SO mean with food. I just don't think kids really need junk food snacks, because they don't fill you up. If kids are hungry I have apples and I can put peanut butter on celery for them if they want. But they don't want that. They want 5 granola bars, 350 goldfish, and 10 bags of fruit snacks -- all of which will NOT make you feel LESS hungry!!! So if they ask I say, Sorry! If you're hungry I have apples and oranges!! <br /><br />The neighbor girl looks at me as if I'm Hitler, runs home and tells her mom I won't give her a snack, and her mom gives her an unlimited amount of whatever she wants -- and the little girl brings back a whole load of snacks back to my house. <br /><br />Seriously, moms. SEriously??<br /><br />I would have just told the girl, your arms aren't broken, get a drink yourself. If you want something you ask for it - I'm not a mind reader! That's the rule in my house :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169756682267741997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-18178133236945471252011-10-28T14:33:04.832-04:002011-10-28T14:33:04.832-04:00Is it just me, or do these events seem like no big...Is it just me, or do these events seem like no biggie? Kids play. Kids get hurt. Kids don't always listen. You can't blame someone else's parents for not wrapping them in bubble wrap and taking their shoelaces. :)<br /><br />Hang in there, Jana. If those parents are mad about normal kid stuff, they're not people you want to worry about trying to impress. <3 You're doing a great job, I'm sure.C-Dubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486159655774171422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-5533396088808563312011-10-28T13:45:07.419-04:002011-10-28T13:45:07.419-04:00Oh my...the minute a playdate starts (that I am ho...Oh my...the minute a playdate starts (that I am hosting) is the minute I start counting down until it is over.Daytime Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278986512630295683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-38339253734052517762011-10-28T13:18:44.142-04:002011-10-28T13:18:44.142-04:00Oh boy! I guess these are the things I get to loo...Oh boy! I guess these are the things I get to look forward to. And I thought having one tiny munchkin was difficult! <br /><br />www.domesticated-ish.blogspot.comMeagan Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13884560055890692454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-52257096861644000202011-10-28T13:15:38.958-04:002011-10-28T13:15:38.958-04:00Oh man! My cheeks hurt I am laughing so hard. I di...Oh man! My cheeks hurt I am laughing so hard. I didn't realize parents drop off their kids to play dates and leave. <br /><br />I invited my yoga instructor and his wife and their two little kids to our house. Their oldest kept asking where all the cool toys were and my yoga instructor proceeded to pose my daughters Barbie into different yoga poses. <br /><br />I haven't invited them back. :)<br /><br />www.librarianmom.comBeth Hatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02554416545129320263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-29058960674202953322011-10-28T13:10:30.791-04:002011-10-28T13:10:30.791-04:00This is precisely why I don't do play dates. ...This is precisely why I don't do play dates. I have minor anxiety attacks everytime one of babygirl's friends calls, because they MIGHT want to come over to play. Yikes!<br /><br />Hope the next one (if you ever have one again) is MUCH better!Deputy's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15072138281879237378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-41700571014387037352011-10-28T12:16:39.054-04:002011-10-28T12:16:39.054-04:00*you up.*you up.dani janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09107631741698522593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-91518470088002671812011-10-28T12:16:00.599-04:002011-10-28T12:16:00.599-04:00My daughters have informed me that "all of th...My daughters have informed me that "all of their friends think I am mean". Once I stopped celebrating like a wild woman, I gained composure and said, "Oh, I am so sorry...I guess all play dates will be elsewhere from now on.." Leave me the address, I promise to pick up up when it's over..... Bahahahahaha!dani janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09107631741698522593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-68296391240823819272011-10-28T11:38:53.031-04:002011-10-28T11:38:53.031-04:00Why does this seem to be the play date generation?...Why does this seem to be the play date generation? I'm with you- having other kids over in my house stresses me out. Your posts are always a sure cure for a stressful day!BeckyB.Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17810647727156895431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-35798456127167101202011-10-28T11:13:35.318-04:002011-10-28T11:13:35.318-04:00Once again I'm convinced we should be friends ...Once again I'm convinced we should be friends (you even came up on my Facebook as "people I may know," though I'm not exactly sure why). Not only would I be totally OK with it if my kids came back from your house a little banged up, you might find the same with your kids if they came to our house to play. My husband even jokes that our kids often have "daily toughening experiences" with us.Kari M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-88561691440529510702011-10-28T10:14:43.378-04:002011-10-28T10:14:43.378-04:00Oh that little ovary yielding brat!! The desire t...Oh that little ovary yielding brat!! The desire to drench her in iced water would have overcome me! My kids' friends come over after they have been warned that I will treat them like I treat my own kids and that means if they do wrong, they WILL be yelled at. Only the strongest ever return!Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13877564312244508811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-77975694129509371582011-10-28T10:11:42.353-04:002011-10-28T10:11:42.353-04:00I knew there would be trouble when you said they E...I knew there would be trouble when you said they EACH brought a friend home. One at a time, sister, one at a time!! :)Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980828749135451472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-2299335919968486422011-10-28T08:27:09.989-04:002011-10-28T08:27:09.989-04:00Playdates. Hah. Who needs em? This is why I'm ...Playdates. Hah. Who needs em? This is why I'm sure that my children will be emotionally, socially stunted little nerds.Ashley Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14494158120163259383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-13018312821217373592011-10-28T07:49:28.925-04:002011-10-28T07:49:28.925-04:00I loathe playdates, and with 4 kids, they're a...I loathe playdates, and with 4 kids, they're a real pisser (my kids, their friends, the fact that playdates exist and are demanded....). They are anxiety-producing here too, and when my kids get sick of their friends (which they invariably do) and start ignoring their friends, well, then I have to sit down and play with the kid since my unreasonable kids fail to do it. Just what I wanted to do all afternoon: play with a 4-year old. <br /><br />LOL!!!! Very funny story, very well told Jana!! Can't wait for the next installment.Cristynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-52314203115974032272011-10-28T06:13:06.894-04:002011-10-28T06:13:06.894-04:00HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAHA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAJanet's pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495176265941572326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-84892773057617954252011-10-28T04:43:24.459-04:002011-10-28T04:43:24.459-04:00I sometimes don't know whether to laugh or cry...I sometimes don't know whether to laugh or cry after reading your posts, lol. Right now my son has enough friends from church (all whose parents I'm good friends with) that any mishap that may happen during a play date isn't so embarrassing. But once my son starts going to school, well, I'm sure the game will change slightly. Well, carry on, Jana; we're all counting on you. :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703373512813585703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-87591064187169775862011-10-28T03:08:45.756-04:002011-10-28T03:08:45.756-04:00I have a solution for you, but you probably aren&#...I have a solution for you, but you probably aren't going to like it. You just need to have enough kids that you never have to worry about inviting a friend over because your kids can all just play with each other. It works great for me!<br />Sandy<br />www.twelvemakesadozen.blogspot.comMom of 12https://www.blogger.com/profile/03622293584581118824noreply@blogger.com