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Re: Waving Hi!

Minnie Mouse — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:09:31 GMT

RockinDiva:

MinnieMouse- It's one of my biggest pet peeves too! I just don't understand how people can be OK with their children having no manners when interacting with others. I wouldn't want any of my kids to be "that kid" that never gets invited to birthday parties or over to friends houses because no one(child and grown-up alike) wants to be around them. It especially upsetting when you see something rude being done to your own kid and the other parents do nothing to stop it. Hope the little food thief didn't upset your daughter too much.

Luckily it didn't upset my daughter at all, she didn't notice. She's always been one of those kids that could take food or leave it...she eats like a little bird! Plus, we were surrounded by Disney Pricesses. Yeah...even if she liked food I don't think she would have cared! It was just the whole principle of the thing. Not that I would want them to openly have given her that much of a punishment during a dinner that was supposed to be fun, but laughing is totally a different thing.

But I agree, I don't want my kids to be those that get tagged like that either! There are a couple at my daughters school... All of our family live so far away, that I can't claim that behavior out of any of their cousins, cause I frankly barely know the kids

Re: Waving Hi!

RockinDiva — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:30:43 GMT

Tryin4Pink:
Oh, I am so glad that my family isn't the only crazy family. And I can see my cousin's daughter turning into the kind of kids you have explained. I just don't see why kids are aloud to run wild, and put their hands on other kids, and be mean. I know it's all about the parenting. But, when some parents are more concerned with themselves, I guess the kids go find attention somewhere else - regardless of the kind of attention that may be.

Oh, your family is definitely not the only crazy one out there! I am sooo there with you! If parents don't instill in children from a young age that their feelings matter, but the feelings of others matter just as much, they miss out on a very important social lesson that will bite them in the butt later on. I think you're absolutely right-when parents are concerned with themselves and not their children, they do whatever they can to get a reaction from people, regardless if it's negative or positive.

MinnieMouse- It's one of my biggest pet peeves too! I just don't understand how people can be OK with their children having no manners when interacting with others. I wouldn't want any of my kids to be "that kid" that never gets invited to birthday parties or over to friends houses because no one(child and grown-up alike) wants to be around them. It especially upsetting when you see something rude being done to your own kid and the other parents do nothing to stop it. Hope the little food thief didn't upset your daughter too much.

Re: Waving Hi!

Blonde Baby — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:36:57 GMT

Oh, I am so glad that my family isn't the only crazy family. And I can see my cousin's daughter turning into the kind of kids you have explained. I just don't see why kids are aloud to run wild, and put their hands on other kids, and be mean. I know it's all about the parenting. But, when some parents are more concerned with themselves, I guess the kids go find attention somewhere else - regardless of the kind of attention that may be.

Re: Waving Hi!

Minnie Mouse — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:00:27 GMT

RockinDiva:

That's good that your kids are close in age and get along. Maybe she's having a boy and you'll have a girl, or vice versa, so something can be your own this time.

I have to vent a little more. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law have a boy and a girl. I hate saying this about my neice and nephew, but I am genuinely worried about how these kids are going to turn out. None of the other cousins like playing with them. Their daughter is 5 and is actually cruel to my daughter! It makes me very upset. She made my daughter very upset because she decided to tell her that her other grandfather (not my father-in-law) doesn't like my daughter, started bragging about how he buys her all kinds of things and basically that my daughter is not loved because no one is buying her all these things. I know she's only 5, but she has to know that saying these things are mean. This is definately not the first time she has done something like this. My daughter dislikes her own cousin so much that when she walks in the room, my daughter finds a reason to leave. It's really sad.

The other day their boy who is 3 got mad at my brother-in-law and said he was going to pee on him, then he pulled his pants down and did it! They said they just laughed about it! OMG! If my kid did that, or even came close to doing that, his butt would be red so fast his little head would spin! He doesn't listen to anything anyone says to him either. They are the most disobedient kids I have ever seen, and nothing that anyone says to the parents about it makes a difference. I love them, but these kids are really hard to be around because of how they act. I usually end up embarrased and having to apologize at my kids birthday parties because of how these kids act (i.e sorry my nephew trampled on your kid then laughed about it in his face, or that my neice purposely pushed your kid down or snatched something that belonged to your kid out of their hands and made them cry). I know kids are not wired to act like this, and it's all because of the parenting. The situation with my sister-in-law and the kids is just so frusterating to me, and I see how upsetting it is to my MIL, who is a very sweet woman. These kids are going to end up being the bullies in school if these behaviors aren't stopped.

Oh, and I bet within 2 months of announcing at Thanksgiving that I'm pregnant, my SIL will be pregnant.

Ok, vent over!!

Ohh...you hit on one of my big pet peeves! I can't stand it when parents laugh at bad behavior!! We have a friend - very close friend - with a daughter that is only a couple months older than my dd#1. My hubby has been avoiding them like the plague because of their daughters behavior. We traveled down to Disney World with them, and at one of our fancy, pre-reserved dinners, their daughter took food off my daughters plate when she wasn't looking. Her father thought it was the funniest thing, that it was great that his daughter was so assertive and went for what she wanted. What? I call that plain bad manners. And the mom always scolds, but the kid ignores her, cause Daddy is just laughing. It's the same thing every time we see them. It's such a pity - because besides their parenting style, we do like them and have known them for years.

Re: Waving Hi!

Minnie Mouse — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:53:59 GMT

Tryin4Pink:

Oh, I am so glad that everyone understands. I feel awful to b*tch about it, and hope that God doesn't hold it against me, and make something bad happen. But, it's just that she has a DD, then a DS, and she says things like boys always have bigger heads, and that they are slower than girls, and blah blah blah. Her DS's head is HUGE! And I just take offense to it, and I shouldn't. And my DS crawled at 5 months, and walked at 9. How is that slow? Then, they say how her DS looks like my DS, and I really just do not see it. But she says everyone says that.

Oh, and the reason she doesn't wear maternity clothes is because she never looks pregnant. UGH!

But, when it all comes down to it, the kids are fun... so it is nice to have them close together. But, I thought she hated having 2 kids, and now she's adding another in the mix. She does everything she can to get away from them (besides getting a job of course). Ok, rant over.

Here's a picture of all of our kids. Mine is the one in the Navy Blue shirt and red shorts, the one who is pregnant now has the little girl and the baby boy. The two on the ends are the youngest cousin's kids.

I do love them, and enjoy all of them though. It just kind of stung initially.

Great pictures!! I absolutely love the dogs in the background sniffing through...hmm....kids....kids are distracted with picture...must check them for any food crumbs to steal...

As for the heads being bigger and boys progressing slower? That's just plain nonsense. Sounds like she is looking for a reason to explain her ds not keeping up (maybe because she tries to escape him that often?). And I don't think they look alike either. I see the resemblance strongested with your other cousins eldest (little boy on the right). Doesn't matter though, they're all cute kids :o)

Re: Waving Hi!

RockinDiva — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:44:18 GMT

Your little boy is so cute!!!

Tryin4Pink:
I had to add this picture in too because my DS couldn't wait to get out of taking a picture... Maybe he thought no one would notice his escape?

Sorry to hijack the thread. I'll stop now

Re: Waving Hi!

RockinDiva — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:33:49 GMT

That's good that your kids are close in age and get along. Maybe she's having a boy and you'll have a girl, or vice versa, so something can be your own this time.

I have to vent a little more. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law have a boy and a girl. I hate saying this about my neice and nephew, but I am genuinely worried about how these kids are going to turn out. None of the other cousins like playing with them. Their daughter is 5 and is actually cruel to my daughter! It makes me very upset. She made my daughter very upset because she decided to tell her that her other grandfather (not my father-in-law) doesn't like my daughter, started bragging about how he buys her all kinds of things and basically that my daughter is not loved because no one is buying her all these things. I know she's only 5, but she has to know that saying these things are mean. This is definately not the first time she has done something like this. My daughter dislikes her own cousin so much that when she walks in the room, my daughter finds a reason to leave. It's really sad.

The other day their boy who is 3 got mad at my brother-in-law and said he was going to pee on him, then he pulled his pants down and did it! They said they just laughed about it! OMG! If my kid did that, or even came close to doing that, his butt would be red so fast his little head would spin! He doesn't listen to anything anyone says to him either. They are the most disobedient kids I have ever seen, and nothing that anyone says to the parents about it makes a difference. I love them, but these kids are really hard to be around because of how they act. I usually end up embarrased and having to apologize at my kids birthday parties because of how these kids act (i.e sorry my nephew trampled on your kid then laughed about it in his face, or that my neice purposely pushed your kid down or snatched something that belonged to your kid out of their hands and made them cry). I know kids are not wired to act like this, and it's all because of the parenting. The situation with my sister-in-law and the kids is just so frusterating to me, and I see how upsetting it is to my MIL, who is a very sweet woman. These kids are going to end up being the bullies in school if these behaviors aren't stopped.

Oh, and I bet within 2 months of announcing at Thanksgiving that I'm pregnant, my SIL will be pregnant.

Ok, vent over!!

Re: Waving Hi!

Blonde Baby — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:49:04 GMT

I had to add this picture in too because my DS couldn't wait to get out of taking a picture... Maybe he thought no one would notice his escape?

Sorry to hijack the thread. I'll stop now

Re: Waving Hi!

Blonde Baby — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:44:38 GMT

Oh, I am so glad that everyone understands. I feel awful to b*tch about it, and hope that God doesn't hold it against me, and make something bad happen. But, it's just that she has a DD, then a DS, and she says things like boys always have bigger heads, and that they are slower than girls, and blah blah blah. Her DS's head is HUGE! And I just take offense to it, and I shouldn't. And my DS crawled at 5 months, and walked at 9. How is that slow? Then, they say how her DS looks like my DS, and I really just do not see it. But she says everyone says that.

Oh, and the reason she doesn't wear maternity clothes is because she never looks pregnant. UGH!

But, when it all comes down to it, the kids are fun... so it is nice to have them close together. But, I thought she hated having 2 kids, and now she's adding another in the mix. She does everything she can to get away from them (besides getting a job of course). Ok, rant over.

Here's a picture of all of our kids. Mine is the one in the Navy Blue shirt and red shorts, the one who is pregnant now has the little girl and the baby boy. The two on the ends are the youngest cousin's kids.

I do love them, and enjoy all of them though. It just kind of stung initially.

Re: Waving Hi!

RockinDiva — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:33:12 GMT

I can totally understand what you are saying. My sister-in-law was so jealous that I was pregnant with my son when we announced it that she made my brother-in-law knock her up that next month!! She actually even admitted this to my mother-in-law!! And of course every time I ever mentioned anything about my pregnancy, she had to interrupt me and butt in with her comments! Not only with pregnancy does she try to top me, but I have recently noticed that every time I post to one of my husband's family on facebook, she posts something right after me! She is always trying to one-up me and it drives me insane! Every time anyone in our family speaks she somehow manages to take control of the conversation with her obnoxiously loud voice and turn it into something about her. No one in the family even likes her.She really tries to steal my thunder in every way she can because she knows (the family doesn't even try to hide it) that I am liked so much more than her. There is a looooong history as to why she has gotten herself ostricized from the family and I won't bore you with the details, but yeah I completely understand what your saying about people stealing your thunder. At least your cousins sound like you can have a decent conversation with them!

Re: Waving Hi!

Minnie Mouse — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:27:01 GMT

Wow. I'm sorry you don't get to have this pregnancy to yourself! I can totally understand, she sounds like zero fun! No maternity clothes?? That in itself is enough reason for me to jump through the screen and strangle her for you I've got one of those cousins myself, except she just delivered a month ago, so hopefully won't have to deal with her much. She's driving my whole family nuts. They keep on saying its like she is the first pregnant woman ever...doesn't appreciate a single bit of the BTDT advice she can get from the family. Just wants to whine about how hard the pregnancy was, how hard her child is now, how she doesn't sleep, has terrible gas, etc, etc.

Anyway, I hope it ends up going well for you! Any predictions on when your other cousin will announce hers?

Re: Waving Hi!

Blonde Baby — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:48:21 GMT

Ok girls, I'm going to vent a little about my family. I have 2 cousins, (they're fathers are twins), one is 3 years younger, and one is 9 years younger than me. Well, both of them got pregnant around the same time a few years ago. One had a m/c and the other one had a lot of issues, and ended up losing her baby (girl) at 6 months gestation. Then, the older one got pregnant, and 2 months later, the younger one got pregnant. One had a girl, then other had a boy. They both said they were going to wait 2 years to have another because neither was in the best financial situation.

Then, I got pregnant. And the day that I announced I was pregnant to my family, the younger one announced she was pregnant. So, this kind of rained on my parade. But, I got over it. A few months later, the other one announced she was pregnant. Whatever, by this time I was over it... although, both tried to share my baby shower, which did not happen. All of us had boys. And both of them said they were completely finished having kids.

So, this time around, I went ahead and told my family that we are pregnant right away. Well, the older of the two called me a ton yesterday, but I was at work and couldn't answer. I figured she found out I was pregnant and just wanted to chat about it, or ask me why I hadn't told her. So, I texted her a picture of the HPT and said we just found out, and that news travels fast in our family. And get this... She said she is pregnant too!!!!!!!! UGH!!!! I know this sounds selfish. But, just one time I'd love to be pregnant by myself in my freaking family. And she's due the same week as me! Ok, so I really am over it. It will be fun to have someone to share things with IRL, but she is so much drama. She has GD, complains about her kids all the time, is a SAHM (which I'd love to be able to do), complains about being pregnant, brags how she only gains 5 pounds during pregnancy, and actually gave me advice on how to lose weight after having the baby, and how she never wore maternity clothes.

Sorry for the rant. I don't know why I just felt my bubble burst when she told me. I am happy for her now, and I did talk to her last night. I even said what names we like, so that I have my claim on them. And it's a good thing, because she had our boy's name on her list.

Re: Waving Hi!

threelittlemenandcounting — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:48:26 GMT

mummy-2-three-princesses:

My hubby is working till Tuesday so will get an appointment for then I think so can go with out the little ones and see what they say .

I bet they see paranoid women all the time Its just this odd spotting I keep having also that I not liking .

I've used 6 internet tests and two clear blue now and run out . Will have to buy some more tomorrow whilst hubby at work I think he may murder me if I buy anymore whilst he with me .

He thinks I am mad !

Ditto my hubby thinks I'm mad also think i must have spent £30+ on preg tests stupid hey!!

Re: Waving Hi!

mummy-2-three-princesses — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:52:48 GMT

My hubby is working till Tuesday so will get an appointment for then I think so can go with out the little ones and see what they say .

I bet they see paranoid women all the time Its just this odd spotting I keep having also that I not liking .

I've used 6 internet tests and two clear blue now and run out . Will have to buy some more tomorrow whilst hubby at work I think he may murder me if I buy anymore whilst he with me .

He thinks I am mad !

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threelittlemenandcounting — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:02:01 GMT

mummy-2-three-princesses:

Thanks ladies I'm 15dpo now . I'm not sure doctors do those blood tests as much in the UK i've never heard of them .

Perhaps I'll make an appointment and ask them , but you have to wait a while too for an appointment as well .

Oh try not to worry my tests got very dark this past week so prob from 15dpo onwards i was really worried but loved my clear blue which i did yesterday.

This is my fourth pregnancy and so far i have felt sick with all my pregs but not yet this one, I am so tired, and boobs slightly sensitive but then i think they have been desensitized with all the feeding i stopped feeding in Jan/feb of this year and only stopped producing the milk a few mths back so they dont feel sore like my other pregnancies so i know what you mean about worrying.

I have decided that on fri am I will go and see the doctor, tell him my worries and lack of symptoms and ask for a n early scan for reassurance, should get a scan for mon/tue time next week and should be around 6weeks preg then so hopefully see a heart beat, but then on the other hand if they couldn't see it i think i would be more worried!!!

Anyway i think we worry too much about these things, our bubs are just growing nicely !!

Maybe just maybe the fact the pregnancies are diff means you will get your boy and i will get my girl!