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And people wonder why kids are getting ruder every generation! Manners are so important in our family. If I forget to say please or thank you to my spouse or one of the children someone will remind me just as I remind them, ploitely and gently.

Of course my daughter is concidered outspoken because she is used to being respected and thinks our rules are everyone's rules. So when her friend's dad tossed her friend's bike helmet she said that he shoul not throw a bike helmet like that it could break (a mirror of a conversation I had with her older brother just days before) . The dad looked at her and said "I beg you pradon?" so my daughter politely repeated herself explaining that he should not throw his daughter's helmet as it could break and then it would not keep his little girl safe. He was totally shocked that i would allow her to back talk an adult like that... but well she was right! I have tried to explain to her that it is rude to tell grown ups what to do, but I am sort of pleased that she is not afraid to tell off a grown up who is behaving badly... it means she is safer from predetors! She is not afraid to tell a grown up no that is not O.k.

Way to tell her. cool I can't stand people like that either, and probably would've told her something equally sarcastic had I been in your position.

Ugh Tom Cruise, don't make me even start with that douchebag. That girl's post proves that she has some serious narcisstic problems herself. I didn't have PPD, but I know that it's real and it's VERY hard to deal with from what I've been told. Asses, I swear.

It was a good post. 3nodding (the one that you made, I mean)

I have my own reasons for doubting she's going to be the best mother and wonder at times whether or not she got pregnant for a publicity stunt. >.>

It's kinda funny you brought that up, Lai, because one of my friends in their Blog yesterday brought attention to a report--actual or false, dunno--that Little Miss Pop Diva was told it's ok to drink in her third trimester and was allegedly on a drinking binge. Like 3 or 4 alcoholic drinks in a sitting. (It's the second one down on that site, btw) Of course her spin-doctor denies it but considering she started smoking because she thought it would make her voice sound sexier, I have a hard time not wanting to believe it.

So if that's true. -shrug- I feel bad for her baby, but I'd never go so far as to hope she dies.


We Americans have a serious love/hate relationship with our celebrities. I'm more on the end of hate/hate though but that's not the topic. XD

go figure, a bunch of kids probably thinking they know the makings of everyone's personal lives and have that physic ability to tell just how a person will act in the future.

I love these people, they make me feel smart.

JK

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Ok my stupid person rant of the day.

Last night I took her to a bday party at our neighbors house. She loves this little girl to bits but knew nobody else so it took her about a half hour to warm up to people and move into a play group of kids already playing (ok 5 minutes to wawrm up 25 to figure out which kids were worth her time ROFL). In any case she is very verbal and talks very intelligently when someone asked about her schooling. I said she was homeschooled. He says "why?" I say well she misses the cut off for one but honestly I think 4,5,6 and maybe even 7 is a bit young to be away from mom for 6.5 hours a day. He came back with "well you WILL put her in public school eventually right?" I simply said "well we will re-evaluate in a few years but for now she is fine" So this guy keeps talking how she is missing out socially and educationally. I finally said "she has dance class weekly and goes to church with her friencds 3 times a week. What am I not providing at home that public school will provide? Drugs? Lack of respect for adults? Peer pressure? Bulleying? I just don't see your point" (ok not that I think it's that bad but this guy was starting to irritate me...HE JUST MET ME THAT NIGHT). He came back again with "you don't know that, and what about her education?" I said "look she's 4 I started her early b/c thus far I have done a good job educating her. She reads at a 1st grade level, her math she flies through and is on par if not ahead of standard kindergarten curriculum, if I placed her in a school forum it would stifle her"

I should have said...Look buddy mind your own business. But I erred on the side of niecety for the sake of my neighbor. I find it amazing that total strangers think you WANT their advice and that it's their job to tell you your kid will be screwed up in spite of the fact that you know better.

Good girl on your anti induction for convenience sake. I'm wondering though if grandma secretly wishes to be there for the big arrival? I dunno. I know my mom openly wanted to be there for hte big arrival and kept telling me I had to wait for her to give birth..um...ok.