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What are your "pet hates'
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: David925 on October 02, 2006, 08:33:13 pm ---"Because I said so".
That was what my mother said to me whenever I questioned her.
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I always vowed that I wouldn't say that -- it's the classic unsympathetic parent line. Now I say it all the time. "Because I said so, and I'm the adult." If I offer some rational reason, my sons will just keep arguing and arguing, looking for loopholes. "Because I said so" doesn't leave room for argument.
Katie77:
--- Quote from: David925 on October 02, 2006, 08:33:13 pm ---"Because I said so".
That was what my mother said to me whenever I questioned her.
It worked every time too!
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This has brought to my memory something my stepfather used to say to me, usually if we were with a group of relatives, and if I wanted to butt in and say something.....
He would say"Little girls should be seen, and not heard"
UGH!!!, when I think of that now, it makes my skin crawl....That was back in the 50's and 60's, but it makes me realize how irrelevant children's opinions were back then.
ednbarby:
--- Quote from: latjoreme on October 03, 2006, 03:58:39 pm ---I always vowed that I wouldn't say that -- it's the classic unsympathetic parent line. Now I say it all the time. "Because I said so, and I'm the adult." If I offer some rational reason, my sons will just keep arguing and arguing, looking for loopholes. "Because I said so" doesn't leave room for argument.
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I think our sons are triplets who were separated at birth (and by several years). :P
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: nakymaton on October 03, 2006, 05:24:32 pm ---Should I be really, really worried that my son does this at age 3 and a half?
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Yes. Because I can attest from personal experience that you are in for at least nine more rough years, and I assume another six or so after that.
--- Quote ---I hate squelching "why," though. I've seen enough 18 to 22-year-olds who aren't curious about the world.
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Well, I don't squelch the "Why is the sky blue?" type of questions. I squelch the "Why won't you buy me a (insert expensive electronic product here)?" questions. Because if I say, for example, it's too expensive, the response will be, well why don't you go to the bank, or why can't I just get a six-year advance on my allowance ... and on and on and on until eventually he's asking why I don't just take out a second mortgage on the house.
Katie77:
Kids are funny arent they????
I remember years ago when the kids were little, and we still had a milk delivery...when the kids wanted an extra flavoured milk or something special the milkman had, I would say "Yes, just tell him to put it on the bill"....
Then one day, I heard my son out at the milk truck, getting an extra carton of milk and he said "Just put it on Bill's........I often wondered if he thought there was a guy called Bill who paid that account.
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