tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108194060749821039.post1808202274487114743..comments2023-10-16T01:07:12.119-07:00Comments on The Joyful Jungle: "No Texting While Parenting" - it should be a law.Melissa Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01145777339213747542noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108194060749821039.post-4701419147107530512011-06-17T22:41:17.584-07:002011-06-17T22:41:17.584-07:00Melissa!! That is scary! I would have gotten frust...Melissa!! That is scary! I would have gotten frustrated too....one thing I have down is this look that seems to scare kids and they look at me askance when they come near and I will say "Stop!!" Yeah. I know, people laugh. I had to laugh at the title as I was thinking, aren't we always parenting....but it is so hard when kids and adults ignore all rules of proper behavior to stay talking to their more important cronies.Martha A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02426112535240400393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108194060749821039.post-54272954326397019182011-06-16T06:36:51.915-07:002011-06-16T06:36:51.915-07:00I can totally relate. Although we are sometimes no...I can totally relate. Although we are sometimes not proud of our behavior in these situations, we are moms and that is what GOOD moms do. I've been accused of "attacking" another kids mom a time or two. I remember one of my son's on and off friends saying once, "my mom says your mom is crazy because she attacked her." I was then full of regret for exchanging those harsh words with the other kid's mom in front of the boys. But then, I saw the pride in my son's face. He was beaming. Not because he likes it when his mother becomes a lioness (see http://mommywhereareyou.com/2011/06/pushover/), but because he felt protected and loved after having been bullied over and over again. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. ;)Kellihttp://www.mommywhereareyou.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108194060749821039.post-86910788953504119542011-06-06T23:10:54.416-07:002011-06-06T23:10:54.416-07:00What we always tell our kids(Mine aren't perfe...What we always tell our kids(Mine aren't perfect either.Monsters sometimes)is"Different parents have different rules".<br />I am the mom who goes over to the other parent with an"excuse me,the kids are running in front of our kids and I'm worried someone is going to get hurt".OR I'm the one who says"Dude,not cool" real loud.I guess I get frustrated because I expect other's to have the same idea of how to raise their kids as I do.mousee23https://www.blogger.com/profile/15415626190820207798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108194060749821039.post-49834793679155350342011-06-06T15:31:20.671-07:002011-06-06T15:31:20.671-07:00Melissa!! That is scary! I would have gotten frust...Melissa!! That is scary! I would have gotten frustrated too....one thing I have down is this look that seems to scare kids and they look at me askance when they come near and I will say "Stop!!" Yeah. I know, people laugh. I had to laugh at the title as I was thinking, aren't we always parenting....but it is so hard when kids and adults ignore all rules of proper behavior to stay talking to their more important cronies.Martha A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02426112535240400393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108194060749821039.post-34939016429279214832011-06-06T13:57:26.931-07:002011-06-06T13:57:26.931-07:00Amen! Great post. You bring up some valid complain...Amen! Great post. You bring up some valid complaints. The more we try to teach our kids, the more they seeing others "getting by" with things we won't allow them to do. Yet they see the ones who are not acting right get all the benefits. You are a wonderful mommy for being there with your kids and for your kids. Some day soon they will be grown with kids of their own and you will have more down time that you know what to do with.Brenda Keeferhttp://www.mamawsplace4.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com