KidFreeLuvnLife Wrote:
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> Boy, they sure are just a bunch of martyrs, aren't
> they? Patting each other on the back, crying in
> synch with each other how HAAAAAARD it is, the
> wailing, braying, whining. But remember! It's
> AAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL worth it.
>
> Here's something else they didn't tell you about
> moo hood:
>
> IT SUCKS
>
> Get a load of this:
>
> "Your baby will eventually insult you............
> Indulge in a nice-mommy whim and make a special
> chocolate-chip face on a toddler's pancake, and
> you're liable to be met with indignant howls.
> ("That's not how a pancake looks!") One minute
> you're the best thing since ice pops and the next,
> mud. And the mercurial moods of a growing child
> mean you never know which will happen when.
>
> Silver lining: Repeated verbal stabs make you more
> immune to them. Unless it's clearly intentional
> antisocial rudeness (rare before the school
> years), blame child development and don't take
> anything personally. Two-year-olds, for instance,
> are notoriously resistant to change because
> they're trying hard to figure out the world and
> once they've "got" a concept down (pancakes don't
> have faces), it's disorienting to have their
> expectations foiled."
>
> This is when you take the plate of pancakes, throw
> them in the trash, smack the ungrateful brat
> across the face and send them to their room
> hungry. I don't think you'll ever hear complaints
> about the fucking face on the pancakes again!
I read this article. If you are so delicate that your bipedal brat can INSULT you successfully, it's time to get snipped.