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Is anyone else tired of people who think the world revolves around thier kid(s)?

  • I am NOT talking about a healthy parent/child relationship, and I do NOT hate kids. I am talking about people who give children too many choices, are overly permissive, and/or expect everyone around them to plan everyting around thier kids. My boyfriend is like this, and I work with a few people like this....I was out shopping one day on a weekend, my boyfriend's son was visiting, and called me on my cell phone demanding I come home immediately because his kid was starving. I was like, "ok give him something to eat" and coworkers who demand the entire office schedule vacations around school vacations. The newest employee demanded to take vacation on certain days because her kids were doing this and that, and that "because _______ dosent have kids she has to switch vacations with me..." I told her "Sorry but _____ has been here the longest and you have been here the least amount of time and vacations are based on senority"

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    People like that are most likely scared of screwing up their children. wether they had a bad childhood experience or they just want their kids to have a better one than they did. When youre a kid its good to feel loved. true you can spoil a kid very easily like that, but some people dont know the difference between being a parent and parenting.

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As a preschool teacher I have seen situations like the ones you have mention. Some parents are "forgetting who's the parent".

i serve HIM

YES. It gets *so* tiresome. When I lived in apartment complexes in Orlando, people would move my stuff at the pool so their kids couldn't get into it instead of telling the kids no, or tell me not to swim so fast. And a lot of people justify things "for the kids", but mean to treat fellow adults like kids. Good for you, sticking up for the employee with more seniority.

GreenEyedLilo

As Bill Hicks once said... "Your kids are NOT special. I know you think they are. But I'm telling you... they're not." A parent must sacrifice for their children... I don't have to sacrifice for their snot-nosed brat.

Big Daddy T

I have this conversation all the time with a friend of mine who is a parent. I don't have kids. Kids these days are spoiled to the point of I don't think they'll be able to take care of themselves later in life. Why are kids fat? Because parents want to give them whatever they want whenever they want. I believe that parents no longer take responsibility for their kids actions. When I was little, if someone said i did something wrong, there was no "my prescious little angel would never do that how dare you accuse them". I got my *** beat. There's children who run around my neightborhood all hours of the night on weekdays. I know one little 10 year old girl who wears skanky clothes, a full face of makeup, and has a cell phone who wanders the streets until late in the night. I don't blame the kids. I blame the parents.

beweird22

yes tyhey think there teh star of teh show when they are really a charicter like every one elce in th eplay .

IHATEcommunisim

I am not my children's "friend". I love my children, love spending time with them- and we have loads of fun together, but rules are in place to prevent them from walking all over me. Kids need PARENTS. NOT FRIENDS- they have those at school. I feel the same as the poster of this question- in some ways. I do ask for time off at work for things/activities that my kids are involved in- but not every week or even every month. Kids these days think the world - especially their parents OWE them something. And we parents do- its called food, clothing, access to medical care, shelter. NOT NIKE'S CELL phones, lap tops and convertibles. "nuff said??

rottymom02

Did his kid starve? Did you put your foot down on the vacation issue? NO he didn't starve! YES you told so and so how vacations work! Good on YOU!! there should be more of it. Should you entertain the thought of having kids yourself one day you'll probably do an ok job of it, I wish more parents were as rational in their thinking as you seem to be!!!

renclrk

I think it's fine to take vacation and time off for your kids' special events. Kids love seeing their parents at their big games and plays. I know I would try to get time off for my kids Christmas musical. That's what memories are made of. But, yes, I understand about the "overly permissive" parent. I'm an elementary school teacher and I see it all. I think parents don't respect teachers' decisions these days.

kvett26

I totally agree with you.

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