Children...
You know, I complain about the US of A becoming less child friendly due to the courts and all... but seriously I have had it up to here with children who are badly behaved. My brother included! And it's not so much the child's fault as it is the parents/adults in its life!!!!
My aunt's best friend has two grandchildren, both are in teh toddler stage. One is almost two the other is just over 3 years old... Both can be sweet kids. Really. They're cute, smart... but they are VERY BADLY BEHAVED! Not so much the 2 year old. No matter what my aunt seems to think--or for that matter his grandmother--he's pretty much on course. Not like the perfect little guy I love to death down at home whom I wish I were babysitting and not these two... However the 3 year old is Princess BRAT.A lot of it is she is S-P-O-I-L-E-D by her Grandmother and my Aunt. Now before you say "well they're supposed to do that" they DON'T do it for the other grandchildren (there are 7 in all) not even her little brother. Yet to hear them talk you'd think the parents were worthless pieces of crap (sure they're not the perfect parents in that *gasp* they work long hours and *gasp* the house isn't always in order DUH they have TODDLERS and WORK LONG HOURS). I've met both parents and while the dad is a little standoffish I think he's just shy... the mom is a kick and she really loves her kids. However Judy and "Grandma" are really turning the princess against her own parents.
Grandma disiplines all the kids, except for this little girl. She is the total favorite... and hey I was the favorite, and I was spoiled... but I still knew how to behave because my parents still layed down the law (they so should and could have been harder on me though!!) but not with this little one. FORGET doing anything to make her mad... she will throw huge fits!!! I am NOT used to this. Sure Duane does it but that's because he gets away with it... but I don't expect it out of a child whom I've been told is perfectly behaved. No. She is not even close. I babysat Cody for a year and he was the sweetest more PERFECT kid... I miss him terribly
anyway, today was the worst because she pulled apart all of the decorations and got into things she KNOWS not to get into... and of course the feeling is "well it's her age" never mind that when her brother does it HE gets yelled at... (and yet they say the same thing in reverse about their parents, incredible!) I dunno I guess I'm more frustrated with this because it's my Aunt who is encouraging this crap... I dunno it's also THAT TIME so I'm just bitchy anyway... but still it's not fun...
we have them tomorrow too... yeay
no new news on the Lulu front.. will let you know ASAP. :)
My aunt's best friend has two grandchildren, both are in teh toddler stage. One is almost two the other is just over 3 years old... Both can be sweet kids. Really. They're cute, smart... but they are VERY BADLY BEHAVED! Not so much the 2 year old. No matter what my aunt seems to think--or for that matter his grandmother--he's pretty much on course. Not like the perfect little guy I love to death down at home whom I wish I were babysitting and not these two... However the 3 year old is Princess BRAT.A lot of it is she is S-P-O-I-L-E-D by her Grandmother and my Aunt. Now before you say "well they're supposed to do that" they DON'T do it for the other grandchildren (there are 7 in all) not even her little brother. Yet to hear them talk you'd think the parents were worthless pieces of crap (sure they're not the perfect parents in that *gasp* they work long hours and *gasp* the house isn't always in order DUH they have TODDLERS and WORK LONG HOURS). I've met both parents and while the dad is a little standoffish I think he's just shy... the mom is a kick and she really loves her kids. However Judy and "Grandma" are really turning the princess against her own parents.
Grandma disiplines all the kids, except for this little girl. She is the total favorite... and hey I was the favorite, and I was spoiled... but I still knew how to behave because my parents still layed down the law (they so should and could have been harder on me though!!) but not with this little one. FORGET doing anything to make her mad... she will throw huge fits!!! I am NOT used to this. Sure Duane does it but that's because he gets away with it... but I don't expect it out of a child whom I've been told is perfectly behaved. No. She is not even close. I babysat Cody for a year and he was the sweetest more PERFECT kid... I miss him terribly
anyway, today was the worst because she pulled apart all of the decorations and got into things she KNOWS not to get into... and of course the feeling is "well it's her age" never mind that when her brother does it HE gets yelled at... (and yet they say the same thing in reverse about their parents, incredible!) I dunno I guess I'm more frustrated with this because it's my Aunt who is encouraging this crap... I dunno it's also THAT TIME so I'm just bitchy anyway... but still it's not fun...
we have them tomorrow too... yeay
no new news on the Lulu front.. will let you know ASAP. :)
