tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544841714052873855.post1564432678057273555..comments2023-09-12T06:35:14.848-06:00Comments on LIFE AS AN ADVERB: Wimpy, Wimpy, WimpyBonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10137880910015843613noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544841714052873855.post-59164747456483946172009-08-27T00:09:57.276-06:002009-08-27T00:09:57.276-06:00Oooh, I love the ice cream truck! I can't wait...Oooh, I love the ice cream truck! I can't wait for my kids to have the chance to buy one once a week in the summer or something. Even if it is pricier, it's just fun! But only when I say they can...why can't parents just realize THEY are the parents and can set the rules?! And stick to them.<br /><br />My mom has a quote on her fridge, has had it forever, that the first commenter reminded me of: "The best way to make life difficult for your children is to make it too easy for them." Being a 'mean' mom is not always being mean. It's necessary and beneficial! Suck it up, people, and actually PARENT!fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170383000274276123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544841714052873855.post-56685614510918586432009-08-21T07:21:43.215-06:002009-08-21T07:21:43.215-06:00It took consistent parenting (oooh, another proble...It took consistent parenting (oooh, another problem for wimpy parents), but now Colter knows to not even ask.<br /><br />We also told him why we said no. He now knows that the ice cream from the turk is over-priced. He actually laughs sometimes when he sees the neighborhood kids buying ice cream from the truck. He then turns to us and asks for ice cream from our freezer. Smart kid.foculbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342803478834465526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544841714052873855.post-43505761894853897492009-08-21T02:42:30.368-06:002009-08-21T02:42:30.368-06:00Bonnie, Bonnie, Bonnie. When you only have one ch...Bonnie, Bonnie, Bonnie. When you only have one child you can't possibly understand. You are damaging Micheal's self esteem by saying no to ice cream. Also when you got mad at him for chucking toys out your 19th floor apartment window, that was worse.<br /><br />It is seriously the ice cream man's fault. All his.<br /><br />Kick them out and send them to me. there are no ice cream men around here.Suzanne Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129772885673695447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544841714052873855.post-67677295993401004972009-08-20T22:02:21.218-06:002009-08-20T22:02:21.218-06:00When my kids want something I ask, "And where...When my kids want something I ask, "And where's your money?" Oh. Now when they have a friend with them and they ask Hannah says, you have to work and earn money and then you can buy things with it. So nice, and better yet, no whining, atleast for a second. ;) Being a mean mom ain't always mean, it's actually great. Plus, get rid of ice cream. What are the mom's going to do?Cameron and Noniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00314120600744527087noreply@blogger.com