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Post by Linda on Nov 18, 2003 10:32:22 GMT -5
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Post by finnmom on Nov 18, 2003 11:10:21 GMT -5
:)Linda  I HATE that constant WHAT?? that I usually get as an answer ;D And the worst part is that it usually comes right after I say something, so no listening going on at all  Marja |
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Post by MommaToFive on Nov 18, 2003 12:01:56 GMT -5
I am so glad to know we are all in the same boat!! I wouldn't want to share my boat with anyone else! I am so glad we have this place to come too!!!
Thanks again Veronica and all the moderators for all your hard work!!
Erin
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Post by jdmom on Nov 18, 2003 13:16:24 GMT -5
Oh, how wonderful to know that your family is "normal" after all! 6 year old thinks napkins are for show. Why use one when you have a perfectly good sleeve? Not to mention that he just cannot sit through an entire meal. He takes a bite, wanders around, comes back for another. When I absolutley refuse to allow him to get up then he has to go potty, 5 or 6 times. The dinnertime battle is a nightly ritual at our house.
I also have a 6 year old nephew living with me. They share a room. Scaaaaary. I love it when they drag their toys into the living room with the excuse that there is no room to play in their room because it is too messy. Then when you force them to clean, it is a constant argument on who drug which toy out and who has to put it up. I only clean their room for them on special occasions (company, etc) but I still have to stand in there when they clean it themselves to keep blood from being drawn. *Sigh* The joy of parenthood!
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Post by milesofsmiles on Nov 18, 2003 13:47:39 GMT -5
jdmom, our ds(6) also does the same thing at the dinner table. Always has something going on. When we tell him to sit, he invariably says he either has to go potty, or he is full.... the wheels are turning...  Miles |
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Post by Linda on Nov 18, 2003 14:05:38 GMT -5
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Post by GSDMommy on Nov 18, 2003 18:18:42 GMT -5
Yes, the traveling dinner is my personal pick for the world's most annoying habit. Dinner starts in the diningroom <where there are wood floors and nothing that I mind being destroyed> and it migrates to the livingroom <where the cream colored carpet lives>. I have people carrying dinner around with them, getting up to go to the bathroom, wanting more water, milk or butter......having stomach aches........or "I forgot I am hungry" <yes, I got that one as an excuse once> And people wonder why I have German Shepherds  I should train them to herd the kids back into the correct room for eating. Our oldest GSD cleans them up, he goes to each face and sniffs and cleans as necessary and lets them go. The puppy is still attacking clothing that walks by. It is interesting at our house  |
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Post by Honeysmom on Nov 18, 2003 19:08:03 GMT -5
;D ;D LMAO!! My kids are pretty bad too. My hubby eats like he is being timed. I think it comes from having 6 brothers and fighting for your food. Honey uses his sleeve for everything, mouth, nose, whatever. But the grossest is Meko, 2, she will pick her nose and then run around the house yelling at everyone else to "eat it!!"  It is SOOOOOOO gross. I don't even bother with napkins, they put them on their heads, and forks and spoons are just shiny pretty things mommy sets on the table. I actually caught meko trying to " Drink" spaghetti out of her cup. (have to put it in a coffee cup or it gets away on her!!!) |
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Post by MommaToFive on Nov 18, 2003 23:41:35 GMT -5
LOL!!!!!!!!! I forgot about the traveling dinner... I have that too!!!
Gotta love the little ones don't ya!! ;D
Erin
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Post by Jorgy on Nov 19, 2003 11:53:17 GMT -5
 Napkins? What are they?! I have "traveling" meals at my house too. We are now replacing the carpeting with Parkey flooring. Also a word on nose picking.... it stopped when we stopped the Adderall, It was a tic!!! Yippee ;D Glad to lose that one! another annowying habit at my house is "the moming me to death" 4 kids all moming drives me nuts!!!! They ar consant mom, mom, mom.... I wish just one day would be dad, dad, dad. It is like a broken record kind of thing! Sue
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Post by Mom of Teens on Nov 19, 2003 14:21:57 GMT -5
DS14 also has a problem with the clean bedroom and my husband absolutely HATES it. So now, room has to be clean before any friend, TV, video game, etc. activities. If he asks to go out skateboarding with his friends, all I have to do is ask if his room is clean. Now he prepares ahead of time. Only thing with this is you must be dedicated to check it all the time (don't forget under the bed and in the closet)!
My dd11 is definitely a chatterbox. It absolutely cannot be quiet in any room, car, store, etc. Maybe she is uncomfortable with silence. Most of the things she talks about is just jabbering, nothing important or worthwhile. And the biggest annoying thing from her is the questions (mostly hypothetical):
What would happen if a volcano erupted in the mountains (we live in Utah)? If I was so weak that I couldn't walk, would I be able to move my legs while I'm lying down? And she is constantly asking what is going to happen next on a TV show or movie (how should I know, "WATCH THE MOVIE"). I can see younger kids being curious about unknown things, but I would think she is old enough to make her own conclusions. And most of her questions really don't have any impact or bearing on anything. The answer really wouldn't change anything.
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Post by Linda on Nov 19, 2003 14:22:39 GMT -5
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Post by GSDMommy on Nov 19, 2003 22:14:43 GMT -5
Hey! You forgot about the " It was an accident!!" also the perenial favorite around here <and the reason for a few changes labelled as "anal retentive"> "I forgot!" I will not run away from home.....I will NOT run away from home.....I WILL NOT run away from home.......LOL |
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Post by Dad2Brooke on Nov 19, 2003 22:29:32 GMT -5
I will not run away from home.....I will NOT run away from home.....I WILL NOT run away from home.......LOL ;D ;D ;D ROTFLMAO ;D ;D ;D I needed that, thanks GSD Mommy |
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Post by rosyred45 on Nov 20, 2003 19:04:56 GMT -5
Oh my, I love to fall into the hopper in the middle of the night. Nice yet butt to go to bed with.
Oh, and the mysterious cheerios that assemble on the floor after breakfast that no one knows how they got there.
hmmmmmmm
Oh, and dirty socks, hubby is even guilty of this, I've started to throw them away.
Gosh look they are where they belong (when they realize I ain't KDDING)
Kaiti ;D
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