Today when I was out (shocker that i left the house today, isn’t it!), there were lots of kids around me other than my own. Two kids kept coming up wanting to chat. There was one in particular that would not shut up.
“Look at this toy.”
“This is a blaster.”
“You blast from this end.”
“Look at it”
“This toy is white.”
“I can stick my tongue out.”
“I like to play with this toy.”
No matter how much acknowledgment I gave this kid, he wouldn’t leave. I have no idea if its some ingrained motherly instinct to not let your own kid get on your nerves, but I wanted to lock this kid in a closet with duct tape around his mouth.
In Siberia.
If we still had that whole “it takes a village concept”, I would opt out.
~Trisha
Yeah, and there’s a particular age of “OPKs” that I object to the most– about age 2/3 till about age 8.
Before that, they don’t bother strangers much, and after that, they’ve got enough social acumen to know that incessantly chatting up random, obviously uninterested adults just Isn’t Done.
That said, this bothers me less than it did when I had just one child. Nowadays I’ve got enough on my plate to never feel guilty about telling the kid “Hey, I don’t want to talk right now. GO ON.”
If that makes some other mom mad, that’s her problem. lol. But it hasn’t yet, actually.
Honestly, I think some of them are relieved that it’s still okay to tell a preschooler to get lost for awhile. It’s not like we’re all sitting dutifully at the playground for the sake of our own health.
I am so relieved to know that this seems to be a trend I’m seeing! I’ve always had some trepidation about having kids seeing as most other people’s children genuinely annoy the crap out of me. I’m always like “control your child!” Well, after speaking with some of my friends who are moms they continue to say the same thing: that while they love their own child(ren) and theirs can do no wrong, other people’s children continue to get on their nerves. Whew!! There is hope for me!!!!
I hate other peoples kids so much it hurts sometimes. LOL
I was just talking about this earlier today. Other people’s kids just seem to have no manners! No I know Kelsie and Aubrey drive me nuts but there are so many others that I just want to slap their parents! In particular, I took a friend to the ER (not knowing that I was taking children with when I picked her up) Her kids would not stop YELLING. I had to do the “We don’t talk like that when we’re in a hospital” They got LOUDER. I just don’t get how kids can act like that. And the kids that won’t hush no matter what the acknowledgement? It drives me nuts. I’ve been mid-conversation Hey Hey Hey and just wanna go “SHUT UP!”
OMG I feel the same exact way! I really LOVE my child, but other people’s kids make me crazy!! Oops, I hope none of my daughter’s friends’ moms read your blog as I just sent out invitations for her Birthday party — none of the kids will show up now! Ha ha
LMAO … I have been approached by those kind of kids too but it never really bothered me. I guess I am a sucker! LOL
OMG! I am SO there. I HATE going to Chuckee Cheese for that very reason. Kids running around acting a fool. I want to trip them and yell “Here he is! Come get your kid!” lol
Kas
LOL! I hate pesky little kids. Obviously his mom gets tired of it, so he needed to rattle on and on to someone else!
OMG!!! I am so with you! Why are they so mean to other kids too? I don’t get that!
(shhhhh…..I’m a daycare provider!!)
Oh, so totally agree! I just went to visit my SIL and her daughter’s whining, crying, and getting her way was getting on my nerves something fierce. It was at that moment that I realized, I hate other peoples kids. Even the ones who are technically related to me annoy the shit out of me. I think it’s definitely a mothering quality that makes your own child tolerable although there are times when a closet in Siberia sounds appealing for my own offspring.
Yup, I’m not a fan of other people’s kids either.
Heck, some days I’m not even a fan of my own.
Oh I HATE it when that happens. My oldest can be one of those kids sometimes. Not because we don’t pay attention to him, but because he’s a Chatty Cathy and he’ll just talk to ANYONE. I have to watch him when we’re out and if he starts getting chatty I make him go play.
I’ve had a couple kids that have leeched onto me like that when we’re out, and when we’re getting ready to leave I ask them “Where is the person who brought you?” then we walk over and I say “I think this belongs to you. We’re leaving so I can’t babysit for you anymore.”
Yeah, I don’t do other people’s kids either. That’s why I’m on the parent list for school that I can contribute things, but not my time to the classroom. Need craft supplies? A snack? Sure, I’ll be happy to get it together and drop it off. Just don’t ask me to stay. This is also where having a toddler comes in handy. No one wants him running amok.