It's with a certain amount of trepidation that I post a critique of someone else's parenting. I know it's going to come back to bite me. I KNOW it. But here I go anyways.
I was at a restaurant with my parents. At a nearby table was a couple of adults and a small boy, maybe 4 or 5 years old. The boy was acting up a bit, and his parents were trying to keep him quiet and well behaved. At some point, the boy got pretty upset and the parents got a little heated. Here is the conversation that occurred:
Mom: (some admonishment, followed by) You may think you're in charge, but you're not. We're in charge here.
Boy: No you're not!
M: Yes we are.
B: No you're not!
M: Yes we ARE!
B: No you're NOT!
M: Yes we ARE!
B: No you're NOT!
...
I couldn't help but think in my head, "No, actually... you're not."
I'm sure I'll read this in a few years and laugh at how naive I was, but what the hell. I thought it was funny.
2 comments:
Whatever.
Even I pass judgment on parenting skills, and I have WAY less authority than you do.
I say, judge away. It's human nature to do so, and to do it in a way that makes us feel superior. (Rightly or wrongly...although I think it was rightly in your case in this instance.)
Plus, that same clueless, spineless parent in the restaurant probably would witness you reasoning with Allison at some point and think, "Putz."
I'd back you and Diana, though, over the tug-of-war parent you witnessed.
Gwen
You're funny! For better or for worse, you're definitely braver about judging other people than I am. :)
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