Bubblewrap Their Kids
There’s this kid in my neighborhood who wears a safety helmet all the time. Yo bobblehead. Mom says, ‘Wear the helmet in the bathroom. It’s slippery in there.’
This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 at 9:13 am and is filed under Uncategorized.
Is it required now for parents to wait for the school bus with their kids? I drive by every morning, and there they are… 22 kids and 22 parents. What’s up with that? Some of these kids are in 4th and 5th grade! Don’t the parents have something else to do?
Is it okay to let your child win a game you’re playing with him so that his feelings won’t be hurt? If he’s four? If he’s twelve and outweighs you by 30 pounds?
I hate it when a mom cancels a playdate because my kid has a sore throat but sends her kid to my house with green snot hanging out of his nose.
Also: can’t stand when I’m at the playground and a parent I don’t know comes over (OK, yeah, I’m reading) and says, “Is that your kid? Because you might want to be watching him.” Like, if he falls i should see it happen? What difference will it make? Think about the two teachers at recess “watching” a hundred kids…. Somehow they all survive.
You know that woman who let her nine year old ride the subway by himself in the middle of Manhattan? People went into a tizzy about it and were sure that the mom should have been reported to Child Protective Services. How are kids supposed to be competent at stuff if we keep them home all the time. In the Midwest, where I grew up, I was bailing hay, taking care of my toddler sister and cooking eggs for the hands. This overprotective trend makes me crazy.