How many people have made the Statement "Not my child!"....but it turned out to be your child doing something

Question

I used to say this whenever I heard "horror stories" from other Mom's.....Not my child!.....Yet...it was my son who would scream at the top of his lungs when he was 2 & not getting his way.....& it was my daughter who hit the other little girl for taking her sand toys......who else has said this & ended up eating their words?

Answer 1

Me, lol. I used to say "My child won't be sleeping in my bed", now she's sleeping in my bed, lol. I said "My child won't pitch a fit in public", oh boy, she pitches some horrible fits now. Before you have children, you think you know everything about raising them based on watching other people raise theirs, but you really don't know until you have them.

Answer 2

you know, i guess I am the other way around..I am always like "what did she do?"......I love my daughter but I know that she is VERY strong minded and when she gets something in her head...no one can stop her.....so when some one says "SoSo was fighting today." I do not say "Well the other kids musta hit her first."

Answer 3

LOL - after having 5 children - my 1st response is "Which one?"

But then, it's nice because people laugh because it's my cousin's spoiled rotten brat.

Glad I have kids who play nice together!!

Answer 4

I've done it a few times. Now my son is 14 and I say, it was probably Erik,lol.

Answer 5

Like every day, LOL!
I am always saying something like "God, whose kid is screaming like that?" "Whose kid is running like a maniac?" It's a refreshing change when it isn't my kid!

Answer 6

not yet, but he just turned 12

Answer 7

yup

Answer 8

EVERY parent.

Answer 9

I have.