For example, when your children don't finish their dinner, do you tell them that there are kids starving in China? I do, I'm just not sure why...
2006-07-23 15:15:18 · 16 answers · asked by Nobody 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Oh yeah! First time I did, I stopped, looked around for my mother! I think we do this because our parents ingrained these platitudes into us a lot at a very young age! My personal favorite (which my kids think is funny): If everyone else jumped off a bridge, would you do it?
Peace
2006-07-23 16:37:54 · answer #1 · answered by tiggyman41 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oh no way! My mother has the most ridiculous ways of thinking. For example..she thinks if you put jeans on your daughter she will become a lesbian..enough said..LOL
My mother is a labor and delivery nurse, yet she doesn't think that anyone can breastfeed if they can't get their babies to latch on the first day.
I'm trying to teach my children real things and not be so closed minded..hopefully they will grow up to be intelligent adults
2006-07-23 22:20:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my sons were younger, I use to give small portions of food.. and offer seconds, and thirds.
Once, my youngest just would not eat oatmeal for breakfast.. so I told him he could have that for lunch.. he didn't eat it then either, so I said okay, for supper.. then for breakfast. I set the bowl before him and he looked at me.. he ate it. Mind you.. I made it fresh each time.. he didn't know that until he much older
My dad shoved food into my mouth and held his hand over my mouth, tilted my head back.. I do not know if I swallowed it or not, but I do know that I ran darn fast as soon as he let me go!
2006-07-23 23:27:48 · answer #3 · answered by sassy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom told me that to and do you know they did a study on kids that have been told that and most of them as young adults become obese? seriously, I'm not being rude, but try not to tell your kids that. My son is only one and he eats very well right now. I'm going to have to restrain myself from telling him the same thing my mother told me though, I'm sure.
2006-07-23 22:38:42 · answer #4 · answered by tricksy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hee, hee, hee.. yes. This is funny because I do this all the time. My kids get a kick out of it. My favorite: "It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt". I even tell them my hard life story,"when I was your age we had to go to school with Dad in his work truck- and he wore a goofy looking tabagon- now,couldn't it be worse?"
2006-07-23 22:24:30 · answer #5 · answered by Iteachdailey4u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find myself telling them that they can sit there all night for i care but they are going to eat what i put infront of them and i have realized that my mother use to tell me the same thing
2006-07-23 23:46:42 · answer #6 · answered by mom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not yet but then again my child is 2 years old and wouldn't understand!! I'm sure I will though, just as my mother did and her mother before her and so on and so forth.
2006-07-23 22:19:41 · answer #7 · answered by answer me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.... I really like the myths about things like catching a cold from being in the cold I have tried to tell my mom it comes from a virus you have to wash your hands
2006-07-23 23:54:36 · answer #8 · answered by kcbrown1979 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no just give a reason why they have to do something people say everything has a reason and thats true just tell them if they dont eat they will go to the doctor
2006-07-23 22:23:49 · answer #9 · answered by andrea_lara92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL....yes!! I hear my mom in me allot! And I also understand why she hated summer vacation. LOL And when I tell them what my kids do wrong they are always saying, "I know someone who used to do that". Good question.
2006-07-24 09:31:58 · answer #10 · answered by stacie6135 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋